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Suzuki Swish 125 : Road Test
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The new Swish brings to the Suzuki platter all those things that the Access did not offer. Catering to a more youthful and stylish audience, is it good enough to compete with the Hondas?
Ride and Handling:
Ride quality on the new Swish is simply top notch. The suspension is well set up as the Swish finds a median between a stiff suspension and a soft one. In other words, it is not extremely stiff such that it will transfer its hatred of potholes by sending out signals to your back, nor is it very soft to make for a bouncy ride.
The front telescopic forks ensure that one doesn’t feel any judder on the handle while braking. The light weight and the short wheelbase of the scooter make it easy to manoeuvre through city traffic but on the counter side, it does not inspire confidence after the speedometer crosses the 70 km/h marker. 160mm of ground clearance makes sure that the under belly does not kiss any of our giant speed bumps.
Engine and Performance:
The Swish hosts the same engine that powers the Access, and apart from the styling the two bikes are pretty much the same. The 124cc engine of the Swish that produces 8.7PS of power and 9.8Nm of torque feels exceptionally peppy and is definitely one of the quickest scooters in the market. Extremely quick off the line, the Swish touched the 60km/h marker in just 7.7seconds, which is almost a second faster than any of the scooters that we have tested. Even though it is light and fast, it really struggles to touch its top speed of 92km/h. Braking is nothing short of brilliant. The 120mm drum brakes on the Swish can bring it to a standstill from 60km/h in just 3.1 seconds. The efficient braking is in accordance with the quick nature of the scooter.
Owing to the peppy nature of the engine, one tends to hit the throttle hard eventually reducing the overall mileage of the scooter. In our efficiency testing, the Swish gave us an average of 35kmpl in the city and 47kmpl on the highway which is just about at par with the competitors in the segment.
Verdict:
Honda has been dominating the scooter segment for a long time now, but Suzuki seems to have pulled up its socks to realise the potential of the segment in India. The Swish surely is a good overall package, and it has the potential to dethrone the big H, as long as the Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer works on expanding its service network. That being said the Swish is surely a one of the best buys in the market.
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sanjay sharma
i purchase swish one month before from ajmer but i am not satisfied because it is very much heated during driving also avg. is nearly 30-35km when icomplaint to dealer he donot give me satisfactory reply
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sakthi
what about millage how many km/litre
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Prateek
I was in a very big confusion between Activa n Swish but since now Activa has been given the HET technology...the mileage is improved to a insane 50 kmpl in the city!WAY better than swish's 35 :( Other things that go for Activa are:-Metal Body=Durable(Swish is all plastic)-Market Leader=Wider Network=Better Services(Suzuki is too slow n lazy considering that they have not even given the swish a proper market launch even though its been almost a year,no one knows swish man!)-The New Activa with HET is said to be a tad bit quicker than the previous one though it does little as iam leaving the swish which has a 125cc heart n is a the quickest scooter on the road)-The Activa Drum brakes are 130mm=Better Breaking Power(swish's 120mm)I KNOW ITS NEGLIGIBLE NEVERTHELESS AN ADVANTAGE! Now just so that I dont appear like a Honda agent,here are Swish's Advantages also!-125cc Engine=Greater Torque Greater Pulling Power Top Speed-QUICKEST ACCELERATION is its biggest advantage(really crazy pickup!)-Better Ground Clearence=No scrapping the underbelly over speed breakers and big rocks-Lightweight**So Iam going with the new Activa after researching for almost 6 months!I really liked the swish,It took Honda to make changes to the ever stagnant Activa (though its all inside),and the really poor service of suzuki to make my mind..suzuki guys should really take a reality check and improve their services in India.You just lost a potential customer who actually "thinks" before he buys
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Abhinav
this is the best scooty i have ever rided, i personally recommend every reader to go for Swish125
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Rajesh Bajaj
Despite of all features, it seems this SWISH is just for city life, failed to perform on highway particularly in rainy days. Add something on this vulnerability plz.
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