1993 Suzuki Escudo from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Car speakers on drivers side did not work.

Very light 4wd, blows around with high winds on the road and rolls too easily.

Needs more power for getting up hills.

All together a nice we 4WD good for city use and a light offroad vehicle.

Features eg air conditioning, power steering, power windows and central locking.

I found the vehicle excellent for light off road use. It really is fun to drive and can take most things thrown at it. It is definitely not a heavy duty vehicle capable of coping with heavy loads, exceptional off road terrain or towing.

For what it is designed for it does the job wonderfully well.

I also found the car speakers not working on the driver's side, but further it is ideal for semi-off road. But Yes, if you load 5 people, the hill's start to get a real challenge.

I totally disagree that this is a town vehicle... I live out in the rural direct in the top of the South Island of New Zealand and we use out Escudo in alsorts of situations... Crossing rivers, going up hills and down hills on very rough tracks and completely off road use and we love it...It is light and that is it's great advantage.. Mine is auto 3 door 1600 and we have tested it out in rough conditions and Though I think we should have got the 5 door we are very happy with it's 4 wheel driving abilities...

I live in the Feral West Coast and my 1992 Escudo handles OK, Yes Drivers seat Stitching and right hand speakers played up, bot OK after minor repairs...

Economical for a 1.6 especially in Overdrive.

A good Light 4X4.

I disagree too. I have a 1992 5dr 1.6l auto, and it's off-road abilities, as factory standard, are exceptional for its size, and the price I paid. This truck has been off-road and kept up with much bigger 4WD's, and even with no snorkel can wade remarkably deep crossings without spluttering. The engine bay is well laid out, with all electrics mounted as high as possible, much better than the silly places they stick air filters and turbo units in modern Terranos and such. On the downside, these little trucks float a little easy, and can head off downstream in fast flowing sections. Also ground clearance is not marvellous - I'd like to stick a lift kit in mine.

We have both a 1991 5 door Escudo and a 1998 NZ New V6 Vitara, both have exceptional 4wd capabilities for the size of the trucks. As mentioned though ground clearance is pretty poor and I've bellied my V6 on a number of occasions. Also my wife's 1600cc Auto isn't that econonic and returns only slightly better fuel economy than my V6, however hers has factory front and rear LSD's and can out perform my 4wd'ing.