Even Suzuki goes electric. The e-Vitara is the brand’s first BEV, built on a dedicated electric platform called Heartect-e, shared with Toyota, which uses it for the Urban Cruiser.
This is how our first test went.
Suzuki e-Vitara: our tops & flops
The e Vitara gets a lot of things right. It’s a solid, well-built city car with light steering that makes urban driving genuinely easy. The interior is spacious for its class, with a flat floor and a sliding rear bench that lets you balance legroom and boot space as needed. The infotainment system is intuitive, and one standout feature is the ability to project Google Maps directly onto the driver’s display, a bit small, but very practical. The LFP battery chemistry is a real plus too: more durable through repeated full charges and less prone to thermal issues than conventional NMC cells.
On the downside, DC fast charging tops out at 90 kW, which is below what several rivals offer. There’s no one-pedal driving mode, and regenerative braking can only be adjusted through the touchscreen while stationary. The infotainment, while functional, can feel sluggish at times. And at higher speeds, the ride comfort drops off noticeably: this is clearly a car built for city and suburban use, not sustained motorway cruising. Boot capacity is also modest: just 244 litres with the rear bench fully back.
Prices in Scandinavia
- Denmark: from 229,990 DKK
- Sweden: from 389,900 SEK
- Norway: from 334,500 NOK (4×4 version — FWD pricing not yet confirmed for the Norwegian market)
Does Suzuki e-Vitara have a good design?
The e Vitara doesn’t look like a reskinned hybrid — it was designed from the ground up as an EV, and it shows. The proportions are more muscular than the outgoing Vitara hybrid, with pronounced wheel arches, a higher stance, and a cleaner front end freed from the constraints of a combustion engine.
At 428 cm in length it remains a compact SUV, but it carries itself with more presence than its predecessor. The design language draws from Suzuki’s eVX concept and gives the car a confident, modern identity without going overboard on the styling.
Are Suzuki e-Vitara’s interiors spacious?
Step inside and the first impression is positive. The dashboard is clean and well-executed, built around a single frame housing both the 10.2-inch driver display and the 10.1-inch infotainment screen. There’s a choice of a brown accent strip across the dashboard or a full black finish. Controls are well-organised: a rotary dial for drive direction, a centre tunnel with drive mode buttons (Eco, Normal, Sport and Trail), wireless smartphone charging, and a useful lower storage compartment with USB and 12V sockets.
The rear bench slides forward and back, and the floor is completely flat — making life easier for both passengers and cargo. The boot features a double floor for storing cables, and a neat spring-loaded panel closes the gap when the bench is slid forward. Capacity is modest though: 244 litres fully back, 310 litres slid forward.
How does Suzuki e-Vitara’s drives?
The e Vitara is most at home in the city. It’s a well-built, confidence-inspiring car with light, responsive steering that makes manoeuvring in tight spaces straightforward. Around town, it’s refined and easy to drive, exactly what you’d want from a compact electric SUV.
At higher speeds, however, the ride becomes less settled and some imprecision creeps in. It’s nothing dramatic, but it confirms that this is a car engineered for everyday urban use rather than long motorway stints. With a declared range of 428 kilometres and a comfortable, practical cabin, it covers that ground very well.
