Comments on: Suzuki Swift Sport Review & Road Test

By: Matt Brogan

Matt Brogan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:49:50 +0000

Hi Ash,

I suggest you might have some issues with your wheel alignment, and may even have loose wheel nuts. I’d suggest checking your wheel nut tension immediately.

Failing this, you can always pop back to the dealership (or a quality tyre centre) to have the issue checked out.

By: ashpash

ashpash — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:44:56 +0000

I’ve just bought the swift about 2 weeks ago, and already it has problems..my steering wheel shakes when i stop with the car still on (traffic lights…) and i find it feels really heavy, not impressed.

By: Hung Low

Hung Low — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:45:20 +0000

Have you seen a Commodores interior at twice the price? The Suzuki’s interior is put together way better!

By: numb1er

numb1er — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:39:12 +0000

My mate has one of these and I got a fiesta zetec. We though we see whos car can handle the bends better when really pushed…my car did the better job. Just another example of an under-rated car. Swift is good but even my mate will admit the fiesta is like a raging bull around the corners.

By: Calvin

Calvin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:15:43 +0000

If it’s got a 5-speed auto with manual shift, I will definitely buy it.

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:36:56 +0000

I’ve had my 08 Swift Sport since new, may 08, and cant fault it at all. It handles better than anything I’ve ever driven, and gives many cars a run for their money. Even had a mate with a BA XR6T comment on how pushed he’d be to match a time against me in a certain suburb loop. It just goes & goes & goes, no matter how hard you push it, or how much of a load is on board.

I’m averaging 14 k’s per litre, and managed to stretch 600k’s from a couple of tanks in a row on a recent trip from sydney to brisban & back. I only use Shell V-Power and I blame that for my incredibly good performace & fuel economy.

Deffinitely glad I made the purchase!

By: Gavin

Gavin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:14:56 +0000

We’ve had our Swift Sport just over 2 years (42 000km) and it is brilliant. I drive it hard around the bends(shares garage with Lotus) and it is pretty foolproof with surprisingly high grip levels.

Nothing has fallen off either and only had on small rattle that was fixed. In city traffic I use mid 7’s and open road mid to high 6 liters per 100km – so pretty good, just a pity 98 octane is “recommended”

The two dealers in Brisbane we’ve used aren’t that flash / friendly and relatively expensive for a small car.

Double thumbs up and can’t wait to see how good new Kizashi’s going to be.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:24:21 +0000

Just picked up my silver $16k review, love it!!!

By: Carlover

Carlover — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:49:20 +0000

(Refering to Adam & SteveC’s comments above)…What is wrong with the steering wheel, Adam. It is wrapped in leather, has a nice ‘meaty’ feel about it and has built-in finger-tip controlls for the stereo system. As for the seats and interior, I do admit the rear ones are a little flat but the front ones are pretty good, with a range of adjustments to enable most drivers to find a comfortable driving position.
There is a Ltd Edition RE4 out at present, which gives very nice body-hugging ’sporty’ seats (from the Swift Sport) and covered with Alcantara Sued Leather, which gives the car a very ‘up-market European’ feel… not to mention the ‘keyless start’ proximity key feature, climate controlled a/cond, alloys, fogs, elec folding mirrors etc..
Natural ‘competitors’ for the Swift are the Yaris, Jazz, Mazda 2 and perhaps the Fiesta.. Compared to them (make sure they are the 5 Door, 1.5L engine, and not the smaller 1.3L or 3 Door version) you will find the Swift very good value-for money and a very good car in its class…

By: SteveC

SteveC — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:42:04 +0000

Great little car. Drove one when they were first released here in Australia. I know they’re cheap, but the interior felt unfinished. Funny thing about this was that their motorcycles are the same. Still fun, which ever way you look at it.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:41:20 +0000

Horrible and cheap GM steering wheel and generally cheap interior. Seats unsupportive and flat. So dissapointing.

By: Chels

Chels — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:56:20 +0000

Totally agree with this review. I have an 08 Swift Sport, black, love it – fun to drive every time. That said fuel consumption is almost double advertised, but still good.