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Model
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1998. - 2005.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
1998. - 2007.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4

Marketing

Dimensons & Outlines

4195 mm
1780 mm
1740 mm
258 liters
1080 liters
66 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4035 mm
1695 mm
1700 mm
350 liters
1450 liters
53 liters
1998 Suzuki Grand Vitara
1998 Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin

Engine

Suzuki
2.5 H25A
Petrol
6 - V config, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
2495 cc
144 hp
208 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Mitsubishi
2.0 4G94 GDI
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1999 cc
130 hp
190 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
1380 kg
10.9 s
175 km/h
13.5 l/100km
8.3 l/100km
10.2 l/100km
248 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
1365 kg
10.8 s
170 km/h
12.1 l/100km
7.9 l/100km
9.4 l/100km
227 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 4 gears
1380 kg
s
170 km/h
14.8 l/100km
8.8 l/100km
11.0 l/100km
268 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 4 gears
1385 kg
12.0 s
165 km/h
12.5 l/100km
8.3 l/100km
9.8 l/100km
237 g/km

Expenses

3300 EUR
Price from
3300 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the suv segment and utilize the same 5-door suv body style and the 4 x 4 wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Suzuki-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 6-cylinder, 24-valves 144hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 130hp engine designed by Mitsubishi.

Safety

A starting point here would be to take a look at the results from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests which were performed on both of the cars, with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Moving further on, let's take a closer look at some additional safety-related facts. Both vehicles belong to the suv segment, which is generally a very good thing safety-wise, still it doesn't help us solve our dilemma, does it? Furthermore, when it comes to weight, a factor that most people underestimate, Grand Vitara offers a marginal difference of 1% more metal.

Reliability

I don't like generalizing things when it comes to reliability, although it does seem that Suzuki as a brand displays somewhat better results, when all the models are taken into account. These are the official statistics, while our visitors describe reliability of Suzuki with an average rating of 4.5, and models under the Mitsubishi badge with 4.6 out of 5. The same official information place Grand Vitara as average reliability-wise, and Pajero Pinin is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as Grand Vitara rank it on average as 4.5, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 3.0 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Mitsubishi is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.1 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 170 kilometers per hour, 5km/h less than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be Pajero Pinin, averaging around 9.4 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (30 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 9% difference compared to Grand Vitara.


Verdict

Suzuki is apparently more reliable, not too much, but just enough. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, Grand Vitara offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. From there things take a different direction, with Mitsubishi offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! No mistake, whatever you decide here, but I'd still go for the Mitsubishi. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. In case you have two minutes to spare I invite you to define your needs, desires and budget and see which car would be chosen by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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