The dream car

This is best buy in compact car segment. It has power, style and low cost of maintenance. It is smooth to handle, good for city roads as well as long drives.

Swift has a plain stylish dash. There is one glove compartment, not very big though. There is a utility space on the center console, good enough to hold mobile phones and wallet. As usual door pockets and seat pockets.

Like any other Maruti cars, AC is excellent. The top end ZXi gets an automatic climate control and I was amazed with its performance. VXi and ZXi have tachometer, door open warning, light on warning, key inside warning and driver seatbelt warning. And best of all, VXi and ZXi has rear electric window (many small cars has only front power windows)

But the most important is the space to accommodate 5 passengers. Width of Suzuki swift is similar to Honda City (1690 mm). It can seat 3 passengers decently at the rear seat. The leg room is much better than other Maruti small cars.

An excellent Electronic power steering with precise control, good road visibility and good turning diameter of 9.4 m has made this car quite maneuverable in the city traffic. The visibility in the rear while taking reverse is not the best in class but still good enough
Swift has a very flat torque curve which means very less gear shift in city driving. I drove Swift in 3rd gear for speed as low as 15-18 kmph and still the vehicle has sufficient torque to accelerate to 80kmph with out much strain.