SPY PICS: Fourth-gen Suzuki Swift flaunts its booty
New-generation Japanese light car spotted in Spain with a huge rear-endThe fourth-generation Suzuki Swift has been spotted testing in Spain ahead of what’s expected to be a 2024 global launch.
And although the pint-size runabout will be wrapped in a new design highlighted by a strikingly large rump, the new Suzuki Swift is tipped to retain its current platform.
Wrapped in a busy white and black camouflage, the prototype you see here looks resolutely similar in its core design features and proportions to the current Swift, save for the raised clamshell bonnet and bulbous rear bumper.
The Swift has never been shy about its plump booty but it seems the new model will dial thing up to 11 – the bumper is so big it reminds us off the old third-gen Renault Megane.
Rumour has it the new model will once again be underpinned by the Alto-derived ‘HEARTECT’ platform due to the financial implications of developing an all-new chassis architecture.
Still, every panel looks to have been altered in some way or another, as have the headlights – which now sit lower on the front fascia – and tail-lights, which our spy photographer says were all LED on this particular prototype.
Given it’s still early days, there are no concrete indications as to what will power the next Swift, however, rumours suggest the familiar mild-hybrid powertrains offered overseas will be tweaked and carried over, while others have speculated a full petrol-electric hybrid system may also be in the works to appease upcoming Euro7 emission regulations.
If that happens, Suzuki may source the next Swift’s hybrid powertrain from the current Toyota Yaris, given the two brands have an ongoing hybrid partnership for some of their SUVs.
A flagship Swift Sport is pretty much a certainty for the next generation, given the popularity of the current version.
That popularity isn’t directly reflected on the local sales charts, however, with the Swift portfolio as a whole accounting for 9.2 per cent of the sub-$25,000 light car segment with 2427 new registrations to July this year.
For reference, the bigger and more affordable Suzuki Baleno occupies 19.3 per cent (5028) of the segment, behind the dominant MG3 (9480/36.4%).
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