Suzuki · Swift

Suzuki Swift 3rd generation (ZC13S/ZC43S/ZC53S/ZD53S/ZC83S/ZD83S)

Years: 2017–2023
Chassis: ZC13S/ZC43S/ZC53S/ZD53S/ZC83S/ZD83S
Drivetrain: FF / 4WD

Story

It adopted the new "HEARTECT" platform, cutting 120 kg.

Stories

Like a feline predator

The third-generation Swift got an all-new platform and was about 120 kg lighter than the generation before. Knowing that a much lighter car would drive very differently, Kobori tried to express the whole car, including its design, as one. To bring out its "driving" and "strength", he asked the designers to draw something muscular that evokes a feline predator.

Masao Kobori

Chassis

Front

Strut

Rear

Torsion beam

Width1,695 mmHeight1,500-1,525 mm

Length3,840 mm

Wheelbase: 2,450mm
Curb weight: 840-970kg

Production plants

Sagara Plant
Makinohara, Shizuoka

US import eligibility

Earliest cars: Eligible from January 204225 years after sales began in January 2017
Last cars: Eligible during 204825 years after sales ended in 2023 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Masao Kobori

Chief engineer in Automobile Product Department No. 2 of Suzuki's product planning division. He led the development of the new Swift, and had also served as chief engineer of the previous Swift.