Is 2020 Suzuki Swift Sport the Best Sports Car Ever?

2020 Suzuki Swift Full Review

Hot Hatches are driven by jaunty-capped chavs, with big chains, and eyebrow rings, right? Wrong!

Suzuki Swift Sport has 2 personalities: Suzuki Swift is a cute little hatch by day, sexy little hot-hatch by night.

Suzuki Swift Sport dials up the delicious with a power-to-weight ratio of a MIG. Women flock to the automatic version, while the blokes buy shift-em-yourself boxes, as confirmed by Suzuki. I didn’t just make that bit up!

Get your Brochure HERE:2019 Suzuki Swift Sport Brochure

Get your full Specification sheet HERE:2019 Suzuki Swift Sport Specification Sheet

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ABOVE: Swift Sport, Base model Swift (for comparison)

The Looks:

Suzuki Swift Sport is a car that eschews the obsessive need, by some brands, to festoon their halo models in swathes of less-than-fabulous, excessive design. Swift Sport has no stupid kits, no ridiculous plastic air flow devices, and minimal embellishment.

Here’s a top hint, most of those tatty devices do no good unless you’re at warp 10. We’ve all seen those dinner-table sized rear tails, right? No, in the bin with them all. Less is more, as Chanel used to say.

A smart set of 17” alloys, and just a hint of carbon fibre effect, give just the right amount of butch, without over-cooking the pudding.

Somehow, Suzuki have turned a modest, unassuming, family city runabout, into a sexy-AF hot hatch. I didn’t say it was a hot hatch, Suzuki did. I’m going with, warm hatch. Swift Sport is the little gym bunny with the singlet and matching bag.

LED projector lights are automatic, and give the night added sparkle.

The Cabin:

Suzuki could have pushed the boat out, but no, it is a gentle paddle at best.

They kept an eye on the purse so punters aren’t penalised. A little extra trim on the dash and doors, some red stitching, and a sports steering wheel, and that’s your lot.

The plakky bits are a bit hard, but hey ho. What do you expect for an affordable sports car?

265L of bijou boot space expands hugely, if you lay the 60/40 seats down and cram her to the gunnels. How often do you actually use a boot? For me? Never.

They’ve saved space and weight by having a puncture repair kit, so keep NRMA’s number on speed dial. Those stupid kits never work.

The 7” touch screen has decent resolution, and comes with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto. It responds fast to the gentlest of touch, and even has navigation. Remember when that was a four-grand option on most cars?

The reversing camera is good quality, as is the sound from the speakers. Sound is by no means top drawer, but when streaming via USB, is considerably better. There is no DAB whish seems a bit mean.

Comfort:

Ride is good over most surfaces. More about that later.

Seats are somewhat petite, there is no other word for it. I have a big bum, and the sides bolsters of the seat poke into my legs, just a bit. I don’t know how that would be after a longer trip, but I’d love to find out. It could use a little more thigh support, otherwise, you’d be pretty happy.

Smaller drivers will be a perfect fit, but taller drivers will still find their happy place. You certainly feel cosy.

Cabin noise is reasonably well sorted. Harsh roads can be a bit rowdy, but it does allow for a pleasing buzz from under the bonnet.

The Drive:

The 1.4L turbo petrol 4-cylinder is from Vitara. It may only have 103kw/230Nm, but that provides plenty of poke in a car weighing above the same as a sports shoe. It is just 970kg. In fact, it feels positively potent, especially with a heavy hoof. Moist roads get a bit of a scramble happening under the front end as the nannies scramble to find grip, but that only adds to the fun.

Our 6-speed manual was a joy. A delicious clutch has just the right feel, and even a novice knows that it is worth a try. There is a 6-speed automatic for those who prefer a less frenetic experience, but it takes the edge off, and why do that?

MacPherson Struts at the front, and a Torsion Beam rear end have a much sharper feel than you might expect. Steering is light, yet precise, and the are 4-wheel discs which are incredibly effective. Remember, there is bugger-all weight to pull up.

Fuel consumption was very near the claimed 6.1L/100k. Even with much mauling, we managed 6.2L/100k. I want to stress just how unusual that is. More often than not, a ludicrously low claim translates as, “with a force ten gale behind you, not using the accelerator”. You’d get a fair distance on the highway, even with a 37L tank.

We looked for excuses to take Swift Sport out. Even short grocery-gets were an event. But, nippy lane changes, fast get-aways at lights, and smooth highway stints, are all for naught if parking is a trial.

The dimensions are petite: length – 3890, height – 1495, width 1735, wheelbase – 2450mm. The turning circle is 10.2m, but Swift Sport is short, so fits into very small spots.

The gadgets:

There is a veritable cornucopia of safety gizmos, both active and passive. You get: ABS with EBD function, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Warning, Weaving Alert, Hill hold control (6A), Brake assist function, and 6 airbags.

Lane departure is only a warning, there is no active steering.

You also get 2 Isofix point and 3 baby seat anchorages.

We’ve already mentioned the infotainment system, so for $30,000, you’re well sorted.

If I have one complaint, it would be you have to make do with intermittent wipers. For those used to not having to worry about it, it gets old, fast.

Conclusion:

2020 Suzuki Swift Sport is one of the best sports cars we’ve driven. Of course, you can pay many more shekels for a posher ride, but as a daily driver, this city car can’t be beat.

Price: $29,990 ($31,990 auto)

Engine: 4cyl, turbo petrol, 95ron

Power: 103kw/230Nm

Trans: 6-sp manual/6-sp auto

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