Suzuki Auto South Africa has confirmed what many have been waiting for as they will not be offering the new Brezza in South Africa.
Everything is done
The model that provides the basis for the Toyota Urban Cruiser is part of the former joint venture agreement with the Indian division of Maruti, which unveiled the new Brezza in July last year, without the Vitara prefix, immediately leading to speculation that it could. continue in South Africa starting in 2023.
Toyota’s shock announcement a few months later that the Urban Cruiser will not be updated for the second generation although it is considered to have little bearing on the Brezza as confirmed at the State of the Motor Industry conference last month that the Urban Cruiser Hyryder, sans the last prefix, will. not directly replace the Urban Cruiser from later this year.
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Three months left
Despite confirming the arrival of the Urban Cruiser twins, the revived Grand Vitara and the coupe-style Fronx for South Africa this year, Suzuki South Africa Brand Marketing Manager, Brendon Carpenter, says the position currently occupied by the Vitara Brezza, wins. it is not offered by the larger new Brezza as it is not considered an export model.
“As of now, we have about three months’ stock of the Vitara Brezza available in the network,” Carpenter said. IOL Motoring in an interview last Monday (February 27).
Not a small new Suzuki
At the same time, reports from India say that Suzuki will begin mass product launches this year with at least two new seven-seater models, including the three-row Grand Vitara, a model that sits below the Brezza. has not attracted much attention.
According to a report by gaadwaadi.com two weeks ago, Brezza, which has been the best-selling Indian vehicle in Vitara Brezza guise for half a decade, has proven a massive success as the waiting time now extends between eight to ten months depending on the trim level chosen.
While there is a lot of speculation at the moment, it is possible that Suzuki Auto South Africa may announce the Vitara Brezza and its plans for the segment after the stock allocation finally runs out in May.
Vitara Brezza at a glance
Currently, prices for the Vitara Brezza start at R262 900 for the entry-level GL and end at R329 900 for the automatic GLX.
Like the Urban Cruiser, power comes from a Suzuki 1.5 K15B petrol engine that sends 77kW/138Nm to the front wheels via a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission.