The Swift carries over its tried-and-tested 1.2-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel engines. The petrol makes 84PS and 114Nm whereas the diesel makes 75PS and 190Nm. The Swift now gets an automated manual transmission both with the petrol and diesel engines. The thrummy, peppy petrol engine can ensure quite a lot of giggles. The diesel, although not as much fun as the petrol, feels at home doing daily chores as well as weekend runs. We’ve road tested the diesel manual and automatic versions, and they proved to be a nice balance of frugal and fun. The manual took 12.38 seconds to hit 100kmph, whereas the automatic was over a second and a half slower at 14.06 seconds. In terms of efficiency, the manual returned an amazing 19.74kmpl (city) and 27.38kmpl (highway). The AMT nearly matched the efficiency inside the city at 19.27kmpl, but was less efficient on the highway, delivering 22.21kmpl. The Swift is fun, economical, spacious and has a personality too. If you can’t be bothered researching and want a hatchback that does a bit of everything, head over to the Maruti showroom. Be prepared to wait a while before you actually get one, though. Read more: 2018 Maruti Suzuki Swift: First Drive Review - https://bit.ly/2tPtvgh
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