Suzuki Swift 4x4 BUT not for U.S
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:38 pm
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Re: Suzuki Swift 4x4 BUT not for U.S
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:46 pm
The Swift has been offered with AWD for years in Japan. In fact, many cars in the JDM are offered with AWD, even the Honda Civic when it was still sold there. I always wondered why the US was so slow to catch on to AWD systems. They finally did in the last several years. Now, you don't need to get a Subaru or Audi to get AWD.
Re: Suzuki Swift 4x4 BUT not for U.S
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:05 am
Oh dear! What are they thinking in the Suzuki marketing department?
It starts off sounding like they might finally have cracked a "hero" model.
AWD - check
Manual Transmission - check
But then read below:
It starts off sounding like they might finally have cracked a "hero" model.
AWD - check
Manual Transmission - check
But then read below:
Another lost opportunity!So this Swift really doesn’t live up to its name then?
Even the Swift Sport only just assumes ‘nippy’ status, and that boasts a 134bhp 1.6-litre. Add more weight and then supply the 4x4 with only a 94bhp 1.2-litre, and the result is unavoidably dog slow. We love the Swift Sport’s appetite for revs, but this 4x4 is supposed to be a more mature car, for more mature customers. Are those drivers really going to want to pin the wheezy four-pot all the way to 4800rpm to access the maximum of 87lb ft? You only get five forward speeds too (the range-topping warm hatch has six), and the snickety change action has been replaced by a notchy feel that’s unfortunately Dacia-esque.
And predictably, the Swift 4x4 is the runt of the litter as far as handling goes. The Swift has always been a tall car (it has more headroom than most executive saloons), but the payoff is topsy-turvy balance – exacerbated by the 4x4’s 25mm taller ride height.
Statistics
How much? £15,739
On sale in the UK: Now
Engine: 1242cc 16v in-line four-cyl, 94bhp @ 6000rpm, 87lb ft @ 4800rpm
Transmission: Five-speed manual, all-wheel drive
Performance: 13.4sec 0-62mph, 103mph, 51.3mpg, 126g/km CO2
How heavy / made of? 1085kg/steel
How big (length/width/height in mm)? 3850/1695/1510mm
Re: Suzuki Swift 4x4 BUT not for U.S
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:31 am
I think this car will do fine for what its intended purpose is--off-road rural areas. I could see this doing great in India where 94hp is actually pretty high. 