Suzuki plug in to the electric revolution

New Vitara can take the rough with the smooth, writes Rob Auchterlonie

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You'll be glad to know there's another new electric car on the market-and even happier to be told it's from a manufacturer you might have actually heard of....

The all new Suzuki e Vitara is a first for the Japanese firm, and the model it's named after will be familiar to many who have bought it in the past. In fact the Vitara name has been successfully sold around the world for the past 37 years.