The Suzuki Swift & Dzire Thread

New Suzuki Swift to launch in SA soon (with fresh engine)

The new Suzuki Swift is set to launch in South Africa “in the near future”, with the latest generation of this popular hatch powered by a “new engine”. Here’s what we know…

Suzuki Auto South Africa has finally confirmed that the new Swift is scheduled to launch locally “in the near future”, while also revealing that the popular hatchback – which has become one of Mzansi’s top-selling passenger cars in recent years – will be powered by a “new engine”.

Set to make its local premiere at the imminent 2024 Festival of Motoring in Gauteng, the AOL-generation Swift for Mzansi is again expected to be imported from Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar facility in India rather than from the brand’s domestic market of Japan.

Suzuki Auto SA describes the new-gen Swift as “brand new from rubber to roof, with a sporty new design, new engine and safety features never before offered as standard in this class of compact vehicles”.

So, what do we know about this new engine? Well, considering only a single powertrain is currently available in the Indian market, we can speculate that the SA-spec version will employ the same latest Z-Series engine as offered in the world’s most populous nation.

Displacing 1.2 litres, this fresh naturally aspirated 3-cylinder motor generates 60 kW and 5 700 rpm and 112 Nm at 4 300 rpm, peak outputs that are delivered to the front wheels via either a 5-speed manual gearbox or an automated manual transmission (AMT) with the same number of cogs.

As a reminder, all derivatives in the outgoing Swift range in South Africa (bar the Japanese-built Swift Sport 1.4T models, that is) use a likewise atmospheric 1.2-litre, with similar maximum outputs of 61 kW and 113 Nm but 4 cylinders rather than 3.

 
FiestaST said:
New Suzuki Swift to launch in SA soon (with fresh engine)

The new Suzuki Swift is set to launch in South Africa “in the near future”, with the latest generation of this popular hatch powered by a “new engine”. Here’s what we know…

Suzuki Auto South Africa has finally confirmed that the new Swift is scheduled to launch locally “in the near future”, while also revealing that the popular hatchback – which has become one of Mzansi’s top-selling passenger cars in recent years – will be powered by a “new engine”.

Set to make its local premiere at the imminent 2024 Festival of Motoring in Gauteng, the AOL-generation Swift for Mzansi is again expected to be imported from Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar facility in India rather than from the brand’s domestic market of Japan.

Suzuki Auto SA describes the new-gen Swift as “brand new from rubber to roof, with a sporty new design, new engine and safety features never before offered as standard in this class of compact vehicles”.

So, what do we know about this new engine? Well, considering only a single powertrain is currently available in the Indian market, we can speculate that the SA-spec version will employ the same latest Z-Series engine as offered in the world’s most populous nation.

Displacing 1.2 litres, this fresh naturally aspirated 3-cylinder motor generates 60 kW and 5 700 rpm and 112 Nm at 4 300 rpm, peak outputs that are delivered to the front wheels via either a 5-speed manual gearbox or an automated manual transmission (AMT) with the same number of cogs.

As a reminder, all derivatives in the outgoing Swift range in South Africa (bar the Japanese-built Swift Sport 1.4T models, that is) use a likewise atmospheric 1.2-litre, with similar maximum outputs of 61 kW and 113 Nm but 4 cylinders rather than 3.

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South African spec will get the CVT gearbox instead of the AMT gearbox. Top spec GLX will also have 6 airbags instead of the current dual airbags.
 
Ivan Leon said:
Here's the Suzuki UK website for details of the new 2024 Swift models available over there... ;)

cars.suzuki.co.uk

Suzuki Swift Hybrid 2025 | Suzuki Cars UK

Explore the Suzuki Swift, the best kept secret. Available from £19,999 with 0% APR with a 25 month maximum term
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we get Suzuki/Toyota lite from India, im sure the UK have emissions kak and need their cars built by white or yellow people
 
All-new Suzuki Swift in South Africa soon: first local range details emerge

Suzuki Auto South Africa ripped the covers off the all-new Swift at the Festival of Motoring at Kyalami on Thursday.

The new-generation hatchback is set to go on sale locally around November, with Suzuki confirming that five variants will be available at launch.

All will be powered by a brand new 1.2-liter three-cylinder normally aspirated petrol engine, which offers up 60kW and 112Nm. Suzuki says the torque is available over a wider range thanks to a new multi-point injection system. For the record, the current 1.2 four-cylinder unit that it replaces produces 61kW and 113Nm.

The new Suzuki Swift will be available in three specification grades: GL, GL+ and GLX, with the latter two optionally available with a new CVT gearbox as an alternative to the standard five-speed manual.

The list of comfort and safety features has been upgraded across the board.

 

Suzuki Swift Review 2024 | Small, swift and affordable? All you need - Car and Driving - Car Reviews​

Suzuki's fourth generation Swift supermini has been improved. But not beyond recognition. Jonathan Crouch drives it.

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With the fourth generation version of their Swift supermini, Suzuki have stayed true to the design principles that have long served them in the small car sector, low running costs and great drive dynamics being the highlights. The car is now smarter and more sophisticated, plus there's frugal mild hybrid technology included.

We've had 40 years of the Suzuki Swift model line and some varied designs throughout that time. They've done quite well for the brand though, the Swift offered in 169 countries and regions, with accumulated sales of over 9 million units at the time of this fourth generation model's announcement in late 2023.

This version has a crisp design with greater sophistication but the company has aimed to keep what it calls the 'fun to drive playfulness' which has always marked this car's predecessors apart from a lot of other superminis.

Click here to watch the detailed review.
 
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