What was the 1st year 2.0 came out and what was the last year of  production----were they 8 or 16 valve?---Thanks

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Which 2.0 and where (which country) are you?

Suzuki started fitting the H20A (a 1998cc, quad cam, 24 valve, V6) to the Vitara, I believe as early as 1995, however, I don't think this vehicle was available in North America (I know it was sold in the UK and the Caribbean), the J20A (a 1995cc, DOHC, 16valve, I4) was available in 1998 in some parts of the world in the Grand Vitara, and was released in 1999 in North America in what is known as the second generation Vitara and the Trackers, an updated version of the J20A is still available in some markets in the GrandVitara (up to 2008).

There are also 2.0 turbo diesels in some markets - UK, European and possibly others, but not North America & the Caribbean - I'm sorry but I have no detail on the diesels, they weren't available in my neck of the world.

I want a  H20A!  That sounds pretty sweet. 

You'd probably be better off with the J20A - the H20A has just a little more torque, about the same HP, and can be a royal PITA - it's the predecessor to the H25A used in the GrandVitara and the H27A used in the XL-7, the early versions are noted for timing chain related problems and oil leaks.

Yea, but I really like the idea of a really small V6 in my SJ-410. 

The H20A isn't very highly rated over here, lots of power high up but not much at low rpm. That may just be the way the power comes in, that can be very deceiving.