Squeaky on the rear end, perhaps in the rear seat. Gone when I changed the upholstery.
The swift that I own is the Completely Knocked Down version, assembled in Indonesia. Unlike its predecessor (CBU from Japan), many options are gone, e.g. airbags, ABS, EBD, fog lamp. The quality of upholstery is downgraded, probably to reduce the cost to around USD 1400 from initial price of USD 1700 for CBU version (on the road). Dark colored interior and upholstery is not so comfortable to sit on, and the plastic panel brings noise when driven on harsh surface.
Anyhow, the design of the structure is still Italian, so it still retains the goodness of Swift as positively reviewed all around the world. The fact is, as I tried the Swift and Jazz; noticeably the Swift is much more comfortable, and as I tried at high speed, it's still firm and the steering is pretty accurate.
The size-wise, the Swift cannot beat the Jazz, particularly for the trunk size. Clearly European design neglects the needs for trunk space, but it is still better than the Yaris.
The 1.5 l VVT engine is strong enough to handle this size of car, easy on overtaking. The fuel economy could reach 15 km/liter on semi urban (not highways), but on city trips, it drops to only 11km/l.
With 17" alloy wheel fitted, it looks pretty much like Mini Cooper :-)
I recently saw a new Swift and it is a great looking little car. The Swift used to be sold in the U.S. by both Suzuki and Geo (as a Geo Metro). I am sad to see this very economical and beautiful little car no longer sold in my country. Hopefully at some point perhaps GM can import it again, as they did as the Metro.
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