Suzuki Swift Australia

Suzuki Swift Australia

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$24,490

The Suzuki Swift was one of the original small Japanese hatchbacks, first debuting as a boxy micro-hatch back in 1985.

The 1988 model is likely when most Australians saw it first, possibly wearing a badge that said ‘Holden Barina’. Since then, the Swift has grown into a small, five-door hatch, gaining popularity thanks to its sharp looks and sharper pricing. Even though choices are fairly limited – only one body style, a choice of two small petrol engines and a handful of trim levels – it’s still a strong seller for Suzuki.

Current prices range from $24,490 for the Swift Gl (Qld) to $33,490 for the Swift Sport Turbo (Qld).

4.8L/100km (combined)
Hatchback
Automatic
Unleaded Petrol
Overview
Likes
Nice and easy to drive
Fuel efficient
Good value
Dislikes
Frustrating lack of cabin storage
Drivetrain lacks ambition
Small fuel capacity, requires 95RON

Suzuki Swift Colours

The Suzuki Swift is available in 'Pure White Pearl Premium', 'Silver Metallic', 'Mineral Grey Metallic', 'Super Black Metallic', 'Flame Orange Metallic', 'Burning Red Metallic' and 'Frontier Blue Pearl'.

Burning Red Metallic
Flame Orange Metallic
Frontier Blue Pearl
Mineral Grey Metallic
Pure White Pearl Premium
Silver Metallic
Super Black Metallic

Suzuki Swift Accessories

All sixth-gen Swift grades are mild-hybrid powered, and include LED lights, tilt/telescopic steering and important safety tech like AEB, lane-support systems, adaptive cruise control, heated mirrors, traffic sign recognition, rear parking sensors, auto high beams and an alarm.

Other standard items are keyless entry/start, a 9.0-inch touchscreen multimedia system, reverse camera, wireless for Apple CarPlay (but wired Android Auto) and a digital radio. But a spare wheel is now a dealer-fit option.

For a driver’s seat-height adjuster, leather-wrapped steering wheel, alloy wheels, front passenger vanity mirror, front-seat map pockets and USB charging outlets, you’ll need the Hybrid Plus auto grade. This also brings privacy glass, heated front seats, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.

Finally, Hybrid GLX auto ups the ante with a wireless phone charger, folding exterior mirrors, paddle shifters, climate control, glossy alloys and more.

Suzuki Swift Engine

Under the Swift Hybrid’s clamshell bonnet is a 61kW/112Nm 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine, mated to an electric motor/starter/generator known as an 'ISG'. It delivers an additional 2.3kW and 60Nm, for a healthy power-to-weight ratio of around 63kW per tonne. The front wheels are driven via a five-speed manual or Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) automatic.

Suzuki Swift FAQs

My Suzuki Swift injectors fill the engine with fuel when I turn the car off

Your car has an engine Suzuki calls K12C which is a member of the Dual Jet family. That means it does, indeed, have a pair of fuel injectors for each cylinder. It’s conceivable that one set of the injectors is not seating properly or not getting the correct signal to shut off from the computer and that is filling the cylinders with fuel. This may happen until the pressure in the fuel rail dies off, or it could continue dripping all night.

If this is what’s happening, then you shouldn’t attempt to start the car as, should there be enough fuel inside the cylinders, the engine could hydraulically lock, potentially bending con-rods and destroying the entire engine.

How have you diagnosed this as the problem? Have you removed the injectors and had them checked or tested? This sounds like a pretty odd sort of problem for a car as new as this.

The other possibility is that the injectors are getting a computer signal they shouldn’t and leaking as a result. This is a tempting theory as it might also explain why the fan continues to run with the engine switched off. However, it pays to remember that many cars will continue to run their cooling fan after the ignition has been turned off as a way of reducing the temperature of the engine, even though it’s stopped. This should have no effect on the injectors, though.

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My 2011 Suzuki Swift engine is hesitating

Replacing random parts to fix a problem is a great way to tear up dollars and time. It’s also pretty frustrating when the problem doesn’t go away. The first thing to do is to have the car electronically scanned to see if the car’s own computer can point you towards the cause of the problem.

It may be as simple as the car needs a tune up and a new set of spark plugs, but you won’t know until it’s been properly diagnosed. This is not a complex car, so any good workshop should be able to sort it for you. The other problem, of course, is that the issue is intermittent, so it may take the workshop some time to be able to make the problem appear. Patience is the key here, not throwing a load of new parts at it.

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Cracked windscreen in my 2023 Suzuki Swift

In modern cars with bonded windscreen, the glass is actually a structural part of the car. Therefore, if the car cops a big enough impact (say, hitting a pothole at speed) it’s conceivable that the stress passing through the whole car could cause a crack in the glass. Stress cracks in windscreens are usually fairly straight and will emanate from the edge of the glass.

The other way to crack a windscreen is to subject it to extremes of temperature. Pouring boiling water over an icy windscreen on a cold morning is a great way to crack the glass, but high interior temperatures in hot weather can also cause cracking in extreme cases.

Suzuki, like just about every other car-maker has a list of things that aren’t covered by warranty, including batteries, tyre, brakes pads and, as you’ve discovered, glass.

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Suzuki Swift Interior

Based on the previous platform, the sixth-gen Suzuki Swift's five-door only body is big and spacious for a supermini, offering lots of room and easy entry/egress. But it’s all change as far as cabin presentation is concerned, with a sweeping new dashboard that looks and feels more upmarket than before. A comparatively large and versatile cargo area tops off a well-designed interior.

Suzuki Swift Boot Space

The Swift Hybrid’s boot capacity is 265 litres with all seats up to the bottom of the parcel shelf. Dropping the split-fold rear seatbacks sees that expand to 569L.

Suzuki Swift boot space

Suzuki Swift Seats

The Suzuki Swift is a five-seater hatchback, with reclining bucket seats up front and a three-occupant rear bench. Note that the base grade does not include a driver's side height adjuster. The backrest is 60/40 split-fold to boost luggage capacity into the cabin if needed.

Suzuki Swift Speed

The Suzuki Swift Hybrid can sprint from standstill to 100km/h (0-100km/h) in 11.9 seconds for the manual and 12.5s as an auto, on the way to a top speed of about 160km/h and 170km/h respectively.

Suzuki Swift Range

The Swift Hybrid averages 3.8L/100km on the combined cycle in manual form, or 4.0L/100km with the CVT auto. This translates to 78 and 80 grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide emissions respectively. Note the Swift Hybrid has a taste for more-expensive 95 RON premium unleaded petrol. Fitted with a 37-litre tank, expect a range of about 970km.