From a technical point of view, from a styling aspect and from a quality perspective - the Grand Vitara confidently takes Suzuki further forward in the lifestyle motoring sector and is a continued emphasis of the company's corporate philosophy of uniqueness and market innovation.

With its elegant body styling, rugged full-frame and powerful 2.5-litre V6 and 2.0-litre 4-cylinder engines - the Grand Vitara has been designed to confidently look the part and to widen the scope of the users' active lifestyles. Inside, the fashionable interior is practical yet comfortable and has been designed for flexibility and convenience in order to efficiently accommodate five occupants and their lifestyle demands.

The new Grand Vitara allows more customers to expand their lifestyle horizons and explore their driving imagination, whether in the city or on the open road. It allows every customer to experience a real 4x4.

Having evolved from the SJ30 to the Samurai, Suzuki’s lineup of compact 4x4 vehicles gained a new model in 1998 in the form of a completely redesigned Jimny.

Comprehensive updates to the body and chassis meant that the new Jimny marked the beginning of a new era of compact 4x4 motoring.

Separate shock absorbers and coil springs for the front wheels gave the Jimny longer suspension travel than Suzuki’s earlier compact 4x4 cars and realized smoother response. And the adoption of three-link rigid-axle suspension with coil springs meant greater off-road stability and better traction, resulting in a more confidence-inspiring ride even during enthusiastic driving.

Other features of this ground-breaking model included a newly designed ladder frame and newly adopted air-locking hubs, which allowed the driver to switch between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive on the move.