Maruti Vitara Brezza review, road test

Diesel, compact SUV, Maruti. The ingredients are all there but do they make for the perfect recipe? We find out.

Published on Jun 02, 2016 07:00:00 AM

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Vertical and upright stance, high ground clearance lend the Brezza its SUV credentials.

Dashboard design is devoid of design flair,is functional and build quality is average.

Handling suspension duties is the pretty standard set-up of MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam at the rear, the ground clearance is rather generous and taking rough roads or even the occasional off-road track is never a worry. What’s nice is that the ride is firm and well composed which is primarily due to a stiffer, almost European-like suspension set-up. However, this impacts the ride quality which can be jittery over rutted surfaces. Also, at high speeds, on an uneven surface, there’s a fair bit of body movement with a slight tendency to pitch at the rear. Push through corners enthusiastically and there is some amount of roll. However, given a steering that is a bit numb, punting through corners is not something that the Brezza will encourage you to do. The Brezza comes with two tyre sizes – 205/60 R16 and larger 215/60 R16 on the Z trim cars. Our car had Apollo tyres which do perform quite well at soaking up bumps and providing decent road grip.