Maruti Swift - Big Car in small body

A user review on Maruti Suzuki Swift Old. Written by jswadhwa on 12 June, 2007

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Value For Money

Version Reviewed

VXi 1.3

Purchased As	:
Familiarity	:
Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Good pick up, nice Interiors, Spacious
Bad	:	Poor Mileage, AC quality not good

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Hi folks

After driving the Santro for about a year & half (before that I had a Maruti 800 for almost 20yrs)Recently I got an Swift VXI.

I had a Santro which was a good upgrade from the Maruti 800. I had bought it 2nd hand from a Doctor and is giving very good service (I will be disposing it off but am gonna feel bad about it).

But the Swift is a very nice car. I had an option of choosing between Swift VXI and Indigo LS. My family swung in the favor of swift for its classy edge over the Indigo ( The sales staff at Wasan Motors, Mumbai were very indifferent). Though it was a hatchback we opted for it.

Space
It is as wide as an Indica (I travel in a car pool were the other three cars are Indica), the space at the rear is not as in Indica but can easily accommodate a 6 foot guy.

Driveability
The drivability of the car is excellent. The engine revs up beautifully. If it was not for the tachometer (rpm), It is difficult to know if it is running, there is no sound. It accelerates very smoothly and response to the drivers pressure on the pedal is good. I have driven on higher speed on turnings and there was no indication of a roll, it is very steady. The gears change like magic. Changing into the 5th gear while at 40 kmph is good and does not affect the performance of the engine.

Suspension Tyres & Brakes
This one has tubeless tyres and makes the ride much more smoother. Its grip on the road is good. Brakes have an ABS, and hence work like magic. The suspension is good as the ride is smooth.

Mileage
My car has done about 1100 Kms till date. City driving yields a max of 9 km/litre. May be it shall improve when it crosses 3000 kms (thats what the mannual says). the sales man at the showroom - Ratan motors Chembur informed before sales that it clocks 12 - 13 kms/lit. But during the first service I was told it would be 9 - 10 max. Maruti needs look into the information given by its dealers, they could be misleading.

Interiors
Its interiors are well designed and the instrument panel is attractive. A/c is effective and needs to be regulated. Possibly the AC climate control would be a good addition for Maruti to add as in ZXI model. I was surprised to see the black colors seat. It goes well with the grey color of the car.

Negetive
The front bumper is low and tends to hit the kerb while parking. It should be higher than the kerbs.

My earlier view of the car was that it was not attractive especially for its look. Its broad rear side was a negative. But its performance is good. It has kept the Maruti name high

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Manimaran on 18 Nov, 2009 at 06:41 PM

I have a confusion idea of buying a swift with petrol or diesel. I used to travel 100-150 kms in a week. I need a good advice from ur end.

Steve on 02 Oct, 2009 at 07:25 PM

seems ok. Steve Kottayam

Ravi Yerur Math on 31 Jul, 2009 at 12:07 PM

Fine review and comments. thanks for the details.

Ravi Shankar on 03 Jul, 2009 at 10:28 PM

Very detailed review, it's helpful.

Arvindhan on 11 Jun, 2009 at 10:37 PM

THANK YOU GUY. UR REVIEW MUCH HELPFUL FOR ME PLANNED TO BUY SWIFT. U MOTIVATED ME TO GO FOR ZXI. MILEAGE WILL INCREASE GRAUDALLY. TRY TO RUN THE CAR WITH OUT A/C FOR FIRST 3000 KMS. IT WILL WORK TRY IT. I WORKED IT IN THE 2008 CITY. IT GAVE 25 FOR 60 SPEED WITH A/C IT GAVE 18 AT 70 SPEED

Nexus.Vijay on 19 Dec, 2008 at 11:13 PM

Good information....

Thaliman Senthilkumar on 16 Oct, 2008 at 07:03 PM

helpful information

Wow on 05 May, 2008 at 09:20 PM

People always speak high of the car they possess because speaking about shortcomings of their car would definitely hurt them. So the car companies are their to rob you of your hard earned money.

Shashi Bhushan on 19 Mar, 2008 at 04:23 PM

Review was helpful but I would like to my comment on mileage. I own Swift ZXi and it gives 13.5km/l in city with AC.

Vikesh on 14 Mar, 2008 at 07:08 PM

Thanks for such a detailed review...

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