It's a good, comfortable family car

I bought Swift VDi on 18 Feb 09 from Pathankot Vehicleads. The dealer treated us very well. I drove the car from Pathankot-Ambala-Chandigarh-Pathankot and covered around 600km. The car has given me about 20kmpl with three adults , 2 children and about 50kg of luggage. And mind you, the engine was brand new and it was driven at 90-115 kmph for most of the journey. 20kmpl before the first servicing is too good. After first servicing and completion of 2000 km, it is giving an average of 20-21 km.

I found the engine is very powerful and almost noiceless if you pull up the windows. There are no vibrations at all and the car is very stable. In fact you don't realise the speed if you don't see the speedometer. It has enough leg space for the rear and front passengers and seats are firm and comfortable.AC/Heater, powern steering , etc are very effective.

However, I found the rear windows a bit small. Hatchback glass is also quite small. I feel that Maruti could have designed it more aerodynamically as is Honda City. Also, the tinted glasses are practically non effective. They just don't stop any sunlight. I feel tinting of glasses in Swift is less effective as compared to old Zen or 800 AC models.

Overall it is a good family car that gives you a royal feeling when you sit in it.