2024 Suzuki Swift revealed with styling evolution and mild-hybrid engine

The Suzuki Japan website has confirmed that the Swift Concept shown at the recent Japan motor show was very much the actual production car.

Suzuki's public website this week went live with promotions for its next-generation city car, encouraging buyers to head to their nearest dealer for more information.

Several images of the new Suzuki Swift show the evolutionary styling changes over the current model.

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These include a clamshell bonnet, LED projector headlights with hockey-stick LED daytime runnning lights, conventional rear door handles instead of the current model's hidden handles, a thick blacked-out C-pillar that joins black-out A and B pillars to continue the Swift's 'floating roof' design, and squarer tail-lights with embedded C-shaped LEDs.

Inside, there's a carry-over steering wheel, though key dashboard changes include a digital climate control system with buttons and toggles instead of the current Swift's physical circular dials, and there's a bigger, 9.0-inch "omnidirectional" infotainment display that floats above the dash.

The instrument dials remain analogue but lose their binnacle hoods.

The Swift also adopts an electronic park brake.

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There's more interesting news under the bonnet, with the Suzuki Japan website confirming the front-wheel-drive Swift will move to a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with CVT auto and mild-hybrid "generator with motor function".

The engine may well be the same 1.2L engine with 12-volt mild-hybrid that's installed in the current Swift in Europe, with 61kW and 107Nm.

Suzuki Australia has previously said it planned to bring models with mild-hybrid or full hybrid technology here.

The production Swift should be identical in size to the Concept, which is 20mm longer than the outgoing model at 3860mm. It's about 40mm narrower and 5mm higher.

An unchanged 2450mm wheelbase points to what is expected to be a carry-over platform.

There are no details yet for a more powerful Sport variant, while the frustrating wait for a GTi hot-hatch successor is likely to continue indefinitely.

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Above: Swift Concept at Japan Mobility Show was essentially the production car.