Launched in November 2024, the local fourth-generation Suzuki Swift range’s exterior colour palette comprised seven paint options: Luster Blue Pearl, Novel Orange Pearl, Black Pearl, Splendid Silver Pearl, Magma Grey Metallic, Sizzling Red Metallic and Arctic White Pearl.
These new dual-tone paint options massage a little more flair into the mix — Brendon Carpenter, Suzuki SA Brand Marketing Manager
However, now, to give customers the option of enhancing the visual panache of their Swifts, Suzuki Auto South Africa has announced a trio of new dual-tone exterior paint options for the box-fresh Swift. Customers now have the choice of specifying their Arctic White Pearl, Luster Blue Pearl and Sizzling Red Pearl Swifts with a contrasting Black Pearl roof.
Said Brendon Carpenter, Brand Marketing Manager at Suzuki SA, “A large part of the fourth-generation Swift’s appeal is down to its exterior design language […] These new dual-tone paint options – available on GL, GL+ and GLX model grades – massage a little more flair and exclusivity into the mix, and will attract the attention of customers seeking to stand out from the crowd.”
As a reminder, locally, the new Swift is available with a single engine option, a duo of transmission options and a trio of trim grades, starting off with GL level of specification. Suzuki’s (and South Africa’s, in January 2025, for that matter) best-selling passenger car employs a 1.2-litre, three-cylinder petrol powertrain.
The naturally aspirated unit produces 60 kW and 112 N.m of torque, exclusively sent to the front axle via either a five-speed manual cog swapper or continuously variable transmission (CVT). The Japanese automaker claims average fuel consumption figures of 4.4 L/100 km and 4.6 L/100 km for the manual- and CVT-equipped derivatives, respectively.
It is worth noting that the previous-generation Swift Sport is still available on local shores. The Swift Sport is equipped with a 1.4-litre, turbocharged four-pot that is endowed with 103 kW and 230 N.m of twisting force. Drive is sent to the front wheels via the choice of either a six-speed manual gearbox or automatic unit with the same number of cogs. Suzuki claims the sporty Swift completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.0 seconds, before topping out at 205 km/h. The average fuel consumption is rated at 6.1 L/100 km for the manual and auto variants.
