Suzuki Swift Automatic 2014

The all-black interior feels much
The new 1. 2-liter motor--worth 87hp and 114Nm--is ill-matched to the Swift´s long-geared four-speed automatic transmission.
Economy hovers around 9-11km/L in traffic and 16km/L in mixed driving. Not much different from the Mirage CVT, actually. Highway driving, on the other hand, exposes the lack of gears. While 23-24km/L at 80kph and nearly 20km/L at 100kph are impressive, those numbers are still some 2-3km/L worse than the Mirage´s figures.
It´s no accident that it has nearly the same wheelbase and wheels-at-the-corners stance as the Mini.
The upright windscreen and tall greenhouse make for great visibility, too, although the rear headrests do impede your view through the rear hatch.
The 1. 2-liter Swift comes loaded with a swell-sounding 2DIN stereo system with auxiliary and USB ports, steering-wheel audio controls, an immobilizer, front foglights, side-mirror repeaters, and 15-inch alloy wheels. This hatchback could use a few more toys, but I´m actually glad Suzuki has shied away from cheap touchscreens and chintzy add-on toys. A little more power would be nice, but then that´s not quite the point of the Swift 1. 2.