The much awaited Suzuki Swift has finally made to Pakistani market. This little master piece has received ‘Car of the Year’ award in as much as 8 countries across the globe. The car available here in Pakistan is ‘Pakistan assembled’ and has same European inspired exterior. The interior of the car is a little modified for Pakistan as it is always according to the country and market requirements.
The new Suzuki Swift is equipped with a powerful engine of 1.3L that is 1300cc. The engine type is M13A which comes with 4 cylinders and 16 valves with a horse power of 91.2. The fuel distribution is multipoint injection. The car is available in only manual transmission in Pakistan. The transmission type is 5MT that is a 5 forward and 1 reverse manual transmission. Company claims the mileage to be 13+ Km’s in a litre in city. It has been researched by us with the help of our reliable sources that a well maintained Suzuki Swift gives you 8.5+ km’s in a litre in city on Pakistan roads.
The exterior of the car is designed really good enough to offer a smooth and safe drive. The car is designed as to have low wind noise. A drag coefficient of only 0.32 is realized by the aero parts such as the front air dam, by the spoiler-type shape of tailgate’s trailing edge and by airflow-smoothing door mirrors. The high aerodynamics efficiency promotes cabin quietness by minimizing wind noise. Swift offers a seating capacity of 5 persons and fuel tank capacity of 43 litres.
Taking in account the visibility, swift has halogen projector headlamps. It also has front fog lamps and rear window demister. For good visibility in bad weather it has front 2-speed wipers and adjustable intermittent and washer.
The car safety is also considered and it comes with an ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) with EBD (Electronic Brake-force Distribution) function as well. The car comes with front 3-point ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) seatbelts with adjusters and rear 3-point ELR seatbelts with centre 2-point lap belt. Rear door locks are also made childproof. The car security package also includes a high mounted stop lamp and immobilizer.
Let’s come to the interior of the car. We can say that interior of the car is made stylish when we compare it with other Suzuki cars available here in Pakistan. But comparing it with cars of other companies available in market, it is just a normal interior which does not attract customers from other companies like Toyota, Chevrolet etc. The interior portion consists of 3-spoke steering wheel, electric power steering, tilt adjustable steering wheel, electric windows front and rear both, central door locking including tailgate, remote control door locks, air conditioning, heater, pollen filter and audio system.
The instrumental panel offers tachometer, digital clock, light-off and key reminder, driver’s seatbelt reminder, door ajar reminder, low fuel warning and good background lights to read the meter easily.
Additional things include cabin lights, sun visors, assist grips passenger side, storage pockets front doors, central console box, cigarette lighter and ashtray and remote fuel lid opener. Luggage area also has a cover on it.
The Swift contains many good features with a powerful engine. The price of the car is much higher than other cars available in market. The company price is Rs 999,000/-. But Suzuki Swift has a benefit of having a 1.3 engine as well. All new hatchback cars available in Pakistan have at maximum 1000 cc engine. So, 1300 cc engine give Swift a chance to get a fair portion of the Pakistan automobile market. According to us the car lacks an attractive interior like other cars available in market plus the price issues. For the time being, car is only available with own and not on booking procedure. Let’s see which percentage of the market the new Suzuki Swift grabs for itself.
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well i have driven this car and tested it on to its limits coz i was seriously thinking abt buying this good looking 1.3L hatch back but i have to change my mind after driving it.
it drives like a truck + abs is inefficient + handling is not good + cabin is not very quiet + interior sucks big time.
if u compare it with vitz which has a 1.0L vvti engine, it is no match to the class and elegance of vitz. vitz comes with airbags and entertainment system and CVT and abs and good fuel economy and good interior and almost quiet cabin and good handling and good top speed and good torque and comfortable seating and hugeeee cabin and a lot of toys to play with which swift can never offer.