The new Swift petrol 1.2 Zxi

Exterior

Looks great in white, nice alloy wheels, Overall nice styling

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Comes with good features like Airbags, Abs, Ebd, Tilt steering, Audio system etc..... Space is good for people sitting in the front but a little cramped for people at the back..... if one takes into consideration that its a small car and on comparision with other cars of the same category the space is fine. Its feels like a big car from the inside, ride quality is good......quite close to my honda city.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Well its a new car so havnt revved up the engine atleast for the first 1000kms...... but with what i have felt so far the engine has pretty good performance....cant wait to finish 1000kms so i can really see how much power the engine can actually produce......

The first full tank gave me an average of 13.5 km/l with a.c. i think it might improve a little bit after the 1st and 2nd service.

The gearbox is also quite smooth and gear shifting is quite nice

Ride Quality & Handling

As i almost compared the ride quality of the swift to my honda city speaks volumes of the performace of the car. Handling is quiet good and its quite peppy off the blocks......that is without the a.c. on

Final Words

If one looks into the amount of money spent on this car, it would be safe to say that your money was well spent. You can get a small car with good comfort which is comparable to a big car

Areas of improvement  

The biggest disappointment was that even the top model doesnt come with power rear view mirrors....... its a shame that maruti doesnt even want to spend a small amount of money to make its product better.......... they feel that if we are selling our cars without such features why add them......... also the audio system is not upto the mark.....the 4 speakers cannot even be sold in the market for Rs200.........which would indicate the quality.....and its high time they have a usb port for the music system

 

Good fuel economy, Nice ride quality, Good looksNo power rear view mirrors