Vitara is a Grand ride

SOLID AND EFFORTLESS: TIME FLIES WHEN YOUR SUV JUST WORKS

- Jaco van der Merwe

It feels like only yesterday that our long-term Suzuki Grand Vitara was delivered and yet we have already added almost 2,000km to its odometer. That can only mean one thing. Our Suzuki Grand Vitara GLX automatic has gone about its business so effortlessly that we hardly noticed time flying. While we've not had the time to do anything exciting with Suzuki's flagship SUV yet, it has been a solid daily between the office, school, sports fields and grocery shop.

Leg and headroom in the rear has never been an issue for this scribe's two tallish teenage daughters, while the 310l of boot space comfortably swallows the regular load. The 1,147l on offer with the rear seats folded flat is almost big enough to fit a 29-inch mountain bike flat.