Argus Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 NOOOOOOOOO I bet most of you said.....I've been looking for a small car for the wife and had a look at these..quite a quirky little thing..but know nothing about them....now i remember the old Swift was built in India..oh my God thoughts of the City Rover spring to mind..but all I can find out about the new one is that the diesel engine has come from Fiat...so to you experts 2 questions... 1...2 petrol engines they use a 1.3 and a 1.5..where are these sourced from? 2..Where is it built?? oh yes and any views about the car would be greatfully recieved..please bear in mind she has a 206 at present October 55Reg..with less than 3000 on the clock...she also considered the new Seat Ibiza to...pity the VW Polo was a bit too expensive for a knock about town car..so the end of my epic...please help as shes fancying my R32 more now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 When I were a lad..... ...I almost bought a white Swift GTi! They were cracking cars! Always liked the look of them too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gren Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 New ones look quite funky to me. Not sure what they're really like but a 'GTi' type model could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Swift is a decent looking car. Bit of a Mini "clone". My MIL to be is looking at changing her 2000 Polo for either one of these or a Mitsubishi Colt. There are some cracking deals to be had on the Colt and its got quite a funky interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Didn't a Suzuki win the Junior WRC a year or two back? Quite funky looking cars the the old Swift GTi was supposed to be PDQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problem_Child Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Isn't the Swift a Yaris underneath? It was Car Magazine's COTY last year so it can't be too shabby. But I say this to everyone contemplating a brand new car- why buy new? For the cost of one of them you could get something much nicer thats 6-12 months old. How about this , this or this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin09 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 The Diesel engine is indeed a Fiat, used in the current Panda. The 1.3 and 1.5 petrol engines are Suzuki's own and the car is put together in Hungary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 [ QUOTE ] the old Swift GTi was supposed to be PDQ. [/ QUOTE ] It was, in it's day. It gave a lot of much more expensive machinery a run for it's money. It was a 1.3 litre 16v engine produced only 100 bhp and 83 lbs of torque. It's 0-60 was 8.3 and it did a 1/4 mile in just over 16 seconds - it was a very light car and that compensated for it's lack of engine capacity. A lot of them have fallen prey to Chavs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problem_Child Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] the old Swift GTi was supposed to be PDQ. [/ QUOTE ] It was, in it's day. It gave a lot of much more expensive machinery a run for it's money. It was a 1.3 litre 16v engine produced only 100 bhp and 83 lbs of torque. It's 0-60 was 8.3 and it did a 1/4 mile in just over 16 seconds - it was a very light car and that compensated for it's lack of engine capacity. A lot of them have fallen prey to Chavs though. [/ QUOTE ] When I was a kid I lusted after one of them. That and the Daihatsu Charade GTti... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] the old Swift GTi was supposed to be PDQ. [/ QUOTE ] It was, in it's day. It gave a lot of much more expensive machinery a run for it's money. It was a 1.3 litre 16v engine produced only 100 bhp and 83 lbs of torque. It's 0-60 was 8.3 and it did a 1/4 mile in just over 16 seconds - it was a very light car and that compensated for it's lack of engine capacity. A lot of them have fallen prey to Chavs though. [/ QUOTE ] When I was a kid I lusted after one of them. That and the Daihatsu Charade GTti... [/ QUOTE ] Indeed, the GTTi, like the M3, is one of the few cars that can claim to be in the 100bhp+ per litre club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problem_Child Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Indeed, the GTTi, like the M3, is one of the few cars that can claim to be in the 100bhp+ per litre club. [/ QUOTE ] True- though it's a shame it had lass than a litre capacity! Is there a modern equivalent of these cars? Must admit I'm struggling to think of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v15ben Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Turbo Charged Smart Car pehaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Aye, it was a 3-pot, the Charade that is. There is still an owners club and they have quite a following too. I know a guy, well, by association, who has a black one and he's fanatical about it. In fact I think he runs the owners club now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problem_Child Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Turbo Charged Smart Car pehaps? [/ QUOTE ] Too dear! A friend of mine looked at one but ended up buying a 1.6 MX-5 because it cost less to buy and insure... The Kimber version on the other hand might be worth considering. Once they decide on a name for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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