By its final US model year, this Grand Vitara had nearly vanished from showrooms — just 4,860 found American buyers in 2004, even though sales stayed strong across the border in Canada.
Lead trim: 2Door · 5-spd manual · 1.6L · up to 156 hp
Suzuki Vitara1999–2004
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FactBy its final US model year, this Grand Vitara had nearly vanished from showrooms — just 4,860 found American buyers in 2004, even though sales stayed strong across the border in Canada.
Collectors Spotted in the Suzuki Vitara Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Suzuki Vitara yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
30 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Door 4WD · 4-spd auto | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2 Door 4WD · 5-spd manual | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2 Door · 4-spd auto | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2 Door · 5-spd manual | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2Door 2WD · 4-spd auto · 1.6L | 1999–2000 | 1.6 L 4-cyl | 95 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2Door 2WD · 4-spd auto · 2.0L | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2Door 2WD · 5-spd manual · 1.6L | 1999–2000 | 1.6 L 4-cyl | 95 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2Door 2WD · 5-spd manual · 2.0L | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2Door 4WD · 4-spd auto · 1.6L | 1999–2001 | 1.6 L 4-cyl | 95 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2Door 4WD · 4-spd auto · 2.0L | 1999–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2Door 4WD · 5-spd manual · 1.6L | 1999–2001 | 1.6 L 4-cyl | 95 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2Door 4WD · 5-spd manual · 2.0L | 1999–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2Door · 4-spd auto · 1.6L | 2001–2001 | 1.6 L 4-cyl | 95 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2Door · 4-spd auto · 2.0L | 2001–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2Door · 5-spd manual · 1.6L | 2001–2001 | 1.6 L 4-cyl | 95 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 2Door · 5-spd manual · 2.0L | 2001–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4 Door 4WD · 4-spd auto · 2.0L | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4 Door 4WD · 4-spd auto · 2.5L | 2004–2004 | 2.5 L 6-cyl | 156 hp | 157 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4 Door 4WD · 5-spd manual · 2.0L | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4 Door 4WD · 5-spd manual · 2.5L | 2004–2004 | 2.5 L 6-cyl | 156 hp | 157 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4 Door · 4-spd auto · 2.0L | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4 Door · 4-spd auto · 2.5L | 2004–2004 | 2.5 L 6-cyl | 156 hp | 157 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4 Door · 5-spd manual · 2.0L | 2003–2003 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4 Door · 5-spd manual · 2.5L | 2004–2004 | 2.5 L 6-cyl | 156 hp | 157 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4Door 2WD · 4-spd auto | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4Door 2WD · 5-spd manual | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4Door 4WD · 4-spd auto | 1999–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4Door 4WD · 5-spd manual | 1999–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| 4Door · 4-spd auto | 2001–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 4Door · 5-spd manual | 2001–2002 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 130 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 2Door 4WD · 5-spd manual · 2.0L trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
This Vitara abandoned decades of off-roader DNA in one generation: it swapped its ladder-frame, longitudinal-drive layout for a unibody, transverse-engine crossover platform.
The fourth-gen Vitara abandoned nearly three decades of truck-based design in one stroke — swapping its body-on-frame layout for a lightweight unibody shared with the SX4 S-Cross.
By its final US model year, this Grand Vitara had nearly vanished from showrooms — just 4,860 found American buyers in 2004, even though sales stayed strong across the border in Canada.
The original Vitara was such a hit in Italy it exploited a loophole letting off-roaders dodge import quotas — until Italy rewrote the rules within a year, requiring a differential lock the Vitara didn't have.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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