Suzuki Swift is subcompact car which was originally designed as a city car for Japan and Europe, however, it has become popular worldwide as this Japanese car belongs to the bargain end of the economy car class.  New Suzuki Swift is priced well under $10,000 and has fuel economy ratings around 40 mpg .  Suzuki Swift is a thus very practical option for price-conscious buyers who are looking for basic transportation. Used Suzuki Swifts can be bought at very low price due to its high depreciation.  The latest generation of Suzuki Swift subcompact stretches from 1995 to 2001.  In this post, we review the Suzuki Swift 2000 model.  Suzuki’s Swift 2000 model is a great value for your money.

Model Lineup of Suzuki Swift

Suzuki Swift comes in 2 models namely GL and GA. The standard Swift GL includes air condition as well as stereo system while standard Swift GA is without all these features. Each model of Suzuki’s Swift 2000 includes 4-cylinder engine attached with manual 5-speed gearbox and also an optional 3-speed automatic transmission.

Suzuki Swift – Exterior

The external look of Swift is somewhat wedge shaped surrounded with smooth edges and side panels which perfectly blend together to give it a contemporary look.   The major exterior features are

• Curb weight: 820 Kg
• Body side molding
• Metallic / gloss / black paint
• Front and rear black bumpers
• Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe
• Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
• Externally adjustable black door mirrors for driver and passenger
• Day time running lights
• Tinted glass on cabin
• Rear window

Suzuki Swift – Interior Features

Suzuki Swift’s cabin is well designed.  The inside cabin consist of total 4 seats of which front seats are bucket seats while back seats are quite modest. These front bucket seats help to prevent arms and shoulders from bumping against a door or other passenger. Though you would never feel like crammed or congested inside Swift mainly because its designer has taken care of every thing to give maximum elbow room in a compact space.  It comes with driver and passenger front airbags, 3-point reel front seat belts for driver and passenger,  Ventilation system with recirculation setting, automatic transmission, Air conditioning,  Am/Fm radio,  Cassette player etc.

Driving impression of Suzuki Swift

The strut design of Swift does good job of smoothing out bumps, however the short wheel span makes the ride quality more rugged compared to larger car having longer wheelbase. Swift’s good quality mechanical hardware is the key reason for its good mannerism on road.  It lacks features like power steering, but in spite of that,  you can maneuver the car including making u-turns easily. In addition to above mentioned features Suzuki’s Swift has many hidden active and passive safety features boost up driver confidence.

The Suzuki’s Swift has been in this auto market for many years still it has a charm which gives it fresh look and also its features makes it stand well against all its new competitor.  Swift has many attributes as well as limitation.  Though Swift is a small car in dimensions, you can easily move around in the case of city traffic; quite affordable for buyers with fixed car budget, but is quite comfortable and nicely equipped; though the tiny engine of Swift sometimes may lack power, but this get compensated due to its economical fuel consumption.  Overall our ratings for Suzuki Swift are as follows:

In short, Suzuki’s Swift is a good starter car and offers good value for money .

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