IS the SWIFT and FABIA the same car?

TOR · 20th April 2008, 12:20

Really is there is shared platform for these two cars..they look so alike especially around the window frames and the A pillar.

Also i feel the water drain at the junction of the roof and doors are ?identical.

Maybe the water leak problem that the swift faces is due to the joint water drain and door shut line that the swift feature.

This is unlike in most modern car,please correct me if i am wrong.

blue_pulsar · 20th April 2008, 22:32

No way! Fabia is a much bigger car than the Swift in terms of length and wheelbase.

And what is this "water leak problem" in the Swift?

Jaggu · 20th April 2008, 22:48

Comes from the same design school, leave it at that. Rest of the stuff are way apart.

Whats this water leak issue?

TOR · 21st April 2008, 04:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaggu

Comes from the same design school, leave it at that. Rest of the stuff are way apart.

Whats this water leak issue?

Well i did read in one of the long term ownership reports(dont remember the poster) that there was an issue of water collecting in the driver floor board when the car was left overnight during heavy rains.
The owner apparently traced the problem to a small cleft in the beading which was promptly refused by the A.S.C guys.

Aso, guys is this the water drain for the roof?

IS the SWIFT and FABIA the same car?-1.jpg

photo courtesy from the forum itself

jaggu does it mean that they are designed by the same design house? please give some additional info.

Also its quite hard to tell them apart!! like this

IS the SWIFT and FABIA the same car?-2.jpg

Delta9 · 21st April 2008, 07:53

i have heard that if water leaks in from the inside of the wind shield (during sunfilm installation) the AC stops working coz water enters some chip or wiring ... this i hear is a design flaw in the desire model.
a friend in a garage told me so . dont know weather this is true or not ..

TOR · 21st April 2008, 09:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta9

i have heard that if water leaks in from the inside of the wind shield (during sunfilm installation) the AC stops working coz water enters some chip or wiring ... this i hear is a design flaw in the desire model.
a friend in a garage told me so . dont know weather this is true or not ..

yes would like to hear from swift owners if the 'weather' is really a factor..

kryptik83 · 21st April 2008, 11:35

never had a water leak problem..so don't know even if it exists..
2ndly, swift and fabia - the same!!

I'll let the emotions not the words do the talking here

VBV · 21st April 2008, 11:44

I guess the design house was initially inspired by the BMW mini cooper. All of them look so similar.

VBV

DieselFan · 21st April 2008, 13:14

At least in my Swift D there is no water leakage. I have even taken my car when the Hossur Road was flooded last year and water didn't enter the car.

Swift and Fabia are totally different cars even from the heart (Engine is 3 pot in fabia while it is 4 Pots in Swift) down to shoes (The wheel dimensions are totally different).

esteem_lover · 21st April 2008, 13:23

Guys, get back to topic.
I feel the same too. There is just too much in common, only the fabia certainly has a much better rear. I dont know about the bigger part, they look like the same size to me.

speedzak · 21st April 2008, 13:30

Both the cars are different in their own ways. Due to the design similarities, one may mistake them for it to be from a similar platform or so.

But those who think the Fabia is way bigger than the Swift has to rethink and do a proper comparison. The Fabia definitely gives an impression of being very big in first glance.

Ajay_J · 21st April 2008, 13:35

I too have same question in mind. Most people (aam junta) mistake FABIA, for new swift sort of something. By the way I have a question, though both looks same, which one looks better ? only looks. What say guys ?

mahadev_kc · 21st April 2008, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Ajay_J

I too have same question in mind. Most people (aam junta) mistake FABIA, for new swift sort of something. By the way I have a question, though both looks same, which one looks better ? only looks. What say guys ?

IMHO, Fabia. Well proportioned compared to swift.

diabloo · 21st April 2008, 13:47

'Inspiration' is the diplomatic word. The correct word is 'copy'.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBV

I guess the design house was initially inspired by the BMW mini cooper. All of them look so similar.

VBV

Here is the Mini Cooper:

VBV · 21st April 2008, 14:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloo

'Inspiration' is the diplomatic word. The correct word is 'copy'.

I'm perhaps getting too softened with age :-)
But then when the available options for us are imitations, (mini is being dropped as an option), its better to call an imitation an inspiration.

VBV
PS: Grapes are sour, are'nt they. :-)

20th April 2008, 12:20	#1
TOR BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 263 Thanked: 21 Times	IS the SWIFT and FABIA the same car? Really is there is shared platform for these two cars..they look so alike especially around the window frames and the A pillar. Also i feel the water drain at the junction of the roof and doors are ?identical. Maybe the water leak problem that the swift faces is due to the joint water drain and door shut line that the swift feature. This is unlike in most modern car,please correct me if i am wrong.
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20th April 2008, 22:32	#2
blue_pulsar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 403 Times	No way! Fabia is a much bigger car than the Swift in terms of length and wheelbase. And what is this "water leak problem" in the Swift?
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20th April 2008, 22:48	#3
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,904 Times	Comes from the same design school, leave it at that. Rest of the stuff are way apart. Whats this water leak issue?
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21st April 2008, 07:53	#5
Delta9 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 61 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	i have heard that if water leaks in from the inside of the wind shield (during sunfilm installation) the AC stops working coz water enters some chip or wiring ... this i hear is a design flaw in the desire model. a friend in a garage told me so . dont know weather this is true or not ..
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21st April 2008, 11:35	#7
kryptik83 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calcutta Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	never had a water leak problem..so don't know even if it exists.. 2ndly, swift and fabia - the same!! I'll let the emotions not the words do the talking here
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21st April 2008, 11:44	#8
VBV BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 227 Thanked: 6 Times	I guess the design house was initially inspired by the BMW mini cooper. All of them look so similar. VBV
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21st April 2008, 13:14	#9
DieselFan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,584 Thanked: 259 Times	At least in my Swift D there is no water leakage. I have even taken my car when the Hossur Road was flooded last year and water didn't enter the car. Swift and Fabia are totally different cars even from the heart (Engine is 3 pot in fabia while it is 4 Pots in Swift) down to shoes (The wheel dimensions are totally different). Last edited by DieselFan : 21st April 2008 at 13:18.
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21st April 2008, 13:23	#10
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Guys, get back to topic. I feel the same too. There is just too much in common, only the fabia certainly has a much better rear. I dont know about the bigger part, they look like the same size to me.
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21st April 2008, 13:30	#11
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Both the cars are different in their own ways. Due to the design similarities, one may mistake them for it to be from a similar platform or so. But those who think the Fabia is way bigger than the Swift has to rethink and do a proper comparison. The Fabia definitely gives an impression of being very big in first glance.
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21st April 2008, 13:35	#12
Ajay_J BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 360 Thanked: 0 Times	I too have same question in mind. Most people (aam junta) mistake FABIA, for new swift sort of something. By the way I have a question, though both looks same, which one looks better ? only looks. What say guys ?
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