2020 Suzuki Swift vs 2021

What's the difference?

Often in life, you’ll find the most simple answer to a problem is the best one.

Take Suzuki for example. The brand’s problem? It wants to sell cars. The solution? Don’t overthink it. Forget hybrids and dual-clutch transmissions and trick differentials… the core to Suzuki’s success is one which seems to elude other automakers quite easily.

It builds simple and fun-to-drive cars, which can be easily tailored to universally appeal to both developing markets and some of the most advanced and difficult-to-compete-in markets in the world, like ours here in Australia.

The Swift Sport is perhaps the shining example of that. Essentially just a regular budget Swift hatch turned up to 11 with existing parts from other Suzuki vehicles, the Sport has not only managed to outlive many of its rivals, it’s managed to do so in a form which is cheap but not nasty.

With the arrival of the Series II Swift Sport, what’s been added? Stick with us as we explain…

The Swift is a silent assassin.

Since its launch in 2017, the fifth Suzuki supermini to boast the badge in Australia has been left standing tall, while several storied nameplates – including Holden Barina (which was once a Swift twin), Hyundai Accent, Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio, Peugeot 208 and soon Honda Jazz – have slipped away, their makers tossing in the towel as the market for tiny tots continues to contract.

But while supermini ranks thin out, the Suzuki keeps on evolving.

Let’s see how the recently-released mid-spec GLX Turbo Series II stacks up.