Suzuki S-Cross | new car sales price

Suzuki's new S-Cross crossover will replace the ageing SX4 in January, with the likes of Nissan’s Dualis (and upcoming Qashqai) and Mitsubishi ASX firmly in its sights.

Compared with the SX4 that precedes it, the S-Cross has grown in size and will now be available as a five-door hatch only, and will sit above the recently launched Holden Trax, Nissan Juke, Peugeot 2008, Fiat Panda and Ford EcoSport in the booming compact SUV segment.

Priced from $22,990, the S-Cross undercuts both the Dualis and ASX by at least $2000, and looks set to ruffle the feathers of small hatches like the Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3 and Nissan Pulsar to boot.

The sole engine across all S-Cross variants is a 86kW/156Nm 1.6 litre petrol unit, with a five speed manual available only in the entry variant, with the rest of the lineup paired with a CVT auto.

Fuel consumption is listed as 5.8L/100km combined for two-wheel drive S-Crosses, while the heavier all-wheelers consume 6.2L/100km.

Three S-Cross trim levels will be offered, with the base $22,990 manual GL adding  the CVT auto for an extra $2500, and the mid-spec auto-only GLX is available in for $29,990, or with all-wheel drive for  $32,990. The top-spec $34,990 GLX Prestige auto is an all-wheel only affair.  

The entry GL comes equipped with cruise control, cloth trim, air conditioning, Bluetooth phone and audio, and 16-inch alloys.

GLX models add a leather steering wheel, dual-zone climate control 6.1 inch multimedia display with satnav, reversing camera and rear parking sensors, auto HID headlamps, wipers and rear-view mirror dimming, silver body detailing and 17 inch alloys.

Sitting at the top of the range, the GLX Prestige adds leather trim and a panoramic glass roof with two sliding panels that create a 560mm opening when open.

Cargo space is a useful 430L with the  rear seats up, which opens to 1269L with the seats folded. All S-Cross variants come with seven airbags, stability and traction control, ABS, seatbelt pretensioners and force limiters.

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Pricing

Suzuki S-Cross GL 2WD (m/t) $22,990
Suzuki S-Cross GL 2WD (cvt) $25,490
Suzuki S-Cross GLX 2WD (cvt) $29,990
Suzuki S-Cross GLX AWD (cvt) $32,990
Suzuki S-Cross GLX AWD Prestige (cvt) $34,990