02/13/2007 | ...DRB-Hicom Bhd has embarked on a programme to locally assemble Suzuki Swift 1.5L cars, with the fully assembled units scheduled to make their debut in April. On Feb 12, DRB-Hicom's wholly owned subsidiary Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd launched the robotic welding lines to produce the... |
12/13/2006 | ...Suzuki is expanding the Swift range with a new sports tuned, high revving 1.6 litre 16v VVT engine that will reach 100km/hr (62mph) in just 8.9 seconds. It has a top speed of 200km/hr (124mph). The new sporty looking and high performance Suzuki Swift Sport will be available in the New Year with a... |
10/23/2006 | ...Second impressions are even better. The 1.6-litre engine may not win any horsepower competitions, with just 125bhp and 109lb-ft of torque, but work it hard and it'll reward you with a sub-9sec 0-62mph time and a 124mph top speed. It's well specced too, with automatic climate control,... |
09/27/2006 | ...Suzuki Australia has launched the follow up to the original "pocket rocket", and expanded the current Swift model range, with the unveiling of the new Suzuki Swift Sport. The classy, sophisticated hot hatch with European styling adds yet another vehicle that combines, fun, excitement, performance... |
09/05/2006 | ...Suzuki has announced approximate pricing for its Swift Sport three-door hatch: it will cost around £11,500 when it goes on sale in the UK next month. The Sport, said to have been directly influenced by Suzuki's Junior World Rally Championships car, has a high-revving 1.6-litre engine with variable... |
06/02/2006 | ...Tokyo, June 02: Proclaiming India as a major success story, Japanese small car major Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC) said the record sales achieved its premium hatchback model, Swift in the country 'easily topped' targets in its first year of launch. The company said the sales of 61,200 units achieved by... |
03/17/2006 | ...DRB-Hicom said the five-year agreement would be automatically extended for another two years unless otherwise terminated by either party. The deal is part of DRB-Hicom’s overall strategy to maintain its “key position†in the local automotive industry. |
01/23/2006 | ...In Suzukis ambitious plans to grow its global sales, GreenCarCongress is reporting via a Japanese subscription-based news site that the Japanese automaker will be bringing its Swift subcompact to the North American market as early as 2007. Suzuki has obviously noticed the Small is big mentality... |
11/25/2005 | ...The Suzuki Swift has been voted Irish Car of the Year 2006 by the Irish Motoring Writers Association. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony today in the Berkeley Court Hotel attended by leading figures from the motor industry. The results were as follows: 3: Range Rover Sport 75 points The... |
11/08/2005 | ...Suzuki says that the new Swift, which went on sale in the UK in April 2005, is one of the most significant cars it has produced in recent years. It's certainly a big improvement over what has gone before, and it needs to be if Suzuki is to reclaim the ground it has lost to rival manufacturers... |
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