Suzuki e Vitara 2025: Prices, specs and release date

• New Suzuki e Vitara is firm’s first mainstream electric car
• Modern styling and contemporary interior
• Set to offer a range of up to 250 miles
• Arrives in summer 2025 with prices from around £33,000

The new Suzuki e Vitara is the Japanese firm’s first mainstream electric car – and it is set to be a very important one.

Suzuki is currently without an electric car, which means it is struggling to hit UK ZEV Mandate targets. The new Suzuki e Vitara will therefore play a crucial role in meeting its EV requirements when it arrives in 2025.

A global EV, the new Suzuki e Vitara will be built in India and exported to countries including Japan, Europe and the UK.

The new Suzuki e Vitara is set to be an affordable electric small SUV, and will likely run alongside the petrol-powered current Suzuki Vitara for a while.

In a nod to the firm’s heritage, the new Suzuki e Vitara will also be available with a mud-plugging 4x4 system, as well as regular two-wheel drive versions.

The new Suzuki e Vitara will be a direct rival to the new electric Ford Puma Gen-e, along with the Kia Niro EV and the impressive Hyundai Kona Electric. Prices are likely to start from around £32,000.

2025 Suzuki e Vitara prices and release date

The new Suzuki e Vitara will go on sale in various countries, including Europe, India, Japan and the UK, around Summer 2025.

Prices are yet to be confirmed for the new Suzuki e Vitara. Bosses are likely to be eyeing up rivals such as the Kia Niro EV and Hyundai Kona Electric, both of which start from around £36,000.

As the new Suzuki e Vitara will offer a smaller entry-level battery option, it’s likely prices will start from around £33,000.

2025 Suzuki e Vitara, design, interior and technology

The new Suzuki e Vitara has a strong, chunky design, with pronounced wheelarches and a squat stance. Relatively shallow windows give it a sporty appearance, while the front end has ditched the traditional chrome Suzuki grille seen on the petrol-powered Suzuki Vitara.

Even as standard, the new Suzuki e Vitara has large 18-inch wheels, with 19-inch alloys available as an option.

The new Suzuki e Vitara is based on an all-new platform called Heartect-e. This is a dedicated EV platform, using a lightweight structure, plenty of high-voltage protection and, thanks to the short overhangs, a roomy interior.

Cleverly, the main floor of the new Suzuki e Vitara eliminates underfloor cross-brace structures, which helps maximise the battery capacity. This helps boost interior space.

Inside, the new Suzuki e Vitara has a more modern design than many other Suzukis. The dashboard is available with a dual tone colourway, with tactile air vents finished in dark chrome-effect trim. A dual screen display pops out of the dashboard, looking much more neatly-integrated than other Suzukis.

While a small row of buttons is fitted on the centre of the dash, most controls will be adjusted through the touchscreen, including the climate control. The flat-bottom steering wheel does have a good array of physical buttons, though. Ambient lighting helps make it feel welcoming at night.

The new Suzuki e Vitara has a gloss black centre console with rotary gearshifter, and an electronic parking brake with auto-hold feature. There are also off-road settings such as hill descent control.  

The new Suzuki e Vitara has a 360-litre boot, which is around 20 litres smaller than a Volkswagen Golf.

2025 Suzuki e Vitara electric motors, performance and range

The new Suzuki e Vitara is offered in both 2WD and 4WD guise. The entry-level 2WD version comes with a 49kWh battery and 144PS electric motor driving the front wheels.

The new Suzuki e Vitara 2WD is also available with a larger 61kWh battery. Here, it gets a power boost, to 174PS. Like the 144PS motor, total torque is 189Nm.

The new Suzuki e Vitara 4WD has front and rear electric motors producing a total of 183PS. The front motor is the same 174PS unit, joined by a 65PS rear motor – and torque improves significantly as a result, to a useful 300Nm.

Performance and range figures have yet to be revealed, although Suzuki has hinted at a range of 250 miles for the 61kWh 2WD version. The 49kWh battery is likely to have a range of just under 200 miles.

Off-road performance will be enhanced by the Allgrip-e technology on the 4WD version. The front and rear eAxles are fully independent, which allows for extra-precise control in slippery conditions. Ground clearance of 180mm adds to its capability, too.

There’s also a Trail mode that enables drivers to pull away on rough terrain by applying the brakes to spinning tyres and distributing drive torque through the opposite tyre – effectively mimicking the functionality of a limited slip differential.