New Suzuki Swift 2024: mild-hybrid hatchback set to rival the MG3 revealed in full

After several teasers of what seemed esteem a production-ready ‘theory’, the following-era 2024 Suzuki Swift has in the end been revealed in production originate.

Critical points released by Suzuki Japan now ascertain predictions that the production automobile will be unchanged from the automobile unveiled every virtually after which in the flesh at final week’s Japan Mobility Repeat.

Now a step nearer to an expected Australian unencumber subsequent year, the contemporary Swift will proceed to compete in the value-centered little automobile segment towards the likes of the Mazda 2, Toyota Yaris, and furthermore the MG3 which dominates the segment.

Suzuki’s most neatly-most long-established automobile in Australia, the Swift has delivered 5827 objects in Australia this year. While second to the aforementioned MG (13,497), the outcomes show that there would possibly per chance be soundless existence in the once powerhouse little automobile segment.

What powers the contemporary Suzuki Swift?

As neatly as confirming the create, the Suzuki Japan web build of abode furthermore references a newly developed 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine, which could furthermore be on hand with previously rumoured soft-hybrid technology that offers a recognize terminate in vitality all over acceleration.

Vitality outputs recognize now not yet been confirmed for the engine, nor what powertrains will be on hand in Australia for the contemporary-era the build we recognize three powertrain alternatives on hand for the contemporary third-era Swift, looking on grade.

These encompass a 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol, a 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol, and a 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol, as featured in the Swift Sport. Vitality outputs differ from 60kW and 120Nm for the 1.2-litre, to 103kW and 230Nm for the tip-spec Swift Sport.

In Japan, it’s confirmed the contemporary Swift will furthermore be on hand in Japan with every entrance- and all-wheel-force.

The prospect of an all-wheel-force Swift is tantalizing, alternatively whereas it has long been an possibility out of the country on old generations of the Swift, it has on no story been offered in Australia.

A brand contemporary consistently variable computerized transmission (CVT) furthermore appears to be like to be the one real possibility, finally in the contemporary Japanese specifications. Even though a handbook is on the total on hand in some markets, the build self-shifting transmissions are customary.

What else is contemporary on the fourth-gen Swift?

Just in regards to the exterior, the evolutionary create is unchanged from a Swift ‘theory’, affirming the automobile’s recognisable silhouette whereas furthermore debuting a newly revised face and headlights, as neatly as other tweaks along side a extra worthy crease line along the facet profile.

Internal, there are extra changes with a brand contemporary cabin that now involves a 9.0-hotfoot touchscreen infotainment machine, and digital native weather controls. Gentle analogue dials are maintained, even even supposing they characteristic a little digital expose between them.

While Australian specifications recognize now not yet been revealed, the contemporary model furthermore gains an electrical parking brake and a assortment of security positive aspects along side self reliant emergency braking, blind-map monitoring, rear disagreeable-web page visitors alert, and a 360-degree digicam.