I felt I had drawn the short straw after opting for a gravel road trip to Dullstroom in Suzuki’s Vitara Brezza, when the boys in the family were going to be taking an adventurous route to Mozambique with a whole lot of fishing on the agenda.
First off, the car. It’s a compact crossover. I am not a small girl and have never been able to pack light (especially not when visiting a place notorious for four seasons in one day). So the “compact” part worried me, especially considering the fact that I was taking my daughter and a friend along. I had serious doubts about whether we would be able to fit everything into this little Suzuki. And when the weather forecast indicated it would be raining for a few days, I had visions of us sliding down muddy slopes at the gravel travel destinations I had picked. Surely a recipe for disaster!
Au contraire, my friends – no disaster whatsoever! Instead, I was pleasantly surprised. Not only by the space the Vitara Brezza offers (the 328-litre boot can take a LOT), but also by
