Swift and Sure

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL’s) much-loved Swift, introduced in India, in 2005, has gone on to sell over a whopping 2.4 million units so far. Now, in its third generation, the Swift 2021, has received a facelift which is more than just a nip and tuck job. We took this hatch, also popularly known as a “true driver’s car” for a spin, and came away impressed with it, yet again. They say, you can’t go wrong with the Swift. We couldn’t agree more. You may recall the time when the Swift arrived on the Indian scene. It was a time when Maruti Suzuki’s other hatch, the Zen, was beginning to look dated, and when other new hatchbacks such as the Chevrolet U-VA, for instance, was getting ready to burst on the scene, around the same time. In fact, it wasn’t long after the Swift’s arrival in (2005) that the Zen was discontinued (2006), but within months of that happening, the Zen, was brought back in a completely new avatar as the Zen Estilo. However, by then, several Indians had already taken a shine to the newly launched Swift, on account of it being a terrific overall package, thanks to various