At the Suzuki stall in this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, you can expect to see a different kind of Swift. No, it’s not a sport model or a souped up 200hp version from a local tuner. It’s how a Suzuki Swift would and should evolve.
Suzuki will showcase a plug-in hybrid Swift at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show. The concept will have lithium-ion battery pack mounted under the center console. This would mean rear passengers don’t have to cut their legs off to sit comfortably.
The engine on-board is not your regular Multijet or K-Series type. A 658cc gasoline engine powers the front-drive electric motor, which in-turn produces 74hp at the front axle. At no point will the engine drive the wheels.
The available details are scanty. We are expecting more information as we move closer to the show.
Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid Image Slideshow
Direct link – Suzuki Swift Plug-in Image Gallery
[...] to a small petrol engine, the displacement of which wasn’t mentioned in the report. The Swift concept car shown in Tokyo 2009 used a 658cc gasoline engine powers the front-drive electric motor, which in turn produces 74hp at [...]
[...] Suzuki would be hoping to give the new Swift a new engines. In addition to the current 1.2l KB series engine and the 1.6l VVT engine, a new 1.5l KB series engine could find its way under the hood of the 2011 Swift. These engines would be mated with a CVT transmission. Suzuki could also be planning to develop a low-cost plug-in hybrid Swift. [...]
excellent looks!!!!!!!!
as usual…but hybrid will a bomb in the a2 segment or small car segment and give the segment king a run for its money.
well fortunately or unfortunately its the same swift which happens to be the segment king.
so guys forget this vehicle for another couple of years in india…..