New Swift heads September arrivals

One new arrival in time for the release of the new ‘60’ registration plate, is the latest incarnation of the Swift, which sees the car grow in length.

The new Swift also aims to offer enhancements in styling, driving performance, handling, improved fuel consumption and lower emissions.

Three grades, SZ2, SZ3 and SZ4. The base grade SZ2 is well equipped, with seven airbags, ESP, front passenger airbag deactivation facility, electric front windows, remote central door locking with deadlocks, electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors, MP3 / WMA compatible CD tuner with USB port and steering wheel mounted audio controls.

SZ3 adds manual air conditioning and 16” Alloy wheels while the SZ4 includes automatic air conditioning, bluetooth integrated audio unit with music streaming capability, electric front and rear windows, push button keyless start, automatic headlamps, rear privacy glass (five-door models) and cruise control as standard.

New Swift has more space inside and has grown slightly in length (+90mm) with a 50mm increase in wheelbase and 10mm increase in height. The interior design now has a more dynamic feel, featuring black as its keynote colour with accents of silver throughout the car.

A new Euro 5 compliant 1.2-litre petrol engine incorporating Dual VVT (Variable intake and exhaust Valve Timing) is used that produces 94PS at 6,000rpm, slightly more than the outgoing 1.3-litre unit. Torque is also improved to 118Nm at 4,800rpm.

New model is even more economical than before with fuel consumption on the combined cycle now 56.5mpg for the manual transmission model, an improvement of 7.8mpg over the previous 1.3-litre unit. Emissions are much lower as well; the new 1.2-litre engine produces just 116g/km on the combined cycle; representing a 17 per cent improvement over the previous 1.3-litre unit. An optional four speed automatic transmission will also be available on SZ3 and SZ4 five door models.

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A revised 1.3-litre diesel engine will be on sale from next spring; this engine emits just 109g/km (down from 119g/km) and has an impressive combined fuel consumption of 67.3mpg.

On sale this week, the new model is priced from £9,995 for a three door SZ2 rising to £12, 245 for the SZ4 five door manual.Zero per cent finance available from launch, payable over three years with a 50 per cent deposit.

Author: Faye Sunderland, September 1st, 2010
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