The Brand New Generation of Suzuki Swift will be Unveiled in May, Featuring a Mild Hybrid System

Recently, we learned from foreign media that the all-new Suzuki Swift will be officially released in May this year, and will be first sold in the Indian market. In the Indian market, Suzuki's sales have always been very impressive. As a mainstay model in the Indian market, it is not surprising that the new generation of Swift chose to land in India first.

It is understood that the new car is built on the HERATECT platform and offers two and four-wheel drive systems. The power system will be equipped with a 1.2L three-cylinder engine and a light hybrid system.

The overall design style of the new generation Suzuki Swift inherits from the previous generations, which combines a petite body with simple details. The main target is affordable home use, giving people a taste of youthful pragmatism. The center net shape resembles a shark's mouth and also incorporates a honeycomb-style grille design. The front headlights use lenses and LED daytime running lights. The new model also uses a monocular camera and millimeter wave radar.

The body size is 3860×1735×1495mm, and the wheelbase is 2450mm. The body height of the four-wheel drive model is 1520mm, which is significantly higher than the two-wheel drive model. In terms of side design, the new car adopts a floating roof or dual-color body design to show a youthful style, and the hidden design of the rear door handle of the previous generation is changed to a traditional design. The tail design is very simple, the taillight adopts a more recognizable new shape and a blackening decoration. The right lower corner of the tailgate has a Hybrid logo. In addition, the new car uses 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels.

The new car uses a new center console layout, but the overall design is still very traditional and uses a traditional mechanical dashboard. The new car uses a 9-inch floating control big screen, which is the most technologically advanced part of the whole car. The back row of the new car provides an independent headrest for the middle seat, and the rear seats support a 60:40 ratio fold down, it can be seen that it still pays great attention to daily practicality.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine and is matched with a 12-volt light hybrid system (ISG). The maximum power of the engine is 82 horsepower, and the peak torque is 112 N·m; the ISG light hybrid system can output a maximum power of 2.3 kilowatts, and the peak torque is 60 N·m. In terms of the transmission system, the new car is matched with a 6-speed manual transmission and a CVT stepless transmission and provides two-drive and four-drive power layouts.