New Suzuki Swift (2011) revealed

The 2011 Suzuki Swift revealed

After a few leaked and spy pictures cropped up, Suzuki has decided to do the sensible thing and stick out some detail and an official picture to feed interest in the new Suzuki Swift, which is due to go on sale in the Autumn.

The new Swift is bigger than the current car – 90mm longer and an extra 50mm in the wheelbase – but despite that it’s both lighter and stiffer which means more room, more performance and better dynamics.

When the new Swift launches the existing 1.3 litre lump will be replaced by a new 1.2 litre Dual VVT producing 92bhp and 87lb’ft of torque. Those figures are only marginally better than the old 1.3 but the big gains have been in economy – 56.5 mpg compared to 48.7 mpg – and in emissions which, at 116g/km, are better by 24g/km.

In addition to the new 1.2 litre petrol Suzuki are planning on offering a modified 1.3 litre diesel – which manages 67.3 mpg –  which will be introduced in 2011.

Suzuki hasn’t come up with any model and specification details yet, and nor have the offered us pricing. With a launch in the Autumn they’ll have to do that before too long, and we’d expect to see prices starting at around £10,900.

By Cars UK