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.
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