Maruti Swift RS Edition

Expert Review by Maxabout

Maruti Suzuki India Limited looks very excited to announce a limited edition sports variant for one of their most successful car, Swift. This variant will be named as Swift RS and will be available for a short time and in limited numbers only. It is available in both petrol and diesel variants. It is also a symbol for celebrating the one million sales mark for Swift as till now (July, 2013), from its launch in May 2005, it has sold 9.6 lakh units. It is available at an extra sum of INR 24,500.

The exterior of Swift RS gives a sporty and stylish look with its 3-piece body kit which includes body colored front and rear bumper enrichment and a roof spoiler, well defined front radiator grille, sweptback halogen front headlights, blue colored internally adjustable ORVMs, stylish and stretched LED tail lights, mirror cowls, illuminated Swift emblem at the sill on all the four doors, specially designed black and blue motorsport inspired graphics on the whole body, 14-inch alloy wheels with black wheel covers, chrome finished company's logo at front, rear windows wiper and demister, sporty antenna, all new fenders, front and rear fog lamps and colored door handles.

Maruti Swift RS has a length of 3850mm, width of 1695mm and height of 1530mm as its dimension and large wheelbase of 2430mm for a stable ride. It also has a high ground clearance of 170mm to avoid any pothole on roads and a fuel tank capacity of 42 liters. This limited edition Swift RS also has a stylish, comfortable and beautiful interiors which includes art leather upholstery with blue and black color combination, floor mats with rally RS theme, sporty spherical shift knobs, stylish door trim fabrics, 3-spoke steering wheel with audio controls, vanity mirrors, digital display trip meter, sun visor, day and night rear view mirror, luggage room, anti-glare inside rear view mirror, illuminating front and rear cabin lamps in three positions, sporty multi-layered dashboard with a waterfall console, chromed AC vent knobs and door handles, multi-information LCD display, powerful AC, single folding rear bench seat, head restraint and height adjustable driver's seat, remote fuel lid opener, boot lid opener, cigarette lighter, improved NVH, seat belts and key-less entry.

The music system is a quality one with CD/MP3 player, AUX-in, USB port, automatic speed based 3 level volume control and six speakers with surround sound. It also offers a lot of space with front and rear headroom of 1000mm and 910mm respectively, shoulder room of 1290mm, maximum and minimum rear knee room of 855mm and 625mm respectively and maximum and minimum legroom of 1150mm and 690mm respectively. Maruti Swift RS is available with both petrol and diesel engines.

The 1197cc, 1.2L, VVT and Multijet, K-series, 16-valve DOHC valve-train, BS-IV emission compliance petrol engine has a maximum power of 86 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 114 Nm at 4000 rpm with the top speed of 155 kmph and is mated with a five speed manual transmission with detent-pin technology and cable-type gear shift. It has a mileage of 1 2kmpl in the cities and 18 kmpl on the highways. The 1248cc, 1.3L, DDiS, turbocharger and intercooler, cooled ERG, 16-valve DOHC valve-train, 5-step Multi Injection CRDi diesel engine has a maximum power of 74 bhp at 4000 rpm and a maximum torque of 190 Nm at 2000 rpm with the top speed of 155 kmph and is mated with a five speed manual transmission with the mileage of 18 kmpl in the cities and 22.5 kmpl on the highways.

For the safety of the passengers, it has impact resistant body with increased tensional rigidity, Anti-theft System, halogen headlamps, front and rear fog lamps, front and rear ELR seat belts, key not removed warning, child lock, highly mounted stop lamp, side impact beams and double horn. It has ventilated disc brakes at front and drum brakes at rear. The suspension system is a McPherson strut with coil spring at front and torsion beam with coil spring at rear.

Swift RS has only two variants which are VDi Diesel and VXi Petrol. It is available in the price range of INR 5.15-6.23 lakhs. Overall, Swift RS looks like a good combination stylish and sporty character and performance and power is great too with economical price.