Motorweek 1995 Suzuki Swift Hatchback Road Test

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  • Опубликовано: 5 дек 2024

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  • @mitch4527
    @mitch4527 Год назад +47

    John Davis is a legend. I watched MotorWeek on PBS in 1984, when I was 19. I’m 58 now and he’s still on the job!

    • @Porsche996driver
      @Porsche996driver Год назад +5

      This was “Appointment TV” right lol

    • @zzoinks
      @zzoinks 11 месяцев назад +2

      Wow that is so crazy to think about

  • @jayosmond8374
    @jayosmond8374 10 месяцев назад +11

    I bought a 1995 Suzuki Swift (manual) brand new, and I regretted trading it in 3 years later. This car took me everywhere with no problems.

  • @GeeEm1313
    @GeeEm1313 Год назад +29

    The Swift GTi/GT was an underrated pocket rocket. 100 HP and the weight of a pebble. I'd love to see a retro review on one of those.

    • @carlasghost656
      @carlasghost656 Год назад +5

      Motorweek does have a review of two earlier GTi models on RUclips.

    • @haaxxx9
      @haaxxx9 Год назад +2

      That’s literally what the Mazda2/Demio is currently! I have one right now and it handles so well and adequate for acceleration. Did installed some mods to it like a dogbone, rear sway bar, air intake, HKS exhaust (already installed when bought), and some vision rims (Also already on there). Its like a go-kart but it’s legal to be on the road and very practical!
      So this is the car I might drive if I was around the 90’s to legally drive huh. Sweet!

    • @jamesstuart3346
      @jamesstuart3346 Год назад +3

      Wife had a '93 4-door 16-valve as a commuter car. What a blast to drive and cheap to run. She got 360,000 km out of it

  • @vapsa56
    @vapsa56 Год назад +22

    A car we need today. Simple, efficient, inexpensive and fun to drive.

    • @aaronwilliams6989
      @aaronwilliams6989 Год назад

      Way too little, though.

    • @MT-rc3gn
      @MT-rc3gn Год назад

      ​@@aaronwilliams6989 You can make it work if you want to

    • @foxtrot685
      @foxtrot685 Год назад +7

      Mitsubishi has made the modern interpretation of this thing for damn near a decade.

    • @mitch9521
      @mitch9521 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@foxtrot685 yeah and its terrible lmao

  • @jimmyjimjims7483
    @jimmyjimjims7483 Год назад +8

    I loved mine, always had that smiley little face when I looked at it lol. Although when equipped with AC and an automatic like mine was it couldn't get out of its own way let alone merge onto a freeway! Also prone to eating water pumps but it was a very good little car and lasted many years

  • @acadian76
    @acadian76 Год назад +4

    I had a Canada only 1995 Pontiac Firefly SE version of this car with the 1.3 liter 4 cylinder engine and 3 speed automatic transmission. It was a great little car for city driving . I had it from 1995 until 2008 and had 300,000 + KM's on it when I got rid of it. Great on gas, super reliable and fun to drive.

  • @timmcshan3881
    @timmcshan3881 Год назад +14

    I had a 97 metro. Awesome lil car

    • @fernandorocha901
      @fernandorocha901 Год назад +4

      Nice little car this Suzuki Swift and Geo Metro

  • @AndresSalazarAutos
    @AndresSalazarAutos Год назад +5

    The Suzuki Swift (Suzuki for that matter) is out of the US market, the new Sport is a gem of a little rocket, under 1000kh in weight, 140hp and 170lb-ft of torque, it is a sub 7 second 0-60mph, super agile and super fun.

    • @haaxxx9
      @haaxxx9 Год назад +1

      More interesting than most SUVs on the market right now in the USA. Sadly it will get overshadowed by the SUV’s over here unless something spectacular of events happens that SUVs are not popular anymore and not made them glorified shitty sedans/hatchback/wagons.

  • @Trance88
    @Trance88 Год назад +4

    I wish a version of this car could be made today, just one that could at least meet today's safety ratings.

  • @new2000car
    @new2000car Год назад +14

    for $1,500 more, the competition was well worth getting. These were good cars, but cars like the Tercel were better, particularly in body rigidity, making them a bit nicer to drive over time. But this Swift was very good looking, especially for the price, and over time these have proved to be economical to own. 70 hp was adequate at the time, for the money, and for this light of a car. My two cents.

    • @cameronlovesevolve
      @cameronlovesevolve Год назад +1

      ahahah when i heard the difference i laughed out loud. Please. Spend the 1500.

    • @carlasghost656
      @carlasghost656 Год назад +1

      From the ads I remember at the time Suzuki was going for the people with iffy credit who still wanted a new car. They ran a lot of "Bring us your W2 and we'll put you in a new car today" type ads.

    • @Diecastjoe
      @Diecastjoe Год назад

      I would rather get a second hand mirage for that price. At least it comes with air conditioning standard. 😂

  • @peep39
    @peep39 Год назад +2

    I heard some blue-jays during the narration. Too funny. The car turned out to be better than I expected. Good on them

  • @sterlingprovost2581
    @sterlingprovost2581 Год назад +2

    Come on Ned, move this thing!

  • @mphmobiledetailingmph7912
    @mphmobiledetailingmph7912 4 месяца назад +1

    My daily is Smudge purple 1995 Suzuki Swift HB 4cyl 1.3 sohc 5pd ABS 218,500km. Was my mums car 26 years. Biggest cost in it's 29 years is had to get differential rebuilt 203,000km $1,864. I have a tachometer! Went up two sizes in with from 155/80/13 to 175/70/13 found it helps with handling and stopping faster. Fun car to drive! Was $11,500+tax fess in 1995. Financed was just over $14k in B.C Canada.

  • @michaelsisk7875
    @michaelsisk7875 Год назад +5

    great little cars i had one it never broke i miss suzuki and geos there were both great little cars they need to bring back cheap little cars the chevy spark was the last of its breed

    • @Aaron.Crow512
      @Aaron.Crow512 Год назад +1

      And Mitsubishi mirage

    • @michaelsisk7875
      @michaelsisk7875 Год назад

      yes only problem with them is there ugly geos and suzukis were at least cute even the chevy spark was cute the mitsubihi mirage is just ugly lol@@Aaron.Crow512

    • @Aaron.Crow512
      @Aaron.Crow512 Год назад +1

      @@michaelsisk7875 lol yeah they can be I like the G4 in top trim they are so cute lolz but yeah I’d take a geo over a mirage anyday especially if they had todays tech

    • @michaelsisk7875
      @michaelsisk7875 Год назад

      that was the great thing about them no tech less to break just a reliable dependable car@@Aaron.Crow512

  • @aaronmacy9134
    @aaronmacy9134 Год назад +1

    ABS *AND* A/C?! Faaaaaancy! My first car was a 2000 Chevy Metro hatch and it didn't even have power steering or even rear defrost, lol. This Swift is a luxury car by comparison!

  • @ZoomyZoom77
    @ZoomyZoom77 Год назад +7

    I think my dad had one as a loaner car from a friend or something. I remember going to the doctors office and it was crusty in the back

    • @GeeEm1313
      @GeeEm1313 Год назад +7

      That sounds more like a human issue and not something wrong with the car.

    • @MidnightPolaris800
      @MidnightPolaris800 4 месяца назад

      Was it white crusty 😂

  • @flightwriterNG
    @flightwriterNG Год назад +2

    Another review bumped by "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" Muzak! Someone on the MW staff back then was a huge Mary Chapin-Carpenter fan.

  • @D.Howerton
    @D.Howerton 2 месяца назад

    The Swift is a fine looking car. The only change I would suggest to improve it would be to allow the rear bench seat to fold up like the rear seat in the Ford Festiva to make more cargo space available.

  • @gibememoni
    @gibememoni Год назад

    my dad had one, he used to drive me to pre school in it. He loved it

  • @fernandorocha8459
    @fernandorocha8459 Год назад +3

    Very nice this Suzuki Swift

  • @julioangel1839
    @julioangel1839 Год назад +1

    I traded a 50cc mini ninja for one of this drove it for a couple of years without any problems

  • @liverush24
    @liverush24 Год назад

    I worked with a bloke, Andy, who bought one of these new in '89 & after one particularly cold night, he opened the garage door before work, only to discover that his windscreen had shattered during the night. He thought that it was caused by the low temperature. Nobody else's windscreens shattered that night - my 1976 Escort's was fine, and that was outside.

  • @steveespinola7652
    @steveespinola7652 Год назад +1

    I remember when they use to offer this car on PRICE IS RIGHT, it was always when they were playing the 2 for the price of 1 game.

  • @PaulMyers-q1m
    @PaulMyers-q1m 11 месяцев назад

    Drove one in early 2000 just rack-and-pinion stering was heavy on steering wheel 😮

  • @mitch9521
    @mitch9521 Год назад

    I absolutely fucking love these little nuggets

  • @gibememoni
    @gibememoni Год назад +2

    This car would be perfection if it came with some type of 170hp engine, maybe 1.6 turbo, and some suspension goodies.

  • @karoltakisobie6638
    @karoltakisobie6638 Год назад +4

    I heard those were made in Ontario Canada. Can anyone confirm?

    • @johnd5729
      @johnd5729 Год назад +2

      5:10 Yes. He says they are built in Canada

  • @xnopyt13
    @xnopyt13 10 месяцев назад

    Didn’t know this actually sold as a Suzuki in the us

  • @rabit818
    @rabit818 19 дней назад

    I wonder how many Swifts are around in 2024.

  • @05309193
    @05309193 Год назад

    Airdate: December 17, 1994.

  • @pc248m
    @pc248m Год назад +2

    How do you know when to shift???

    • @MidshipRunabout2
      @MidshipRunabout2 Год назад +3

      By sound. Also possible by speed if you know the top speed of each gear.

    • @glanzera
      @glanzera Год назад +8

      If you don't know when to shift a manual transmission without a tach, you have no business behind the wheel of a manual transmission vehicle.

    • @MidshipRunabout2
      @MidshipRunabout2 Год назад +2

      @@glanzera
      Everyone starts somewhere

    • @jonathanfox676
      @jonathanfox676 Год назад +1

      Has a shift indicator light as well though it’s not very accurate

  • @gregg9672
    @gregg9672 4 месяца назад

    Mines still going

  • @Diecastjoe
    @Diecastjoe Год назад +1

    It’s a Swifty!!! 😛

  • @tihamervarga3052
    @tihamervarga3052 4 месяца назад

    😊🎉❤

  • @patt693
    @patt693 Год назад +2

    Aren't these cars just rebadged geo metro

    • @carexpertandy
      @carexpertandy Год назад

      Yes

    • @thomasempacher9337
      @thomasempacher9337 Год назад +11

      Actually it was the other way around. The geo metro is a rebadged Suzuki.

    • @GeeEm1313
      @GeeEm1313 Год назад +3

      No. The Geo/Chevrolet Metro was a rebadged Swift.

    • @williamegler8771
      @williamegler8771 Год назад +3

      The GEO division never made anything they just sold rebadged vehicles.

    • @ubeuonly
      @ubeuonly Год назад

      ​@@williamegler8771as a garbage company like g.m. would do

  • @signature90094
    @signature90094 Год назад

    In order to save fossil fuels now everyone drives SUVs. I'm sure we're taking the right road to get into a concrete wall of disaster.