The current generation Suzuki Swift Sport is one of the most affordable and fuel-efficient sports cars out there but is it expensive to maintain? We'll answer that here.
The current generation Suzuki Swift Sport can be considered a Swiss Army knife sports car that is accessible to many and quite fuel-efficient to boot. My colleague Chad Lückhoff had the car on test and you can read his thoughts here.
Lightweight is the name of the game here. The current generation Swift Sport went on a mini diet and shaved off 90kg from the previous generation Swift, resulting in an astounding 970kg kerb weight. Not only that, the 1.4 litre turbocharged 4-cylinder BoosterJet engine is award-winning with 103 kW and 230 Nm. Add to that some fine-tuned yet simple suspension and you have a vehicle that is a riot to drive and returns a claimed 6.1l /100km. Here’s everything else you need to know about the Swift Sport. How expensive is it to maintain this car though?
*All pricing mentioned here was correct at the time of publishing and is subject to change without any prior notice.
Suzuki Swift Sport Maintenance
As part of the purchase price, the Suzuki Swift Sport comes with a 4-year/60 000km service plan with service intervals of 10 000km or one year, whichever comes first. There is also a 5-year /200 000km comprehensive promotional manufacturer’s warranty along with a 6-year body corrosion warranty.
The Minor Service costs R1700.00. With it, the engine oil, oil filter and sump plug washer are changed. The air and cabin filters are just inspected but can be changed if need be.
The Major Service (Mileage dependent) costs R5500.00. With it, the engine oil, oil filter, sump plug washer, air filter, cabin filter, water pump belt and AirCon belts are replaced and a brake fluid flush is performed.
The service plan doesn’t include tyres, brakes and other wear and tear items. Out of curiosity, we asked how much the front and rear brake pads were, which were R4000.00 for the front and R3000.00 for the rears. At the end of the day, sports cars in general are not cheap to maintain but the Swift Sport relative to other sports cars is pretty affordable to maintain let alone against some other cars not far up in its range. With wear and tear items like the brakes, tyres and clutch however, you can get aftermarket spares which are OE spec or even OE Spec Plus that cost less but we advise only going this route when the car is out of warranty and service plan and you know what you are doing. It’s not a good idea to cheap out on said items when it comes to sports cars.
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