2024 Suzuki Swift Review: The BEST small car?

The Suzuki Swift is, in our opinion, one of the most underrated small cars on sale. The latest model, launched in 2024, aims to take over where the Ford Fiesta left off, by being a small and affordable car for those who don't want or need an SUV.

It uses a three-cylinder petrol engine with mild hybrid technology to offer a sensible blend of performance and fuel economy, helped by most models weighing comfortably less than 1,000kg.

In this CarGurus UK review, Chris Knapman explains how the Swift performs for practicality, equipment, running costs and driving dynamics. Would you consider buying one?

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[shankarbalan]

Suzuki’s small cars are perfectly engineered and extremely handy in crowded cities. The Kei car concept make perfect sense because of the ever increasing car population and parking woes.

[ebra]

Suzuki are smart. Nobody in their right mind wants a toy EV SUV. People want real cars. I hope other manufacturers take note. I would vote this to be COTY rather than politically mandated 4 wheeled junk.

[Kelveron]

Kudos to Suzuki for continuing to make ICE superminis. Take note Ford et al.

[uberholmes]

Before you buy this car you should seriously consider if you will be happy driving around with the 'safely' alarms relentlessly sounding off every few minutes because:
1.) The Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) system has misread the speed limit sign and thinks you are speeding in a 20mph zone when you are in fact in a 30mph zone, or it still thinks you are in a 50mph section of roadworks even though it ended 3 miles back etc...
2.) The driver monitoring camera thinks you are drowsy when you are in fact wide awake.
3.) The same camera thinks you are not keeping your eyes on the road when you just looking in the rear view or side mirrors like you are supposed to.
4.) It thinks you are going to crash into car parked at the side of the road when you are metres away as you pass by.
5.) It thinks you are going to crash into cars in the outside lane on the motorway when you pull out from the slow lane to the middle lane to overtake a slow lorry for example.
There are many more everyday normal driving circumstances that will cause the alarms to falsely trigger.
All this sounds annoying and it really is, but what's worse is that it is dangerous because it is so distracting. On a regular 45 minute drive to work the various alarms incorrectly activate multiple times, often in excess of twenty. They can be deactivated, but its a protracted procedure the involves scrolling through multiple menu levels and has to be redone every journey as the settings cannot be saved.
If I knew at the time just how bad this is I would have never bought the car, but at the time there was very little info out there, so I'm just letting you know because I'm pretty sure the dealers won't.

[Ronnie]

I have bought one and will get it somewhere in July.

[sunilayya]

I am perfectly happy with my previous gen swift 1.0 turbo with a 6 speed auto. ( no horrible cvt). I would never change it for this latest model which looks dorky at best.
After replacing the stiff OEM hitachi shocks with kyb units, the car rides better than when new. Old is definitely gold in some instances.😊

[gpierre]

Well I'll be honest will I consider buying a new Suzuki Swift if I had the money in hand, Absolutely, I use to own the previous previous version, 2014 model 1.2L engine and I loved it, it drives and handles really really well with confidence, it has a nice and tight turning circle, it's fuel efficient too though the newer one probably have a better fuel efficient than its counterpart. It still looks great and I still ❤ the new one. People might be looking to buy bigger cars, but sometimes having a small little car like the Swift is all you need really.

[jeromegasser]

Thanks god it’s not a SUV . A real car for people who doesn’t want and need to drive a useless tank !

[anthonydeas]

Let's hope they do a swift sport... If it's as light as the others and has about 130bhp it should be great!

[hughphillips]

I love the 1.0 Eco boost engine, why change it? Good they are concentrating on small engines though.

[rayjarquejr.]

I still have a 2013 Swift which is very fun to drive in the city. Easy to navigate the streets of Manila. This new Swift however has gotten expensive…I will likely NOT a Swift at this price.

[colinrenfrew]

A very complete little car. It’s a pity Suzuki messed up the looks.

[colinjames-davies]

In the process of considering a new shift. I had an old 11 plate when I was younger. Looking forward ro a test drive.

[sinimannerstuff]

Love your enthusiasm. I'm looking forward to getting mine (flame red!) this Friday... Whoohooo 🎉 - just gutted I couldn't get an orange one. Right car at the right time? Yep...plenty fast enough for me 😊

[MrSensible]

Profit margins on small cars are dwindling?? Don't make me laugh! Here in the UK, the cheapest new model Swift will set you back £18, 699. In India, the same basic car starts off at a mere 6.5 lahks, the equivalent of £6, 130!!! We're being asked to pay THREE TIMES what the car costs somewhere else. Far from 'dwindling', the margins on the Swifts sold here are simply exorbitant.

[anthonyfreeman]

Have ordered an Ultra version for the wife in flame orange, delivery in July :) .... cant wait

[LegSpinna]

I like it. Please start making cars again. SUVs are f*cking awful.

[kerrywillner]

These cars look great. Try and insure one! For a 1.2 mild hybrid they are a ridiculous group 27 to 28. My cupra leon 2.0 with 245 hp is only 28. Don't think many people will buy these when they check this out.

[robertdanner]

Just bought one of these in best spec!
Agree with everything! And the gadgets justify the pricetag. Suzuki could though offer a basic model without lots of comfort and luxury features for an even much lower entry price i agree...

[werty]

It's the perfect little car. Only issue is it's getting pricey.