Suzuki has announced its line-up for the 2023 Japan Mobility Show which is starting on 26 October, in the process breaking the news that it will be unveiling the next-generation Swift hatchback at the event.
The manufacturer also supplied the first image of the next-gen Swift in concept form giving us strong hints at what the production model will look like, and confirmed that it will be packaged with a range of new advanced safety technologies as well as a frugal motor.
What’s new
The next-gen Suzuki Swift presents as more of an evolutional than a revolutional update, retaining its boxy proportions while sporting a more refined look.
The car’s front end has been completely overhauled, most notably featuring a new and seemingly smaller grille with the Suzuki badged now moved to the nose, a redesigned front bumper and fog lights with chrome finishing, and LED headlights in a similar fashion to those of the current Swift Sport.
Moreover, the new hatchback boasts redesigned alloy wheels and has a more pronounced shoulder line running from the headlights to the rear quarter flanks which is a frequently-used trick out of the automotive designer handbook to give the impression of a wider body.
The rear of the new Swift has not been shown just yet, though if the rest of the shell is anything to go by, it should have received its fair share of cosmetic changes, too.
Not much has been revealed about what the new hatch will offer in terms of features and engines.
Suzuki announced that it will be “equipped with a host of advanced safety technologies” including a driver monitoring system, adaptive high-beam system, and dual-sensor brake support II with collision-mitigation braking.
The automaker further said its Swift will be offered with a “high-efficiency engine that strikes a balance between driving performance and fuel efficiency.”
An earlier report from Japanese publication BestCar suggests that this will be a mild-hybrid version of the 1.2-litre petrol motor that is fitted in the current-generation Swift, but this remains subject to confirmation.
The top-end Swift Sport is already available in a 48V mild-hybrid flavour with a 1.4-litre plant in the United Kingdom, with this being another possible candidate for the standard models.
With details on the production-ready 2024 Swift still thin on the ground, a lot more information is expected to emerge in the coming weeks in the run-up to the 2023 Japan Mobility Show.
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