is the 2014 Suzuki Swift Sport an *UNDERRATED HOT HATCH* // Hot Hatch Review

[@SuperAndrewrhodes]

I've had a 2012 Swift SZ3, a 2012 Swift Sport, a Baleno and a new Swift Sport. All of them were amazing cars. No faults at all with any of them. Practical, reliable and all fun to drive. Great cars!

[@ashkay780]

What's the difference in comfort between Swift sz3 n Swift sport

[@steveadams9350]

Out of all the cars I've ever owned and drive in my job my 2012 Swift Sport always put a smile on my face, even on a bad day !!

[@alwAudio]

My 2013 SSS has 161k miles and I still love it. No idea what I'd replace it with, it's huge fun, twisty roads are grin inducing and it's economical when not using that rev range. Utterly reliable too, seems well engineered where it matters.

[@iaretehleet]

Nice! I just picked up a used one with 60k miles on the clock. Love the car already. Hope to have it as long as you have!

[@tamdam]

It doesn't matter how you spec them, because they all come with the exact same spec lol Edit: In regards to your comment about modifying: Just order your parts from CTC Performance UK

[@philipjamesparsons]

I’ve owned mined since 2018; had an Ignis Sport, for 10 years before that. They are a fun car that is very reliable and practical. Maintenance costs are low. You can get an extra 10-15bhp from a remap by Reidy for £300, which makes a significant difference. I’m thinking of putting Bilstein B12 or B14 suspension on mine. But, as you say, these cars provide a nice handling, ride compromise with the factory setup.

[@rturner1321]

Not from an NA model mate hahahaha

[@zeroamity4788]

@@rturner1321 The tunes are actually really decent for na with an exhaust system including headers you can get an extra 10-20hp

[@adamengland8860]

6:11 Horrific place to park...

[@TimAnnear_1961]

I bought my 2015 Swift Sport new and got the CVT (7 speed auto/manual) and love it. I'm getting 5.6 L/100KLm after 8 years and happy with that with today's prices. Interior is good, strong and it's honest I'm 62 and no slouch behind the wheel, the CVT has rocket quick gear changes which can really push into the torque band nicely and without doubt this is the best little car I've ever owned. Regularly serviced since new and it's an excellent town and highway car (I live in the country) and will reluctantly sell if and when it dies.

[@Gibbo24601]

Managed to pick up a 2012 model the other week, loving it so far, great lil car

[@CEO_Belal]

how is it mate i want one also whats it been like everything smooth? Also what u pay for it and what mileage

[@MujiShah]

@@CEO_Belal same question here as im saving up for one atm, decent ones are looking for about 4 to 5k for a 2012 model with low miles

[@CEO_Belal]

@@MujiShah Yeah ive been saving up ages and now ive got enough for one just waiting to pass my license and theory in few weeks and will be purchasing one

[@MujiShah]

@@CEO_Belalwere in the same boat here 😂 hopefully over this summer till september i'll get enough money together to do the same

[@dlzmedia2792]

Brill car was my first

[@brianjacobs8839]

I had one in Champion Yellow and then bought the ZC33s also in Champion Yellow. I liked the ZC32s better. Our club takes these monsters NA and Turbo around the mountain passes here. Franschhoek Pass in Cape Town being our favourite early on a Saturday morning. Unless the driver is Chris Harris in a M3, these cars will comfortably sit behind a BMW, Audi, GTI etc in a mountain pass or pull away them.

[@alexisamtosta]

You dont need power for a car to be fun! Nice video mate. Im thinking of swaping my 2.0 206 hdi for one of these but I want the previous model.

[@TheDalitis8]

Yes, the previous model is better looking, lighter and more engaging, let alone cheaper. It has a bit less power though. I own a 2007 model and I am 100% happy with it.

[@alexisamtosta]

@@TheDalitis8 Thanks for the feedback mate. I do love these cars.

[@v88dicky32]

I’ve ran one as a fun daily driver for the last 3 years and it suits my needs perfectly. Cheap to run, fun to drive and impeccably reliable. The speed you can chuck them into corners and roundabouts is truly impressive 😂👍

[@tommyfennell8670]

What sort of fuel economy do you see on motorways with yours?? 🙂

[@mclste]

Got a 66plate in blue. Best first car IMO for the UK for the young enthusiast. Cheap enough on insurance. Nice 6 speed for daily driving. Only weighs about a tonne so it’s so chuckable (backroads is it’s domain) and they are a lot quicker than you’d initially think (Never far behind a clio 197 for example and the ST150 and this is just a matter of who is the better driver as they have almost an identical power to weight)

[@mclste]

But these cars aren’t about speed. They just never cease to put a big silly smile on your face 😁

[@MrrNacho]

I love the swift sports. My mrs owns a 2007 sport in manual which we love! Ive owned a 2014 same as this in white and manual which i absolutely loved!.. but my dream car was the latest civic type R which, i managed to buy 1.5yrs ago and i have now sold for the latest swift sport 2021 in white and manual. Just waiting for that call to pick it up next week.. theres something about swift sports that keeps bringing me back to them i just love how zippy and agile they are as a daily car, very cheap to run and maintain, more than enough power for daily use and to give it some when u want to and, they look great from factory and even better when you throw some wheels on

[@TheDalitis8]

I also own a 2007 Swift Sport manual and it is nothing short than brilliant. But let me get this straight. You have sold your FK8 Type R, to buy a Suzuki Swift Sport? I own the aforementioned 2007 SSS and an Integra Type R DC5 which makes your case even more intriguing for me.

[@thatwhitesunny6786]

Owned both the mk1 and mk2 like the vid. Brilliant cars for the money! After a mk3 one now to replace my awful tdi polo 😂

[@freddieparrydrums]

Looking for my first car

[@pittmotoring]

Great video as always dude. Cracking little cars, great fun and definitely deliver smiles to the gallon.

[@xavierwilliams7617]

I own a 2015 swift sport and it’s amazing. I love it

[@dorkangel1076]

I've a 2016 3dr in silver and love it. Not as convinced about the newer models though. If I was going to get a newer car I think I'd want to get one of the last versions of this one. My insurance was about the same as my 1.4 Seat Ibiza and the servicing was cheaper.

[@JP.708]

I agree. The newer swift just looks like a blob. This one looks much better, more aggressive looks.

[@nickbrock7835]

Had my 2012 SSS since 2015. 60,000 miles and only wear and tear components to replace. (Rear shock is the only non-typical item to require replacements). Can't replace it. Economical on long journeys (46mpg +) and relatively swift (Top Gear timed theirs to < 7 secs 0-60mph back in the day), so great fun trolling more powerful cars. I also think it looks very pretty for a small hatch. (Mine is in red). Only downside is insurance costs because the parts are expensive. I had to replace front bumper twice due to parking related accidents (luckily both drivers owned up so not on my insurance) and it was over £1200 because the bumpers are eye-watering expensive.

[@38skippers]

I've got a white 5 door and a grey one..both 7sp cvt. Awesome point and shoot.

[@mrporsche4236]

I had one and i was told they dont respond well to modification but i did it anyway and they dont.Do not waste your time or money doing mods.The only thing you should do is a throttle controller thats it big difference!

[@lewisr7099]

Out of interest, what did you do to it? I'm looking at tone for my next car and would want to put coilovers on it and change at the wheels.

[@sophiegriffiths9392]

I have one of these modified and love it. If you ever want to buy parts in the UK to modified it id defo recommend CTC Preformance :) xx

[@machosker]

I have a 65 plate one. Real hoot on the back roads, really fizz engine at high revs.

[@lesklower7281]

Suzuki cars are reliable up with Toyota and Honda we are in our 60s and last year we bought a new Suzuki Beleno GLX thats in Australia and we have owned it nearly for a year paid $25000aud drive away me and my wife both enjoy driving it and the petrol milage is good 40mph around town and 50mpg on the highway which is pretty good our son has a Suzuki Jimny and there plenty of Suzukis around

[@allanwenzke749]

I currently drive a suzuki swift 2012 1.4L. It's a great little car. it just need another 30kw and bigger brakes...I NEED a SPORT!!!! My Misses won't let me get one until next April! Lol

[@ryanfletcher222]

I'm 22 and looking to have the 2007 version for my first car

[@zc31s56]

Iv got one great little cars

[@soul_crew2270]

@@zc31s56 do u think a 17 year old will get insured on this car in the vid

[@soul_crew2270]

@@zc31s56 2014 one

[@zc31s56]

@@soul_crew2270 tbh it depends on where you live n if you get help at all but its going to be expensive either way its going to be your 1st

[@soul_crew2270]

@@zc31s56 ight thanks

[@cliffhanger1979]

Be interested to see your view on the newer Suzuki Swift Sport... not the hybrid one though...

[@theo_konstantinou]

The best car ever 💎

[@Jestersson]

A work colleague had a lowered modified swift and the ride quality was pretty bad. I bought a standard one and it was brilliant. I changed the wheels as I’m not keen on the standard wheels and that’s all. I used mine really as a second car for shopping, ferrying the kids around ect. Faultless reliability in the 2yrs I had it and cheap to run. I traded it in for a 500 abarth and sort of regret it. I’ll get another one but has to be standard. I won’t touch a modified car and these do get thrashed to death.

[@38skippers]

The standard ride is hard to beat...great compromise.

[@andrewnorris5415]

I believe they all come in top spec, just the 3 ro 5 door to choose from?

[@cal_lowe]

Jumped in a modified one of these for a b road blast a few weeks back, handles lovely just massive lack of power!

[@johnbeagley1195]

THe VVTI kicks in at just over 4K not 5K...a little more useful. Drops off around 7k.

[@neptune674]

Are these reliable? I am interested in possibly getting one. They are quite affordable.

[@nathanselley1109]

Extremely reliable. Short service intervals compared to modern cars at 9000 miles/12 months. Only common faults off the top of my head are gear linkages/selectors can pop off and the speedo/rev needles on the dash sometimes fail to illuminate. Along with seized rear calipers. But that's it and all are easily sorted. Mechanically they are much more reliable than anything else on the road.

[@dugmeat5881]

Yes, very. Got a 2012 one with 120,000+ miles and full service history. Hasn't missed a beat in 2+ years of ownership so don't be put off by mileage if its been cared for, brill we car!

[@PaullyG]

Thinking of finding something half decent and a performance spec car. Is £7000 too much for a 14 plate with 50K mileage due to inflation!?

[@highmm2696]

Not today no, that's about right. I picked up a 64 plate 5dr with 43k miles, 3 year warranty for 7750 back In August. Got lucky as it has custom leather seats from seat surgeons (still to this day the only one I've seen with them) and rear parking sensors. It's a cracking car

[@PaullyG]

@@highmm2696 which year came with satnav? So really these cars haven’t increased as much as the likes of GTIs and S3s for example then? Also the ones I find are 3 door ones so maybe it is quite steep in price

[@highmm2696]

@@PaullyG I think late 2013 came with Nav as standard. They probably haven't gone up as GTIs and the like, probably because they're a more budget focused car. They definitely have increased though. I was looking for a like for like example of mine, 5dr, 64 plate and sub 45k miles, they're around 8200 - 8500. I've noticed the 5drs are a lot more expensive. They made 3x 3dr Swift sports for every 5dr.

[@lojason0202]

Jamie! I like your videos, but what you recommend for a first car, the zc32s Suzuki swift sport or a r56 Cooper s

[@red.6274]

ive heard the cooper has common engine problems, suzukis however are very reliable

[@lzeel-jg3hn]

Suzuki will be much cheaper on insurance aswell, the cooper s is quicker being the r56 is turbocharged but the suzuki is the better daily + fun car

[@twistedsanity623]

Like the previous comments stated, the suzuki will be more reliable and cheaper to run and maintain... and in my opinion, knowing that a car won't cost a fortune to fix IF it breaks makes you enjoy it even more... plus I don't like minis XD

[@lojason0202]

@@lzeel-jg3hn idk how but I’m now having quotes same price for the swift and the r56 Cooper s so that’s the struggle bit

[@lojason0202]

@@twistedsanity623 same didn’t like minis till I found out they are actually quite quick and not too expensive to own but you might be right it costs fortune to fix it

[@ciarancdc]

I have a 2015 one of these since November. Is it normal for it to have a clicking noise if you drive forward 2 feet and same if you reverse 2 feet. I'm not talking about engaging the gear it sounds more like a broken engine mount. The garage is telling me it's normal for the 1.6's

[@joehewison397]

Would love to see an abarth 124 for a video !

[@officiallodza8914]

You made me like this one

[@mokay1580]

I do like these but only issue negative i have is that the boot space is tiny.

[@dorkangel1076]

If that is an issue for you that's a fair point. I actually had to test out that it would hold what I needed to put into it for my job before I bought it and luckily it did. 🙂

[@harryhairo7272]

Would this be a good first car?

[@jmc1937]

same question here insurance might be a killer

[@arafatwalugembe5864]

If insurance is decent for you then yes. Stay away from the turbos. For a new driver I found a 1.6 turbo to just nudge me to be reckless and fuel was cheaper back then i could fill a tank for £55 which now is £90.

[@Olivier.P.27]

Hello, what is the tyre size dimension sir?

[@glaticstorm32]

195/40/17 on the sport

[@petrolpoodle]

Great review mate, been waiting to see you review one of these for a while! I hate to self-promote but genuinely if anyone watching is interested in investigating it further, I recently did my 2 year owner review on my 2013 Swift Sport and from the perspective of having sold it a year ago. Despite having a nicely sorted MX-5 and having owned a mapped Golf GTI, a 3.0 E46 330ci it's the Swift that holds all my best driving memories. Hope this isn too douchey but hope someone intrigued gets some value from a long term owner's perspective: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKxqmumZ9tpmJo Great stuff as always Jamie, keep it up!

[@Dabber422]

Thought it was going to be minivans from now on :)

[@ianhill20101]

Baleno gsr and swift sport brand new at the time just about dumped me the m50 Gloucester £600 vs 14k at the time i think 🤔, my next car the metro vvc would have chewed his arse off.

[@craigorme4418]

They aren't built for speed, unless you put a decent amount of money into them

[@ianhill20101]

@@craigorme4418 didnt do to bad against my baleno at the time he was pulling on me at 110ish, metro vvc were very potent for the time i kept up with standard ep3 striaght line now that ep3 with fettling be like pfft hold my beer.

[@kamaukinyanjui8739]

I'm looking for one asap

[@360CarChronicles]

Did you get one mate?

[@kamaukinyanjui8739]

@@360CarChronicles not yet bro

[@360CarChronicles]

@@kamaukinyanjui8739 you'll get one inshallah bro. It's a really fun car to have

[@360CarChronicles]

@@kamaukinyanjui8739 Beautiful car manze, been so happy with it. Hope you get one soon

[@mw6901]

Oh no, it's got those silly number plates on it. Anyway, apart from that, I bet that's proper nippy to drive

[@CEO_Belal]

stfu

[@GA-wd2gd]

What would you recommend this or the vw up gti?

[@twistedsanity623]

In my opinion, definitely the swift. The Up just looks like a dishwasher on wheels to me. And the swift will thrash the Up around a track. Not sure what the outcome will be in a straight line though...

[@Jasontvnd9]

@@twistedsanity623 I would think the swift would be slightly faster , I know the one after it spanks it in a straight line but that's a little light weight torque machine.

[@cryptokhan9144]

you should let the car do most the roaring and talking mate

[@Jameshoward999]

Did u mean 2016?

[@Jameshoward999]

In the title

[@isaac3360]

@@Jameshoward999 it's probably because that's when this mk started

[@LyricbyLyricMusic]

@@isaac3360 so this car is the 2014 one or 2016?

[@josephtdi8764]

Absolutely naff all power tho

[@craigorme4418]

Dont need "power" to enjoy a car that weighs fuck all and steers like a dream 🤷‍♂️

[@Stephanie-dl3ry]

Power doesn't give you higher corner speed. Lightness and agility does.

[@AdSiKEGame]

I brought one of these in Feb, after owning a civic EK3 and a Ignis Sport. Mines got a RDX front splitter, SSR side skirts, refirbed alloys in black, air intake and full Remus exhaust system. I love the car it's by far the best car I've owned yet and was well worth the money. Thanks for the review Jamie for putting a good word out about these cars. My cars insta is m16aswiftsport if your interested 👍🏻

[@craigroyle860]

Got a 21 glx best car I ever had. So much fun to drive