Suzuki Swift review

In the UK there will be just two trim levels for the new Swift. The entry-level Motion grade starts at £19,199 and gets an impressive amount of kit as standard.

For that money you’ll be in a front-wheel drive car with the five-speed manual gearbox, but you’ll be getting LED headlights, 16-inch alloy wheels, sat nav, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, adaptive cruise control, heated front seats, a rear-view camera, rear parking sensors and a blind spot monitor. Surely that’s everything you could ever need?

If you do want to step up to the top-spec Ultra grade you’ll be paying £20,299 for the front-wheel drive manual setup, and you’ll get all the kit of the Motion trim plus polished alloy wheels (still 16-inchers), automatic air conditioning, vents for the rear seats and electric folding door mirrors.

That’s it though, so we’d recommend sticking with Motion trim and spending a little bit of extra cash on Cool Yellow Metallic or Burning Red paint (Flame Orange is free, just FYI).

We’re yet to drive the CVT auto version of the Swift, but that will cost you an extra £1,250 no matter which trim level you go for, while the AWD version can only be combined with Ultra trim and costs from £21,549.

In terms of monthly payments, the base-spec car will start at just over £200 per month over three years if you put down a £4k deposit.

All Swifts are covered by a three-year/60,000-mile warranty, but Suzuki now also offers a service-activated warranty that can extend to a maximum of seven years/100,000 miles if you have your car serviced at a main dealer each year.