autoten.com

size is not everything in the small-car conflict and the next Swift, revealed for the first time in official pictures from Hungary, looks much like the current car. It will also have similar suspension and engines, although Australia will not get the three-door Swift sold in Australia and local supplies will not arrive until midway through next year. And there is likely to be a price rise.
“Yes, the Swift is an evolution, not a revolution. But when you see the car it is bolder and stronger than the current car,” says Tony Devers, general manager of Suzuki Australia. “It’s more fuel efficient, has more performance, and a higher-quality finish inside. It’s a more sporty drive. The Swift has always been good, but it’s more than a light car now.”

The car is nearly 100 millimetres longer and slightly wider, promising more cabin space. The body is also more rigid with more high-strength steel, which points to a better crash-safety performance. The Swift reveal comes from Esztergom in Hungary, where the new Swift is built for Europe at the Magyar Suzuki Corporation factory. There will be another preview at the Paris Motor Show in October and Australian supplies will come from Suzuki’s plant at Sagara in Japan.

Devers is reluctant to go into detail on the Swift, but definitely rules out a three-door car – “We will continue with the five-door here” – but pumps up the improvements.

bigger than 1200 cc benzin is in pipeline

“It’s bigger and that’s important. The interior and the engine technology are substantially different, and better,” he says. “We’ll probably have a bigger-capacity engine than Europe, a 1.4 or 1.5 with more performance than it has now, and I’d like to think we will be able to get it with a diesel engine as well.”

But he admits the improvements are likely to bump the bottom line. “Yes, it’s probably going to be a bit more expensive,” he says.

During 2011,autoten got information from goauto.com.au that they expect a revised 1.5 liters gasoline of around 110 hp plus for the Sport version of a direct injection 1.6 liters 140 hp unit.but autoten source say that sport version will be 1.4 liter 148 hp!.so, we think may be 1.4 liter 148 hp for european market’s swift sport or 1.6 liters 140 hp for other market?.

The SUZUKI factory in Hungary has annual capacity for 100,000 units, but with overtime the plant could manufacture up to 120,000 Swifts a year on two shifts. In the future, more powertrain options can be expected for new Swift. “They will offer even better performance and economy than the current benchmark model”, a spokesman said

Related posts:

1. 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport rendering and information
2. Next generation Suzuki Swift will got 1200cc benzin direct injection and Swift sport featuring DSG 7 speed is now 6 month late
3. Suzuki preview next Suzuki Swift Sport in Suzuki S Concept at geneva
4. Suzuki Preview 2011 Suzuki Swift
5. Suzuki Swift 3 door Spyshots : Swift Sedan will debute at the end of 2010
6. Suzuki Malaysia Export Swift (codename YN) in 2010 and plans to launch 2 new car
7. Suzuki Unveils New Swift with 1.4 liter engine And Handling Upgrades
8. Suzuki Next Generation Swift interior Spyshots, Infomation And Rendering
9. 2010 Suzuki Swift Spyshots At Nurburgring
10. short interview with EIJI MOCHIZUKI,Suzuki Swift’s Chief Engineer