The latest images of the Swift reveal the entry-level variant of the hatchback. It looks decently equipped despite being the base trim.

Maruti Suzuki is gearing up to launch the fourth generation Swift in India later this month. Reports suggest it will be offered in five variants - LXI, VXI, VXI (O), ZXI and ZXI+. Until now, you may have seen the higher variants of the Swift equipped with dual-tone alloy wheels, LED headlamps and more. Now, here's what the base LXI variant looks like.

The latest images of the Swift reveal the entry-level variant of the hatchback. It looks decently equipped despite being the base trim. The car has projector headlamps with LED DRLs, but misses out on the fog lamps, while the dual-tone alloys make way for steelies. Other exterior details include black ORVMs and door handles.

Inside, the base LXI variant is expected to get power windows, a manual AC, internally adjustable ORVMs, tilt steering, adjustable front headrests and a 12V power socket. Safety features like ESC, Hill Start Assist, dual front airbags, and curtain airbags could be offered as standard across all trims.

The 2024 Swift will be offered with a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine that produces 80 BHP @ 5,700 rpm and 112 Nm @ 4,300 rpm. The engine is expected to be paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox and an AMT.

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The new Swift is likely to be offered in five variants - LXI, VXI, VXI (O), ZXI and ZXI+.

Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch the 4th-gen Swift in India later this month. Bookings are now open, and the first units have already started reaching dealerships.

According to a media report, the new Swift is likely to be offered in five variants - LXI, VXI, VXI (O), ZXI and ZXI+. Features like halogen projector headlamps, rear defogger, ESC, Hill Start Assist, dual front airbags, and curtain airbags could be part of the standard package.

The base LXI variant is expected to get power windows, a manual AC, internally adjustable ORVMs, tilt steering, adjustable front headrests and a 12V power socket.

The mid-spec VXI and VXI (O) trims are likely to get features like a 7-inch touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, steering-mounted control, height-adjustable driver seat, and electrically-adjustable ORVMs. The VXI (O) will get additional features like telematics, keyless entry with engine start/stop button and power-folding ORVMs.

The ZXI variant of the Swift is expected to get LED projector headlamps with LED DRLs, 15-inch alloy wheels, automatic climate control with rear AC vents, a wireless phone charger, a rear washer and wiper and a 60:40 split folding rear seat.

The top-spec ZXI+ trim will get additional features like a 9-inch touchscreen with Arkamys audio system cruise control, colour MID and machined alloy wheels. 

Source: V3Cars

The 2024 Swift will be offered with a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine.

Earlier this week, Maruti Suzuki opened bookings for the fourth-generation Swift in India. Dealer dispatches have now commenced as the carmaker gears up for the launch.

The new-gen Swift was recently spotted at a Maruti Suzuki showroom, allowing us to take a closer look at the new hatchback. The new Swift features a redesigned exterior with a low-slung grille, a clamshell bonnet and a floating roofline. It has large projector headlamps with L-shaped DRLs and LED fog lamps.

The new Swift looks quite familiar from the rear. It has wide haunches with clear lens LED taillights and a wraparound rear windshield. This car is equipped with dual-tone alloy wheels.

Moving to the interior, the new-gen Swift gets a more driver-focused cabin with a 3-spoke steering wheel, a twin-dial instrument cluster and an upright touchscreen infotainment system in the centre.

The 2024 Swift will be offered with a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine that produces 80 BHP @ 5,700 rpm and 112 Nm @ 4,300 rpm. The engine is expected to be paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox and an AMT.

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The new Swift will be slightly less powerful than the outgoing version but will offer better fuel economy.

Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch the fourth generation Swift in India later this month. The carmaker has opened its order books but has yet to release details of the India-spec Swift.

While we do know that the new Swift will be offered with Maruti Suzuki’s new Z Series engine, a leaked document sheds more light on the technical details of the new engine.

The 2024 Swift will be powered by a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine paired with a mild-hybrid system. It produces 80 BHP @ 5,700 rpm and 112 Nm @ 4,300 rpm. The engine is expected to be paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox and an AMT.

In comparison, the outgoing version is slightly more powerful. It uses a 1.2-litre, 4-cylinder engine that develops 89 BHP @ 6,000 rpm and 113 Nm @ 4,400 rpm. 

2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift fuel efficiency:

According to the leaked document, the claimed fuel efficiency of the manual version is 25.72 km/l, which is 3.34 km/l higher than the outgoing version.

Source: V3Cars

Prices for the all-new Maruti Swift are expected to be announced later this month.

Maruti Suzuki has announced the commencement of pre-bookings for the all-new Swift in India. Customers can place their orders by paying a token amount of Rs 11,000. 

Maruti Suzuki has also shared a teaser of the new Swift. It partially reveals the front fascia, which now features a redesigned grille flanked by a pair of LED headlamps. It now has new L-shaped LED DRLs as well.

The 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift will feature the new Z-series 1.2-litre 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine. Its output is expected to be similar to the outgoing K12 engine and will be paired with either a 5-speed manual or an AMT gearbox.

The Swift is expected to come equipped with 6 airbags, ABS with EBD and ESP. Features like a 360-degree camera and ADAS might not be offered in the Indian market.

The new Swift is expected to be launched in India next month.

According to multiple media reports, select Maruti Suzuki Arena dealerships have started accepting bookings for the fourth-generation Swift. They are taking pre-orders for a token amount of Rs 11,000.

The new Swift is expected to be launched in India next month. However, Maruti Suzuki is yet to confirm the exact date.

The fourth-generation Swift made its global debut at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Reports suggest that the India-spec car will be slightly different. It is expected to get different front and rear bumpers, blacked-out C-pillars, LED headlights, LED fog lamps and a reverse camera mounted on the boot lid.

The 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift will feature the new Z-series 1.2-litre 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine. Its output is expected to be similar to the outgoing K12 engine and will be paired with either a 5-speed manual or an AMT gearbox.

The Swift is expected to come equipped with 6 airbags, ABS with EBD and ESP. Features like a 360-degree camera and ADAS might not be offered in the Indian market.

Source: Carwale

The car is very easy to drive, even though I had never driven a car earlier, it was very easy for me to get used to Swift and I could easily maneuver it in city traffic.

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Our family's Swift(Petrol) completed 40,000 km this week and coincidently it also completed 7 years a couple of days ago.

After having an unpleasant buying experience with Maruti in 2017, our car became one of the most important members of our family as it was the first car for us.

On the 2nd day of delivery, I had to take my car to SBI as I had taken a car loan and my father was not comfortable letting me drive in Pune's traffic as I had just learned to drive, and that too from driving school, people know how driving school teaches us to drive plus the Pune traffic which was going to create trouble for me. I still convinced him and took our swift to the SBI branch near Swargate and came back home without any scratches. When we reached home, my father told my mother that our son drives well; that day he realized I could handle Pune traffic.

But destiny had something else written for our car as on one of the Mondays my friends and I visited Theur Ganpati temple and came back to Magarpatta city and while parking the car in office parking, I scratched it by trying to park straight next to Pillar. I regretted my decision but the damage was done. The new car, the first car of the family, and the entire left side were scratched and the rear left door got bent. Unfortunately, we had team dinner that day and everyone wanted to go in my car I had to inform them that the car cant go as it was in bad condition. I skipped dinner and took the car to the Maruti showroom, claimed insurance, and got it fixed. They took one week to return the car but the car came in perfect condition. The rear door was replaced and the front door scratches were removed.

After 5 years, on a very important day, the car keys did not work and I had my spare key at my other home. I could not do anything as it was 6 am in the morning and I had to urgently go somewhere and had to take my Apache and ride for 150 kms to reach the destination. After 15 days, came back home, opened the key, cleaned it, it had some oil and grease inside, the key started working again. On the funnier side, I think it had to make me ride a bike for 150 kms on a winter morning and that's why car keys didn't work.

After almost 6 years, another incident happened when I took a left turn and a bike came from behind and hit my car. The rider was not injured and it was my mistake as I could not see him in the rearview mirror properly. It scratched my car's left back door but no one got injured and I was thankful to God for that.

I have experienced just 2 major issues and one minor key issue in the last 7 years that too because of my driving faults, otherwise, the Swift is running perfectly fine.

If I have to list down pros for my swift then I would say:

• The car is very easy to drive, even though I had never driven a car earlier, it was very easy for me to get used to Swift and I could easily maneuver it in city traffic. It passes through tight spaces easily.
• The Maruti engine is very good and has never given me any issues until now.
• Hassle-free ownership
• Good dealer network, have tried servicing with multiple ASCs in Pune.
• Good fuel economy

Cons:

• Build quality - The AC knob broke a few days ago, plastic quality is bad.
• On highways, I have felt too much cabin noise.
• Boot space is very poor.
• 5 adults cannot sit in the car for long distances and it is meant for 4 adults max. according to me.
• A car packed with luggage and 5 people have sometimes made me feel that power is lacking on highways - I felt this rarely but it did happen.

Notable Points:

• I am still getting a mileage of around 17kmpl - 80% city and 20% highway run with AC always on.
• I did all my services with Maruti ASC until the car was under warranty and then started going to a nearby car care garage. There is surely a big price difference between Maruti ASC and the garage cost so I have decided to continue with the garage as I also know the owner there.

Swift during one of the servicing

• I am not a fan of modifications so I have not done any on my Swift. I just have door edge guards and door seal guards installed.
• I have a Sony infotainment system installed and it does the job well, I am not a big fan of loud music and it mostly plays 90's songs by Kumar Sanu or
• Sonu Nigam.
• Headlights are stock head lights and they do not provide adequate lighting on highways but I am still considering the replacement options. Any suggestions would be welcome.
• MRF tyres are good but I think they are one of the reasons there is too much cabin noise and I anyway need to change those in the next 5k kms as
• they might worn out by then.

Swift has given us countless memories. Be it a trip to our hometown or nearby places like Mahabaleshwar, Lavasa, Kolhapur, or a road trip with friends to Statue of Unity it has seen everything and has also helped us during multiple emergency situations.

At our Pune apartment

At our hometown:

It has become an inseparable part of our family. I wish to keep my swift for some more years

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2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift will feature the new Z-series 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine.

According to a media report, Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch the fourth generation Swift in India in the month of May.

The new Swift made its global debut at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Since then, the car has gone on sale in Europe and Japan. The Indian version will be similar to the global model. However, reports suggest that it might get a few design tweaks.

It is said that the India-spec Swift will get slightly different front and rear bumpers, blacked-out C-pillars, LED headlights, LED fog lamps and a reverse camera mounted on the boot lid. The car is expected to be equipped with 6 airbags, ABS with EBD and ESP. Features like a 360-degree camera and ADAS might not be offered in the Indian market.

Under the bonnet, the 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift will feature the new Z-series 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol engine. Its output is expected to be similar to the outgoing K12 engine and will be paired with either a 5-speed manual or an AMT gearbox. 

Source: Autocar India

To think of it I was going to approach the dealer to get this done for me. God only knows how much they would have charged for this.

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I managed to update the inbuilt offline maps for my Swift. I think having inbuilt navigation is a good idea as on long drives it may not be good for your smartphone to be connected to the charging system for 8 to 10 hours at a stretch.

The current version of the map is as below.

Worm: sd2-Suzuki-SLN_IND_Update8 v4

DT-Title: India Update DC

Project-Bez: Suzuki SLN India 2023 Update

Below are the steps to update the offline map. You will need a few things for the update.

• PC/Smartphone.
• SD card reader to be connected to PC/Smart phone.
• Serial no of your head unit.
• Chassis no of your car.

• Take out the SD card from the navigation unit of your car.
• Go to the link below and enter all details. You will need your car's

www.marutisuzuki.com/corpora...ch-us/map-home

• Enter the navigation unit's serial no which is found in the settings of the home screen of the head unit. Post sometime it will generate a zip file which you need to download and keep.

• Connect your SD card to your PC/Smartphone using an SD card reader or any similar device and take a backup of all the contents to be on the safe side.
• Make sure the SD card read-only mode is off (there is a slider, slide it up as in my case) and format the card making sure the backup was already taken before.
• Post format extract the contents of the zip folder to the SD card drive. Make sure the contents are extracted at the root and only the below folders should be visible. If your SD card reader is mapped to F drive then the folders should be like F:\CRYPTNAV & F:\TOLLFREE. No other folder should be there in F:\.

Once we are done make the SD card to read only mode and insert the card in the head unit. Once the car navigation initializes you can see the updated version.

Before.

After update.

To think of it I was going to approach the dealer to get this done for me. God only knows how much they would have charged for this. I was told at the beginning the Sd-card costs 8k.

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The entire kit for the Type 1 Swift was out of production and no where in stock.

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Adding a Keyless Entry System

The type 1 Swift 2005-2007 models did not get an immobiliser and only the ZXi got the Keyless entry system from the factory. I began to learn about how the remote central locking system works. So as per the Service manual, the central locking module just acts as an intermediate device between the door actuators, door switches, and the BCM.

The BCM controls

• Power door lock
• Combination meter
• Interior light
• Warning buzzer
• Rear end door window defogger
• Tailgate opener

Since the Locking Unlocking of the doors is done by the BCM, it just needs the central locking module connected in between the wiring.

Whilst I was always on the lookout for adding this to my Swift, the entire kit for the Type 1 Swift was out of production and nowhere in stock.

Part number: 990J0M75JF0-020

Price- 5546

Bummed out, I decided that I would go for the OEM Central locking system ONLY whatever the cost. I also observed that the facelifted Swift / Swift Dzire gets an updated dashboard wiring harness that contains the 24-pin connector and immobilizer wiring as well. This same 24-pin connector is present in all the Swift’s / Dzire, Ritz (2009-2011), and SX4, A-star. So getting the security controller box and the wiring was the only thing left.

Parts required to complete.

• 37187M75J00 TRANSMITTER ASSY, SECURITY
• 37220M75J00 SWITCH ASSY, SECURITY
• 37225M75J00 HOOD PIN SWITCH ASSY
• 38521M75J00 CONTROLLER ASSY, SECURITY
• 38522M75J00 SIREN ASSY, SECURITY
• 36602M74K10 HARNESS ASSY INSTRUMENT PANEL

So total expense looked to cross the 10,000rs mark

I managed to source the security controller box, Remote key, and also the dashboard wiring harness from the scrapyard for super cheap. The rest of the stuff was procured from Boodmo.

Clarity Car Audio based in Goa was kind enough to send the Suzuki ISO connector for the head-unit.

I also had to transfer the rear wiper wiring, and steering audio controls wiring from my old wiring harness into the new one. Modified the wiring harness at home and kept it ready for the Swap. I had to make sure that the security controller box and remote was working before attempting to install it on my car. A good friend lent me his Swift 2009 VXi to try this and I managed to pair the remote and the controller easily. Speed locking was also working perfectly at 25kmph.

I undertook this swap over 3 days since I was doing this alone in my village, the dashboard was out again, and made sure all was perfect. My engine bay wiring harness already had the connectors for the bonnet switch and the siren.

Siren and new panel clips

Bonnet switch and Siren in place in the Engine Bay

Sanded down the crossbar.

Younger cousin applied metal primer on it.

While the dashboard was out I had a look at the cooling coil as well,

I wasn’t expecting it to be shining with no debris.

The highlight is that I managed to recover my 1/4" socket attachment which I dropped into the defogger vent and it had made its way on top of the cooling coil. So after 3.5 years, it is back into the tool kit.

The entire mess

Ready to be reinstalled.

Wiring harness part number

The dashboard wiring was clamped back onto the crossbar and fitted onto the car but to my horror, the lock unlock feature via remote was not working and the car wasn’t starting. At this point, I got chills up my spine and also was wondering where did I go wrong or what did I miss. As I turn the key to start the car, the starter relay clicks but the car doesn’t crank. Back to referring to the service manual, I realised that in the facelift models, the ground to the starter motor was wired differently. I compared it with my previous stock wiring harness and noticed one pin was missing in the new wiring harness.

I slid a suitable pin in it and grounded it to the chassis and turned the key over. The car cranked and came back to life. Sign of relief !! next was to assess why the lock unlock feature was not working via remote. I realised the type 1 floor wiring has the door wires on the right rather than on the left where the dashboard wiring attaches. Unfortunately, I had to resort to using scotch locks here and used Tessa tape over that point to absorb the vibrations and reduce rattles. Post this the lock unlock started working flawlessly.

I also sourced the SX4 immobilizer, which contains the illuminated key light. Now since my car doesn’t have an immobilizer it could easily install it since the provision on the steering column was already present and the new dashboard wiring already had the immobilizer connector, inserted pins into the connector to give it a signal via the cabin lamp.

Another addition was that the BCM had a provision for wiring an additional 12V socket for the boot like the ZXi.

12V socket in the Boot

Wrapped up everything back carefully with new clips and made sure nothing was left loose. Drove and made sure that everything was working as expected. No issues to report. Since Dad is the primary driver of the car now, I got him the key with the remote integrated into one rather than a separate remote. Ordered the case from Amazon for 230rs and the remote from Boodmo for 740rs 37182M59K00. Key cutting was done locally for under 150rs.

New key case from Amazon

New battery installed

This was truly a painstaking process but I believe is worth it in the end since it's the OE Central locking system with all the features which are programmable.

More updates to follow!

Regards

Ashton Castelino

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