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Car of the Day: September 19, 2015; CM's '05 Suzuki Swift Super 1600
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Topic Started: Sep 18 2015, 11:42 PM (698 Views)
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Sep 18 2015, 11:42 PM
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Today's car of the day is CM's 2005 Suzuki Swift Super 1600

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The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in numerous export markets.
The Suzuki Swift began in 1985 as a marketing and manufacturing rebadge of the Suzuki Cultus, a supermini (or subcompact) manufactured and marketed worldwide across three generations and four body configurations—three-door hatchback, four-door sedan, five-door hatchback and two-door convertible—and using the Suzuki G engine family.
The Swift was marketed in the Japanese domestic market (JDM) as the Cultus and elsewhere as the Suzuki Swift, Suzuki Forsa, Suzuki Jazz, Chevrolet Swift, Chevrolet Sprint and Sprint Metro, Geo and Chevrolet Metro, Pontiac Firefly, Maruti 1000, Holden Barina and Subaru Justy. Versions of the second generation Cultus were also produced until 2007 in India and the car remains in production today in Pakistan and China.

For more information and pictures on the real car, please visit: Suzuki Swift


This car is a replica of the one raced in the 2005 Rally Japan, driven by Guy Wilks. This car is just great to me. It's the automotive equivalent of a bulldog, somehow looking both cute and mean at the same time. The livery is pretty sharp too, although, let the Pikachu references begin in 3...2...1...go:


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The second generation Swift debuted at the Paris Motor Show in September 2004. The design of the new Swift was previewed on the Concept S and Concept S2 concept cars at auto shows, in the years leading up to its launch. This generation of the Swift marked a significant departure with the previous Cultus-based models, with Suzuki redesigning the vehicle as less of a "low price alternative" subcompact and more of a "sporty" subcompact. The Swift's design and driving characteristics focused on the European market with its chassis refined through a road-testing program across Europe.
The second generation Swift has received a four stars out of five rating in the Euro NCAP crash tests. It also was awarded 2006 Semperit Irish Car of the Year in Ireland.
Since its global launch in 2005, which was kicked off with a marketing campaign fronted by the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in many European countries, the Swift has recorded above forecast sales in most markets. In Japan, sales figures have been twice the forecast and in many European markets the model has been a runaway success.
The Swift was available with 1.3- and 1.5-litre petrol engines, rated at 92 metric horsepower (68 kW; 91 hp) and 102 metric horsepower (75 kW; 101 hp), respectively. It was produced in Hungary, India, Japan, Pakistan and by Chang'an Motors in China. In China and Japan, only the five-door body is available, and four-wheel drive is an option for the 1.3- and 1.5-litre petrol engines. A 1.2-litre engine fitted with an automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) was offered in front-wheel drive only. In Europe, the Swift was launched in three- or five-door hatchback forms, with 1.3- and 1.5-litre petrol engines, and a 1.3-litre DDiS engine supplied by Fiat. The 1.3 petrol is also available with an automated manual transmission or with four-wheel drive. Both the 1.3-litre and 1.5-litre petrol models are available with four-wheel drive, and hold the chassis numbers, ZD11S and ZD21S.

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Sep 19 2015, 01:14 AM
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Little squished up angry rally car.
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Sep 19 2015, 09:20 PM
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I think those who collect rally cars should really enjoy these offerings from CM's. Each one is very nice.
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Sep 21 2015, 11:41 AM
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Baby shoe rally.
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Sep 21 2015, 06:37 PM
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The Quest Continues
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Can almost see it throwing up stones on those fast rally corners. Nice model.
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Sep 22 2015, 08:46 AM
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How did I miss this one?
Hello Pikachu! Love it! Want it! Gotta catch 'em all!
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