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2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift Review - Frugal But Still A Fun Machine
The year was 2005 and Maruti Suzuki changed the hatchback game in India by launching the first generation of the Swift. With its cute design and peppy engine, the Swift was an instant success.
Now, 19 years and three iterations later, the fourth generation of the Maruti Suzuki Swift has arrived in India with a starting price of Rs 6.49 lakh (ex-showroom), a frugal new engine and a fully loaded safety suite.
So is the new 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift any good or has that new one-cylinder-less engine and focus on safety robbed the peppy hatch of its fun identity? We got behind the wheel of the 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift to get the answers...
2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift Review: Exterior Design - Evolutionary Quirkiness
For the design of the 2024 Swift, Maruti Suzuki decided to go down the route of evolution rather than revolution. The new Swift looks quite similar to its predecessor but is longer (+15mm), narrower (-40mm) and taller (+30mm) than the car it replaces on our streets.
The evolutionary design doesn't mean that the new 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift hasn't got a few quirks of its own. These include a new front bumper which has led to slightly tweaked headlights and a redesigned grille finished in black. The Suzuki badge sits above the grille and allows the curvaceous bonnet to strut its stuff.
Move to the sides and there is a shoulder line that runs across the side of the new 2024 Swift that connects the headlights to the taillights. There are new design options for the 15-inch alloy wheels and the door handles for the rear doors have returned to their conventional positions.
The rear end of the new Swift is as curvy as ever and the taillights with their signature C-shaped LED pattern continue to draw eyeballs to them wherever you go.
The new Maruti Suzuki Swift is offered in nine colour options including three dual-tone offerings. For some added flair, there are two factory-fitted accessory packages: the 'sporty' Racing Roadster and the 'energetic' Thrill Chaser.
2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift Review: Interior & Features - Going Upmarket?
The new Swift borrows its cabin design from Maruti's more upmarket offering, the Baleno. The multi-layered dash is dominated by the new 9-inch infotainment screen that sits at its centre. The unit supports Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, navigation, and OTA updates and also acts as a display for the reversing camera.
Behind the steering wheel is a slightly revised instrument binnacle that now features a 4.2-inch digital MID at its centre. The seats feature fabric upholstery and there are new central vents and switchgear for the automatic climate control setup.
Other highlights of the new Swift include rear AC vents, a wireless phone charger, power adjustable ORVMs, push button start/stop, steering mounted controls for the infotainment unit, cruise control and LED fog lamps. The new 2024 Maruti Swift also offers six airbags, ISOFIX anchors, rear parking sensors, ABS with EBD, hill start assist and ESC across all its variants as standard safety kit.
2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift Review: Engine & Dimensions - Triple Frugality
The biggest change to the new 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift can be found under the bonnet. The Swift has ditched Suzuki's K-Series engines for the more frugal Z series powerplant.
Indeed the switch from the K12N to the new Z12E has seen the new Swift drop a cylinder along with over 8bhp and 1.3Nm of torque. The new Z12E engine produces 80.46bhp at 5,700rpm and 111.7Nm of peak torque at 4,300rpm.
The new engine is offered with 5-speed manual and AMT gearbox options. The Swift manual delivers a mileage of 24.8km/l while the AMT variant ups the efficiency figure to 25.75km/l.
The new Swift is slightly bigger than its predecessor, though all of the differences in dimensions have not affected the wheelbase, which remains unchanged at 2,450mm.
The 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift measures 3,860mm long, 1,735mm wide and 1,520mm tall and weighs in at 920kg (925kg for the AMT) while offering 163mm of ground clearance. The boot can gobble up 265 litres of luggage while the fuel tank can 37 litres of petrol, which could allow for a single tank range of over 950km with the AMT.
2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift Review: Driving Impressions: Still Up For Fun
The new Swift's engine may have lost a cylinder and quite a bit of power in the move to the final letter of the alphabet but this naturally aspirated powerplant still behaves as it should. The throttle response is linear and there is enough oomph around the powerband which when combined with the light kerb weight makes most driving experiences easy to handle.
The new Swift is quicker from 0-100km/h than its predecessor but that 12.5 second time isn't gonna impress anyone at your local watering hole. The 5-speed manual gearbox feels quite fun to use with its short throws and you will need to bring it into play if you wish to get the Swift to overtake a bit quicker than normal.
The 2024 Swift features a new suspension setup that deals with bumps and ruts with absolute ease. Combined with the sharp and darty steering, the Swift's new suspension setup allows you to take sharp corners with ease and while there is still a bit of lean present, it isn't enough to put you off your fun.
The seating setup is still rather basic in terms of cushioning and taller drivers will be able to get comfortable behind the wheel but that leaves the one sitting behind them with a bit less leg space than they would prefer.
2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift Review: Verdict & Final Thoughts: Frugal But Fun
The new Swift brings with it an updated design and more features as standard (especially safety) across all its variants. And while the new 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift may have lost a cylinder in its pursuit of mileage happiness, the low kerb weight and the new suspension setup mean that this Swift is still perhaps one of the best hatchbacks to have a bit of fun with on our roads today.
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