2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift review - Return to form for India’s favourite hatchback |

[@autocarindia1]

Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Design and dimensions 4:16 - Boot space 4:35 - Interior 6:23 - Quality 7:00 - Storage 7:20 - Touchscreen 7:48 - Features 8:18 - Rear seat 9:28 - Safety 10:07 - Engine 10:55 - Fuel economy 11:14 - Performance and refinement 12:45 - Swift AMT 14:00 - Ride and handling 15:30 - Swift manual 17:10 - Price and verdict

[@M4NA5]

All Swift is gonna do is increase the sales of Baleno which were hampered by the release of Fronx. Suzuki playing 3D chess.

[@xioracky]

Then the new esspresso will increase the sales of swift XD

[@vikrant8167]

Its called 4D Chess not 3D 💀

[@saikirang210]

If Suzuki could make sure to increase its build quality and it's safety rating near to 4 stars... It'll be a blockbuster as usual 🔥

[@cineenthusiast1234]

Even if its not it will be one of the best selling cars

[@peanutbutterjelly1368]

Build quality and safety rating are 2 different things. First, go and learn what differentiates them.

[@M4NA5]

@@peanutbutterjelly1368They’re pretty heavily correlated. Almost all 2-3 star safety rated cars have unstable body shells and comprised chassis under heavy load (read: an accident at 60kmph; most highway drives are at a way higher speed btw). Most people think 6 airbags improves safety but only marginally.

[@peanutbutterjelly1368]

@@M4NA5 wrong. As I said, please search what build quality means. Tesla cars are super safe and highly rated, but are bashed for their poor build quality. Doesn't mean that they are correlated terms.

[@abhishek3398]

​@@peanutbutterjelly1368 Agreed. Same with the Hyundai cars. Their fit and finish and build quality feels good but not good in safety ratings. Safety is highly reliant on platform strength.

[@puneetsingh20]

Not putting the 1.0 turbo in the new Swift is utter stupidity. The Swift deserves it more than any other Maruti.

[@adityathakre1006]

👉 point😊

[@arunpai1515]

@@adityathakre1006 1.0L petrol is a big noisy engine almost every model has failed - be it ecosport, baleno, kia every one

[@wave582]

​@@arunpai1515Polo🗿

[@16000revs]

​@@arunpai1515 calling a 1 litre a big engine is wild

[@arunpai1515]

@@16000revs not big engine- big noisy

[@ducatimultistradav4850]

1. From 4 cylinder engine to 3 cylinder engine... 2. From 89 BHP to 81 BHP... 3. From 113 NM of Torque to 112 NM of Torque... 4. Looks are polarizing, and the previous generations were much better in terms of looks 😑😐 5. Prices have increased even more despite the downgrades!!! 6. Safety is a story for another day 😂 People can chill, I'm not a particular fanboy, it's just that in every aspect I see, it only appears like a downgrade. Maruti only focuses on mileage and practically speaking nothing else.. One can get an Ignis or Baleno in the same price range which has more power and 4 cylinder engine, and the Baleno has much better build quality, features, comfort, space and my friend told that Nexa dealerships are much superior compared to the Arena dealerships 👍 PS: It's not an issue if the car is downgraded in few aspects, but the asking price is much more compared to before, and I reckon the Indian bound Swift won't be as pleasing as the European or Japanese ones in terms of build quality and safety...

[@pranavbalaji7864]

1. New hydraulic clutch. 2. Excellent steering response. 3. Excellent low end punch. 4. Excellent body control, due to new front stabilizers. 5. Stiffer suspension for the sporty feel. Looks like you haven't watched the full review yet!

[@athullal7438]

​@@pranavbalaji7864 Sporty feel. Just not sporty though.

[@aaronderyl]

Indian car lovers just refuse to see these obvious facts.

[@kostinarain7373]

European 😂😂what have you been smoking?? There's no European cars competing with this anymore

[@Fr3vyn]

Its missing a sunroof😂😂

[@asweseeit1742]

In pursuit of tech and features, people just forget how good the Maruti Suzuki manual gearboxes are, especially mated to the 1.2l K12 engines.

[@truegamer_007]

Manual is nothing but headache in traffic.

[@yourharish]

I have a 12 year old dzire 1.2 k series motor. It's engine and gearbox are the highlights. Can't sell it 😊

[@carcrazysid9015]

15:38 When he hustled that manual gearbox, it gave me goosebumps!!😈

[@ankithanje937]

Bodyline gap between Bonnet and bumper is disturbing 💯

[@cybertron50]

Yes, you just cannot unsee it.

[@OptimusPrime96]

4:32 that tin sound

[@pranavbalaji7864]

Sounds good to me

[@OptimusPrime96]

@@pranavbalaji7864 listen in loop then 😂

[@stockguruji2160]

Go buy a Mercedes then

[@OptimusPrime96]

@@stockguruji2160 which Mercedes comes at 8L

[@stockguruji2160]

@ if it doesn’t come then enjoy the sound and put it on loop

[@Stories_on_Wheelz]

Hi Autocar team, at 7:55 in the features list. I think this new Swift doesn't offer auto dimming rear view mirror. Kindly have a look and update please.

[@varununnikrishnan6250]

15:37 Where we all said Hell Yeah!

[@mauliksinghal2372]

They really need to bring a swift sport with the 1.0 boosterjet.

[@diveshsharma4301]

I saw one in flesh yesterday. Ngl it looks really good.

[@camabron1]

Previous one looks better

[@bhushanmano]

While I acknowledge the iconic status of the Maruti Swift, I was surprised to find it reviewed by none other than Mr. Gavin D'Souza, a motoring authority and personal favorite at AutoCarIndia. I hope to see him take the wheel of more vehicles in the future. Unfortunately, I find the reviews by other presenters, aside from Mr. D'Souza, Nikhil bro and Ms. Renuka, to lack dynamism and can, at times, be tedious.

[@venukrithish007]

Stop sucking up dude. Nikhil and Renuka are also very good and they know what they're doing. Don't discredit others

[@abhishek6704]

​@@venukrithish007I don't think you understand what he's saying. Read carefully and you'll see what he says is apart from Renuka, Gavin and Nikhil, the rest don't have the dynamism in their reviews

[@RohanRavindraNanthoor]

Yes! Except the three reviewers, others are…you know, a little boring.

[@venukrithish007]

@@abhishek6704 Yeah yeah I mean they're equally good. In fact I find the product interesting or tedious, not the reviewers.

[@shaktisingh5543]

@@venukrithish007 Man read the mans comment! He has been most respectful and honest in what he said. You on the other hand just jumped to a conclusion 😂😂😂😂 READ THE COMMENT.....READ THE COMMENT!!!!

[@amitabhakhan152]

The only drawback of Maruti is it's build quality, improving that should be of utmost priority, rather than infusing gimmicks such as the HOD, sunroof etc.

[@VivekRaghuvanshi]

100% agree 👍

[@cineenthusiast1234]

Build quality is great dont confuse it with safety

[@peanutbutterjelly1368]

@@cineenthusiast1234 build quality is also poor dude. So many rattles, poor quality of parts around AC vents, panels flex a lot, no attention to detail, etc. Though, their paint quality is good, door thud sound is better in the latest models, also the dashboard is quite solidly put together in the new ones. This is coming from a 2023 Baleno Alpha owner.

[@manjunathams8865]

Some one speaking the truth

[@sauravkr2011]

​@@peanutbutterjelly1368 I've been using my 2014 Swift without any issues; there's nothing like what you're describing. Don't just follow the crowd blindly, bro.

[@moistkitty8081]

Will wait for the other 2 iterations were we get 1 cylinder engine with 50km per liter mileage

[@pillairangaraj20]

😂😂😂😂

[@noice8674]

Might as well put cycle pedals in next generation in place of engine. Infinite mileage then😍

[@infotainmentbysg4162]

Why should one pay 10lakh to hear and feel a 3 cylinder thrump. Manufactures are taking the ignorant Indian buyers for granted and leaving the informed customers out of choice. But i wont. Will happily settle for some used good engines.

[@sameerlanjekar2150]

Yes

[@deepakkaul5442]

You are paying 15L for fronx , 25L for GV 3 cylinders , if that's your criteria. Turbo or hybrid is a secondary point.

[@Arts11234]

no one is paying 25 lakhs for GV, A person who has 25 lakhs to splurge on a car won't care about mileage(String hybrid), even my MS fanboy friends are moving​ towards Mahindra cars such as Scorpio, XUV and Harrier@@deepakkaul5442

[@SushobhitSingh20]

That is because globally manufacturers are moving towards sustainability. Smaller engines, Hybrids and EVs. Even the V6, V8 engines are dying. Mustang, Camaro etc have been discontinued globally and the next generation will probably be relaunched with either smaller engines or in EV forms. So this is a trend globally, not only in India.

[@RAJ-km8gw]

All automobile manufacturers are shifting to 3 cylinder engines....

[@rohanagarwal6848]

Good to hear that this generation has better handling and stearing feel then the third generation

[@Petrol_and_positivity]

I can see the infotainment shaking itself loose. 😅

[@KRP-y7y]

15:36 Sound 🤤

[@shree397]

Yeah of course now maruti suzuki fanbois will like 3 Cylinder engines 😂 1L TSI from VW UP! Used in polo was engine of the year for 3 years straight and not one maruti guy said its agood engine. 😂Typical Maruti Suzuki fanbois😅

[@Fastasf12]

​@@shree397If it was so good then I see no reason for vw to discontinue that polo🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aswathmaheshkumar7416]

​@@Fastasf12the polo was disconnected, not the engine. Sure the 1.0 VAG engine is not a confident mile muncher like the 1.5, but it is any day much much better than this glorified Lawnmover called a swift.

[@Fastasf12]

@@aswathmaheshkumar7416 Fact is fact that polo was overpriced and overhyped and so called car lovers think that any polo even if it's mpi is fastest😂😂

[@aswathmaheshkumar7416]

@@Fastasf12 speed is not what’s in discussion here, because lets me honest none of these cars are fast. What important is the driving dynamics, the handling, the build quality things like that matter. Ask yourself this simple question will Suzuki sell the same swift sold here in Europe or Japan if not why are we treated as third class citizens.

[@cineenthusiast1234]

I really like the new design 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@orangeheart6951]

Is it unsafe again?

[@ashiq1915]

8:14 14:47 auto dimming rear view mirror???

[@amaljoe367]

It looks very good. People hating on new design for no reason 😐 Actually any new car comes out there will be only negative comments in the comment section. Everyone thinks cars in their generation were the best looking and the new gen is always the worst

[@srinathshettigar379]

no this swift looks like pressure cooker from front and alto from back. absolutely worst looking car ever🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@capricornus993]

It’s a common human psychology trait- resistance to change.

[@rizwankhan-df7sy]

Was waiting for Autocar test drive ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sirgobbledygook]

COMPARISON: I cant see why anyone would buy this over the Baleno unless they're fans of swift and failed to compare all the options. For a price diff of 1 lakh between Baleno top end vs swift top end, baleno gets... Fundamentals 1. Proven 4 cyl 1.2 K12 engine - 3cyl Z engine may be good but we wont know yet 2. More power, more torque - will notice in highway not in city 3. 16" 195/55 wheels - Trust me, it makes a diff with potholes and grip Daily practicality 4. 50L more boot space 5. 360 camera 6. Auto-dimming rear view mirror - Auto car made a mistake. swift doesnt have it 7. Centre arm rest Kinda nice to have 7. Universally liked looks - front and back 8. Heads up display 9. Slightly better looking dash and interiors what Swift has over Baleno is 1. Mileage - apparently. Depends on driving style. 2. wireless charger - I personally never use one

[@manikkalore1630]

But can it handle Splendor coming in from the opposite direction.

[@superclips4329]

Thinner tyres, thinner engine, stiffer suspension, hard plastics. Except the design and improved mileage, this version of swift is just terrible!

[@chiranjibhaldar5626]

Can we expect a swift with the 1 litre boosterjet engine?

[@raghuchandraprasad]

It's inching closer to Mini Cooper on looks. To service in the tough competition in India, Swift needs to tougher to match the competition! We need a Global car in terms of Safety! Fingers are crossed...!

[@ashwinsasidharan9817]

2005 - enthusiasts buying Swift 🔥, uncles buying Wagon R. 2024- uncles buying new Swift 🤡, enthusiasts buying Wagon R 1.2 zxi.

[@ashwinSasidharan87]

🤣🤣🤣🤣still an appealing proposition.

[@ashwinSasidharan87]

there is always ignis to the rescue 🔥

[@sierrachief117]

Just get a Fronx Turbo

[@ashwinsasidharan9817]

@@sierrachief117 it's 16 lakhs bro

[@RAJ-km8gw]

Yeaaah bro 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trideep220280]

Gen 1 the Swift Buyer didn't know what " Internet" was but now they do. Can we have a Swift which is at Par with European Specs

[@leslinnnn]

I test drive the new shift with the help of my sales executive friend actually i felt better than the old generation Swift its fun on traffic and for highways as well

[@ganeshk9635]

Will this slim tyres be stable and planted ?

[@shankarbalan3813]

Don’t know why you say we don’t have iconic cars in the Indian market. I don’t agree. Maruti 800, Gypsy, Alto, Skoda Octavia, Ambassador, Fiat, Contessa, Standard 2000, Mahindra Jeep, Thar, Ford Ikon, Skoda Octavia, Laura, Yeti, VW Polo, Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Honda City 1.6 VTEC, Mitsubishi Lancer GLX, Pajero, Toyota Corolla, Qualis, Chevrolet Optra SRV, and the list goes on and on.

[@RAJ-km8gw]

Yeaaaah

[@sirgobbledygook]

CORRECTION: 7:55 Swift doesnt get auto dimming rear view mirror. Source: Swift product brochure from maruti suzuki site.

[@sahil.007x]

when will be tata tiago facelift comes in

[@vikkivignesh7134]

Which colour is best

[@roopvarun]

Happy to find APSRTC in background. May we know where was this captured?

[@roopvarun]

@autocarindia1

[@kshitijmehrotra6022]

On the Bengaluru Hyderabad highway

[@pathikdesai5853]

Covered all specs well! Love the manual blue!

[@Shauzub]

Gavin is like an old wine...old and solid..always a fan of your reviews man

[@mittu800]

NCAP rating ?

[@GuGhaRaj]

-4 star

[@hrishikeshthimmaraju918]

No Swift looked as stylish as the second generation one .that was out and out class and bulky...king of the road...

[@jayramansuryanarayanan7608]

big miss on the booster jet engine for the swift

[@govindagovinda-5]

Good that there is no release bearing inside the new gear box which comes with a Hydrolic clutch box. Is it true.?

[@mrugeshdesai2162]

I think 800 cc with 3 cylinder turbo engine with shared features, with the beautiful safety features will definitely perform better with higher price

[@rahulnahar834]

While I hope they upgrade the ignis too but a comparison with ignis would be something worth a wait from autocar

[@RoodeMenon]

Ritz should return.

[@ADNR369]

7:55 one mistake in information i.e. swift doesn't have auto dimming irvm even in top model zxi plus.

[@pranavbalaji7864]

That looks 🔥. Swift feels hotter than ever

[@Scotch_Runner]

Not a relevant comment- Tata Nexon for the first time in so many months has been knocked out of the list of top 10 selling cars in April’24. It is high time that Tata motors take the Indian market seriously. The QA/QC issues, pathetic after sales service and its incapability to develop a proper diesel or petrol engines are some of the reasons why the consumers are shifting in huge % to other manufacturers. Harrier and Safari are completely gone cases as no one in their sane mind will buy a vehicle to park it in service centre. It’s quite a pity that they do not seem to learn or maybe even care.

[@carcrazysid9015]

You are right!! Harrier and Safari are like dream cars to many including me, but I feel very sad when I come across frustrated ownership experiences of buyers, many of whose cars broke down the very next day of purchase...😭

[@rps5952]

Around my area lot of people own Harrier/Safari, but None of them were ever parked in service center other than for routine maintence. I also know lot of tiago, nexon and altroz owners and none of them have described any quality issues as suggested by you. I think one or two isolated issues of poor quality pieces were present, which was blown out of proportion by social media, since somehow the social media algorithms promote Tata problems a lot rather than Positive reviews of Tata or other brand problems. If you research on other brands, you will find a lot of more serious issues with new car rolled out of factory. Moreover neoxn was not knocked out of top 10, they are just liquidating existing stock to prepare for cng and panoramic sunroof variant launch...

[@Scotch_Runner]

@@rps5952 I really wish you were correct in your observations. There are many automotive forums, for e.g. Teambhp, if you go through the posts related to ownership experience of Tata motors cars it is appalling. The sheer number of people who are fed up with Tata Motors and their pathetic service centres is quite large . Something which cannot be ignored. If your friends’ cars have not faced any issues then they are very lucky people because once any problem crops up no Tata Motors service centre will be able to help them.

[@MuraliKodavatiblr]

Power windows switches are from OG Swift(2004)

[@RAJ-km8gw]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RAJ-km8gw]

Those switches will be permanent

[@RAJ-km8gw]

They should have change it in gv

[@RAJ-km8gw]

It's like a boring

[@soorajj9207]

Swift sport with fronx turbo petrol engine please

[@amansahu7260]

Is it worth spending extra bucks to get the Fronx Zeta Boosterjet?

[@asirmir3790]

No.

[@srinathshettigar379]

looks like alto with boleno head lights and pressure cooker dakkan on bonnet 🤣🤣🤣

[@kt4092]

we need a podcast series but only with Gavin speaking all the time.

[@TheBharath09]

What's the 0 -100kmph and roll on acceleration timings

[@DjangoUnchained-fv1ss]

8:12 I don’t think swift comes with auto dimming rear view mirror.

[@gouravbose8105]

Gavin one quick question Swift AMT or Fronx Turbo AMT which one to pick for considering the price gap of 3.50 lacs top model

[@crococrash]

Fronx turbo is not with AMT. It has torque converter (TC) which is a pure automatic. TC will give lower mileage & combined with the turbo engine would be a lot less efficient than the lighter smaller swift with frugal engine

[@gouravbose8105]

@@crococrash which one to opt please advise

[@getgoodsleep1607]

@@gouravbose8105 Fronx Automatic is TC which is wayy superior to any AMT out there. I say go with the Fronx Automatic, you won't regret it for sure.

[@sidduhc]

Swift - if you are mileage conscious Fronx - if you don't consider much on mileage

[@gouravbose8105]

@@sidduhc Thanks Bro how about X3O V$ Fronx

[@syedsteeldoorschennai9599]

Sir Citroen c3 best in class

[@Aj_1771]

The Porsche guy reviewing Maruti. What a time for SWIFT. Its new version in white colour with diamond cut alloys is one heck of a head turner.

[@sutejachalla]

An outside question. The registration number on the number plate doesn't look like a regular one. Can anyone explain why?

[@wwte2342]

Ig it’s temporary number plate

[@NameIsKKrishna]

would be nicer if you can showcase both old and new model vehicles keeping them side by side for distinguish comparison.

[@LifeofBaars]

Gavin bhai coming in clutch with all that travel belly

[@Aksh-gt3xi]

I think the front is an amalgamation of two seperate design languages. One is till bonnet and the other is the front fascia component.

[@1pHaNwa-8274]

Armrest should be inbuilt install, build quality have to be improve and ground clearance should be increase somehow to 180-190 approximately..

[@dineshy7532]

16:06 to 16:18 ford fans will hear that again!

[@T.G.F.I]

First-gen Swift was a driver's delight. I still long for mine. And my wife, who was my girlfriend back then, still claims it was a four-wheeled rocket. 🚀

[@raghavmadnani8896]

she’s a keeper bruv

[@syedsteeldoorschennai9599]

Citroen c3 best in suspensions comfort zone 😊

[@anupamdein]

Why the colour options continues to be the those old dull and drab ones.Why not green and other pastel shades that we see in Swift Europe? Also is there really any usefulness of a fog light in this day and age?

[@miteshjindal3961]

Reviving swift, a proper hatchback will prove to be a checkmate by maruti to other car makers who are just rampant on just increasing heights of their hatchbacks to call it an suv ignoring car driving dynamics altogether...

[@SomjitNag]

what's the weight of this car? The video showed that there was little body roll, so I am guessing weight is less, that's how the can give a good mileage. Which in turn, makes me question the safety even more

[@avirana22]

yes the brand new maruti suzuki messarati looks so nice

[@sierrachief117]

I personally think 3 cylinder engines sound better than 4 cylinder ones. Like a mini porsche

[@abhijeetpanda246]

Everything is improved except safety rating which is unknown until crash tests happen. Once, we get the same specs as the Japanese ones. I think we will get good scores in GNCAP ratings as well. Keeping fingers crossed for the same.

[@bizon262]

bncap might give 4 star or some fancy shit but same Indian model won't even get 1-2 in other euro or Asean ncap (I also hope for good rating though)

[@Bollywood_remix11]

As an additioinal variant, maruti should provide a muscle style puffed up accessories so that the car looks muscular. I am sure the new generation will love it. The one which looks like a modified one but looks more punchy.

[@auliaali5197]

Hope one day suzuki bring this beauty to Indonesia

[@djangodcruz2943]

Suzuki : can you share your answer Mini cooper : here... but dont copy it fully.. make changes suzuki : ok sure...

[@aakhtarmirza2033]

Improved a lot from previous generation Absolutely ❤ the design

[@varumittal]

I just remembered Renuka mam also did the review of 2nd gen swift with the same colour combo petrol and diesel 😅

[@ashwinkokate4651]

the bonnet is like the sebring that michael scott drives in the office. ugy af

[@chatshd]

Bonnet design too divisive, last generation looks better some how but to each their own

[@LappasCompany]

Nice look and My Favourite car

[@rajeshkhanna8010]

Looks cool, great

[@vijayanerat]

Where is Renuka M'am? Missing her reviews.

[@girishraj3437]

hey it is 3cyd engin and bhp has been dropped

[@deensboss]

Maruti what is the logic in changing the engine from good to bad. No matter what 4 cylinder is better than 3 in every aspect.

[@DanielReuben_14897]

bro dont know the meaning for brand new design

[@Rash0tube]

I wish they bring back the 1.3 Multijet

[@RoodeMenon]

BS6+ sez NO!

[@TheRankmr]

Diesel is banned in Swift cars and earlier they procured from fiat, now there is no choice as Fiat out from India.

[@snpm3910]

After a long time, I have liked the exterior looks of a car so much, even though I prefer to buy the one that has good interior over exterior which is what we will live with 99% of the time.

[@vivekbasu2352]

Tell Maruti to bring back the esteem!

[@RAJ-km8gw]

Yeaaah bro esteeeem❤❤❤❤❤

[@ST21892]

Blue is looking really beautiful.

[@xorkatoss]

broo it's a shame that they did the swift so dirty, literally everyone (on social media) likes the last gen more! the only upside to this is that my 2019 Swift RS 1.0L Turbo will last longer! and my next car is going to be a 2023 Swift Sport which I will keep for atleast 5-6 years until they release a (hopefully) next gen better looking car xD

[@madgreasemonkeyMGM]

It is actually worse than the old model. And autocar will give praise for any car as long as they get it for reviews.

[@rajeevsj007]

Without focusing mileage more than 20 km should add strong chassis and better build quality. Life is more important than mileage. They are selling the same cars with high quality in Europe and Japan but selling tin can in India. They think Indians are only concerned about mileage. Like Samsung giving Snapdragon processor to the USA and Europe and cheap Exynos, Mediatek to third countries including India. The same cheap marketing can be found in selling food items too. Gov. must ban these types of marketing racism.

[@Hariharan_Senthilkumar]

It looks fantastic. ❤

[@shantanubhatia1920]

Suggest a car under 4 lakh. I bought 2014 grand i10 72k km 1st owner last year in 3.10 lakh. I drove to 83k km should i sell it to buy another used car in same range. My car in very good condition but i am bored.

[@RAJ-km8gw]

From where did u purchase your grand i10

[@RAJ-km8gw]

Under 4 lacs u can get swift wagonr celerio

[@MrHashisz]

Friend of mine ordered it, says now it's a 5 star rated car. I'm like, bro Japan and India version different. But he doesn't listen 😮

[@roshj003]

In this price range, better to buy Baleno Alpha ; it's much better

[@alileevil]

Baleno for family. Swift for better drivability.

[@roshj003]

@@alileevil Family is a blessing ; so Family matters first

[@lexhei]

Blue colour is dope

[@Globinshj]

The bonnet make me miss the AStar😊