2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift First Drive Review

Just a quick stroll through the monthly sales figures and you know how popular the Swift nametag is in India.

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It’s got that commendable balance of proportions that make it desirable to possibly one of the widest spectrum of audience.

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And boy did it work in their favour. Time for the 2021 Swift to be back in the headlines? I think it is.

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However, hiking the starting price of the 2021 Swift by Rs 24,000 might not be the headlines you would like.

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It’s all the more worrying when you’ll be forced to pull out a microscope to spot the changes.

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Most of them would be glorified in the brochure – new grille with a dash of chrome, dual-tone colours, a new MID interface, engine start/stop function

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But in that table documented at the very end, you’ll see the power being upped by 7bhp. Now that’s a good headline.

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