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“Suzuki reckons it can steal small car sales now that others are backing out of the game. The new Swift is a refreshingly simple choice if you get past the looks”
Good stuff
Lightweight, value for money, actually quite fun to drive
Bad stuff
Beluga whale face, some cheap plastics inside
Overview
What is it?
It’s the fourth generation Suzuki Swift, or it could be the sixth generation depending on how you look at it. Suzuki itself refers to this as the fourth gen, but that’s because it considers the 2004 iteration as the first ‘global’ Swift and thus the first generation.
Here in the UK, we had two cars called Swift before that, with the first (known as the Cultus in Japan) arriving back in 1983. Not as straightforward an answer as you expected, was it?
So, what actually is the Swift these days?
It’s actually quite a rare beast. You see, this is a new supermini – not an SUV or a crossover – being launched in 2024 with an internal combustion engine and a manual gearbox. This makes us very happy indeed.
Those looks, though?
Yeah, we should probably address that straight off the bat. Although Suzuki refers to this as an all-new Swift, it’s built on the same platform as the previous car so is essentially a heavy facelift. It looks a little like the previous generation too, albeit if that car had suffered an allergic reaction to a bee sting. Poor thing.
Suzuki says the design is “muscular”, but we can’t get over that cartoonish front end. The strange wraparound bonnet line above the new headlights is just downright odd too – it’s there to create a floating cabin section and to make the car look wider, but do superminis really need to look all that wide? We just keep thinking someone has left the bonnet open.
Anyway, elsewhere you get the option of eight different metallic colours and either a black or grey contrast roof if desired. But we're unable to unsee the Swift's uncanny resemblance to a beluga whale from the front, and a house brick from every other angle.
What engines can I have?
Just the one engine, actually. Suzuki is launching the new Swift with a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated three-cylinder that makes a massive 81bhp and 83lb ft of torque. Careful now. Oh, and it refers to the Swift as a hybrid, but all that means is a 12-volt mild hybrid setup that pairs a very small lithium-ion battery with an integrated starter generator (ISG) and regenerative braking.
Read More https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/suzuki/swift
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