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Suzuki Swift Sport: hot concept headed for Sydney motor show

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By Tim Beissmann
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A one-off Suzuki Swift Sport concept designed by the car’s chief engineer will headline Suzuki Australia’s stand at next week’s 2012 Sydney motor show.

First unveiled earlier this year at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the Swift Sport concept by Suzuki’s Naoyuki Takeuchi sports a racy body kit with aggressive side skirts and large black rear spoiler, black and silver 18-inch alloy wheels, an uprated brake package with blue calipers, and a bespoke interior with Recaro seats.

Suzuki says the Swift Sport concept gives an insight into its future design and engineering plans for the Swift, which is the Japanese manufacturer’s top-selling vehicle around the world.

The concept is equipped with the 100kW/160Nm 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine from the production model.

Suzuki Australia had hoped to display the recently revealed Suzuki S-Cross concept at the Sydney show, but could not get the car here in time following its international debut at the 2012 Paris motor show.

The Swift Sport concept will line up alongside the recently upgraded versions of the Suzuki SX4 small car and Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV, as well as a number of the manufacturer’s motorcycles and marine vehicles in a display designed to celebrate the depth and heritage of the Suzuki brand.

A Hayabusa motorcycle and Josh Waters’ championship-winning GSX-R1000 sports bike will join a seven-metre bowrider boat outfitted with a 130kW Suzuki engine on what will be the only motor show stand to showcase a manufacturer’s full array of transportation options.


 

  • Dave W

    Give it a 120kW engine, put it into production and watch it sells like hotcakes.

    • Zaccy16

      yeah, 2.0 from the sx4 would do

      • 5reasonreviews.com

        Assuming the price is right…

  • Whatthe…

    All dressed up and no power to go.

  • Sturmgewehr

    it needs the 150kw 1.6ltr turbo from the veloster, or a gixxer 1300

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Karl-Sass/100000921334936 Karl Sass

    Looks great and no doubt it should be a good steer. Needs a larger engine or some boost though.

  • Barry on the tray top .

    My gal has the previous model sport , darn good drive , for her its perfect ,and she can drive a manual , unlike latte falcoon boys who  cant cope with any thing but auto , texting one two three .

    • Zaccy16

      yeah great little car, i like the current model too, more a traditional hot hatch, (with many not rubbish cvt)

    • Noddy of Toyland

      Who, your mum?

      • Barry on the tray top .

        No mums up in the big car yard in the sky .

        • Robin_Graves

          Removed

          • Monk

            Too far

          • Robin_Graves

            Agreed

          • Barry on the tray top .

            Mother all ways knows .

  • Waggaclint

    Yeah come on Suzuki these a great little car but they would be so much better with a Turbo..

    • horsie

      Or at least the 120 kw 2 litre from the sx4

      • G_bowring

        Just give the factory motor a new head and a 8000rpm redline and it will be a good all round package.
        Nothing worse than concepts that are just body kits

        • Dave W

          Oh yes there’s something worse… A production car with body kit and bucket seat and 100kW that cost around $30k, AKA the Corolla Levin.

  • Huwtm

    All of the above plus the 3 door body like the rest of the world gets.  4 doors in a car this size is a waste of resources and a joke.

  • Norm

    The Swift is a classic. 

    • Huwtm

      You mean the original Swift GTI of course, three doors a clean look and a screaming engine. Unlike then current option pack 4 doors.

  • JooberJCW

    “Suzuki says the Swift Sport concept gives an insight into its future design and engineering plans for the Swift” - So this is what the future holds for the swift, change/add a bodykit, carry over engine lol.

    Though car looks good, and should….. provide a nice basis for a GTi model

  • sanjay

    How is this even news? It is a standard Swift Sport with a god-awful bodykit. I was expecting to read about Suzuki *finally* putting a decent engine with a bit of oomph into this thing. All reviews indicate that it is a great handler but has no puff…give it a twin-scroll turbo and watch it sell like hotcakes (Clio RS/Fiesta ST/Polo GTI/208GTi competitor).

  • Frank

    “hot concept” – Hardly.

    • Huwtm

      those three words sums it up

  • Hung Low

    Now that Veedud has finally given up on the law suit against Suzuki over the use of the Gti name, how about a hot 130kw n.a engine for a real Sporty version using the Gti badge Mr Suzuki?

  • trololololol

    Suzuki…please PLEASE give the swift a bit more power! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE!!!!

  • Himanshu

    Please confirm this swift sport cost tackle so take this programme in new car..