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Filed under: Budget, Minivan/Van, Suzuki, India
With over a billion people, the Indian market holds huge potential for any automaker. In fact,
Suzuki makes a dedicated range of vehicles on the subcontinent specifically for the local market under the
Maruti banner, and this is their latest.
Dubbed Ertiga, it's essentially a lengthened
Swift hatchback "Life Utility Vehicle," or what would conventionally be called an MPV (Multiple Passenger Vehicle).
Call it what you will, Maruti Suzuki has managed to fit three rows of seating into the stretched Swift for seven-passenger accommodation. Launching locally in India prior to export to neighboring markets like Indonesia in the aim to take market share away from the
Toyota Avanza and
Mahindra Xylo, the Ertiga takes advantage of huge economies of scale by sharing basic components with the Swift and the
Dzire sedan which Maruti builds on the same platform.
Buyers in India will be able to choose between three trim levels, two engines (gas or diesel) and seven colors, but they'll have to justify spending six or seven times the price of a
Tata Nano to do so - but then again, that's true of most cars. Take a closer look in our gallery above and
scroll down for the official press release with more information.
Continue reading Maruti Suzuki stretches Swift into new Ertiga
Maruti Suzuki stretches Swift into new Ertiga originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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April 17th, 2012
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Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Suzuki, India
While some would have you believe that Americans are unique in their general preference for traditional betrunked sedans over hatchbacks, don't let them sway you. There are plenty of markets in the world where trunklids are preferred to tailgates. But while sedans are typically viewed as larger than hatchbacks, the new
Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire.
The product of a
Suzuki joint venture in India (which is by itself the largest automaker on the subcontinent), the
Swift Dzire is the new sedan version of the nimble little hatchback available in overseas markets. And while the
previous-generation version appeared to have added a trunk as an appendage off the back of a Swift, the new version looks like it just lost the upper part of the hatch for what looks like the smallest trunk this side of a newborn elephant. (Cue the ballpark organ music.)
The reason for the Dzire's shortening from one model year to the next is not apparently in an effort to boost sales, as the model already reportedly has a waiting list, but to take advantage of Indian government regulations that more heavily taxes vehicles over four meters in length. Check out additional photos of the Dzire over at
IndianAutosBlog.
Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire sedan may have world's shortest trunk originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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January 18th, 2012
Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki, Electric
For their home turf show, Japanese automakers often bring out the best and quirkiest. To cite just a few examples, how about the three different
Nissan Pivo concepts, the
Honda EV-N and the
Nissan Land Glider. Suzuki continues the trend this year with a full slate of world premieres of unusual designs wrapped around some eco-friendly powertrains.
The theme seems to be that small is good, and the "big" star is the Regina (above), Suzuki's "vision of a next-generation global compact car" that gets 75 miles per gallon (U.S.) on the JC08 test cycle. The usual efficiency suspects - lightweighting and improved aerodynamics - help out here. The Regina weighs just 1,609 pounds (730 kg) and emits just 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
Then we have the Q-concept, because apparently having one funky Japanese car defined by a single letter (the
Mitsubishi i) isn't enough. The Q is the bright orange My First Discman thing you see above left, and it's a small city vehicle that's only 2.5 meters long and seats two in tandem style. The interior arrangement can be adapted to fit more kids - or delivery goods - in the back. Suzuki doesn't specify, but we assume it's powered by electricity since there is no tailpipe and the automaker says the car (?) is "ideal for everyday journeys within a radius of about 10km."
The most normal-looking vehicle that Suzuki will display at Tokyo Big Sight is the Swift EV Hybrid. A plug-in electric with an "engine-driven generator," the Swift EV Hybrid (also called the Swift Range Extender) can easily go between 20 and 30 kilometers (12 and 18 miles), at least, on battery power and then go further using liquid fuel. Exact details on the battery size and all-electric range will have to wait until the show starts in Japan at the end of the month. In 2009, Suzuki showed off the
Swift Plug-In Hybrid.
Suzuki will also display a new Swift Sport and a flotilla of two-wheelers, including some powered by fuel cells and batteries. Read more about them
after the jump.
Continue reading Suzuki gets small and funky for Tokyo with Regina compact, Q-Concept, Swift EV Hybrid
Suzuki gets small and funky for Tokyo with Regina compact, Q-Concept, Swift EV Hybrid originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 9th, 2011
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Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Budget, Performance, Hatchback, Suzuki
Hot-hatch enthusiasts take note: the
Suzuki Swift Sport is back.
Having updated the
Swift range last year, Suzuki unveiled the rather tantalizing
S-Concept in Geneva a few months back. What you see here may not be quite as extreme as the show car, but carries the salient points to the showroom. And if the previous-generation Swift Sport was anything to go by, it could become a new favorite among pocket rocket enthusiasts.
Set to be unveiled at the upcoming
Frankfurt Motor Show, the new Suzuki Swift Sport upgrades on the base hatchback with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine developed specifically for this model. It churns out a modest 134 horsepower and 118 pound-feet of torque, but considering its diminutive dimensions, that ought to be enough to deliver a real punch.
That's mated to a six-speed manual transmission and supported by a performance-optimized suspension, all of which we hope to read more about in the near future. In the meantime, though, you can check out the press release
after the jump and the solitary image released thus far in full resolution above.
Continue reading Suzuki previews new Swift Sport ahead of Frankfurt debut
Suzuki previews new Swift Sport ahead of Frankfurt debut originally appeared on Autoblog 5.0 on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 10th, 2011
Filed under: Etc., Videos, Suzuki
Suzuki Swift comes to life one frame at a time - Click above to watch video
after the jump
It may be calling out for some Peter Gabriel backing-music, but Michal Bakiewicz has put together what may be our new favorite "
watch a car come to life" video to date.
This stop-motion clip captures a
Suzuki Swift as it goes from pile-o-parts to race-ready hatchback. The entire garage springs to life and, as the seasons changes, a new racecar is born.
Click past the jump to watch the frame-by-frame action. Impressive work, Michal.
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Continue reading Video: How to build a Suzuki Swift in under 4 minutes, stop-motion style
Video: How to build a Suzuki Swift in under 4 minutes, stop-motion style originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 25th, 2011
Most stop-motion build videos are simple, one-camera-angle affairs. But these guys from Poland went all
Robot Chicken on the genre, turning the assembly of their
Group A Suzuki Swift into an
objet of stop-action madness. And the Oscar goes to...
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February 14th, 2011
