2024 Suzuki Swift Sport rendered

Suzuki seems to have a habit of offering cult-hero cars and while it might not be able to match the Jimny for sheer popularity, the Suzuki Swift Sport has a strong following all of its own thanks to its unique blend of style, affordability and fun.

Suzuki Swift Sports have never been fast in the same way as a Ford Focus ST or Toyota GR Yaris, but they’re still hilariously fun little warm hatches to punt along a twisty road, tight circuit or string of roundabouts.

All of this budget-friendly fun has traditionally been offered in a tough-looking body and finished off with one of the most vibrant hero colours seen in the auto industry.

Well now that the new-generation Swift has been revealed, many of us are looking forward to seeing what designers and engineers do with the next Swift Sport – including digital creator X-Tomi, who cooked up this unofficial render of what he thinks the eventual warm hatch will look like.

Naturally, the ‘Champion Yellow’ hero colour has been retained and in this instance paired with a black roof and mirrors, darkened grille and light surrounds, lower ride height, bigger wheels, roof spoiler and a much more aggressive body kit.

We already know the new Swift will be powered by a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with mild-hybrid system overseas, but we’re yet to get any indication as to what might lurk under the bonnet of the new Sport when it materialises sometime next year (probably).

Seeing as the platform is being carried over with only a few minor tweaks and pending Euro 7 emissions regulations have been watered down to little more than the current Euro 6 standard, it would make sense for the current 1.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder mill to be retained and perhaps enhanced with some fuel-saving mild-hybrid tech.

Such a powertrain is already offered overseas in the current-generation Swift Sport, where it outputs a claimed 95kW/235Nm – less than the purely internal combustion version available here (103kW/230Nm) while weighing more.

Odds are the system will have its wick dialled up a bit in terms of both firepower and efficiency, which should help offset the inevitable weight gain associated with the bigger footprint and body.

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