Suzuki will have an all-new Swift which will be powered by a turbocharged one liter three-cylinder unit when the new model is released later this year.
Other choices are a 4 cylinder DOHC petrol engine with 1.2 liter developing maximum 91 horsepower, 118 Nm torque and a hybrid system (SHVS) 1.2 liter gasoline engine with electric motor combined 102 hp.
The weight is about 100 kg less, so the little Suzuki will have better performance than before. 1.2 liter variants register a tare weight of just 855 kg for the manual and 905 kg for the CVT, while the 1.0 liter weighs in at 925kg.
If the official European combined cycle figures are anything to go by, the new engines will provide superior fuel economy, with Suzuki claiming the 1.2-litre manual variant sips just 3.6 liters per 100 km, while the 1.0 liter triple is rated at 3.8 L/100 km.
In Europe, the new Swift will be offered with a four-wheel-drive option, but its Japanese market Swifts will be offered with safety features such as autonomous emergency braking, automatic headlights, adaptive cruise control, 360 degree surround view cameras, lane departure warning and a reversing camera.
However ‘standard’ Swifts will only have air-conditioning, power windows and mirrors, central locking, a suite of airbags and anti-lock.
