Suzuki secures more Sport models
Another batch should last until July, no word yet on VW tech tie-upSuzuki Australia has secured an extra allocation of its highly regarded Swift Sport.
The extra 600 cars should last until about July this year. But once they're gone there will be no immediate replacement.
The chief engineer of the new Suzuki Swift, Naoyuki Takeuchi, refused to comment about plans on a successor to the Sport model other than saying "it is under consideration".
The Carsales Network understands that a new Swift Sport will not arrive until 2012 at the earliest.
Meanwhile there is still no clear indication as to what the partnership with Volkswagen will mean for Suzuki -- and if the twin-charge 1.4-litre engine from the Polo GTI could be used to create a Suzuki GTI.
Word received by the Carsales Network indicates that Suzuki and Volkswagen engineers are in close to talks about technology sharing -- but they're not talking to outsiders about it yet.
If Suzuki were to adapt a Volkswagen engine for the Swift, this would be at least three years away, according to Suzuki sources. The car maker is privately concerned about the quality and reliability of some Volkswagen engines.
In particular Volkswagen's 1.4-litre twin charge engine was recently the subject of a service campaign to fix a faulty knock sensor that could lead to engine failures.
Last year Volkswagen called back almost 6700 Golf hatches and Jetta sedans to dealerships to make the repairs, but the company has since fixed the fault on the production line and there are no such issues with the new cars.
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