The Truth About Suzuki Swift Sport Hybrid: Long-Term Review

We get to finally have much more time with the awesome little Suzuki Swift Sport Hybrid

What is it like living with the Swift long term? We review and give an in-depth thought on everything

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[richardcorbin]

Smacked it again!! With that review. Test drove one today actually - immediately fell in love. Pulled the trigger and picking one up tomorrow on a 71 plate. (Only 3500 miles on the clock!!). Should be a beautiful drive home!!

[piprobinson]

Very good review. My non hybrid Sport absolutely flies from 30-80mph, use V Power most of the time it makes a difference, plus 50mpg. The car has so much torque you can start off in 2nd gear on level ground and that does away with one gear change. Hard car to beat for the money👍

[danielwoodward]

Great job on the review. I bought a lightly used one just before Christmas. Mines a grey example, registered January 2022. Such a brilliant fun daily. I think very under rated. Can't quite understand why suzuki have quoted such pessimistic performance figures. Maybe something to do with legislation and categories in other markets.

[neptune]

I got this car back in May 2024. Aside being quite unrefined at higher speeds (just about the right side of being quite intrusive) and iffy rear camera I like it very much. I can’t quite put my finger on it but I find myself just wanting to drive it. It’s just great to drive and just goes. I don’t know why I bothered to look at anything else.

[Yorkman]

What a pleasant change to read an unbiased review from an English commentator. Seems most are anti anything Japanese and pro British and European. I have a four year old sport which cost less than £15000 new and full of features at that price.

[mikehardman]

Another superb swift review. Gives a true review of everything one would consider before buying such a vehicle. Really helpful. Thanks.

[Getting-Older]

I had the swift sport and loved it went to the i20n which i still have and easily get 40+ mpg, even had over 50mpg and found it cheaper to insure than the swift! But im still a huge swift sport fan. Incredibly underrated and they're super reliable.

[PoppinPortraits]

That’s huge for a swift, Alex, all cars seem to be getting bigger now. My best pal had the swift gti 1.3 16v in early 90s it was very fun and he drove like a proper boy racer, normally only 3 wheels on the road😂❤😂 nippy car for that era.
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[tonycomerford]

who gives a toss of 0 to whatever? I bought one last year. Best car for fun I have ever had. I get 43 mpg. My daughter gets 51 mpg

[ThorEnterprise]

I've always liked the Suzuki Swift Sport.
This latest version has all the looks; the slightly shark nose front end (from the right viewing angle), the huge front grille that is indicative of some latter Jaguar cars.
The back end is lovely; and not a cosmetic trick, given the real twin exhausts.
But also, the tech on board is excellent, given the price margin!
The fuel economy is brilliant too, in what is termed a 'warm' sporty hatch.
All in all, this is a serious contender if you want all this: LOOKS, SPORTY, ECONOMY, CHEAP TO SERVICE AND INSURE. Seriously? YES!
But, really, how can this be just 'warm'? I've seen your dyno test video. I've driven this car. Love it. FUN FUN FUN. And, definitely as good as the Renault 5 Turbo was, back in the days (remember the ads; 0-60 in 7.5 seconds?)
Suzuki were definitely conservative in their specs on this motor. In fact, probably so conservative, they are more like the Reform Party than Conservative in saying what they do 🤣
Politics aside (they don't mix well with cars). Other reviewers have played too much on the 0-60 performance, without recognising the subtleties. (And getting a shed load of info wrong too in the process).
So, I've just bought a black SSS hybrid from a Suzuki approved used car dealer, less than two years old, 6, 000 miles on the clock. One owner (Suzuki staff car). The second Suzuki service will be done before delivery. Also valeted, engine bay steam cleaned. They're even changing a minor 'chipped' piece of interior trim because they don't want the hassle of sending a car delivered by transporter from Lancashire to Kent in a couple of weeks! Plus, I get the balance of the seven year/100, 000 mile warranty (assuming I keep the car as stock and continue to have it serviced at Suzuki, which I will). And, they offer the first MoT cost at three years, for free! Seriously? How good is that?
This purchase is for £9K less than the new price. Again, seriously? What's interesting though is that you can only get these kind of deals through Suzuki. Because, once someone buys one of these, privately, they rarely come back on the resale market.
Why? Because the owner doesn't want to sell it, until they really have too!
Suzuki and Toyota are (apparently) running at number one for manufacturer reliability in the UK.
I'll run it solely on 99 octane petrol (Shell V-Power) and on delivery, run some Wynn's Petrol 7 juice additive through the engine and take it for a long run to Yorkshire and back (500 miles).
Then, I'll sit back and enjoy the ride, cheap motoring, cheap servicing - and the lovely customer service I'm already experiencing from Suzuki.


It would be mad not to consider a good low mileage approved used SSS from a reputable Suzuki dealer. Absolutely stunning.

[iansaunders]

Good review, could you mention service costs, tyre life, does it burn oil between sevices, any recalls ?

[nsulejma]

How is the ride comfort and are those seats comfortable? They seem to small

[PoppinPortraits]

4wd would sort that launch, the turbos just a touch too much for the fwd traction but a summers day would possible stick like s to a blanket? 👌
Super mpg too
Great review pal

[shortzz]

I got my Suzuki swift sport hybrid I have really been giving it some averaging 28mpg going to start driving sensibly to see what I can get

[gavinivers]

Give a Swift Sport another 50bhp, getting it around the bhp of both the Fiesta and i20N, and it would be quicker, as it's lighter.

[shortzz]

U can get 7.1 if u shift at the end of the hybrid assist 5k rpm

[stanthesteelguitarman]

I would have liked to have seen a 0-60mph acceleration time with normal gear changing, without knocking the hell out of it with such an over-quick action! I can't imagine that you have gained more than around 1/2 a second by doing this. If so, surely this kind of ruthless gear changing is utterly pointless. I certainly would not wish to buy any car if it had been driven in this manner!! Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I thought that your enthusiasm would be very encouraging for anyone contemplating buying the Suzuki Swift Sport.

[Ninja]

Thank you for the review, I’m toying with one of these or Yaris GR sport (hybrid model) 1.5 litre. What would be your choice?

[valeriedelaney]

just ordered mine 21 plate in white 4000 miles cant wait to pick it up

[anthonybrown]

The opening info about whether the hybrid system kicked in for the peak dyno run confused me slightly particularily when you mentioned all wheel drive?
As far as i know you can call up a screen that indicates which way power flows into the hybrid system if its at all like the standard cars info screens.
Like these cars but the price has risen an awful lot over the last few year's and the lowest spec trim is a bit of a bargain currently at least on a tier 1 discount.
Might pull the trigger on the next gen if the seats are a bit less bolstered across the back of the seat interested to know the overall economy.