Suzuki has announced a facelifted Swift hatchback range in Japan. The OEM sells only the five-door model in the home market but revised three-door versions are also expected later this year in Europe, debuting most likely at the Frankfurt IAA on 11 September.The changes for the Japanese market Swift include a new grille, foglamps, bumpers front and rear and, with the exception of the base version, indicators in the exterior mirrors.
Suzuki has also announced a new 1,242cc I4 gasoline engine for the revised line-up. The existing 1.3- and 1.6-litre gasoline engines are unchanged and the car continues to be built at the OEM's Kosai plant.
The revisions are the first seen on the Swift range since it went on sale in Japan in November 2004. The car itself was a spin-off from the S-2 concept which premiered at the Frankfurt show in September 2003, with the production model following at the Paris show a year later.
In Europe, three- and five-door hatchbacks went on sale with 1.3- and 1.5-litre gasoline engines and a 1,248cc turbodiesel (marketed as a 1.3-litre) in March 2005. All versions are built at the OEM's Esztergom plant in Hungary.
Build in China (a JV with Chang'an) and assembly in Indonesia also started in March 2005. In India, meanwhile, production of the five-door Swift started at Maruti's Gurgaon plant near Delhi the same month. The 1,248cc (marketed as a 1.2-litre) turbodiesel engine joined the 1.3-litre gasoline unit in January 2007.
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