Suzuki will soon announce its formal reentry into the Malaysian market sometime this month through Naza Eastern Motors, and it looks like the first car to be launched is the third-generation Swift Sport.
According to a Naza sales advisor’s Facebook post, the order books for the latest Swift Sport is now officially open, and the estimated price is an eye-watering RM145k. That makes it nearly 50% more expensive than the previous model launched in 2013, which started from RM97,888 for the manual and RM102,888 for the CVT variant.
The new Swift Sport will be fully imported from Japan, and the wait list is said to be two months-long. Being a CBU model, expect allocations for the sporty B-segment hatch to be limited.
Specs-wise, the SSS will likely arrive in Malaysia with the K14C 1.4 litre Boosterjet engine that produces 140 PS at 5,500 rpm and 230 Nm of torque from 2,500 to 3,500 rpm. While the horsepower count isn’t that much higher than the previous M16A-equipped SSS (136 PS), the torque figure is significantly more by 70 Nm.
In Japan, the Swift Sport can be had with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic (with shift paddles, but no tiptronic function), with drive sent to the front wheels. Key performance figures include a zero to 100 km/h sprint time of eight seconds, and the 970 kg-hatch tops out at 205 km/h.
To quickly recap, the SSS rides on Suzuki’s Heartect platform, featuring a raft of upgrades that increase chassis rigidity and high speed stability. There’s also a specially-designed trailing arm that minimises deformation during cornering.
There’s also a wide range of colours available, including the Champion Yellow paint that is inspired by Suzuki’s works rally car in the Junior World Rally Championship. Other colours include Burning Red Pearl Metallic, Speedy Blue Metallic, Pure White Pearl, Premium Silver Metallic, Mineral Grey Metallic and Super Black Pearl, but it’s unclear which ones will make it to Malaysia just yet.
So, what do you think? Is RM145k too hard a pill to swallow? Discuss, below.
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Even diferent segment, better take x50. Save 40k.
Will sell like hot cakes
A B segment hatch selling at prices above C segment sedan? Unlikely it will sell more than a handful
Price is too high.
Full stop.
Do somebody study the market first before bring it here with this price? Does this only happen in Malaysia? I feel malu if Malaysian doing this…
RM145K can get you base model X70 and base spec Pesona.
With redundant Naza ,who wants to give them a chance?
Chevy,peugeot,Kia owners..thousands of them left in a lurch,when the Naza dudes called it a day.
Do you need a doctorate in psychology to see how these ship jumpers,jump ship when the waves just got a bit rougher?
More likely to be dead before arrival than dead on arrival
Right off the bat, Naza is making the same mistakes they did with Kia. Well done!
what mistakes with KIA actually?
in the mid 90s, they took a gamble to bring in relatively unknown korean brand to malaysia. When malaysians are used to CKD vans like liteace, bongo and vanette, they introduced relatively luxurious MPVs like Ria (carnival) and Citra (carens) at perdana and high end wira prices.
in the early millennium they actually chartered whole container ships every week to ship CKD parts from korea to malaysia to keep up with the demand. they sold thousands of Ria and Citra MPVs every month.
The next step should be to retain the MPV market hold, take a kia platform and customise it for malaysia. Something like the Kia Venga (which was unpopular in europe) but stretched to a full 7 seater like the Alza. but those that inherit the naza businesses are not far sighted as the original founder. they rather spend whatever money they have and live a jetsetting life, not spending day in and out expanding the business.
A 7 seater Kia Venga would be a good idea.
the Alza is basically a stretched Myvi platform.
The Grand Livina is based on the european Nissan Note platform.
Past KIA Forte used to be in Civic segment but with City price.
Today KIA Elantra at Civic segment but higher price than Civic? kek.
rm145k for this 140PS & 230Nm CBU Hot hatch is great bargain.. albeit Peugeot 208 GTi 208hp is RM144k … and VW Polo GTi 180ps is rm136k.
But both models, 208 GTi and Polo GTi have not been updated in the Malaysian market. Hopefully with the introduction of Suzuki Swift Sport, they decide to bring in the newer models of 208GTi and Polo GTi. Even better if the Ford Fiesta ST makes a comeback too
swift can lead the civic turbo from 0-100kmph by 0.2 seconds but eventually the civic turbo will overtake it at the top end 207kmph vs 205kmph. the best part? civic turbo is much cheaper.
As usual, SUZUKI is now DOA under Naza.
Our Naza is not the Nasa, so don’t get so much hyped when they launch something.
WOW!!
what a big jump.
however, considering its Naza… not surprising lah.
Mass market cars are not their specialty.
Gosh…is above my pay grade for sure.
But I’m sure it will attract many hard-core fans as a RM300k Gr Yaris also fully sold not to mention this one.
thats different animal
Overprice
If 280K for a “one-off” Yaris. Then is really not too much for a holistic mini-Hatches like SSS
If it’s a fully loaded SSS with AEB and what not then it will help justify the price but if it’s an empty spec SSS then this brand is off to a bad start.
145k manual or auto? org kaya game sudah
Myvi is prettier.
Suzuki come back is a wow, but the distributor is Naza is completely no no. Naza has really terrible and famous of tarnishing reputatable brands. Good luck to Suzuki picking Naza as distributor.
Their corporate website appears not to have a current link to their Suzuki cars distributorship. Obviously, potential customers would like to see something like an official list of available models & their respective prices, instead of relying on a sales advisor’s social media post.
35K USD for a SUZUKI?! In America I can buy a Ford Mustang GT for $1000 more.
Even in Malaysia that is overpriced, RM145K?! Better get Mazda 3 2.0 High variant in the RM150K top up little extra and get Mazda 3 fully loaded or base model Mazda 6.
Not to mention I hear in Pakistan that Suzuki is part of a so called “automotive cartel” – they basically sell literal tin kosong cars with no airbags and have paid off government members to curb competition. Wouldn’t want to support a company like this anyways.
gib chan… pls buy… people need to pay for their gallivanting
This, very obvious is for car enthusiasts only. For business perspective, pricing done really bad, even car enthusiasts will need to think 1000x. My opinion, a bad move from NAZA.
This suzuki is overpriced. There are lots, if better candidates out there with better performance. More choices of you willing to consider 2nd cars.
Anyway, I dont really have much faith with their sales/services under NAZA.
Naza may have wrongly priced it, but at least please bring this in with MANUAL TRANSMISSION! Sad that it is a dying breed in Malaysia.
Really bad experience with how Naza manage Kia, lousy after sales. Car is good, but their after sales support is extremely bad.
I won’t trust them anymore. Not even for Ferrari.
Nice one Naza, now we know the Jimny will be RM120+.
question of the day
can fly like Myvi ah?
With that price, it better fly much higher than Myvi
Well, if no intention to sell, then don’t bring in this car. Who is going to pay for this price? I would rather to get an used cheap polo Tsi or a Polo GTi, standby another RM100k to fix it if there’s any problem.
Suzuki Japan must be that desperate since they green lit partnership with a badly perceived entity like Naza.
My bet this will not only turn out like Chevrolet fate, but worse.
Naza cannot be that bad, right?
RM150k.. D.O.A
BAIK TAK PAYAH JUAL. WASTE OF TIME
My fully-loaded P1 Satria valued at 50K (only) will smoke this Suzuki Swift many times over.
This SSS is a luke warm hatch, not a proper hot hatch and Naza dare to dream of selling at RM140k. Bad pricing. For that price we used to get the likes of proper 200hp 208 gti, fiesta st, and polo gti that came with much higher performance level than this SSS. They should have priced it just slightly above the previous gen SSS sold in Malaysia. Something like RM110k-120k would be fair.
Is not Suzuki wants to choose Naza but due to monopoly game in Malaysia, Suzuki has only Naza if they want to sell cars here. Sad for us here!
Rm 145k……If looking for power batter get a much cheaper 2nd turbo charge Myvi…
A recon 2017 Swift Sport 1.4t selling at 129k. The OKR recon dealer should reduce it below 100k since most people here said 145k for 2021 is s tad too expensive
I don’t understand their logic here. Wouldn’t it be more lucrative for them to bring in the base spec Swift to compete with Myvi, City etc.’ price point? They’re targeting the wrong people.
Me : Wow nice car, would probably buy
*Look at price*
Also Me : *U turn
Where can i make the pre order? No link was provided