2023 Suzuki S-Cross Review: Why I’m So MAD About This Car!

[@lorantlukas3542]

The best fantastic, little SUV ever. You don't need more car than a SUZUKI S-Cross GLX. 10 years warranty, reliable like all Suzuki cars, very economic, durable etc. I just bought one two month ago. I had before a 10+year old E-Class Mercedes, but this car is much more, very practical and capable for all road relations. What is sure, I can tell to everybody, you really can forget repair cost for 15 years !!! .I like it. It is real fun to drive it. I am very very proud on my Suzuki S-Cross. (A proud owner from Europe)

[@sebaslive3476]

had it today for a test. It drives ok, didn't expect such a hard suspension. Really lots of cargo space if you fold the rear seats. What I really didnt like are the materials in the cockpit. Its not cheap hard plastic its cheap soft plastic. You can bend the glove box/door cover with yout little finger. Infotainment is ok with apple car play.

[@Kerveros1904]

wait till you own it for 15 years and then come here and tell us about the excellent 15 year old reliability. You own it only for two months. Chill out! LOL

[@hellofinney1]

​@@Kerveros1904My uncle owned a Suzuki since 2001, he's happy and still drives that thing around

[@mitchreeves1]

A brilliant car, but I chose the Vitara SZ5 in the end, mainly because I could get it in solar yellow 😂

[@christopherbutler7115]

It would be my opinion that your review was somewhat unfair. You consider that the S Cross has excessive road noise. I think that is subjective and depends on what you are comparing with. So perhaps you had stood out of a Mercedes S Class or similar.. that's fair enough. I purchased the same model S Cross as reviewed this year here in Ireland and traded in a 3 year old Hyundai Tuscon N Line. No difference in road noise whatsoever: thats the opinion of two drivers. I am really pleased with my choice to date, performance and fuel consumption is excellent. A really nice car to live with and not just drive for a short while to review. You paid scant attention to the extra large sun roof. What a brilliant feature and lacking in many of the comparison cars you obviously favour. I would have thought with your climate this would be a very welcome feature ! Did I mention the Hyundai I traded in ?? 2.5 years old with 35000Km and yet in that time it had 4 replacement fuel pumps fitted, ( yes 4 ) the 'fuel gauge sender' in the fuel tank corroded and 'stuck' at quarter full leaving us stranded. From start to finish it failed the Main Dealer to get Android Auto operational. Hyundai,,,,, from the same Korean stable as KIA?? You gave the latter brand a mention I believe..By contrast we had a Suzuki Swift in the family for 4 years without a single warranty issue. The marque's reliability is legendary, I missed out if you gave that particular vital point a mention. My one and only complaint: like a lot of cars it comes with the rather silly puncture repair kit and no spare. This is €300 extra. On another Australian revies the car supplied was actually supplied as standard with a spare. I missed out if you mentioned the inclusion / exclusion. Overall, great car to date and if it proves as reliable as our Swift we will be best pleased with our choice... .. even if it has some " scratchy plastic " and no Air Vents for rear passengers. . . my Hyundai had lovely passenger air vents, when it was working and not having warranty work done !

[@gardaloops4190]

1) 2WD version is more quiet than 2016 tucson 1.6GDI, I´m driving both regularly 2) yes, it is louder than majority of current competitors. Cars became really quiet lately. It is a pleasant byproduct of low emission effort. Low friction low vibrations is resulting in low engine noise. Actually S-cross HAS low engine noise. It is loud due to stupid aerodynamics. It is shaped as a small fridge on top of big one. Plus all that jewelry around mask and rear lights is shaped to make air turbulences.

[@sebaslive3476]

it has excessive road noise. At 120km/h its louder than my Opel Corsa C from 2005 lol

[@hellofinney1]

I'm happy with mine in Ireland, I know that from the UK we can get the spare tyre for £160.

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

Panoramic sunroofs suck balls here in Australia. It's hot enough you don't want to also be placed in a Greenhouse. Other than that, I'd take Suzuki reliability over a Kia's any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

[@supernice1977JeffLee]

In Europe, we have LKA (Lane Keep Assistance) and upgraded LDW (gives vibrations while departing the lane) on new S-Cross

[@sergiopte]

I have a 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, premium edition with sunroof but manual transmission, we paid 26k € brand new. 🧐 And definitely loving it 😎

[@sebaslive3476]

How did it perform in winter? I wanna buy it, but unsure about a foggy windshield etc.

[@StayReal02]

Also want to ask about winter thingy. And is it as loud as people are claiming in 120 km/h?

[@aabhaspandit]

Can you also include some fuel efficiency details as well please in your video. Like real life numbers based on tour driving Thanks

[@mikroll]

Enjoyed you review . Well done! Would like to see not only 0 -100 times but also overtaking such as 50 to 90 or 80 to 100 . Where quick is important.

[@GavinByrneLand]

I have a 2023 one here in Ireland, where it's much cheaper than equivalent models from other manufacturers. Mine is the Ultra model (the top spec one) and cost €36.5k which is probably the highest price you'd pay for one in Europe because Ireland has exorbitant taxes on cars. I agree it's difficult to justify at Australian prices, but I absolutely love my one. Such a pity it's way over-priced for yourselves in Australia.

[@GavinByrneLand]

Also, mine only has the Suzuki, S-Cross and a hybrid badge on the tailgate. It's all-wheel drive, but there's no extra badging, kinda cleans up the rear of the car.

[@bnnb5560]

we got ours in 2 wheel drive here in Belgium in full option GLX version with optional panoramic roof for 26,500 euro difficult to find equivalent to this price in other brands

[@user-zh4nd7ht2z]

i have one 2014😅 old model.

[@haydosh556]

I actually quite like the look of it! Outside restyle has made the world of difference and the interior, particularly the dash feels like a homely slice of yesteryear and I’m ok with that. I also kinda like the subtle hint back to its SX4 lineage, but the old SX4 from 2006 actually had more power from its NA 2.0 and went really well. I looked at the new S-Cross myself a few months ago, it wasn’t really on my radar because it’s spec list even at Prestige level really doesn’t sit well for its $44,000 asking price but I ADORED the enormous panoramic sunroof. I placed my order for a Seltos GT-Line a week later and while that’s even more expensive than the Suzuki, it’s a much better car overall despite a few equipment oversights itself, for instance, I noticed the S-Cross has a 12v outlet in the boot, something the Seltos is denied. The Suzuki doesn’t really do anything wrong expect price itself out of contention, a near $10,000 cheaper SsangYong Korando Ultimate (something else I drove and it was very good!) would be a better buy at this level

[@mitchreeves1]

I'm from England, and we definitely get a better spec and price here to you guys. The S-Cross and Vitara are great used buys here. I got my Vitara SZ5 1.4Turbo, mild hybrid and AllGrip with 12000 on the clock at 18 months old for £18500 (£29000 new) and i still have 5.5 years warranty left. I chose the vitara as it's more SUV like than all of its competitors which are all basically jacked up superminis, and has better colour options than the S-Cross.

[@MyGroo]

9:30 Suzuki Vitara is not bigger than S-Cross though

[@bankatlau9050]

On your side, Matt And you're right there - I tried a couple of Suzuki's and chose to buy a Mazda instead. The Suzuki's felt cheap, but cost similar money.

[@shogotube]

I've heard a couple of Mazda owners close to myself saying that Mazda motors are weak for uphill roads. In the other side, I've heard that Suzuki motors are better suited for uphill roads, even with smaller motors. I've always liked Mazda, but now I'm confused haha.

[@namelast9340]

Mazda cx30? Second row is so small

[@gabitsu-ftw3871]

and mazda doesn't feel cheap ? lol

[@tiberiodimartino6159]

I don’t know the Australian market but here in Italy the s-cross price is very competitive. For a Corolla cross and/or a Kia Sportage you need respectively 10,000 or 7,000 euros more.

[@strangermaniacos686]

You didn't disconnect the ESP when doing the acceleration test, if you do you'll get better figures.

[@thecustompropper1279]

I bought the Indian version of this car here in India it's called Grand Vitara. The one I bought is second from top variant with K15C mild hybrid engine and 6 speed Torque Converter automatic transmission. It costed me around 34,000 AUD equivalent on road

[@jacobbeattie650]

You can buy a demo for $36,000 AUD. That’s $8000 less than the price you said here. I think at $36,000 it’s a good buy.

[@rikij8643]

Yes, but transfer fees and tint would add another $2000. Anyway good price overall for $38000 with 3year free servicing

[@Vinterfrid]

Really, you guys must be out of your mind - "the previous S-Cross looked so ugly and outdated"? On the contrary, it looked very attractive and a pleasure to look at, whereas the new design is a step backwards. As always - beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

[@Concionator]

Really nice, reliable and agile crossover/SUV; well-driving, universal!

[@adrianzilic5753]

Guys its a suzuki not a german car......

[@dewanfourie9156]

At a German price tag

[@adrianzilic5753]

@@dewanfourie9156 really.tell me which German SUV with 4×4 I can buy for 25000euros.please enlighten me.brand new.....

[@dewanfourie9156]

@@adrianzilic5753 Volkswagen Taos with AWD is cheaper, Volkswagen Tiguan is not much more (around 15%). The Opel Grandland is also around the same cost. The fact that they are pricing this car in the same range as a cx-30 is absurd, and it will show in the sale figures.

[@goopsauced]

@@dewanfourie9156 he went real quiet lmao

[@JayWilFo]

Thanks for another entertaining video. It’s funny that you two are clones of my other favourite KZbin channel, Genius Bar Podcast.

[@jonathenschwartz3019]

I will book it today if it was 30 k rather than 45 k

[@MrTonifumi]

With that price it is DOA.

[@CarSauce]

Hard to justify ☹️

[@W-meme]

True af

[@hawkerrielly9317]

In Scotland they retail at £17000+VAT i got mine in july through the mobility scheme

[@sebaslive3476]

do you like it after 4 months?

[@hawkerrielly9317]

@@sebaslive3476 it gives me exactly what I need nothing special good fuel economy simple driving experience

[@kunalkapoor1539]

Simply love your videos

[@williamross7897]

I was considering but as soon as he said no air to the back seats that was the finish for me

[@darwinstubbie860]

Air vents on the back are totally overrated. Leave the Sun roof off, give it some decent wheels and drop 10k and it would be a killer.

[@maxd4968]

SX4 is what the first gen was called. (The first gen was more a fwd, awd hatch or a fwd sedan) for some reason they added s-cross

[@actualfacts1055]

The next model that we got in Australia was the front wheel drive S Cross, then we got the newer S Cross which also had SX4 badging, I assume that that indicated that it was the 4 wheel drive version just like with the latest model.

[@maxd4968]

@@actualfacts1055 the second gen launched with awd but beacon fwd when the Vitara was released it still had sx4 badging. Also all awd variants of the previous 2 generations had a 4x4 badge which was replaced will a allgrip badge on this generation

[@roki977]

i own 1.6 diesel from 2016 and it has all wheel drive.. In fact best thing about that car is that allGrip and diesel engine that is frugal and has a lot of tourqe.. Rest of the car is meh, aldo it serves me well

[@LaVale-]

The Vitara is NOT bigger =))) cheaper, yes and it feels cheaper when you sit in it.

[@marvinl9721]

I have a Suzuki fronx my fronx looks better but this new s-cross looks way better than the old one.

[@darwinstubbie860]

What happened? Suzuki used to be the most price competitive car in it's class while better in quality and reliability. At least they stick with conventional Automatic. I am sure this is a top car but for this price I would go for a Toyota Yaris Cross.

[@Wedgetail96]

Forester Premium for the same price. More practicality, off road capability and about the same 0-100.

[@Richard-oc4lx]

I liked it that much I bought one I do find the steering way to light.but other than that it's fab

[@jinniubility]

Is it Luka Doncic reviewing the car 😅

[@Alixpressdeals2024]

Here in Europe, its same price has Peogeot 2008, which has much worse engine, its on same price has renault captur 1.0, 2008 1.2 , which are much inferior

[@ianking529]

Tell 'em they're dreamin - that price is ridiculous for such a small engined car for just a new skin version of the older car.

[@iwannisbalaouras1687]

In greece the most expensive is close to 30000

[@FisherMan9999]

Yeah, it's almost the same here in Bulgaria. The only available 4x4 alternative for that amount of money is a Dacia Duster which has inconsistent and uncertain reliability.

[@marklevy1587]

Complaining about the price? In Germany the normal model in metallic black with a six gear manual shift costs (at the current rate of exchange) 33000 Euros drive away price which is approx. 55000 Australian Dollars. All cars have become expensive - configure a VW Tiguan to roughly match the S-Cross then here in Germany it will cost you approx. 5000 Australian dollars more than the S-Cross, and it's not even a (mild) hybrid. On top of that, the VW Tiguan with the 130 HP engine (the S-Cross has 129 HP in Germany) has higher fuel consumption. So maybe going for slightly less quality is worth it in the end, although I wouldn't consider Suzukis as having bad quality. I went for the dealer's demo car, luckily it had only 34km on the clock (one test drive), but I was still granted 9000 Euros discount (approx. 15000 Australian dollars).

[@sebaslive3476]

and do you like it after 6 months? I had one for a test drive today. The driving felt okay, but the materials ... damn. Its very thin hard plastic in the doors, glove box, center console etc. It bends so easily and the glove box in the test car was alreaddy rattling after 5000km

[@dubadidubadi]

Also für 24k die Basisversion ? und wie zufrieden bist du soweit ?

[@1MrBryn]

In their defence, all cars have gone up by stupid money in the past year or so.

[@actualfacts1055]

Does the SX4 indicate that it is the 4 wheel drive version, if not why is it there ?

[@maxd4968]

No SX4 is what the first gen was called. They haunt added scross for some reason

[@actualfacts1055]

@@maxd4968 The second generation was called the S CROSS, then the third generation they have S CROSS and SX4 on it.

[@mrhypo78]

Suzuki are pricing their way out of the market. That’s like Mazda CX5 money for a lot less car. I love my zc33s swift sport but I bought low km 2 years old for 24k. No way a swift sport is worth the 35k they are asking for it brand new.

[@kaleplatzer]

The tail lights make it look like it's had a BBL.

[@marvinl9721]

My fronx interior is better and has usd type c and ther along with AC just the head room as it is a coupe SUV

[@aidentai5867]

Why, just why ? Why would anyone buy this over a cx-30?!?!

[@bondjamesbond9041]

Try buying a car here in the UK. Prices in Australia are dirt cheap compared to the UK. A similar spec. Mazda CX30 in the UK is about 15, 000 Aus. dollars more expensive than in Australia. Wages and salaries here are about the same as Australia.

[@edgarangus7077]

Asian people need 7seaters esp. here in the Philippines.

[@djizzah]

A lot of money and Suzuki's are kind of tinny not great resale or longevity, if it was cheap and cheerful I would get it, comfortable seats however are a plus

[@Malc664]

It will look 10 times better without the badges on the rear. Is it an ADR thing? Police ID thing? Really, all they need to know is the License plate. And delete the front plate cause cops pull you up from behind 🤷🏻‍♂

[@asum307]

Is this April fools? When's the real one come out?

[@shogotube]

So funny.

[@musoseven8218]

We run Suzuki's in the UK, the extended family have owned several. We have the "ugly" previous model, great value for money (VFM), competent car, a couple of small warranty glitches (mainly admin c@ck ups during the PLANdemic). The whole range should be fitted with cross/all climate tyres and not "summer/ECO" tyres in the UK, apart from that it was a great brand. The SCross, was great car, useful too. But Suzuki's new pricing strategy? Are they on a Kamikaze mission (no pun or offence intended)? What the hell are they thinking? Okay material costs have increased but they've now lost that £10k sweet spot for small, fun, sporting hatches (the thinking man's mini - which the Japanese truly understand). And above those cars, the Swift and Ignis ranges? If that wasn't bad enough? Stupid money, goes into direct competition with Mazda, Nissan (big in the UK) et al. An interesting business student case study (or should that be post mortem? We've lost one great Japanese brand, in the UK, Mitsubishi already, hope Suzuki doesn't go the same way. Okay there's the suiciding of net zero, when, out of 11,000 academic papers, not one draws a conclusion re "Carbon Climate Change" - we are carbon based life forms, we need carbon to exist. Plus Li-Ion batteries are dirty and lethal, like wind turbines - emperor's new clothes! On the whole a great brand, often quirky, VFM (used to be), fun, reliable.

[@WildDanHibiki]

Love the overreaction in the thumbnail. Gotta get those views👍

[@CarSauce]

Gotta play the KZbin game! It does still reflect what we say (sadly!)

[@GlowingTube]

Stupidly overpriced... it is poor value for money. Suzuki must be off their meds.

[@Jaiprakash_Partha]

No grand vitara in your country 😅 like india

[@CarlosHernandez-id3or]

Even in Mexico this is a piece of sh*t! Hahaha, at least you guys have a lot safety features in Mexico they sell with basics things ,no allgrip and super expensive!

[@kieransimms9263]

suzuki will last 3 times as long as the mazda

[@manhhahlu]

Ugly front and boring back with outdated interiors and lack of safety features and also packing a lacklustre engine for a whooping $14,500 more. Do I miss anything here or Suzuki just trying to take the piss here?

[@wosamosman9814]

I was a bit pissed they didn't bring the Indian manufactured Grand Vitara which would've been a way better proposition than this crap 😅😂

[@yellow6ird]

Boxy car i like

[@JuanPassiveMenis]

Just a cheaper version of the Corolla cross 😂

[@wosamosman9814]

The most pointless car ever 😂

[@kimharman8129]

Vote for Jacob-looks = yawn

[@rc70ys]

Covid Prices. Suzuki haven’t got a glue and will always struggle to sell numbers. Cheaply made Chinese do it better

[@7shpongle]

China is for fools like you. suzuki is for the smart. this is the fastest, most economical, safe and reliable car in its price.

[@lukiejames]

I owned a Suzuki and I tell you the cheap plastics, the rattles, the lacklustre performance. It may have been reliable but my god I would not pay near on 50k for a budget brand. This car should exceed 30k. It’s not even got a nice interior with a decently speced engine like the Mazda or Renault captur or Toyota Corolla cross etc. they thought they could just put the price the same as the others and offer up basic Suzuki. Other cars cheaper have all digital instrument clusters, larger wheels. Turbo charged engines with over 110kw. This is just so basic for the price and those rattle cheap doors no thanks

[@sebaslive3476]

yeah, the top model here now is 25k € and I consider this as fair. The build quality is really low end. The metal of the hood and hatch are thinner than on my 2005 vauxhall corsa lol. The boot is of such cheap material ... Only good thing is the 4wd. And only 1 usb A port at the console, no wireless android auto...

[@chriss6910]

Outdated, fugly and over priced :(