Suzuki Swift Sport

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Spirited Swifthas the looks

IN MY BOOK, THE LITTLE SuzukiSwift has to be best-looking superminicurrently on the market.While a raft of other offerings come

pretty close to matching it in the looksdepartment, for me the Japanese marque’s little compact just pips thebest of the rest by a whisker, for it’s justone of a small band of motors that looksgreat from any angle.The latest addition to the range, the

three-door Swift Sport, adds even extravisual appeal, with its lower slungstance, 15-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels,body-coloured roof spoiler and side sillcovers, large front grille and finned foglamp bezels all helping to add to thecar’s sporty-looking character.Under the bonnet is honed a revised

134bhp, EU5-compatable edition of theprevious Sport model’s 1.6-litre engine.

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But it now offers more power, increasedtorque, lower emissions and improvedfuel economy, aided by a new slick-changing, six-speed gearbox.Top speed is a respectable 121mph

while the zero 62mph dash can beaccomplished in 8.7seconds, more thana match for most competitors in itsclass.The Swift Sport is a fabulous little gem

to drive. Thanks to its wide track andshort wheelbase, there’s oodles of grip

matched by great amounts of body con-trol which helps to give confidencethrough tight bends.As expected from a hot hatch, the ride

is a little on the firm side, but not sohard that it will rattle the fillings out ofyour teeth.Inside the cabin there’s a remarkable



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amount of space all round for such asmall car, and the rake and reachadjustable steering wheel coupled with aheight-adjustable seat, means the drivercan’t fail to get comfortable.When it comes to interior design and

quality of fittings Suzuki have made bigadvances in recent times and you wouldbe hard to find any serious fault in thenew Sport.Ok, some of the plastics may be on the

hard side but that doesn’t really detractfrom the overall ambiance of the interior. The five-dial dash certainly looks the

business and the leather-covered steer-ing wheel contains the switches for thecruise control, sound system andBluetooth, keeping them all at the driver’s fingertips.All Swift models excel on the safety

front and the Sport continues the trend.Seven airbags – including one for thedriver’s knees – are fitted as standard,along with stability control, ABS, ISOFIXchild seat system, projector headlampswith wash function and side impact protection beams.At just £13,500, the Swift’s price tag

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put on the driveway, and while it sits ininsurance band 18, its 44mpg fuel consumption figure means it won’t breakthe bank to keep on the road.Suzuki hope to sell around 1000 Sport

models to UK buyers this year, around10 per cent of total Swift sales. Whilethis is not a huge number by any stretch

of the imagination, it should helpkeep the little Sport’s

resale figures at something of a premium.

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PRICE: £13,500. DRIVETRAIN: 1586cc, 136bhp petrol engine, driving front wheels through six-speed manual gearbox. TOP SPEED: 121mph. 0-62MPH: 8.7 seconds. FUEL CONSUMPTION: Combined 44.1mpg. CO2 EMISSIONS: 147g/km. WARRANTY: Three years/60,000 miles.

PRICE: £13,500. DRIVETRAIN: 1586cc, 136bhp petrol engine, driving front wheels through six-speed manual gearbox. TOP SPEED: 121mph. 0-62MPH: 8.7 seconds. FUEL CONSUMPTION: Combined 44.1mpg. CO2 EMISSIONS: 147g/km. WARRANTY: Three years/60,000 miles.

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