FUTURE MODELS
Suzuki is finally getting sporty
Mark Smyth drove the new Swift Sport and Vitara models heading to SA in August
Fans of the Suzuki Swift Sport will be excited to know that it is finally coming to SA in August. It’s been a long wait, including some uncertainty over whether it would come at all. But will the wait be worth it? We’ve just driven it at the Millbrook vehicle testing facility in the UK and like previous generations, it’s not about power. The new Sport dispenses with the old normally aspirated 1.6 and gets a 1.4 turbocharged Boosterjet engine producing just 103kW and 230Nm of torque. That’s way off rivals such as the Volkswagen Polo GTi and Renault Clio GT, but while Suzuki SA has not yet released pricing, hopefully not being in the same power league means you shouldn’t be paying a power price. What the Swift is about is handling and fun, it’s about having the most driving enjoyment in a package that is well equipped and is as good driving to the office as it is hurtling through a series of twisty bends. The latter is exactly what we did on Millbrook’s technical hill course, a route...
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