2015 Suzuki Swift | fresh car review
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The Suzuki Swift is a member of the B-segment of the automotive market and commenced its life way back in 1983. Adopting numerous identities in its early days, the Swift was referred to as the Suzuki Cultus in Japan, while other markets knew it as the Suzuki Jazz and Suzuki Forsa.
The Sport variant looks mighty fine
The styling of the Swift Dzire can be tweaked to make it a little more pleasant on the eyes
Three versions of the two thousand fifteen Suzuki Swift are presently being suggested by the Japanese manufacturer – a four door sedan known as the Swift Dzire, a regular five door hatchback, and a sportier version of the standard hatchback, presumably referred to as the Swift Sport. While the Dzire is undoubtedly the most unattractive of the bunch, the Sport flaunts tasty hot hatch design cues such as a rear diffuser, smoked headlamps and a rear spoiler.
Crimson stitching on the steering wheel and seats, embroidered logo’s on the seatbacks and a slick perforated leather steering wheel are all present in the Swift Sport. Hop into the Swift Dzire or the Swift hatchback and it’s all a little different. All of a sudden the hard plastics are more superior than ever before and the tacky wood trim on the dashboard and door panels heighten the feel of deceptive luxury.
Since the Swift Sport is the spectacle flagship of the Swift series, Suzuki pursued higher levels of chassis spectacle, thereby improving controllability and stability. Greater toe and camber rigidity in the torsion plank, greater lateral rigidity in the torsion-beam bushings, and larger rear wheel bearings, pursue stability at the rear in the higher speed range.
The smallest engine up on suggest is a 1.Two litre unit that makes its way into the Swift Dzire, producing just eighty four horsepower and one hundred thirteen Nm of torque. The 1.Four litre four cylinder engine found in the Swift hatchback is the next level up, and produces ninety four horsepower and one hundred thirty Nm of torque while being mated to a four speed automatic transmission. At the peak of its engine line-up is the 1.6 litre unit which is underneath the fetish mask of the Sport variant and completes a zero – one hundred km/h run in 8.7 seconds and comes mated to a CVT transmission.
The Kia Rio and Ford Fiesta are worthy competitors to the Suzuki Swift. While the Kia Rio can be parked up your driveway in just AED 45,900, the Fiesta is significantly more. Slotting in neatly inbetween the two, the Suzuki Swift starts out at just AED 44,900 and tops out at AED 72,000 for the Sport variant.