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Suzuki Swift named ‘Best Affordable Hybrid’ by ‘Best Cars of the Year’

28th August 2024

Best Affordable Hybrid for 2024/25... Suzuki tells us: (All words and photographs from Suzuki). The new Swift Hybrid went on sale just three months ago and Suzuki is very pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Best Affordable Hybrid 2024/2025 by Best Cars of The Year. The judging panel awarded new Swift as clear winner of its category thanks to its standard hybrid technology … [Read more...]

Suzuki Swift 1.2 Ultra MEV 2WD – Road Test

15th July 2024

The fourth generation Suzuki Swift is already a landmark model, just months after its introduction. Robin Roberts reports… While it builds on the success of previous models over the last 40 years and is one of the most capable city cars on sale it is also the last of its kind since Suzuki announced it will step up its battery electric vehicle range and in that will be a model to replace the Swift … [Read more...]

Suzuki celebrates 40 years of the Swift, in all its generations

8th February 2024

Swift eras – Suzuki looks back on four decades of their well-respected Swift models. They tell us: (All words and images from Suzuki). In the lead up to the introduction of the all-new Swift Hybrid this Spring, Suzuki would like to reflect over the last 40 years of evolution of its highly popular and important global model and provide an insight into its development since 1983. This … [Read more...]

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