Great looks...but thats not all.. Review on Maruti Suzuki Swift

Swift has a very small boot. Opening of the boot, too, is small. Therefore it is merely a passenger car without luggage. It can at best be a run- about in cities. But then its cost makes it prohibitive for a city run-about. Similarly, available literature and M/S Maruti are both silent on its fuel consumption. It will be interesting to learn as to how much fuel this car weighing 150 kgs more than the Esteem and having an engine delivering 2 BHP more power than the Esteem will consume. Therefore the questions are:

1. What is the role of a large & expensive hatch back with hardly any boot space ?. 2. Can a car costing over three lakhs fit into the role of a run about? 3. Can a car with unknown fuel consumption be marketed easily in these times of spiraling fuel costs? 4. Is not it sensible to await a diesel (Multi jet) variant? 5. Is it the appropriate time to go for Super Mini in India.

It’s a great car; great looks on the outside, but budgeting on the plastics especially on the side panels and the wipers really suck. And there’s this big void, there’s no music system! That was hardly expected of a car with these features. I booked the ZXI as soon as the news came out and I expected a music system with surround matching the other features. The after sales are bad too, backed up with Maruti’s strict injunction against any offers!!! To summarize I feels its great engineering leveled by really bad management. Needless to say that would drive a lot of the crowd its intended for, away.

I have managed to take a test ride and I’ve observed there is no pickup in spite of Maruti claiming it has 87 bhp power, The vehicle is not at all stable, at jus 80 kmph I didn’t feel secured, The vehicle has absolutely no balance.. Generally the test ride is given only for 2-3 kilometers and I’m sure without driving at least 10-12 kilometers with variations, one cannot come to a conclusion. I myself drove it for over 10-12 kilometers insisting to the company executive. It doesn’t have pickup in even second gear when needed. I would suggest people to wait at least for 6 months and buy it after carefully reviewing it.