Suzuki Swift (2024) Price & Specs
The new Suzuki Swift will soon launch in South Africa, powered by a fresh 3-cylinder engine. Here’s how much the latest version of this popular hatchback will cost you…
Just how much will the new Suzuki Swift – a nameplate that has become one of Mzansi’s top-selling passenger cars in recent years – cost in South Africa? Well, the Japanese firm’s local division has released pricing ahead of the AOL-generation hatchback’s official market launch.
Interestingly, the Swift range (excluding the Swift Sport warm hatch) again comprises 5 derivatives. The base GA grade falls away, meaning the line-up now kicks off with the GL specification. A new GL+ trim level slots in as the mid-tier option, with GLX again topping the portfolio.
While the outgoing Swift range ran from R213 900 to R272 900, the new line-up kicks off at R219 900 and tops out at R284 900 (respective increases of R6 000 and R12 000). As before, the SA-spec Swift is sourced from Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar facility in India, rather than from the brand’s domestic market of Japan.
All derivatives are powered by Suzuki’s new Z-Series (Z12E) engine, which drives the front wheels via either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The latter replaces the previous-gen model’s automated manual transmission (AMT). Only the entry-level GL is not available with the CVT at launch.
The new naturally aspirated 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol motor generates 60 kW at 5 700 rpm and 112 Nm at 4 300 rpm. As a reminder, all derivatives in the outgoing Swift range in Mzansi (again, bar the Japanese-built Swift Sport 1.4T variants) used a likewise atmospheric 1.2-litre, with similar maximum outputs of 61 kW and 113 Nm but 4 cylinders rather than 3.
The new Swift 1.2 GL 5MT is priced at R219 900 and rides on 14-inch steel wheels. It ships standard with electric windows all round, electrically adjustable (and folding) side mirrors, a height-adjustable driver’s seat, air conditioning, rear parking sensors, an immobiliser and an alarm. Safety features standard across the range include 6 airbags, hill-hold control, ABS, electronic stability control and rear-outboard ISOfix child-seat anchors.
Meanwhile the Swift 1.2 GL+ 5MT (R239 900) and Swift 1.2 GL+ CVT (R259 900) gain features like a 7-inch infotainment screen, a reverse-view camera, steering-wheel controls (for the audio system) and 15-inch alloy wheels.
Finally, the flagship Swift 1.2 GLX 5MT (R264 900) and Swift 1.2 GLX CVT (R284 900) upgrade to a 9-inch infotainment screen, automatic climate control, a leather-clad steering wheel (with cruise-control buttons), auto-folding side mirrors, keyless entry (with push-button start), automatic LED headlights, 15-inch diamond-cut alloys and shift paddles in the case of the CVT derivative.
As a reminder, the outgoing A2L-generation Swift arrived in South Africa in mid-2018. In 2022, this model ranked 2nd place on the list of Mzansi’s best-selling passenger vehicles (behind only the Kariega-built Volkswagen Polo Vivo), with its tally of 17 282 units seeing it rocket up the table from 6th place in the prior year.
In 2023, the Swift dropped a spot to 3rd position in the passenger-vehicle rankings, with sales of the Indian-built hatchback – which was again SA’s best-selling imported vehicle overall – slipping 7.6% year on year to 15 974 units. Over the opening 8 months of 2024, meanwhile, as many as 10 898 units have been registered locally, keeping the Swift in a comfortable 3rd place.
How much does the new Suzuki Swift cost in South Africa?
Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL 5MT – R219 900
Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL+ 5MT – R239 900
Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL+ CVT – R259 900
Suzuki Swift 1.2 GLX 5MT – R264 900
Suzuki Swift 1.2 GLX CVT – R284 900
The new Swift ships standard with Suzuki’s 5-year/200 000 km warranty and a 2-year/30 000 km service plan.
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