2021 Swift SZT 1.2 Hybrid Goes For a Drive
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- This Modern Monday is the Suzuki Swift SZT 1.2 Hybrid, a well priced and great handling small car
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Hi 👋
I'm a driving instructor and I chose this exact model for my tuition car (my second, I had a 1.0 Powerboost before).
Very very reliable. Mine is 2 years old, almost 60,000 miles and not one issue.
I also get 58 mpg with the car doing mainly urban work with the learner drivers, amazing really.
Other good stuff - stylish interior, very responsive steering, powerful brakes, easy accurate gearbox, good visibility, high equipment level especially the adaptive cruise control and multi function steering wheel.. The car also has the most amazing LED headlights which are automatic as well.
Plastics are hard but that suits me as easy to clean.
For me, the only real issue is the car does crash over any road surface imperfections.
An other issue is the collision alert is too sensitive, I actually turn mine off.
Anyway, a fantastic car, I will buy another, possibly the Sport which will be fun for me when used out of lessons but I am also considering waiting for the new model which could be available next year sometime.
I really like that Suzuki sells these with an AWD option as well. Great to see it available in this size of car, especially outside of performance models
Finally watch a useful, honest & positive review. Thank you mate 👍 I decided to buy this one.
Very impressed with that little car, always liked the swift, great review 👍
The Swift goes back close to 40 years, used as badge engineered vehicles for GM until they set up on their own.
I like this a lot with the exception of front electric windows which says "cost cutting". The styling dictates a rear camera, which I really find handy on modern cars.
I also like those up high rear door handles to discourage children getting in without adult supervision. I do love rear stadium seating; like have a clear all round view!
Great review!
I have always liked the swift, a well equipped car and good value for money, great review as always.
Drove a 1.0 Boosterjet (non-hybrid) recently and I thought it was the best new car I've driven for a long time.
Great sound, great handling, good power, lovely interior and tons of space. Even the engine bay was spacious and logically laid out. Wonderful little thing.
Just bought the 1.0 Boosterjet. Lovely car in the city. Quick off the line and can hold its own if you want to throw it around corners.
Excellent review Matt. Very impressive little car for the money.
The dials really remind me of Alfa gauges lol. Cute little cars and great review! Suzuki is an underrated manufacturer!
Yep, Suzuki have improved the Swift hugely since the original car was launched. Good to drive and relatively guilt free in terms of fuel consumption. What's not to like?
Wife has 2017 1.0 boosterjet hybrid and its brilliant. Nippy and does 50mpg all day long
The 1.0 3 cyl Boosterjet Hybrid with Turbo is like lightening compared to the 1.2 Dualjet it's so much quicker. Suzuki stopped putting the 1.0 Boosterjet into the Swift stuck in the older slower 1.2 Dualjet to save money. A retrograde step by Suzuki. Boosterjet a much better engine. The Sport has 1.4 Boosterjet in it still.
Suzuki have always made great small cars. I love the Swift GTi from the nineties, not the most comfortable but the twin cam 16 valve engine is brilliant. I would highly recommend trying one if you can find one.
If you go back farther, the 80's Swift came with a 3 cylinder turbo!
I have the 2018 swift 1.0 . Drives like a small rally car.. Fun and reliable. Only compliant is rough stock suspension from factory. But I can live with that.
Great review! 👍
Pleased to see this, Matt!
I’m more than pleased with my ‘17 plate SZ5 1.0 litre hybrid. Nippy, fun to drive (very similar to the R53/R56 Mini) and great fuel economy.
It always pains me that some reviewers always harp on about how hard or soft the dash and door trim is.. You don’t drive around fondling the dash or the door trims, ffs!
Great review of a cracking little car. Nice one, Matt!
New ones are de-tuned from your 2017 car.
Got the same model same equipment. Amazing little car. Got to 1500km in a month coz I was driving it all day long. Passes 600km with full tank 35l no problem - and I was flooring it whenever I could . Got it cheap too - 14 000 euro in my country 😁
I've usually kept with bigger cars, but once had the use of a Mk I Suzuki Swift, and it was a VERY impressive little car. Solid, quick, with clean lines. I can only imagine they have become even better, so if you're looking for a small, sensible car, try one of these.
In a 2018 interview ,james may said the swift was his favourite normal car. That would be the ultimate endorsement for any car. Great and interesting review .
Suzuki what a great motor company l rode Suzuki bikes back in the 70s and 80s we had a suzuki chino back in the 90s and will be getting a beleno in a couple of weeks
I learnt to drive in a first generation Swift . Very distinctive styling early on, where the front & back seating area & the boot was kind of contained inside what looks like an Octopus' head.
I've had a C3 1.4 diesel for nearly 17 years, same car! Just passed its mot with 150k on the clock. But I might very soon be able to buy a new car & have been an admirer of the suzuki swift for years but not had the money. So this review is very good & just what I wanted to hear. Thanks.
Excellent review 👍 will have a look at one come next car change.
It hurts to not have this available in the USA...land of leviathan SUV and pickup truck vehicles. Got to travel around Wales, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall in one, and just a sweet little car. No larger than it needs to be, which I love. The first generation Swift was sold here in the early 1990s (alongside the Chevrolet and later GEO Metro), but these were rather anemic. Reliable and fun are my buzzwords for an ideal everyday runabout car, and I have to wait until 2042 when the "25 year rule" would allow me to import a 2017 model year from this generation into the USA. Thanks for profiling this, FD! Love to see the unique, "average" vehicles used on UK roads and unavailable in the USA. I'm a fish out of water here because I'm like you....not a fan of the SUV or pickup except vehicles that are exceptionally good at their intended practical purpose, like the first gen Range Rover you drove a while back.
Had a Honda civic 25 years ago and loved it, nothing came close to that, until I got the 2018 Suzuki Swift sz-t, WOW.
How fantastic is progress! Ten years ago my buddy dropped the equivalent of that cars list price on upgrading his audi to have the same toys that the suzuki has as standard.
Having recently bought a new 2021 Suzuki Swift SZ5 1.2 Hybrid I have to say I am amazed. My last car was also a Swift, a 2010 1.3 SZ3. I live in West London and averaged 34 MPG in my old car, in this one it is averaging 44 MPG. It is also nippier, roomier and far more advanced with an amazing number of both safety and comfort features included as standard, I would definitely recommend...!!!
RIght on the money - mine 2021 Suzuki Swift SZ5 1.2 Hybrid averages 46 MPG - passed 4000 km in a year and I love this car . Nothing to improve (except power of coarse but for a city car its plenty enough - also more power means higher fuel consumption) Even on a open road it goes 170 kmh I just adore it 😍
@@christga100 Dude I drive my 2021 Suzuki Swift Hybrid every day in the city. Winter to the mountain - 200km away and this summer I was in Greece - 600 km away . Never it was over 40mpg average ! OK maybe 42mpg when giving it the beans !
How does the adaptive cruise control behave? Does it work well?
@@JustinElliot1990 It follows vehicles just fine - it has 3 different settings - to follow from 30m to 50m - you can set max speed to follow that car and it just brakes and accelerates itself.
How do you find the ride? Some mention a hard/rough suspension
My wife has recently swapped her 15 reg Celerio for a Fiat 500. Personally I preferred the Celerio…it was much more economical, faster and generally more fun to drive…it also never let me down or missed a beat in 3 years.The 500 is ok just much too small and slow for me…I can’t get comfortable in it. Will definitely be looking at this Swift when we swap again.
Got the same model same equipment. Amazing little car. Got to 1500km in a month coz I was driving it all day long. Passes 600km with full tank 35l no problem - and I was flooring it whenever I could :)
Many thanks for the review. After watching this I went car hunting today with my son and he bought one.
That’s great! Hope he’s very happy with it!
The older Swifts were made in Hungary but I believe this new model is made in Japan...which is no bad thing.
Great review as always Matt. You haven't been tinkering with your fleet much lately? I do love your tinkering videos but the days are short at this time of the year. We will have to wait until the spring.
Made in Japan - see the serial under the wind-wiper 12:46 - it starts with JSA - So Japan - Sakura or some name (i cant google the city name RN) Have the same model from the vid and I love it
Been looking at Hybrid cars for the future. This is a good small one
The hybrid part is the name, and possibly the classification for tax, zones and such. It brings effectively no benefit for consumption or enviroment in this case.
Good video, nice car at a fair price for a change. Did you mean Seiko chronograph as opposed to Sekonda chronometer re. the dials?
great review.
Nice little cars. My brother has a Mk1 (although I would call that a Mk3, given there were UK market Swifts in the 80s and 90s too) and it's pretty good fun, despite being a 1.2 diesel. They're great value too. I'd have one over a Fiesta or Corsa.
Just to update You on My 1986 740, Ive just completed a Major Repair!.....The original 80's tape player now automatically flips sides!!!!! Phew!! ; - ) Best Wishes Dee.
Just sold a 2018 Suzuki Swift Sport, great fast fun car and loads of tec all in the basic price.
Even adaptive cruise and and 50 mph if you didn't boot it too much which was hard to resist.
Suzuki are always the king of the small car. The mild hybrid is a nice cheap way of getting better mpg.
afaik, the steering also offers the volume control so you don't always have to use the touch screen.
In January last year, having written off my cherished Grande Punto Eleganza, and needing a car in a hurry; I ended up with a 2011 Swift SZ4, and I have to be honest, I've properly fallen for it. I'm not a speed freak, but it goes like an absolute rocket, and the supercharger like sound when the VVT kicks in is rather a giggle, lol! It looks superb, (especially the 3 door which I have,) is excellent to drive, and is easily capable of 50+ mpg on longer journeys. I'll always miss my lovely old Fiat, but I certainly ended up with a worthy replacement for it!
Fabulous cars, not overly complicated but still nicely analogue. Bought a new Swift SZ-L in 2015 was very impressive, however the 2012 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec that replaced it was slightly better and more dynamic to drive, both great small cars though.
0:30 this Swift is really the 5th generation, not the 3rd. The original Swift came out in the early 80s, and the 2nd generation had a well-loved GTI model.
I had a 147 for many years. That View of the dials is very familiar, as are the rear door handles and the scalloped passenger dash. Perhaps the car the MiTo should have been.
Matt, your protracted coverage of the Bootle area had me begging for Mersey.
The little Suzuki Swift in its first gen was always the poor man's Honda Civic. I think that is still very much the case. Definitely worth considering as a modern daily if your a budget conscious buyer.
DualJet, not BoosterJet, thats the turbo.
Thats more like it. A really enjoyable modern car, I miss my SZ-L - even if it did throw an engine light and go in to limp mode at a couple of days old/200 miles on the clock.
First thing I did was turn off the Hybrid indicator though, I was sick of the white battery light coming on. The best I averaged was 73 MPG.
No adaptive cruise control? Looks like there's a radar for it on the grille?
Nice thorough review Matt.
Likely emergency braking assistance
Only on sz5
Sekonda? They were mostly rebadged Russian watches rather than Japanese. Although I wouldn’t turn down Grand Seiko dials in my Subaru🙂
The Swift goes back to 80's. Aren't we on mark 5 or so now? Earlier versions of this car had about 112bhp but now they have been de-tuned so they aren't so close to the de-tuned Sport model now only at 130bhp.
Lovely car, I always have had a soft spot for Suzuki cars, they are well built and a bit quirky but very likeable.
The volume of the stereo must surely be on the steering wheel as well, right?
Yes.
It is, left hand side rocker switch.
Still love the Swift 07,for me it's better than Honda fit or yaris from same year
Alfa inspired dash & Alfa inspired rear door handles
They are a great car
Tip: Want satnav in this car? Buy the SD card with map data (original Suzuki spare part) on the well known marketplaces. It costs about 30 £. Just push it into the top slot of the entertainment system -- voilà you got satnav, no installation needed! (Or you could ask your Suzuki dealer, who will be happy to do it for you -- for 300 £ or more).
Silly question but does the hybrid version provide a diesel-like start? in other words, could you set off with just the clutch in the hybrid version?
I was also thinking Alfa 156 with those instruments and when I think Alfa 156 instruments I then I think Lamborghini Muira.
when the japanese suzuki will get a full hybrid?
It's not boosterjet - because is not a turbo and is not direct injection. In fact is a dual port injection (8 injectors).
My daughter has a 2017 1.0 BoosterJet non hybrid. Way faster than this and not much less economical. It's a great wee thing to drive. I know hybrids are what we have to accept but on the Swift its a step backwards. The one you tested is not turbo'd. It's a Dualjet
I test drove the 1L 3 cylinder, a much better engine with 110hp and much more useable. You can still get up to 60mpg out of it , and it had start stop.
So… I went out and bought a 1.4 Sport instead. Pocket rocket, feels faster than 140hp because the car weighs less than 1000kg. And I still get over 50mpg out of it. It does have some oddities, it’s very mechanical. I have not heard some of those noises since my 1966 MG1100.
The first thing I did was to switch off the Lane departure warning as it was always flashing. In many ways it reminds me of a R56 Mini.
Sorry ,Matt, heated seats are not available in the UK market for any trim level (or on any Suzuki except the S Cross).
My sensible car is a Suzuki Baleno, 10cm longer than the Swift but with a 320L boot.
New sports only have about 130bhp.
@@pb5x5 Correct, that's why I bought a 18 plate. :)
2:02 Completely wrong! It is NOT direct injection and NOT a "booster jet"! Both applies only to the turbo engines! The 1.2 DUAL jet is a naturally aspirated port injection engine (with two injectors per cylinder).
I like the swift but prefer the ignis
Does the usb port charge the phone while using android auto? If it's 1amp then it will not....
Swift is classic car top selling car in market.
I like the Ignis more
Modern Mondays = Modern Tuesdays in Aus. :-)
Good review.
As a Honda jazz (Honda Fit) owner, I would have to ask…..
I assume electric rear windows are an option, next model up.
Some nice design touches but shame no flat load bay like mine.
Also, as with Honda those single action seat recliner handles are imo completely a pain. A twist dial is much better.
This car looks a bit smaller than the Honda?
The Honda has a similar volume control on the touchscreen but also has controls on the steering wheel….does the Suzuki have this? Touchscreen vol control is rubbish!
Does a mild hybrid make enough difference on economy to warrant having it? (Extra cost).
Parking front & back sensors + rear backup camera?
Engine idle stop?
City brake?
Must be automatic.
Yuo driving a old people car
@@louisbeerreviews8964 because I’m old and need the practicality.
Funny how in Japan, the Jazz is mainly bought by young drivers. In the UK especially, everyone thinks it's a car for the more mature driver! I say buy what you want, and don't worry what people think. Life is too short.
I have been considered buy suzuki swift.. is it noisy little car🤔?
Woder how this compares to Fiat Panda 100hp for fun?
My last 2 cars have been Swifts - currently the last version Sport. I've loved them both - very sweet handling and lovely to drive. Totally reliable as well. Only snag is that even the 1.6 Sport engine lacks torque. If you want to go fast, you have to really thrash it, which is a bit irritating. As for the new one, I think the instruments look cheap, and the 1.2 engine doesn't have enough performance, though I guess the hybrid engine might help driveability. Initially there was a 3 cylinder turbo engine which sounded much more fun (if you didn't want the Sport), but that's no longer available, presumably due to emissions regulations. So, whilst I'm sure the new Swift is as great a car as the old versions, without a better engine, its not for me.
I own a swift NZ 1,2 (2015) and i tried the new one with the same 90 hp engine. You can definitely feel the 120 kg weight reduction it´s quite nippy and goes well on a twisted road, of course not a racecar but you can have fun in it and don´t break the speed limit all the time.
Suzuki are great cars ....
Matt , can look at the Peugeot 3009. Small car 🙄 quirky and different
I am a big fan of what suzuki has produced over the years, but 2.3kw electric motor? 10ah battery at 12v? Calling that a hybrid is cheeky to say the least.... Probably this is a "compliance" car.
Those EU WLTP rules are very strict, and it is rather ironic that if you produce lots of big, heavy guzzling cars (like say Mercedes), you are given a much more generous emissions allowance than a company like Suzuki which only produces small, economy cars!
It would be like saying the new Koenigsegg Gemera is saving the planet with it's 3cyl hybrid, despite the fact it makes 1700bhp.
I will give an example: The "hybrid" battery in this car is the size if a fist, and has the capacity of a starter battery for a smaller motorcycle.
It contains 0.12kwh of energy if fully depleted, or about 1/500th of a medium priced electric car.
The "hybrid" motor gives all of 3hp, and it can be ran at full tilt for 3 minutes before the battery is totally empty.
Bottom line: The system does effectively nothing, except maybe gives it compliance with hybrid rules. Suzuki themselves say the system gives "Up to" 5% benefit. On a positive note, it also costs the manufacturer next to nothing, I would guess about £100 or so at the most.
This has absolutely nothing to do with Suzuki, literally every manufacturer does this. Also in city driving it makes a significant difference, much smoother and quicker engine start&stop. Btw the Swift Sport with the 1.4 T engine has a 48V system.
@@Mgoblagulkablong Didnt see anyone say it was exclusively suzuki who does it?
In any case, yes drivability might be a bit better, but consumption benefits of this 12v system are as good as nil, effectively. Dont know about the 48v system, it might be much better, I was going off the specs quoted for this car.
Nevertheless, since it is so cheap (for the manufacturer), small and light, why not? As long as one understands what one gets..
Had to look twice…. Thought it was a Chinese knock off of the BMW Mini!
Always looked a bit of a mini from the side. Sekonda is a Russian watch , for future reference.
British company est 1966. Watches now made in China
@@nickstevenson3276 I never knew that. I bought one years ago it has 'made in USSR' on the face, they were still produced in Russia back then. 70's. Probably not now. 👍
That radar sensor slapped on the front grille is embarrassing, possibly even worse than cars that have reversing cameras just stuck onto the boot (Mirage 3 I'm looking at you)
My wife has the earlier model with 75kw and 160nm and to be honest I can’t see the point of this.
No hybrid version here in Au.
So many Hybrid and Electric cars seen on these channels we don't get in Au. Maybe later we will as we are a small market on the world stage. Present Govt. seem to be finally coming onboard with electric cars....but don't get me started on that.....
It doesnt do anything wortwhile in this case anyway, except perhaps gives you tax breaks.
Shame the people who drive swifts are never that on the road Lol. The hidden back door handle is very Alfa Romeo.
It's cool. But it makes since we dont have this or even the entire brand in USA and Canada anymore. This is too "cute" for our tastes and dosnt have the heritage like a mini.
But the biggest thing is it's far to small and looks unsafe and is just automatically super uncool by most standards.
Interesting how tastes vary across the globe.
I dont have the confidence to avoid the social stigma to drive this so while I like it but I wouldn't be caught dead in one lol.
For;. Looks, grip, gearchange, seats, tech, interior space, Italian look vents and cowls, torquey response, good brakes, economy, emissions and reliability.
Against; Absolutely nothing. It's even got a teashelf.
Biggest con; steering wheel is not adjustable by height and depth. Only height.
I like these but prefer the MG3 which is even better value for a similar looking car.
We don't get Suzuki in North America they Left the North America market in 2012. Not a Crossover, SUV, or a pickup truck doesn't sell
Suzukis have lots of crossovers and SUVs now though. They tend to be on the smaller side, however.
Nice car except its a milk 🥛 float 🤓🤔
Not convinced on this one, it appears to be a cheap car trying to look expensive. But is £15k cheap for a slow, outdated, basic and plasticky compact with rear drum brakes?
This Suzuki is a very expensive Dacia Sandero IMHO.
Agree on most everything, but I would rather have drum brakes in a car such as this. Works better for most people, at least where I live.
@@GoldenCroc - thanks, I’m interested to know why you prefer rear Drum brakes over discs?
@@xjsteve Generally people dont put enough energy through the rear brakes to keep them operating properly. They both seize up and rust from lack of enough use.
Seized rear brakes is one of the top reasons for MOT failure here. A drum is better protected from the elements, and therefore is less susceptible to such problems.
The braking effect is also enough for most everyone that drives reasonably sensible, especially in small/light cars. Thats why I prefer drums in the rear for normal usage.
Drum brakes. That's a no for me. Manufacturer's cost cutting in that area makes no sense.
What ? A top speed of 112 ? You couldn't safely pass anyone !
Had to go back and look at the speedo ... seems the U.K. is as backward as the U.S.A. ! Miles ? Why not go for chains and leagues instead ?
Speed limits are coming to all cars via government laws.
I guess it still gives you 42 mph above the UK limit.
@@brianiswrong I've not had an accident yet, just over 50 years driving, but I've had a fair few speeding tickets, lol. We here in New Zealand went metric in 1976, anything in miles now makes me think of knights on horses without flush toilets.
@@DontEatTheAnimals I found it confusing in the UK as they still drive in miles but buy their fuel in litres?????? LB/FT of torque confuses me too as we have been kw. and Nm. in Aus. for ages.
Why? You guys from down under neighbours TAKE this metric vs Imperial arguments so seriously?
I mean as myself Malaysian, should be bother by this miles, lbs-ft of imperial unit usage, does effect my life badly?
Common...
Hey, google some unit conversion and you got your answer in metric..
This gentleman is from UK and main audiences are also from UK. Don't just downgrade what they been using for ages...
Before I forget, for metric I can say kW rate for internal combustion engine is comically low number, so my country use ps [pfersdafke] as standard .
Because as close to BHP..
Ok, maybe this what the FIRST WORLD PROBLEM term exist....my bad for interrupting...
I watched this video because I like you & the channel. But I really find these cars boring
Good grief, what have they done to the poor thing? The Swift used to be a fairly handsome little car but now it looks like it’s caught the bubonic plague.
Get a Swift sport then. These Swifts are the blandish city Swifts. We get Swift sport turbo here in Australia too.
Suzuki has a problem outside of Japan and India... The Hungarian made cars are horrible in quality... Had a back then brand new 2018 S-Cross 1.4 TJ with 140BHP and an auto trans... The engine was nice, and it was very quick (for an auto)... But as far as the rest of it goes... Oh dear... So badly made, such a rigid ride, the entire car felt like it was designed somewhere in the 00's... At around 1.5k of KM sound proofing material started coming out of the dash near the windshield... At around 2k the drivers door panel started to come off... At around 7k the steering column plastic started to come loose and rattle... From new, the brakes were efficient but oh so noisy... The entire ride in it was so noisy and so... Just uncomfortable... The car was very low on toys for a 2018 model... This Swift seems to have sort of the same design issues... Outside that's not a bad look though somewhat outdated, but from the inside... IDK... Again looks like something from about a decade ago... And also kinda very low on modern 20's toys... Wouldn't be an issue but the quality of those outside Japan Suzuki cars is just bad usually...
Well I have a scross sz5 1.4 auto all grip since new 2018. Done 28k now and has been fantastic. Only issue I have had is the passenger side window switch stopped working.
We have a plethora of Suzukis running on our streets. Most of them were assembled in Esztergom. Generally I can say that I'd rather get a locally assembled Suzuki than any German or Japanese or European car. It may not be remarkable, it may be faulty (well... statistically it can be the rotten one in the bunch), but I would not call Suzukis of the new age that horrific.
My colleague has been driving an old sedan Swift. It was puritan. Being a 'Manager' it still was an econobox. BUT; it managed 16 years with no major faults. He swapped it to a Vitara around 2015. It was a rolling, tech-savvy tank.
@Ben Korenberg The generation of Swift in this video is made in Japan. The previous generation was built in Hungary.
@@forresten We got ALOT of Hungary made S-crosses here... They all suck in quality department... Right from the beginning... Both 1st gen and 2nd gen... Maybe for you its a patriotic thing but oh come on... Those cars just don't feel quite put together... Its all squeaky and rattly right from the beginning... Not to mention the weird oil consumption issue with the 1.4 engine... After i got rid of mine, i've got myself a 2020 Chevy Equinox... Man what a difference... BTW, i got to both drive and ride in the old SX4s both made in Japan and in Hungary... Two completely different cars...
No, my last two Swifts were Hungarian made, and quality was top notch. Latest version made in Japan.
If it's a hybrid, it shouldn't need a gearbox and it should need a battery under the bonnet. And it looks really ugly.