Suzuki has announced the new 2012 Swift Sport, which is the flagship of the model. It comes with high level equipment, tuned steering, braking and suspension. The new Swift Sport offers better handling, driving performance, environmental compatibility and an uncompromising focus on quality. Overall, it offers a rewarding experience of Suzuki’s sporting DNA.
The exterior boasts a complete aerodynamics package with improved airflow. The car also has a High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps with a metallic-grey coating as well as new design rear lamps.
The interior is also focused in sport. It features sport seats in an exclusive fabric and a five-dial meter cluster.
The suspension boasts greater toe and camber rigidity for the torsion beam, greater lateral rigidity in the torsion-beam bushings and larger rear wheel bearings. All this improvements enhance stability at the rear under hard cornering. The springs are also revised as well as the steering-gearbox member and suspension-frame member.
The small car is powered by a new M16A petrol engine featuring VVT and increased valve lift. The result is 136PS (100 kW) and 160Nm (118 lb-ft) of torque. The fuel economy is superb – 6.4 liters per 100 km on combined cycle with emissions of 147 g/km CO2. The engine is mated to a newly developed 6-speed manual gearbox.
The safety is at high level, too. It includes seven airbags and ESP (Electronic Stability Program) as standard.
2012 Swift Sport is available in five metallic / pearlescent colours which are as follows:
- Silky Silver metallic
- Kashmir Blue Pearl metallic
- Cosmic Black Pearl metallic
- Cool White pearl metallic
- Ablaze Red Pearl metallic
In line with other models in the Suzuki range, new Swift Sport models are covered by a three-year/60 000-mile new vehicle warranty. Service intervals are every 9 000 miles. 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport is priced at £13 500 OTR.
2012 Suzuki Swift Sport Equipment List:
| COMFORT | |
| Electric windows with drivers side auto-down | |
| Heated electric and folding door mirrors | |
| Remote central door locking | |
| Keyless entry and push button start | |
| Front Sport seats | |
| Automatic Air Conditioning | |
| Pollen filter | |
| MP3 / WMA compatible Radio/CD with USB port + 6 speakers | |
| Bluetooth integrated audio unit with voice activation and music streaming facility | |
| Audio controls on steering wheel | |
| Cruise control | |
| Tilt and telescopic adjustable steering wheel | |
| Tinted glass | |
| Rear privacy glass | |
| INSTRUMENT PANEL | |
| Lights-on/key-in reminder | |
| Digital clock | |
| Outside temperature display | |
| Fuel consumption display (average / instantaneous / tank range | |
| Driver’s seat belt warning lamp & alarm | |
| Door ajar warning lamp | |
| INTERIOR | |
| Boot light (2 positions) | |
| Sun visor/vanity mirror (both sides) | |
| Front map light | |
| Centre console storage | |
| Cup holders x 3 | |
| Front seat height adjuster (driver’s side) | |
| 60/40 split rear seat backs | |
| Accessory socket | |
| EXTERIOR | |
| High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps with headlamp washers | |
| Automatic headlamp levelling | |
| 2 speed & intermittent windscreen wipers | |
| Rear wash/wipe with intermittent facility | |
| 17” Alloy wheels | |
| Black coloured A & B pillars | |
| Body coloured door mirrors & handles | |
| Electromagnetic tailgate opener | |
| Body coloured side sill covers | |
| Body coloured Tailgate mounted rear roof spoiler | |
| Front fog lamps | |
| Towing eye | |
| SAFETY & SECURITY | |
| Driver and front passenger airbags | |
| Side curtain airbags | |
| Curtain Shield Airbags | |
| Drivers knee airbag | |
| Front passenger airbag deactivation system | |
| Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) | |
| ABS with EBD | |
| Automatic headlamps | |
| 3-point ELR seatbelts for all seats | |
| ISOFIX child seat restraint system with top tether anchors | |
| Remote fuel lid opener | |
| Side impact protection beams | |
| Visible VIN | |
| Freewheeling key cylinders | |
| Deadlocks | |
| Flat tyre repair system (in place of spare wheel) |
NEW SWIFT SPORT 1.6 VVT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| ENGINE | ||
| Engine type | M16A with VVT | |
| No. of cylinders | 4 | |
| No. of valves | 16 | |
| Fuel distribution | Multipoint injection | |
| EU emission standard compliance | Euro 5 | |
| Bore x stroke (mm) | 78.0 x 83.0 | |
| Capacity (cc) | 1,586 | |
| Compression ratio | 11.0:1 | |
| Max output (kW/hp @ rpm) | 100/136 @ 7,000 | |
| Max torque (Nm/lbft @ rpm) | 160/118 @ 4,400 | |
| TRANSMISSION | ||
| Type | 6-speed manual | |
| Gear ratios | 1st | 3.615 |
| 2nd | 2.047 | |
| 3rd | 1.518 | |
| 4th | 1.156 | |
| 5th | 0.918 | |
| 6th | 0.794 | |
| Reverse | 3.481 | |
| Final drive | 3.944 | |
| CHASSIS | ||
| Brakes – front | Ventilated discs | |
| Brakes – rear | Discs | |
| Suspension – front | MacPherson strut & coil springs | |
| Suspension – rear | Torsion beam & coil springs | |
| Steering | Rack and pinion | |
| Turning circle (m) | 10.4 | |
| Tyre size | 195/45R17 | |
| WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS | ||
| Kerb weight kg | 1,045 | |
| Gross vehicle weight kg | 1,480 | |
| Towing capacity – braked kg | 1,000 | |
| Towing capacity – unbraked kg | 400 | |
| Overall length – mm | 3,890 | |
| Overall width – mm | 1,695 | |
| Overall height – mm | 1,510 | |
| Wheelbase – mm | 2,430 | |
| Track Front – mm | 1,470 | |
| Track Rear – mm | 1,475 | |
| Ground clearance – mm | 130 | |
| Seats | 4 | |
| Luggage capacity – rear seatback raised (l) | 211 | |
| Luggage capacity – rear seatback folded (l) | 512 | |
| Fuel tank capacity (l) | 42 | |
| PERFORMANCE & ECONOMY | ||
| Urban cycle mpg (l/100 km) | 33.6 (8.4) | |
| Extra urban mpg (l/100 km) | 54.3 (5.2) | |
| Combined mpg (l/100 km) | 44.1 (6.4) | |
| CO2 emissions (g/km) | 147 | |
| Max. speed (mph) | 121 | |
| Acceleration 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) secs | 8.7 | |
Source: Suzuki
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