It has been a long time coming. As you are aware, we have been hoping for the Swift to be brought to Pakistan for some time now. Suzuki did what any sensible company should have done and brought a jawdropper to the market. Yes, it is three years late, but aren’t we all? :/
Anyways, the car is lovely, as you can see the pictures 0f the Swift here. And one thing of note is that it comes only in one trim and has no CNG, and that is good as there is hardly any CNG to go around. I hear that CNG owners are probably going to convert their stations into marriage halls, available for rent. If governments make profits from Rental Power, maybe they can make money from Rentals also. Before I get too political, know that the new Suzuki Swift is priced at a cool 1 million rupees. Therefore it is probably not targeted at the Cultus market (Cultus being, frankly, a shit car).
The new Swift obviously is a fun car to see (and according to the Swift reviews, a fun car to drive as well).
The car is priced at PKR 1,000,000/-. (They are pricing it like a Bata shoe – Rs 999,000!)
Leasing the Suzuki Swift in Pakistan
So if you lease your Suzuki Swift with a 20% down, you end up paying to the tune of Rs 24,000 per month. If you can manage up to half the price as down-payment (PKR 500,000), then the per month installment (including the insurance) comes to around a more bearable 16,000 per month.
P.S. If any of you are interested in leasing out this car, do sign up on our soon to be released Leasing section.
Good to see this blog is still alive. It is after more than four months that I saw an update from here in my email today.
I am happy this car is without CNG. And that there is just one trim would also simplfy decisons.
But may be a million for a hatch back is kind of too much.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I alone find it hard to constantly write
about cars and more importantly, there was nothing exciting to write about
i.e. nothing new. Now it is different. With the four new introductions by
Toyota, in the shape of Avanza, Daihtusu's Terrios, Fortuner and Parado,
there are a total of 5 completely new cars in the Pakistani market, and in
just one month.
That is by all means, quite exciting for any car aficionado
When I first learnt that Fortuner has finally landed in Pakistan, I said thank God now we won't be limited to just the used Surf. I expected Fortuner to be priced around 5m. But it was baffling to see it tagged at above 7m.
You are right, one person cannot run a blog with an adequate frequency. Time constraints are always there. As for the material to write about,now that the new models have arrived, I think you have got stuff to write about.So I expect more frequent updates now
Here, in India, the Swift has 3 petrol variants and 2 diesel ones, with different accessories and features and, therefore, price-points.
The 1.3 litre diesel engine has been licensed from FIAT and the petrol one has recently been upgraded to a 1.2 litre K-series mill. The diesel has been brought out relatively recently and appears likely to out-sell the petrol variants very soon.
Over the 5 years that the car has been in the market, nearly 4,50,000 units have been sold.
Personally, I would like to see wider tyres on the car (which many buyers install later anyway), but that would obviously increase fuel consumption.
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The Swift released in Pakistan seems to have the same grill as the D’zire (which is, essentially, a sedan created by adding a boot to the Swift) sold here. The Swift, here, has a ‘honey-comb’ grill.