Suzuki Swift 2010 in Pakistan

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.

Daihatsu Cuore Review

 

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The Daihatsu cuore is a car from the 90’s so it doesn’t feel like a modern car at all. It was built to be basic and cheap and it sure is basic, but cheap…I don’t think so.

Even the engineers at the daihatsu dealership admit that this car has some design faults which can’t be fixed especially some clutch related issues. Apart from that it is very reliable and easy to maintain and it’s always welcome in the second hand car market.

 

Score

Remarks

Performance

7/10

Lack of weight covers up well for the lack of power

Grip & handling

4/10

Not great

Comfort

4/10

Poor

Reliability

8/10

Very good

Fuel economy

6/10

Let down by its prehistoric fuel injection system

Maintenance

8/10

Easy to maintain

Resale

9/10

Anytime

Price

4/10

Too expensive

Equipment

4/10

Bare minimum

                         

 

MODEL

PRICE

CUORE CL

569,000

CUORE CL CNG

609,000

CUORE CX

619,000

CUORE CX MET

625,000

CUORE CX CNG

664,000

CUORE CX CNG MET

669,000

CUORE CX A/T

649,000

CUORE CX A/T MET

654,000

CUORE ECOMATIC

704,000

CUORE ECOMATIC MET

709,000

Source: Toyota-indus.com 

Rivals:

Toyota Vitz/Platz

Suzuki Alto

Chevrolet Joy

Chery QQ

Suzuki Mehran

Verdict:

Cuore is not a bad car but you can get a much better car in the same budget.