What is it?

First shown at the Festival of Motoring at Kyalami in August, the new Swift has attracted the attention of current and prospective Suzuki owners alike with its fresh design, new engine and all-new CVT option.

Engine:

All models in the new Suzuki Swift range are equipped with the brand’s new-generation Z12E three-cylinder engine that delivers 60 kW and 112 Nm.

Model range:

The entire new Suzuki Swift range has power steering, digital climate control, a digital information display in the instrument cluster, three-point seatbelts for all five occupants, rear LED tail lamps with a high-mounted LED stop lamp, an immobiliser and alarm, rear parking sensors and electrically adjustable and foldable side mirrors.

More importantly, all models in the new Suzuki Swift line-up have six airbags as standard, as well as Electronic Stability Program (ESP), hill hold control and emergency brake assist. Add to this ISOFIX tethering points at the rear and you have one of the safest and best-equipped vehicles in its class.

• Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL
• Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL+
• Suzuki Swift 1.2 GLX

The Swift 1.2 GL was designed to offer owners and drivers a feeling of safety and comfort, without any nagging doubts that they have missed out on any of the essential creature comforts.

Lastly, all Swift models equipped with a manual transmission will offer an Engine Auto Start/Stop system as standard.

In the Swift 1.2 GL+ buyers have a choice of a five-speed manual transmission or CVT.

In this specification level, a 7” touchscreen infotainment system is included as standard, which in turn also adds steering wheel control buttons for the audio and hands-free phone system. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are integrated into the system.

Suzuki has generously also added an integrated rear-view camera that will display on the infotainment system when in reverse.

Viewed from outside, the halogen projector headlamps of other Swift models are replaced with automatic LED projector headlamps with integrated LED daytime running lights and LED fog lamps. The side mirrors close automatically on this model.

Inside the cabin of the GLX, the digital climate control is enhanced with fully automatic climate control functionality. At the same time, the infotainment system is inched up to 9” from the GL+ model’s seven inches.

Suzuki further added tweeters to the infotainment system, replaced the urethane steering wheel with a leather-clad adjustable steering wheel and has added cruise control buttons to the audio and mobile phone controls on the steering wheel.

Prices:

Swift 1.2 GL Manual (R219 900), Swift 1.2 GL+ Manual (R239 900), Swift 1.2 GL+ CVT (R259 900), Swift 1.2 GLX Manual (R264 900) and the Swift 1.2 GLX CVT (R284 900).

(Prices correct on the date of publication, but subject to change without change to this statement).