Engine and driving
It looks like the new model will be as good as or better to drive than the last model that was previously recognized for its lively and grippe handling. Sport will almost certainly be great fun to hurl around a race track.
Suzuki, as expected, has dropped the old car’s 1.6-litre four-cylinder in favour of the 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder from the Vitara Turbo. There’s no word on whether it makes more power in the Swift Sport, expected 103kW and 220Nm of torque. other than, on the plus side, the Swift Sport weighs less than 1000kg, so, should be rather a bit of fun.
Swift Sport chief engineer Mr Masao Kobori believed, “We know that our customers value a dynamic driving experience above everything else, so for the third-generation Swift Sport our development concept was Ultimate Driving Excitement.”
Mr Kobori sustained, “It’s lighter, sharper, and quicker. It’s more aggressive and emotive, but we’ve also refined the elements that make it practical to use every day—the clutch feel, the manual transmission shift throw, the seats and steering wheel. Everything that puts the driver at the heart of the experience.”
2018 Suzuki Swift Sport engine
With emissions testing getting ever tougher, the company’s choice to boost the new Swift Sport with a turbocharged engine was all-but-inevitable although perfectionists will grieve the loss of the old 1.6-litre engine’s lightning reactions and frenetic power delivery.
This’ll swiftly be forgotten when fans will realize the new 1.4-litre Boosterjet will raise everyday performance considerably. Power rises from 136 to 140hp but torque jumps from an anemic 118Ib ft at 4,400rpm to a much healthier 162Ib ft from just 1,500rp.
That should be sufficient to drop the Swift Sport’s 0-62mph time to less than eight seconds (from 8.7 currently) and extraordinarily improve in-gear acceleration – altering the Sport into a far more usable car as a result.
