Fourth gen of supermini brings new look and new engine but keeps Suzuki’s trademark compactness and lightness
At the launch of the new Suzuki Swift, the company said that so many small cars have been cut from manufacturers’ ranges recently that it estimates 250,000 people in the UK have bought a supermini in the past three years but won’t be able to replace it like-for-like when the time comes.There’s no longer a Ford Fiesta, a Kia Rio, a Nissan Micra and more besides; 28% of the small car sector has been binned off. There is, though, a new Swift, and this is it.And it’s good. It’s in the UK from April 2024 in two trim levels, with a manual or an automatic gearbox and with the option of four-wheel drive. Read on to find out more.