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Nissan Qashqai vs Suzuki Vitara

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Nissan Qashqai
Nissan Qashqai

$34,665 - $54,365

2025 price

Suzuki Vitara
Suzuki Vitara

$19,800 - $31,555

2021 price

Summary

2025 Nissan Qashqai
2021 Suzuki Vitara
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Inline 4, 1.6L
Fuel Type
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Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
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5.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
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5
Dislikes
  • Synthetic leather isn't great
  • Expensive compared to rivals
  • Missing a few features

  • No AEB availability in this grade
  • Stiff ride
  • Too much road and engine noise intrusion
2025 Nissan Qashqai Summary

The Nissan Qashqai has had a mid-life facelift which sees the line-up reshuffled, some new technology fitted to the lower grades and a new flagship variant, the N-Design e-Power.

The new top-grade hybrid is being put through its paces this week with my family of three to see if it ticks the boxes when it comes to efficiency and practicality.

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2021 Suzuki Vitara Summary

Suzuki invented the modern compact SUV. It’s funny how quickly people forget.

Yes, the pioneering Vitara of 1988 rode on a ladder-frame chassis so was not car based, but it was successful enough to show the way for others to follow. Chiefly, Toyota, with the seminal Corolla-derived first-gen RAV4 of 1994.

Fun fact: this earliest Vitara was also known as the Suzuki Escudo (Japan) and Sidekick (North America), as well as the GMC/Geo/Chevrolet Tracker and Pontiac Sunrunner (USA), Asüna Sunrunner (Canada), and perhaps most evocatively, Wanli WLZ5020XLD and Guangtong GTQ5020XLZ (China).

So, respect to the Vitara, especially since it has evolved over four redesigns, eight different badges and 33 years, from fashionable 4x4 leisure machine to 4x4 off-roader (1998 FT and 2005 JT Grand Vitara) to 2015’s monocoque-bodied JY-series small SUV.

How does the 2021 JY Series II Vitara 1.6 auto stand up? Keep on reading.

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