The Swift series, which can be regarded as the main sales force of Suzuki hatchbacks, is powered by a 1.2-liter naturally aspirated engine with a 12V Mild Hybrid light oil system, while the Swift Sport model adds a 48V light oil system based on the 1.4-liter Boosterjet engine and a 6-speed manual transmission, both of which are powered by light oil and electricity, bringing better energy saving performance.
Although at the beginning of 2021, the Japanese media has revealed the news that Suzuki's new generation of Swift series may appear in mid-2022 through reports, but due to the fact that the epidemic has not yet stabilized and the production of new cars is missing, the launch schedule of the new generation of Swift models has also been affected, and through Suzuki's new car listing plan for the European market announced in July 2021, the new generation of Swift models is expected to be released in the European market in 2023, which also represents 2022 Plans to debut in the middle of the year have been postponed.
According to the latest reports in the Japanese media, Suzuki's new generation of Swift models is expected to debut in July 2023, which will continue the current HEARTECT lightweight chassis architecture settings, mainly in terms of appearance and interior equipment. In terms of power settings, Suzuki's new generation swift series is expected to continue the current power architecture base, using a 1.2-liter naturally aspirated engine with a 12V light oil-electric system, and a high-performance Swift Sport model will also use a 1.4-liter gasoline turbo engine with 48V light oil power.
In addition, in terms of active safety equipment settings, the new generation of Swift vehicles also has a new generation of Suzuki Safety Support active safety system, including reversing throttle mistact suppression system, lane departure suppression assist, BSM blind spot detection system, reversing active brake assist, RSA road sign identification system, etc., and also has a full-speed domain ACC active speed control system, bringing perfect active safety configuration.