SUZUKI - Bring the Swift to the States!!
 

Just thought I'd see if Suzuki is listening!? Check out the links below, would be interesting to see a Chevy version of this and rebadged to introduce as a new Metro! How cool would that be! Anyway... clickables below...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU89JpVmtwk

SUZUKI NEW SWIFT

http://www.globalsuzuki.com/swift/ga...download/2.jpg

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Ok this has nothing to do with this thread except that it is cool as crap!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uuE2...eature=related

It's called the Aveo.

A 3,000LB subcompact.

that vid was funny

The current Swift is really, really cool. Of course they don't sell it in the US. The 3-door in particular is quite fetching.

@Johnny Mullet: the Aveo is a Daewoo Kalos, not a Suzuki. In Canada, to be confusing, Suzuki dealers sold the Aveo/Kalos as the Suzuki Swift+, but it's still a Daewoo. It's GM's fault, essentially.

Hi,

It looks decent -- what is the engine and the weight?

Swift looks nifty.

New Aveo/Daewoo whatever looks like puke that dried and was molded into car shape.

Is the Suzuki swift a more powerful clone of the aveo? Certain interior parts and body panels look identical to the aveo.

I looked into getting one for the three back seat requirement. Good looking, asian so it should last forever etc. Apparently it's a pig on fuel and eats tires in a flash:SUZUKI SWIFT - countrycars.com.au
New Look Suzuki Swift - Autocar
The tyre eating swift - Team-BHP
Nobody needs this much hassle in their lives. We have enough on our hands, bailing out banks etc. Sorry to rain on the parade but it's a no go area.

ollie

yeah, after watching that video. I felt like it was just a small car that looks good on gas but really is like every other car in this world. Newer model = bigger car = bigger engine = worse gas mileage! WAKE UP MANUFACTURES!!!

Copy the ol' Metro idea Small Car (low weight) = smaller engine = better gas mileage! Duuuh! Oh and if you copy the Prius electric engine and throw that in you'll get even better gas mileage albeit at the cost of weight savings.

I hardly see any on the roads here in the UK, I don't think it has sold that well!
I know someone that had one but sold it because it was so bad on fuel. I dont know what model that was but i know the power band was quite high up the revs like my car is.

Yeah, that trend is long overdue to be reversed. Save the big engines for high performance cars and let smaller cars get good mileage like they used to.