Suzuki Swace review

As is the case with the exterior of the Swace, it’s all very unoffensive in here. It’s also identical to the equivalent spec Corolla estate. 

Luckily that’s a good thing these days, especially when it comes to usability and button placement. There’s everything we ask for; clear and easy to use steering wheel buttons, simple dials and a proper climate control panel that not only looks smart but also allows you to actually change the cabin temperature without taking your eyes off the road. It’ll never catch on…

Bad points? The seats aren’t the most supportive and other estates offer more rear legroom and greater boot space. Here there’s 596 litres of room as standard and 1,606 litres if you flip the rear seats flat. The aforementioned Focus Estate has 608 litres of space back there, and the cavernous Skoda Octavia Estate offers 640 litres.

The Toyota-supplied infotainment system is also slightly less user-friendly than what you’ll find in close rivals. In the Suzuki it deploys an eight-inch touchscreen and remains a little laggy, with some outdated graphics too. Luckily Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity is standard even on base spec versions, and it’s still better than the unit Suzuki uses in the Ignis, the Swift, the Vitara and the S-Cross.