04/09/2008 18:43. Most folk, when you mention Suzuki cars, think small, like the Swift and SX4 models launched recently in South Africa as the voorgangers of a whole range of vehicles on the way from the Japanese automaker.

The new Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV should change all that now that it's back in the country after an absence of about four years.

It's a big five-seater with permanent all-wheel drive – definitely NOT just a "soft-roader" – as well as a choice of two meaty engines and manual or auto boxes.

Two models with new engines, a 2.4-litre four-cylinder and a 3
.2-litre V6, were launched this week in tandem with the cute and cheeky... // Motoring