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Suzuki Swift Sport in under consideration for India and the good news is Suzuki developing new small diesel engine for small car

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:47:41 +0000

Suzuki Swift Sport in under consideration for India and the good news is Suzuki developing new small diesel engine for small car.

Suzuki Swift is India’s most selling car in April 2012 ahead of long runing Suzuki Alto.It can be said that Swift sale in India going stronger year after year.no doubt about that because it is one of the best ride and handling,Grestest petrol and diesel engine,Maruti’s quality of after sale and good resale value.

Suzuki is report considering Swift Sport for India.What different in the Sport version?.Well, notthing is confirm right now but a India’s hot hatch Swift Sport should have only 5 door version.It’s will not have 3 door because that only for European countries.Actually, it will be current Swift that currenty sale but it likely to get a body kit (New front bumper that will nore agressive and more sport look and rear bumper that have black mold plastic that look like a diffuser).More easy to say that exterior will very close to the international’s Swift sport.

Since the new Suzuki Swift Sport is the performance flagship of the Swift series, Suzuki pursued higher levels of chassis performance, achieving an exceptional balance of controllability and stability.Greater toe and more comber rigid, larger rear wheel bearings, Increased spring rates and added rebound springs

Engine may not the M16A 1.6-litre, 135PS petrol engine that run in international market but it like ly to get upgrade Ertiga’s 1.4 liter petrol that will have more power close to 100 hp or the 1.6 liter 104PS of power and 145Nm of the SX4 is in consideration.

New small diesel engine is confirmed

Maruti is confirmed investing about INR 900 crores to develop small diesel engine. Rumore suggest a downsized, three cylinder variant of the 1.3 Liter Fiat Multijet turbo diesel unit.The engineering’s work of the engine have been started since middle of 2011 and should be ready around 2015.The lists of car that should feature this engine start from A-start,WagonR,Estilo or even the next generation Maruti Suzuki Alto.

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Electric version of Suzuki Swift will arrive march 2013 at the earliest

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:58:11 +0000

Electric version of Suzuki Swift will arrive march 2013 at the earliest

In every motorshow around the world from last year until the latest at currently going 2012 Auto China.Suzuki display a Swift EV-electric vehicle concept which not confidential that the production of that concept will arrive in 2013.Actually,the source from Japan say that the car will arrive at the earliest at March 2013.

The car is based on the Swift but it will install with the new power supply .A petrol-electric motor pair with very high performance lithium ion battery that Suzuki develop with Sanyo.It now, unconfirm about engine displacement but the source expect 660 cc or 1.2 liter petrol.the source say that if the car get just 660 cc petrol engine,customer will not worry about the power because the electric motors is very stroung and can generate maximum output from any speed,especially at low speed,So,don’t worry about the output performance would be less.

The lithium ion battery is very capable as it can run about 20-30km with the single charging.Charging time is four hours in power 110V, an hour and a half has become a dedicated 220V power supply.while fuel consumption of the generator is driven by a gasoline engine is excellent and the 28km / L in Japan’s JC08 mode.

But SuzukiFan consider as above mention system is very advance,It could aviable only inJapan but others countries may get a less performance electric and batterry system which more affordable like Toyota did with the prius v that have different specification depend on region and prices they offer.

Suzuki display the concept in nearly every counties auto show since last year make us predict that the car will be offer in nearly every markets around the world.

This not the first time that Suzuki attemp to petrol-electric motor vehicle as in 2003-2005,Suzuki sold the Suzuki Twin.But they not success about the sale volume dua to limit just 2 seat and the petrol-electric is not popular that time.

Suzuki also plans electric version of SX4 around 2015.

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Suzuki Start building 2nd plant of Changan Suzuki in China

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:07:19 +0000

Suzuki Start building 2nd plant of Changan Suzuki in China

Chongqing Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd, A joint venture production and sales of Suzuki’s automobiles in China (Investment ratio; Suzuki Motor Corporation 25%, 10% Suzuki China Investment Co., Ltd., 14% Sojitz Corporation, 51% Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd) open a groundbreaking ceremony of new passenger car plant in Chongqing ,China.The 2nd factory of Changan Suzuki located in Tomoe Chongqing or located in the existing first Changan Suzuki’s plant.

The new plant will start production at december 2013 with 150,000 units per year and will increase to 250,000 unit a year by 2015.While the first plant can produce 250,000 a year is runing in nearly full production in 2011 with 209,692 units produced.

The Changan Suzuki establish in May 25, 1993 and start production at May 1995.Now, it got 4,343 Employee and procduce Alto,Cultus (Antelope),Swift and SX4

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Suzuki to produce next generation Alto in Thailand and plan reimport vehicle to Japan

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:05:13 +0000

Suzuki to produce next generation Alto in Thailand and plan reimport vehicle to Japan

Source from nikkan of Japan report that Suzuki to begin production of Suzuki Alto in Thailand at 2014.The Alto is now divide in to 2 version of Japanese domestic model and global model.The Alto currently only produced in Suzuki’s subsidiary in India(for local and export to Europe) and in China.

The Alto plans to get full-model change in late 2013.In Thailand,Suzuki open a plant in Rayong (Eastern of Thailand aproximately 200 km. from the Capital -Bangkok).Production volume is expected to be approximately around 6,000 unit a month.Now,Suzuki motor (Thailand) are planning a production of “Swift” small car that will goes one sale in Thailand at march 2012.Suzuki invest 20 billion yen in construction of an automobile plant that will have facilities for pressing, welding, painting, assembly, and engine production.The total production is estimate around 100,000-139,000 unit per annually by 2016.Suzuki said it would build about 10,000 cars in the first year

The Thai plant, is said to be export the Swift to Asean,Aftrica,Middle east and Oceania.While the new Alto is expect to export to Southeast Asian countries.Now the Swift enjoy the tax benefit from Thailand’s ecocar programe with engine sizes smaller than 1,300 cc for petrol and 1,400 cc for diesel.

Suzuki plans to reimport vehicle to Japan

Suzuki is planning to produce a low cost compact cars in Asia, imported back to Japan by 2015.Source told that now there’re in the final specification, the selection of plant stage. Company’s vice president Toshio suzuki say that Indonesia or Thailand (factory) could be using a base .The stage where we’re serious about whether or not to be put into reallily.Southeast Asian countries is improve production technology, “the level is turned up fairly well in terms of quality that, in the low-price cars out to the front, the future is also likely spread reimport.

The company is planning, at about 1.0 – 1.2 liter vehicle and the idea is to import vehicles at the size around Swift light car.

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Suzuki Swift testdrive from Latribuneauto

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:05:18 +0000

Suzuki Swift testdrive from Latribuneauto

After Latribuneauto of France testdrive the Suzuki Swift,This is what they say about the car which was a European specification Swift ,Translate and summary by SuzukiFan

What they like

Attractive styling
Generous interior space
Driving position
Driving behavior
Full lists of equipment
ESP and seven airbags as standard
Cost / performance ratio
Good ergonomics
Consumption reduced
Good sound

What they don’t like

Small boot of 211 liters
Few storage
Engine performance just average
No side-shields

(1)Design…. Suzuki Swift is elegant raised waistline and a resolutely dynamic style inspired by the Mini The ground clearance reduced to 14 cm(Euro spec) and rear spoiler enhance the dynamic and sporty side of the car.

(2)Space…..Room for four adults The driver and front passenger have plenty of room. Rear passengers will appreciate the important height under the roof that can carry two adults 1, 75 meter., 528 liters expandable rear seat folded

(3)Comfort….The ergonomics of the instruments of control is good. They are well established and easy to read. The driving position and seats are comfortable.When stopped, the gasoline engine is almost inaudible

(4)Performance……The Suzuki Swift is lightweight and strong. Suzuki Swift is behaving like a kart.the Japanese car is agile in town

(5)Safety……… Crash test of the Euro NCAP are excellent.credited with a score of 94% for adult protection, 82% for the protection of children, 62% for pedestrian protection.With the use of high strength steel, the body of the new Swift is both stiffer and lighter.

(6)Quality…….. good level of quality. The assemblies are accurate. The quality of finish is in the middle of the class.

(7)Environment……..The Suzuki Swift emits 116 g CO2 gas in 1.2 liter 94 hp and 109 g in 1.3 DDiS 75 hp diesel.The combined fuel consumption of the car are low. Count 5 liter with 94 hp 1.2 engine petrol and 4.2 liter diesel engine 75 hp 1.3 DDiS.

(8)Price……..The Suzuki Swift has a complete equipment at the entry level version. The suggested resale prices are:

1.2 GL 12 290 Euro
1.2 GLX 14 090
1.3 DDiS GL 14 190
1.2 GLX Auto 15 190
1.2 GLX 4×4 15 540
1.3 DDiS GLX15 990

(9)The Suzuki Swift is selling well in France . This is the model of Suzuki’s best selling range.Residual values ??and indicative of the average Suzuki Swift in France are 75% the first year, 59% the second year, 51% the third year, 42% the fourth year, 36% the fifth year.

(10)Conclusion……..Perfect on the road, the car Suzuki has a comprehensive standard equipment,The Swift is targeting both male and female. Suzuki Swift have dynamism and elegance.Attractive and fun to drive in town

Translate from Latribuneauto by Suzuki Fan

Test drive review of the new Swift DZire

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:06:17 +0000

Test drive review of the new Swift DZire

When the Swift DZire was first launched a little over four years ago, it was not the first sedan that was sharing the platform of a sibling hatch, but I had expected it to be amongst the first to leverage the under-four-metre size advantage to come up with a killer price-to-value package for buyers in the entry sedan segment.

But, unfortunately, the DZire had been conceived and its design and concept had been frozen two years earlier when the regulation to offer the lower excise duty advantage for cars under 4,000mm didn’t exist. The DZire was still a runaway hit, with the big advantage of the diesel engine giving it a early mover’s advantage.

Personally, my heart never wanted to choose the DZire; its rear design was weird and unsightly and the integration of the boot seemed slapped on as an after-thought. But, my head was still telling me all along that the DZire was one practical car, combining the ability to tackle the kind of limitations that the Indian driving condition has and at same time packing the allure of the Swift’s design and performance into an affordable entry sedan.

In about fours years, since its launch, the DZire has sold over 3.3 lakh units and owns about 39 per cent of the market share in the sedan segment. So, the change over the new platform could have been delayed a bit more too. But, now the possibility of rectifying some of the design quirks and the prospect of packing in more cabin space with the new Swift platform was a big draw. And with the possibility of working on the design to keep it under 4 metres and gain a pricing advantage must have been even more interesting to ignore for Maruti.

More ‘DZireable’

With the new Swift out last year, Maruti and Suzuki engineers decided to pick on the new platform and advance the generation change for the DZire. The DZire is, as a result, a lift from the Swift when you look at it from the front. Overall the Swift’s lines are all there though there are changes to the bonnet grille and the front bumper, giving it some what of a unique identity. The headlamps are shared with the Swift, as is the blacked out A-pillar.

The new DZire clearly looks smaller and more compact, though at 3,995mm, it is only 165mm lesser than the previous generation’s overall length. But, other than its reduced sub-4,000mm length, the other dimensions have all increased thanks to the use of the new Swift’s platform. The width of the car is now 1,695mm (up 5mm) and the overall height is now 1,530mm (up 25mm), while the wheelbase is the same as the new Swift’s at 2,430mm (up 40mm compared to the outgoing DZire).

The ground clearance remains the same at 170mm compared to the previous-gen DZire, while the turning radius is marginally up at 4.8 metres. But due to the shorter, stubbier boot designed to fit the shorter length, the luggage space in the boot is now only 316 litres compared to the outgoing DZire’s 440 litres, However, the fact remains that for the most part, the boot rarely gets used to its full capacity in urban conditions and the 316 litre boot in the new DZire isn’t looking all that small either.

The design of the current DZire’s backside was clearly lacking in class. The new DZire managed to put me at ease, with its cleaner design and the more natural flow of the lines at the rear with the rest of the car. The tail-lamps are also more suited to the overall design of the car and the stubby boot lid too doesn’t really affect the rear design of the DZire. The new model should find more admirers now, though it is still undeniably familiar to the new Swift and its rather hatch-oriented body style.

The entire set of body panels at the rear, the roof panel and the rear door are all new compared to the Swift. The rear glass seems a bit smaller and the C-pillar also remains thick. The outside rear view mirrors now get integrated turn indicators and the same large mirror unit seen in the new Swift.

Plusher interior

The interior of the new DZire also draws heavily from the new Swift. The modern steering wheel design, waterfall design centre console, the auto climate control and the integrated audio system with six speakers are all very familiar. But, these new elements along with the new lighter beige and black dual tone colour theme give the new DZire’s cabin a much more upmarket feel. There is also the addition of wood finish inserts on the dash and door panels, silver accents, chrome inserts and leather trim have also been thrown in. The new DZire also gets all of the intuitive storage options that were offered in the new Swift.

Similar to the Swift, again the increased wheelbase and the scooped rear of the front seats manage together to liberate about 20mm more legroom for rear passengers. The rear bench seat in the new DZire feels a bit more upright than the earlier version. Depending on trim level you get all the creature comforts that buyers have come to expect from this brand. Seats are comfy, though I wonder how the softer upholstery might wear over the long term.

Engines and performance

The new DZire continues to be offered with the same K 12M VVT petrol engine and the D13A DDiS diesel engine. To experience the new DZire, I had travelled to the Buddh International Circuit at Greater Noida at the invitation of Maruti Suzuki. The race track is not the best of places to gauge the performance of the car in real world driving conditions. But it still put the car’s prowess in perspective.

The engines feel very similar in the new DZire compared to the new Swift. One of the reasons of course, is the fact that both the cars weigh the same at bout 1,000 kgs. By saving weight after using thinner high-tensile steel for the body of the new DZire, the addition of the boot has effectively been nullified.

The result is a power-to-weight ratio that is identical to the new Swift and the co-efficient of drag (aerodynamic co-efficient) has also improved compared to the previous DZire. The effect is the familiar peppy nature of the Swift is immediately evident even in the new DZire and apparently the lower Coe-d has helped improve the fuel efficiency of the new DZire.

The K12 petrol engine delivers a peak power of 87 PS at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 114Nm at 4,000 rpm. On the track the manual transmission variant of the DZire petrol is the quietest and there is also enough power in the 3,000 to 6,000 rpm band to push the car. Top speed achievable was in the region of about 145 kmph. The engine gets all the tech from the new Swift too including the variable valve timing for the engine and the detent pin tech for the transmission, to ensure smoother shifting.

The addition in the petrol engine DZire is the new automatic transmission. The new four-speed automatic – a torque converter unit – is being imported from Japan and marks Maruti’s re-entry into the auto gearbox category in the lower price segment. Automatics are being accepted in many congested cities in India and this one too should find a few takers. However, being a rather city-focused auto gearbox, with no manual option, the DZire AT wasn’t that much fun on the track. But, according to Maruti officials it is only marginally poorer in fuel efficiency (2 kmpl lesser) than the manual gearbox variant.This should be good news for buyers who would otherwise be put off by fuel guzzling automatics.

The DDiS diesel engine felt very similar too in the DZire like in the new Swift. This rev-happy, engine behaves so differently in Maruti cars, though it is found in the bonnets of cars from other brands too. The 1,248cc, intercooled, turbocharged diesel engine offers the same characteristics as in the previous model with a peak torque of 190 Nm at 2,000 rpm and a peak power of 75 PS at 4,000 rpm.

The new DZire behaves a bit more nimbly than the outgoing model. There is again a lot of the new Swift in the sedan’s behaviour on the track. Since I didn’t get to drive it on normal roads, there is not much I can say about how it would feel in real world conditions, but the suspension felt a bit more rigid and cabin noise levels was lower, though under hard acceleration in both the diesel and the petrol automatic, the noise levels go up. The new DZire’s ZXi and ZDi models also get new 15-inch alloys instead of the earlier version’s 14-inchers.

Bottomline

The new Swift DZire will clearly be appreciated by many more buyers now. The design has more appeal and the cabin feels more upmarket. The improved power-to-weight ratio also enables the new DZire to offer better fuel efficiency of 19.1 kmpl for the petrol (up 6.7 per cent) and 23.4 kmpl for the diesel (up from 21.7 kmpl earlier).

The current DZire is priced in the range of Rs 4.94 lakh to Rs 6.4 lakh for the petrol models and at Rs 5.95 lakh to Rs 7.30 lakh for the diesel variants. The new DZire’s prices are unlikely to be dramatically lower and Maruti officials say that the cost of the new platform and associated technologies will not enable the company to pass on the entire benefit of a lower duty. Yet, buyers can expect the price to be retained at the same levels or be positioned just a bit lower, maybe.

The new DZire will be out by the first week of February this year.

Source:The hindubusinessline

Japan car registration by model in November 2011

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:31:18 +0000

Japan car registration by model in November 2011

Toyota still lead Japan car sale in November 2011 as the Prius family rank at top of the chart with 33,197 find buyer.This report include 10,268 unit of Prius alpha or 5 seat MPV version of Prius.Honda Fit or Jazz is rank two with not far behide Prius at 27,980 unit sold along with hybrid model and wagon version call Fit shuttle (3,317 sold).The Vitz or Yaris come 3rd with 10,860 unit sold.

While Nissan is king of SUV/crossover as Juke can find 4,827 owners and X-TRAIL with 2,826 owners.Considering that Juke have 1765 MM wide means that maximun of tax payment to pay every year but it really good as it able to sell at this number.So,we just wait for new SX4 to give more competition to that car.

Suzuki is other player at this category as the Solio and Swift can sold 3,454 unit and 3,133 unit respectively.

1. Toyota Prius 33,197
2. Honda Fit 27,980
3. Toyota Vitz 10,860
4. Nissan Serena 10,371
5. Toyota Corolla 8,835
6. Mazda Demio 7,542
7. Toyota Passo 6,853
8. Honda Freed 6,497
9. Nissan March 6,008
10. Nissan Note 5,875
11 Toyota Voxy 5,598
12 Toyota Ractic 5,434
13 Nissan Juke 4,827
14 Toyota Noah 4,754
15 Toyota Wish 4,545
16 Nissan Cube 4,381
17 Toyota Sienta 4,219
18 Honda Step Wagon 3,931
19 Nissan Tiida 3,580
20 Suzuki Solio 3,454
21 Subaru Legacy 3,310
22 Suzuki Swift 3,133
23 Toyota Mark X 2,891
24 Toyota Vanguard 2,890
25 Nissan X-TRAIL 2,826
26 Mazda Premacy 2,734
27 Nissan Lafesta 2,607
28 Lexus CT 2,501
29 Subaru Impreza 2,474
30 Toyota Crown 2,431

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Suzuki may cancel Kizashi wagon but rumor a station wagon version of the Swift for Europe

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:39:30 +0000

Suzuki may cancel Kizashi wagon but rumor a station wagon version of the Swift for Europe

Many peoples know that Suzuki is plans a station wagon and crossover styling version of Kizashi around 2013 in Europe.The plans also install diesel engine option in the car,Add more trim level and do more promotion works than what they offer right now.Current European’s Kizashi mostly market with one trime level and single engine choice.SuzukiFan don’t know why Suzuki have this limit but concerning factors may be include economic slow down and currency problem.Or lack of resources.

Early this month,A respectable source from Nedtherland report that dua to financial crisis and slow sale will made Suzuki cancel station wagon variant !!.They even said that there is no hope for improvement and will get rid of a hybrid version.Suzuki Fan don’t know where this website got that news as it has been only website report about this.

Question is,Is the sale was that bad?not really, in our opinion.Considering that 11 month sale of 2011 in Netherlands just 89 unit sold ,sit at the bottom of the sales for the D-segment.We think is not bad when considers only few attempt that Suzuki do with the Kizashi in term that how they try to sale it.In Germany,they set sell target at 500 unit this year but in 11 month, they manage to sell more than 700.In UK,the sale will start early next year with just 500 unit/year target So,not bad for first D-segment for the brand.

Don’t compare with other makers’s D-segment because they have more wider range,They have diesel,They sell it for long time but at Suzuki ‘s D-segment stories is just in beginning stage.

SuzukiFan also see China a potential country for Kizashi but they have to produce it locally. So that they can compet with the competitor.Now China’s Kizashi is import from Japan and it have more price tag than competitor which they lost customer because of this.The late 2013 or early 2014 is ideal time to make it local and price on pars with competitor. If our speculation right,they should enjoy sell around 3,000-4,000 unit per moth which it really good.But Suzuki will do it?We don’t know but let’s hope they will do.

Back to the same source,They report a high station wagon version of the Swift,That is the news that we don’t know before and our source is tight liped about this.May be the Ertiga? We don’t know.If you know, Don’t forget to tell us.

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2012 Suzuki Swift Sport 5 door gallery and some details

admin — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:43:54 +0000

2012 Suzuki Swift Sport 5 door gallery and some details

The Suzuki Swift Sport is the performance flagship of the Swift model range and offers higher levels of tuning, steering and braking performance than the standard Swift on which it’s based. The previous model first went into production in Japan in 2005 and in Hungary in 2006.The current generation Swift launch in june 2010 and Swift Sport launch begin in Japan in October 2011, with sales launch Europe from early 2012.Un Europe, it at begining stage will limit to only 3 door version but if there are enough demand Suzuki will considers to produce Swift Sport 5 door in Hungary for sell in Europe.

Based on the Swift but install more powerful engine and the transmission have increase the 6th gear. While in Japan,There’re CVT transmission offered.The suspension have tuned to more sporty and rigidity. Improved driving enjoyment and fun to drive characteristic.

The exterior add with Aerodynamic parts exclusive to the new Suzuki Swift Sport control the airflow, suppress lift and give the car a lower visual centre of gravity. Newly developed high-intensity discharge headlamps with a metallic-grey coating as well as new design rear combination lamps heighten the sense of dynamism expressed by the exterior design. The interior, while emphasizing the sporty design that is expected to enhance the high quality feel and ride.

The new Swift Sport body size, 3890x1695x1510mm the total height x width x length. Wheelbase is 2430mm, front track width: 1470mm / Rear 1475mm [all European spec].In terms of safety, and seven airbags including driver knee airbag and curtain airbags, ESP (Electronic Stability Control) and CVT is equipped with paddle shift.

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2012 Suzuki Swift Sport test drive review

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:19:22 +0000

2012 Suzuki Swift Sport test drive review

According to Suzuki UK the 3rd generation Swift that arrive dealer since May 2005 have enjoy sale more than 2.1 million unit globally.For the Swift Sport version they sold 62,000 units of which 26,000 have been in Europe.In UK around 10,000 swift sell every year which 1,000 of them is sport version.

The 4th generation Swift start sell since June 2010 and the more performance Swift will start sell from January 2012. We can see that the car still base on the normal Swift but featuring a new black smoke headlight,new sporty front bummer and grille and rear bumper,Rear spoiler.Inside there’re new seat and aluminium pedal.The revised 1.6-litre, four cylinder variable valve timing petrol engine now has 134bhp, up from 123bhp, and maximum torque is raised from 148Nm (109lb ft) to 160Nm (118lb ft).CO2 levels are improved by 10 per cent. The Combined Cycle fuel economy is now 44.1mpg with 147g/km for the CO2 emissions

The many source also told that ride and handling of the car is better than current car. great fun to drive better in every area.The prices will up £ 1,500 to around £ 14,000.Auto express even rate it 5 from 5 and what car of UK have rate it 4 form 5 star.The price is cheaper than competitor and will be one of the best car in class.

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