New Swift to cost Rs 4.42 lakh onward

Apart from tweaking the engine, Maruti has made some minor changes like a tweaked front bumper, a redesigned honeycomb grille, a 60:40 split rear seat, bezel fog lamps and new allow wheels. The interior gets the same treatment as well with what Maruti seems to call “Sporty Silver Accents “, that “add Flair”.

But the Swift now gets push start button and electric door mirrors, reverse parking sensors, auto speed volume control with bluetooth with audio controls on the steering wheel and something called “Electromagnetic back door opener”.

The fuel economy, which is the only spec Indian buyers are primarily interested in, has increased by 10pc. The diesel will give 25.2kmpl while the petrol engine will only drink 20.4kmpl which is 9.67pc.

R.S. Kalsi, the newly appointed Executive Director Marketing & Sales, MSIL said that with this change, the company retains the DNA of the Swift and yet adds features to make excitement come alive. The reborn Swift is a tribute to the bestseller of the industry, he added.

The new Swift comes powered by the 1248cc DDiS 190 diesel engine returning torque of 190Nm @ 2000 rpm and 73bhp @ 4000rpm. The Petrol variant comes with 1197cc K series VVT engine that delivers 83bhp @ 6000rpm and a torque of 115Nm @ 4000rpm. Both are mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox.

The updated Swift is now available in all new Pearl Arctic White, Silky Silver, and Glistening Grey. Also with 3 new added colours; Fire Red, Granite Grey and the exclusive Mysterious Violet.