Suzuki Pick Up review: the small-business workhorse Bahrain's tighter alleys need
3.2/5motorssouq Editorial Team
Buy the Suzuki Pick Up as what it is: a cheap, simple, manoeuvrable load carrier for a small business that needs to move light goods through Bahrain's older commercial districts and residential alleys where a full-size pickup struggles to turn around. It has no ambition to tow a boat or cross a dune, and pricing it against a Hilux misses the point entirely — its competition is a delivery van and a motorbike with a trailer, and it beats both on cargo security and running cost.
Pros
- Compact footprint fits gates, alleys and standard parking bays a full-size pickup cannot use
- Lowest fuel and maintenance cost of any light commercial vehicle sold in Bahrain
- Shared engine with Suzuki's passenger range keeps parts widely available
- Simple mechanicals cope well with years of daily loading and unloading
Cons
- Strict two-seat cab with basic equipment and no highway refinement
- Firm, load-oriented ride even unladen
- Payload and towing figures well below a full-size pickup
- Modest resale value typical of light commercial vehicles
The Pick Up shares its 1.5-litre K15B engine with the Ertiga and Ciaz, detuned slightly for durability under load rather than outright power. Rear-wheel drive and a simple leaf-sprung rear axle keep the mechanical layout as basic as a light commercial vehicle needs to be, which is exactly why it survives years of daily loading and unloading without drama.
Where it earns its keep
The compact footprint is the entire point: it fits through gates and gaps that stop a Hilux or a Ranger, turns in a fraction of the space, and parks in a standard car bay rather than needing a dedicated commercial slot. For a Manama souq trader, a laundry service or a small maintenance contractor moving tools and light stock between sites, that manoeuvrability matters more than a bigger load bed.
It is not built for comfort. The cab is a strict two-seater with basic equipment, the ride is firm even unladen and stiffens further with a load, and highway refinement is not part of the specification. Bahrain's business owners who buy it know this going in — it is a tool, priced and specified like one.
Running it as a business asset
Fuel and maintenance costs are the lowest of any light commercial vehicle sold in Bahrain, and the shared engine with Suzuki's passenger range means parts and service expertise are widely available rather than concentrated at a single commercial dealer. Resale as a used commercial vehicle is modest, but so is the depreciation in absolute dinar terms given the low new price — the total cost of ownership over a working life is the number that matters, and it is a low one.