Swift D - Power Packed

I stepped in the car, was comfortable in the driving seat, started the vehicle, Pressed the gas paddle – was this a Maruti?? Swift Diesel is the car which changed our perception about Maruti.

The company is indeed capable of producing quality vehicles that provide the ultimate driving experience being easy on one’s pocket. We drove this vehicle during a short trip to Katra – one of the most cherished trips of our life. Here are the details of our Swift experience.

Comfort

The Swift Diesel Vdi’s ride quality is simply superb! The driving comfort can be compared to utility vehicles like Tavera, Innova and Qualis, maneuverability is excellent. We drove Preeti’s Swift (Shef’s closest friend) on Jammu Katra Highway – which by no chance is courteous towards B and C segment vehicles, even then the ride was very comfortable – although the swift jumped a little more than any of the C segment would, we found the vehicle gripped to road at all times – even at high speed. Driver’s comfort – 9/10 – Tall guys would miss the under thigh support, not every one is as slim and trim as the owner of the swift we were driving. Rare seat passenger’s comfort gets an 8/10 – although the leg room is generous, bad roads tend to make the vehicle a little jumpy – may be because of the changed tyre profile of the vehicle we were driving. The Boot space is pathetic though!

The Driving Experience

Amazing, As mentioned earlier – this is the car that changed our perceptions of Maruti. Nothing in the B segment beats the pleasure of driving a Swift VDi. This experience is worth 10/10.

Engine

I happened to lift up the bonnet and take a keen look at the engine – All things are packed very neatly and are better then any other Maruti vehicle we’ve seen till date. Engine does make a slight noise when you step out of the idling swift – but its diesel and has to behave that way. The power generated is amazing – The acceleration I marvelous. We drove this vehicle uphill in 4^th and overdrive gears and it chugged up effortlessly! Whenever this car is pulled faster above 1500 RPM it can overtake any vehicle, depending on the driver’s capability. We fall short of words in describing the ‘Turbo Kick’ experience.

Suspension

A few grudges here , but I am not sure they are because of the changed tyre profile of the vehicle we drove. 1st, it is slightly jumpy for rear passengers. 2nd, I am sure rear wheel touched the body on at least 3 occasions. There were huge thuds on comparatively smaller crevices of road at about 60 kmph.

Our Verdict
Ahoy Maruti! Great job done! We would prefer this car over any other in B segment – Amazing value for money.

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Shef and Manks