Comments on: Official price and specifications for the Suzuki Swift Sport in Malaysia

By: heeman

heeman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:47:31 +0000

Thanks 3S
I ll check with them soon. I hope they know.

By: 3S

3S — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:51:10 +0000

That SSS i tested is manufacture in 2007.
No ESP.

May need to check with nearest suzuki’s car dealer…!!

4 me, SSS doesn’t need ESP…!!

By: heeman

heeman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:01:30 +0000

Suzuki in Australia and Singapore added ESP into the car’s specs end of last year. Anyone can confirm if the current SSS in M’sia also come with ESP?

By: 3S

3S — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:28:13 +0000

i have tested the swift sport…is fast………..!!! ( MT )
Faster then putera in cornering + the outstanding braking power.!!
This car is built for excellent handling,braking and cornering.
This car may not fast enough in straight line ( 0-100km/h in 8.9 sec ) but is damn fast in cornering.
Remember , braking power is use to over take opponent in motosport .

i decided to but swift sport M/T to kick some Civic V-TEC 2.0.

By: moonier

moonier — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:50:59 +0000

this car is perfect blend of sporty, safety, compact, comfort, and performance in its class. like to own one..

By: shooter

shooter — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:01:52 +0000

the price is right (for the MT at least in my book)! been looking at the available after-market parts lists, boy-o-boy,…it looks like a Leggo set for grownups!!! gotta start savin up now…..ALL HAIL THE RETURN OF THE GREAT SUZZY!!!!!!

By: BuLaiEn

BuLaiEn — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:28:16 +0000

it’s weird seeing people comparing the swift sport with a saloon or a supermini, the Sport is suppose to be a fun driving hot hatch, so please compare apples with apples i.e. golf GTI, satria GTI, mini cooper.

i think the swift is great value as u can get a full-on hot hatch for under 100k built by the same people who gave us the iconic original Swift GTI back in the old days.

plus, it’s great value cause it’s CBU. remember when the CBU “normal” swift used to cost 80k+? judging from the extras that the swift sport has to offer over the normal swift:

* 11.1:1 compression ratio
* 4-2-1 exhaust manifold
* High lift cams
* Forged pistons
* Strengthened valve springs

The Swift Sport features sportier bumpers and spoilers, a stiffer suspension, twin exhaust pipes, red sport seats (with Recaro seats optional) and 4-wheel disc brakes on 16 in rims.

hence the price of just around 10k more than a CBU swift and still under 100k is fully justified IMO.

given that u have an empty road up to genting or belting down the curves and corners from cameron highland to gua musang, which would u rather have as your ride, a bread and butter civic or this beauty?

i’ll have mine in white with the stick shift

By: arcana

arcana — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:44:39 +0000

perhaps maybe some are expecting real cheap prices from CBU japs since mitsus and vitara made a huge impact in terms of pricing….with quite a good package it offers and 6 airbags inside…..quite decent price i would say…..the only drawback would probably be auto box….manual still can give some kick..

By: cyborgx

cyborgx — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:28:47 +0000

what? we cant compare cars with similar price range? that’s bullshit. Dont tell us bullshit. With RM100k for such puny sport hatch I would rather top up 10k to get the Honda Civic, which is

1) BIGGER (more legroom, comfort)
2) MORE STYLISH, (obviously)
3) MORE LUXURY (obviously)
4) MORE POWERFUL (obviously)

Take out few k and mod your civic with black tinted glass, HID, bodykit. There you are a “night rider”. Please.. compare that civic with this puny hatch. lol the choice is obvious.

By: raybrig85

raybrig85 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:48:00 +0000

i dunnola y some of u compare it wit sportage…civic or lancer…this car is nt in d same class of some of u compare it to…

this car shud be compare wit d mini cooper s…peugeot 206/207 rc…satria gti…dat d car u shud to compare wit…so…4 me…dis car is still value 4 money…u get a fun car to drive wit only 103k…4 me still ok…and no wonder i saw a lot of swift sport nowaday in kl and shah alam…believe me…still gt ppl buy this car…today…i went to shah alam n kene cucuk wit this car…hahaha…

By: kaka811

kaka811 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:40:51 +0000

the grilled? so rock man

By: kington

kington — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:03:18 +0000

This car, i have to admit is pretty fun to drive. I didn’t expect much from it but after a quick drive, this car is bags of fun. Hence, the premium charged by Suzuki is pretty much justifiable. In Europe, this car is slowly creeping its way up the ladder for bragging rights against the Civic Type R, Renault Clio and alike.

Pretty much a niche car but i’ve seen many Malaysians dressing up their standard Swifts to resemble the Junior WRC car. So i hope it gets a good following.

By: Mayonaise

Mayonaise — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:03:19 +0000

The Suzuki showroom beside my office just brought in 2 Swift Sports last week, checked it out a few days ago. I am in love with the manual version, it has short-throw gearshift and the clutch is so easy to operate… This car will definitely be a lot of fun to punt around…

By: mitlanevo

mitlanevo — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:09:36 +0000

Swift vs. Jazz vs. Yaris vs. Smart Forfour vs. Myvi, lol……..

don’t hate a car just because u can’t afford to have one in your garage…..

the Swift got nice handling…..

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:45:17 +0000

Only question now is will anyone buy it…

By: EddyHyip

EddyHyip — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:49:54 +0000

For those who like boring straight roads, don’t get a swift..
For those who are kiam siap and count indian account, don’t get a swift…
For those who scared this scared that, don’t get a swift…
For those who buys just to travel from distances…. don’t get a swift…
For those who need to fetch family around, don’t get a swift….
For those who like to compare fuel consumption to myvi or kelisa, don’t get a swift….
For those who don’t like redlines, don’t get a swift…..
For those who dislikes changing gear often, don’t get a swift…
Malaysians only love honda, toyota, merc and bmw nia….. sad la malaysian’s ideology….

By: EddyHyip

EddyHyip — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:40:52 +0000

We just can’t compare suzuki swift sport with jazz, yaris, civic 1.8 or even a latio. Swift sport is tuned for fun driving. I’m sure jazz, civic or even latio can’t outdo swift sport in terms of handling and performance. Tell me, which of these car, in the same price range, has approximately same sport characteristic?…
This swift is tuned out of the normal swift 1.5 and yet, they are considered a new model and being warrantied. Okay, some may compare it to a modded proton…. but modding viod your warranty.
And as for the trashy engine sound concern, it is what it’s meant to sound like, but the power comes out at that particular rpm, 4K rpm….
Some may also say, the gear ratio will not help in fuel consumption. Yes but then again, remember, this is a hot hatch, not a supermini like jazz or latio sport. Unless Honda Malaysia come out with a mugen jazz…. then I’ll reclaim my words back.
I believe swift sport enthusiasts appreciate the ability of the car to outdo others in twisty roads but yet maintaining low fuel consumption compared to the likes, ie, mini cooper, golf gti…
Again, if u are typical malaysian, just go for the norm la…. buy a common civic or the ordinary altis or the versatile jazz…. i’ll definately head for cars meant for twisty roads

By: Tracks

Tracks — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:29:04 +0000

Agree that the Swift Sport is expensive. However, Jazz and Yaris are still being sold although their are similarly priced. Ofcourse the sales of Jazz is way better than that of the Yaris but the point is people will still buy cars like these. Probably not as their first car or perhaps the missus would like one of these pocket rocket.

By: mits27

mits27 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:36:25 +0000

The new Jazz 1.5 i-vtec can produce 120ps/118hp maybe will be the engine equipped on new city, but the price of RM103k, I will pay more to get Honda Civic, bigger interior, bigger power output too, or I can get the Latio sport 1.6 even thought it is only 109hp. It is just too expensive for a small swift, there will be only limited buyers…

By: I my

I my — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:21:37 +0000

waw… got red bucket seat leh.

By: szw

szw — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:19:39 +0000

i thought the price are out long time ago ?

By: _xXx_

_xXx_ — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:15:34 +0000

No worries. Every kiosk in Singapore has RON98 fuel. Mari2…

By: arcana

arcana — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:04:28 +0000

what happens if you dont feed it with RON 98 fuel…..?
in the case of town driving and not speeding till redline….

By: TheDuck

TheDuck — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:10:12 +0000

Very cute car. Looks solid. Daihatsu has a history of making good cars.

But at RM100K, itâ€™s better to acquire the Honda Civic 1.8.

By: transformer

transformer — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:43:40 +0000

Sorry for this Swift Sport as its came too late… others had newer and better offer than yours though…. hope this would teach every other makes a lesson not to keep their products too long oversea and start introduce to Bolehland after 3 years from initial launch….

Few recent example:
Nissan Teana
Nissan Latio&Tiida
Kia Sportage
Kia Cerato(Spectra)

By: proton.GL..

proton.GL.. — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:43:19 +0000

swift engine trashy after 4000rpm,
torsion beam rear,(not saying its bad)
cramped rear,

mmmm, if satria neo came with 1.6 cps, and the body solid with nearly 100 kg more of steel than swift,
multi link rear,
ill choose satria neo,

By: ctawyong

ctawyong — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:15:07 +0000

the lancer will be a good buy compare to this suzuki!!! the price range should be around 80k-90k then it will be a hot cake!! add 14k we can have 2.0mivec, 18inch rims, 155bhp, paddle shift cvt, and a bigger car!!!

By: maibatsu_thunder

maibatsu_thunder — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:05:02 +0000

Swift Sport in Malaysia & Japan – 5Dr only. 3Dr is for Europe I believe. Manufactured in Hungary.

By: acbc

acbc — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:01:06 +0000

Top another RM 14k for new Lancer which has 6-speed paddle-shift CVT. 10X better than slush-box.

By: wsoonlye

wsoonlye — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:59:51 +0000

ooo………….its not worthh to buy a car like this at 100k…….nothing special…