Suzuki Vitara

The passenger compartment of the Vitara remained stable in the frontal offset test.  The car scored maximum points for its protection of the passenger dummy in this test, with good protection of all body areas.  Dummy readings showed good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger.  Suzuki showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  In the full-width frontal impact, protection of the front passenger was good for all body regions except the chest, protection of which was adequate.  For the rear passenger, protection of the neck and chest was adequate and that of the head and femurs was good.  The Vitara scored maximum points in the side impact barrier test with good protection of all critical body areas.  Even in the more severe side pole impact, protection was good for all areas and maximum points were scored.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints showed good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision and a geometric assessment of the rear seats also indicated good protection.  The Vitara has an autonomous emergency braking system which operates at the low speeds typical of city driving.  However, as the system is not standard equipment, its AEB City functionality did not qualify for inclusion in the assessment.