{"id":7439,"date":"2017-05-05T12:12:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T12:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/?p=7439"},"modified":"2017-05-05T12:12:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T12:12:31","slug":"toyota-ch-r-vs-suzuki-vitara-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/toyota-ch-r-vs-suzuki-vitara-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota CH-R Vs  Suzuki Vitara Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_7380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7380\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7380 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chr_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toyota CH-R<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>VS<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6980\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6980 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_vitara_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suzuki Vitara<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Welcome to the all new Toyota CH-R Vs Suzuki Vitara comparison.\u00a0 One of the newer small SUVs on sale is the Suzuki Vitara and we like it because it&#8217;s a great package. Likewise we like the CH-R but mainly for looks and build quality. I think we&#8217;ve said it before regarding the Vitara, its a great package if you get the right model and there are always some deals going about due to the number new small SUVs for sale with just as tempting prices. Of course you&#8217;d be hard pressed to get any sort of deal on the CH-R since its been on sale for a few months in 2017 at the time of the comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota CH-R Vs Suzuki Vitara exterior comparison: What more can we say, the CH-R sells on looks and it arguably the best looking small SUV on sale at the moment. The Vitara is an SUV that the old Toyota would have made but didn&#8217;t it&#8217;s Ok looking with great build quality. Next to the CH-R the Vitara is looking a\u00a0 little older but not that old.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota CH-R Vs Suzuki Vitara interior comparison: The interior of the Vitara follows the latest Suzuki design theme. It&#8217;s a simple T-bar with no funny angles or unusual elements, very conservative and traditional. The materials are mostly hard but at least the quality is above the normal you&#8217;d expect. Overall it&#8217;s a decent place to be and comfortable but could be better given that there is very little difference from the base model to the over under $40,000 top range diesel version. The interior of the CH-R uses the theme set by the latest Prius and looks and feels like a more upmarket place to be in. The materials are softer and simply more up market, with the CH-R range topping out just under $40,000 you&#8217;d expect it to be this nice.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota CH-R Vs Suzuki Vitara engines and and technology comparison: Once again the CH-R has the most standard safety tech, its the class leader for 2017. The Vitara only has the usual multiple air bags and braking systems, it very overall but not class leading since the introduction of the CH-R. Engines and transmissions\u00a0are the usual in the Vitara and a CVT in the CH-R. However the regular gearbox and high output turbo in the Vitara give it edge in drivability. Where the Vitara exceeds all the manufacturers at the moment in chassis design. All new Suzuki&#8217;s weight at least 100kg under their competitors which is better for fuel economy and driving with no really disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p>Mazda CX-3 Vs Suzuki Vitara drive comparison: The Vitara drives really well for a small SUV one of the best we&#8217;ve driven to date (2016). Honestly there iis not much to complain about, it is fast enough regardless of engine choice but only the 1.4 turbo will keep you happy for the longer term.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the Suzuki Vitara \u00a0Vs Toyota CH-R comparison is a draw. Simply put both will appeal to different buyers. The CH-R is quite expensive and you only get the good looks and safety equipment. The rest of the package is quite normal and a little on the slow side in terms of performance. Buying the Vitara, dependent on model is a equally good choice, it&#8217;s shape means more flexible space and interior material means easy maintenance unfortunately it isn&#8217;t particularly interesting to look at next to the CH-R. The optional diesel engine may also be a key selling point in the Vitara and additional performance of course.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: 700px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2027171236681273\"; \/* MotorBLOG HLink Unit 1 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6842347948\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Suzuki Vitara<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Toyota CH-R<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6979\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_vitara_2.jpg\" alt=\"2016_vitara_2\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7379\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chr_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Engines<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">4 Cylinder petrol (K14C)<br \/>\n1.4 Litre (1373cc) 95 Octane<br \/>\nDOHC VVT EFI<br \/>\nClaimed 103Kw @ 5500 RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 220Nm @ 1500 RPM<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">IL4 Cylinder Petrol (8NR-FTS)<br \/>\nDI DOHC EFI VVT Turbo<br \/>\n1.2 Litre (1197cc)<br \/>\nClaimed 86Kw @ 5200RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 185Nm @ 1500PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">IL4 cylinder Diesel<br \/>\n1.6 Litre (1596cc)<br \/>\nTurbo-charged &#8211; DI &#8211; CR<br \/>\nClaimed 88kW @ 3750rpm<br \/>\nClaimed 320Nm @ 1750rpm<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">4 Cylinder petrol (M16A)<br \/>\n1.6 Litre (1586cc) 91 Octane<br \/>\nDOHC VVT EFI<br \/>\nClaimed 86Kw @ 6000 RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 156Nm @ 4400 RPM<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">From Approx Kerb weight 1075 Kg<br \/>\nTowing capacity up to 1200kg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">Kerb weight FROM 1440Kg<br \/>\nTowing capacity up to 800Kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Fuel capacity &amp; consumption<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">Up to 47 litres<br \/>\nIL4 1.6 Petrol 5.8 litres per 100km<br \/>\nIL4 1.4 Petrol turbo 5.9 litres per 100km<br \/>\nIL4 1.6 Diesel 4.9 litres per 100km<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">50 litres 95 Octane<br \/>\n1.2 litre Petrol 6.5 litres per 100km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Other specifications<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">5 or 6 speed Auto 5 speed Manual<br \/>\nOverall height\/width 1610\/1775<br \/>\nOverall length\/wheelbase 4175\/2500<br \/>\n4WD system: None AWD or 2WD<br \/>\nANCAP Safety: 5\/5<br \/>\nTyre size:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">CVT or 6 Speed Manual<br \/>\nOverall height\/width 1565\/1795<br \/>\nOverall length\/wheelbase 4360\/2640<br \/>\nDrive system: On demand AWD or 2WD<br \/>\nTyre size: 225-50-17 inch &#8211; 18 inch<br \/>\nNCAP safety rating 5\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Capability<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">Angle of: (degrees)<br \/>\nApproach xx Departure xx Breakover xx<br \/>\nGround clearance (unloaded) 180 mm<br \/>\nWater Fording depth xxmm Max<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">Angle of: (degrees)<br \/>\nApproach xx Departure xx Breakover xx<br \/>\nGround clearance (unloaded) xxxmm<br \/>\nWater Fording depth xxmm Max<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\"><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">2016 $21,990 &#8211; 35,990 AUD<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\">2017 $26,990 &#8211; 35,590 AUD<br \/>\n*Always check with the dealer for up to date pricing, specifications, on-road costs, accessories and specials etc.. everything as usual is subject to change!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"288\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2027171236681273\"; \/* MotorBLOG HLink Unit 2 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"5105621021\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VS Welcome to the all new Toyota CH-R Vs Suzuki Vitara comparison.\u00a0 One of the newer small SUVs on sale is the Suzuki Vitara and we like it because it&#8217;s a great package. Likewise we like the CH-R but mainly for looks and build quality. I think we&#8217;ve said it before regarding the Vitara, its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[295,6,61,5,285],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ch-r","category-small-suv-reviews","category-suzuki","category-toyota","category-vitara"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}