FIRST LOOK: Suzuki e Vitara - an uphill struggle? | Electrifying

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Suzuki is very late to the electric car party, and this is its first electric vehicle. The e Vitara is a compact electric SUV of just under 4.3m long, complete with either a 49- or 61kWh LFP battery that will offer a WLTP range of up to 243 miles, while the smaller battery is likely to manage close to 200 miles.



It’s based on the ‘HEARTECT-e’ platform, which is a dedicated electric car platform that Suzuki has developed with Toyota and Daihatsu. There’ll be a variety of power outputs, too. The smaller battery, front-wheel drive e Vitara getting 142bhp, while you’ll be able to get the bigger battery with either front- or four-wheel drive with 172- or 181bhp respectively.



The Suzuki e Vitara is just under 4.3m long, 1.8m wide and 1.63m high, making it smaller than family cars like the VW ID.3, and spot on for a host of rivals ranging from the Jeep Avenger, Renault 4 E-Tech and Citroen e-C3 Aircross, to slightly pricier and longer-range alternatives like the Kia EV3 and Skoda Elroq.



The e Vitara is a compact electric SUV of just under 4.3m long, complete with either a 49- or 61kWh LFP battery; that’s similar tech to what you’ll find in BYD cars, and is very common in a number of mainstream electric cars.



Those battery options will mean that the e Vitara will manage a WLTP range of up to 243 miles from the bigger battery. Range from the smaller battery hasn’t been confirmed, but it’s likely to be around 200-miles. That’s not far off what you get in the Jeep Avenger and Renault 4 E-Tech, but the Kia EV3 and Skoda Elroq go a lot further.



Rapid charging speeds peak at 150kW, but Suzuki claims a charging time of 30-minutes from 15- to 70 per cent charge, which suggests a slower average charging time than some rivals that claim a 10-80% charge of similar-sized batteries in the same time



Join Nicola as she takes a look around the new Suzuki e Vitara. Will it be on your shortlist when it arrives next year? Let us know in the comments below.



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