1999 Suzuki Vitara Reviews, Pricing & Specs
What owners say
"Overall, owners of the 1999 Suzuki Vitara express a mix of fondness and frustration. They appreciate its off-road capabilities, fuel economy, and fun driving experience, especially in the summer with the top down. However, many drivers are disappointed with its acceleration, highway performance, and limited interior space for family use."
I absolutely love my Suzuki! Before it I owned the older version of it (1990 Geo Tracker) and it was such a rock solid vehicle that I bought this one- and I wasn't disappointed. It is great on gas (I get about 550K from a 45L tank- so approx 9L/100K) and super fun to drive in the summer with the roof off. It also performs very well in the winter in 4 wheel drive, and although I haven't done much off roading in this one, it has been capable of everything I have put it through so far. My only complaints about it are that it is slow on acceleration and the manual transmission is geared so low that when I'm doing 120K/H in fifth, the engine is screaming at 3500rpm. Aside from the fact that it's not built for lots of highway driving, its a great vehicle and I'd recommend it to anyone who asked!
August 14, 2008I had a 1997 2 door soft top, pretty good car, GREAT off road, would be fun to watch the big guys struggle to fit in tight places and sink in the mud while i would just fly past, the only issues were the seams in the roof were coming loose a bit and highway performance, not great at 100km/hr plus. revs way to high and fuel consumption goes up, better on roads that are 80km/hr. Not the best handler at speed either, but htat's not what it was built for. very fun car otherwise, comfortable and good on fuel, for it's time it was a great little car. only repairs were new clutch and fuel pump which did nearly kill me as it cut out as i was crossing a very busy road.
April 19, 2009The Suzuki Vitara struggles to pull the skin off a rice pudding. Performance around the 'burbs is barely adequete. However......get it into the sand and it comes into its own. Suddenly it becomes a fun car, in the environment it was built for. It floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee....making light work of Landcruisers , Patrols and other such heavy vehicles.
August 12, 2008What owners say
I absolutely love my Suzuki! Before it I owned the older version of it (1990 Geo Tracker) and it was such a rock solid vehicle that I bought this one- and I wasn't disappointed. It is great on gas (I get about 550K from a 45L tank- so approx 9L/100K) and super fun to drive in the summer with the roof off. It also performs very well in the winter in 4 wheel drive, and although I haven't done much off roading in this one, it has been capable of everything I have put it through so far. My only complaints about it are that it is slow on acceleration and the manual transmission is geared so low that when I'm doing 120K/H in fifth, the engine is screaming at 3500rpm. Aside from the fact that it's not built for lots of highway driving, its a great vehicle and I'd recommend it to anyone who asked!
August 14, 2008I had a 1997 2 door soft top, pretty good car, GREAT off road, would be fun to watch the big guys struggle to fit in tight places and sink in the mud while i would just fly past, the only issues were the seams in the roof were coming loose a bit and highway performance, not great at 100km/hr plus. revs way to high and fuel consumption goes up, better on roads that are 80km/hr. Not the best handler at speed either, but htat's not what it was built for. very fun car otherwise, comfortable and good on fuel, for it's time it was a great little car. only repairs were new clutch and fuel pump which did nearly kill me as it cut out as i was crossing a very busy road.
April 19, 2009The Suzuki Vitara struggles to pull the skin off a rice pudding. Performance around the 'burbs is barely adequete. However......get it into the sand and it comes into its own. Suddenly it becomes a fun car, in the environment it was built for. It floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee....making light work of Landcruisers , Patrols and other such heavy vehicles.
August 12, 2008Well u got to love the making of this car (its 1997 model). for a 4WD car it accelerates very good and delivers its 136 hp from its roaring V6 engine to match ur demands on or off-road since it is lightweight; supported by a good gearbox (although mine has probs with the clutch but still works and delivers the output needed for ur pleasure). Brakes nicely and reliable in emergency braking. Some say the handling is bad but from my expirience; it is good and easy of course not as an evolution or a 2009 model but it keeps its balance neatly even in hard curves. A very good maneouvering car in off-road and makes life easy on desert even when gets stuck or in tough dunes it gets off real easy but when loaded it becomes very heavy and loses its prefrences since it is not a high car. Although its a 1997 making if u make a good maintainance course u would rely on it for a good long time, but needs a good mechanic to adjust and maintain it good. It is not the "very good looking" car, an ordinary shape but comfortable (even for tall guys to sit in) from the inside. It has unfortunately a small trunk with a limited space as it is a compact car so it would be crowded for travelling a long road with 4 persons and their gears inside the car. The car makes a good feul consumption (430 km approx. in town with AC always on) for a 2.0L V6 engine. Oil change is every 10,000 km at least here in Egypt. The car is very fun to drive I always choose it over our Lancer 2006 sport edition because it really thrills anyone sitting in its driver seat, it will deliver u anything u want from it. I recomend this car but in auto transmission easy and reliable too. Vitara models who still have these features is oldies (like mine) and till 2002-2003 models but is is dedicated for evey usage style and safety wise.
November 2, 2008My father owns one. It has 500 000 km on it... It is almost indestructible! We use it for a family car, for off-road, for utility vehicle... It's a all around car if you're a couple at maximum... If you're a family with more than tree people it's not a suitable car for you...
January 6, 2012Tough vechile, quite reliable. Parts alittle expensive. Would still have it except someone wrote it off for me
February 22, 2008perfect car for light offroad work,engine is strong enough for this lightweight to drag it up hills.not a long distence car but if it should it can!terrible on slippery roads on just 2 wheel drive(spinns out pretty quick).fun car and my wife just loves it,specially in the summer with the cab off(topless).
January 29, 2012Learned to drive in one. Never driven another 4x4 so nothing to compare it to, but it was the most fun I've ever had on a field. Especially when I got it vertical and was looking at the sky. The drifting was also a laugh.
June 6, 2008
