The new Suzuki Swift for lease to better attract customers

The new Suzuki Swift has a lot to prove to find its place in an already well-supplied French market.

Since its launch in 2004, the Suzuki Swift has managed to find its audience. While drawing inspiration from the style that made previous generations successful, the design of the new Suzuki Swift marks a clear break, a mix of curves and sharp lines that can appeal… or not!

The Swift goes hybrid

The new Swift features a new 1.2L 3-cylinder engine paired with a small 12V hybrid system. The combined output is 82 hp. With a weight of 920 kg, it allows for decent performance and limited consumption. It offers a choice of a 5-speed manual transmission or an automatic CVT. It can still benefit from Suzuki’s ALLGRIP AUTO all-wheel drive, a rarity specific to Suzuki.

In France, the new Swift is offered in three versions: Avantage, Privilège, and Pack.

But paying cash for a car is a thing of the past. Why stretch yourself thin to buy a car when you can smooth out the investment over several years? It’s additional purchasing power, and God knows how important that is for the majority of French people. And then there’s the obsolescence factor related to the rapid development of electrified technologies. Consequently, today, a car three years old is already considered old with outdated technology and a depreciation much more significant than in the past. Hence the importance of carefully considering Long-Term Rental (LLD) and Lease With Option to Purchase (LOA) offers that are very much in vogue. At Suzuki, the new Suzuki Swift 1.2 Hybrid Avantage is available for Long-Term Rental (LLD) over 37 months and 30,000 kilometers with an initial payment of 4,000 euros followed by 36 payments of 159 euros. In the end, that amounts to 51% of the new car’s value paid over 3 years, which is quite a lot, and especially the down payment is disproportionate compared to the car’s price! Suzuki and its financial partner will need to make an effort as it’s not yet competitive with the offers from other manufacturers.

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