The new Swift is not only the updated version of one of the admired models more of the decade of ‘the 90. It represents for the mark a new type of compact car, true a new departure point in the design of Suzuki. For that, the engineers of Suzuki created a program in which they worked after the search of a renewed approach, putting the accent in the design and development, in collaboration with enthusiastic habitual professionals and of European cars in the best search of the compact one in the history of Suzuki. But the new Suzuki Swift is not simply a compact car with in agreement European inspiration made the norms of Suzuki; it is all an innovation in the Suzuki design with the exclusive DNA of a company whose success as developer of compact cars is compared by its position of leader in the world of the motos. The concept The international debut of the new Suzuki Swift took place in the Hall Paris of 2004, fruit of a care engineering process. The governing line which they followed the designers of Suzuki to create the new Swift was the radical innovation. The first sample of that step advanced in the segment of the compact models gave it in the Hall the Automobile of Paris, in 2002, when it presented/displayed the Concept-S, a concept of quick vehicle of net sport direction that reflected the influences of the activities in races of Suzuki in two and four wheels and combined that inheritance with end technology. The following step took place in the Hall the Automobile of Frankfurt of 2003, where Suzuki presented/displayed the Concept-S2, sport with ceiling opened, with one more a personality defined and dimensions similar to the production model that, soon, would be known like the new Suzuki Swift. The plans for the new Suzuki took form around a totally new conception: whereas the development of the Japanese car generally is centered in the first place in the necessities of the Japanese conductors, the designers and engineers assigned to the project thought the new Suzuki Swift like a Japanese car developed about Europe to compete in the global market. For that reason the base of the development of the new model settled down in Europe, where designers worked in sport and elegant joint form Japanese and European, who during six months perfected the original development to obtain an innovating design, with genuine attractive international. In order to adapt the dynamic answer of the new Swift to the European taste, the designers developed a totally new chassis and they perfected it through a testing program in route in all Europe. Eiji Mochizuki, Executive of the Division Super Engineering Minicar, remembers: “We knew from the beginning of this project that we wanted that the new Suzuki Swift was a totally new class of compact car; an authentically global standard that represented a point of flexion in the way in which Suzuki designs and constructs vehicles of passengers. Beginning with the leaf in clean, we arranged ourselves to identify the class of concept, style of body and performance that a compact car with world-wide attractive genuine Suzuki identity gave us and. The challenges were immense. We needed to develop a totally new platform. We spent months in Europe working day and night in the style and the details. But you compensate them have been also great. We learned many lessons while we developed the new Suzuki Swift; lessons that we will remember and use in all the future Suzuki vehicles. It was not only the beginning of the new Suzuki Swift; it was a totally new beginning for Suzuki.” Outside The outer design of the new Suzuki Swift could be defined cone an attractive fusion of dynamism and stability, an exceptional work that is reflected in the aerodynamic drag coefficient: Cx 0,32 In the frontal sector, that represents the renewed style of design of Suzuki, they excel the optical and an ample blower pipe that besides to contribute with the stability of the vehicle, contributes an aesthetic touch that adds dynamism. The wheels of great diameter located near the ends of the body and the voluptuosas lateral ribbings that they cross from the optical to the back part of the body, are added to the trails (greater of their class 1,470 mm advanced and 1,480 mm back) to create a strong sensation of stability. The surrounding crystals confer to superior half of the new Suzuki Swift a sport and audacious aspect to him that seizes of the cockpit giving him an unequivocal air of solidity. The painted parantes To and black B reinforce that sport and elegant style. The lateral ones, adopt a design that communicates an unmistakable sensation of dynamism and materiality. The lines of shoulders defined clearly with a notable fallen towards the back lights that bend over ahead towards finding them over the back wheels, creating an integrated affluent image, particularly sport and solid, complement with the trails and boldly salient lateral thresholds. The later closing, with an inner door whose superior sector finishes in an aileron, that not to only confers a sport aspect him, but that in addition, improves the aerodynamic performance, is complemented with paragolpes of generous dimensions that forms a solid visual base for the inferior part of the body. In addition, the fit separation between the doors and the mudguards and the surrounding lights and their panels reflects a doubtless approach in the quality of construction of each part of the body. Sport atmosphere The pleasure to handle is the base of the design of the cockpit of the new Suzuki Swift. For that reason, the conductor enjoys surroundings that reflect the style of a sport car. In order to fit to the best position of handling each front seat adelante/atrás of 240 mm has a sliding rank and in addition the one to the conductor can adjust 32 mm in height. The surrounding aspect of crystals is continued in the design of the cockpit, creating not only look modern, but also a sensation to become jumbled with the car and to take confidence in him. The board is a reflection of the design of sport motos, like which Suzuki GSX-R 750 uses: it has his positioned ‘mark’ 0 in hour 6:00, where the eye falls to natural form. Also, it includes a screen of information located in the center of the panel of instructions, who shows data such as, hour, consumption of fuel and outer temperature. The systems of audio control of and climate are easy to operate thanks to the commandos of optimally great type dial. For greater convenience, the system of audio also can be operated by means of the controls that are mounted in the steering wheel. Inner comfort Quiet and comfortable, the cockpit of the new Suzuki Swift distinguishes by the levels of little frequent amplitude and refinement. Thanks to the generous trails and their wheelbase, the space available for the occupants is optimal. In addition, the seats ergonomically designed offer the ideal support for the relaxation in the short and long trips. Simultaneously, his quiet night watchman and to walk is assured by an integrated package of innovations in the body that Integra to a platform recently developed, more rigid, with a designed floor free of moldings of way so to assure that the cushioning plates of adhered noises are left on the surface for Maxima effectiveness of suppression of vibrations flat. The cockpit is an ideal space where to enjoy music. The location of the loudspeakers creates a scope of superior sound. The 2 tweeters are directed towards the rear view mirror to place the sounds of more high frequency in the frontal central zone; the 4 loudspeakers are located near the floor, that reflects and amplifies the LF sounds. The back apoyacabezas with section in L improve the comfort and the visibility backwards. Space of load One of the qualities of the interior of the new Suzuki Swift is the intelligent space; in spite of his compact dimensions it has an exceptional flexibility to the transport of passengers and load. With all the seats in use, the load area has a generous capacity of 213 liters since she is the sufficiently high thing as to allow to place a great valise in vertical form. In addition, the floor is smooth and flat thanks, partly, to recently adopted back suspension with torsion bar. The back seat presents/displays a design of division 40/60 and one folding function of way to obtain a greater volume of load than can arrive until the 562 liters. The back inner door to loosen in electrical form when pressing a button, being done easier its opening when their hands are occupied. For greater convenience, the spaces for storage of personal small objects are located around the cockpit. It includes a compartment in the instrument panel, a guantera, front and back a support for glasses, a pocket in the endorsement, pockets in the front doors (the sufficiently great thing as for guides of route of A4 size), and a tray underneath the seat of the companion. Motor and transmission For the disembarkation in the local market the naftero motor of 1.5 liters was chosen (M1Ä), with transmissions manual of five speeds. This motor incorporates a range of technology of end for structural measures and efficiency to obtain minim vibration and noise. A regulation of valves stands out variable that helps to maximize torque and the power in all the rank of revolutions and the manifold of plastic admission, that improves the power still more, improving the effectiveness of the admission. System VVT (System of Opening of Variable)regula Valve the inflation time of the valves of admission in agreement with the engine speed. Compared with a conventional system of valves (that independently maintains the regulation of valves constant of the conditions of march), it obtains a significantly superior performance and efficiency. The manifold of admission to the plastic being, allows the optimization in the conformation of its forms (usually it is of aluminum) for the greater efficiency of admission. In addition, the plastic has a superior yield of isolation of the heat and thus to maintain more cold the admission air; what implies greater power. The escape manifold is equipped with a cover that helps to avoid the cooling of exhaust gases of the motor before arriving at the catalyst, which contributes to assure a fast heating the catalyst and this way, to diminish the emissions of injurious substances. Between the structural measures that they eliminate vibrations and noises an aluminum deposit is included for the oil, that fortifies the inferior part of the motor. The connection between the motor and the transmission developed like a unit with the oil tank of aluminum, maximizes the rigidity, diminishes the noise of the motor and suppresses the resonance in the near pieces. The transmission to the front wheels is in charge of a manual box of five speeds of an updated design, with short routes that allow to feel the change signs and express. Chassis The body is propped up by a structure of great rigidity that allows to the system of suspension and direction to work in its maximum potential with smaller noise and to walk more delicate. The specialists in chassis of Suzuki chose to equip the new Suzuki Swift with a dynamic handling and to walk elegant and comfortable, a difficult balance for which developed a set of systems of special chassis for the new platform. The front suspension presents/displays a new design to which the inferior arms, the box of direction and the back mount of the motor are fixed to the suspension frame. This design allows greater rigidity of assembly, with smaller noise and greater stability. The back axis presents/displays a torsion bar, which grants a combination of stability of handling and comfort to him when walking. A armed specific merit of the new one is the low weight without means, that allows to the effective control of the rake and convergence of wheels for an exact and predictable maneuverability. Security and Protection A series of systems and devices take security to the occupants of the new Suzuki Swift. The body was developed with a structure that offers a well-known capacity to respond of effective way before the possible shocks. For it steel of high resistance was used to assure the low weight and the strength. Also it allowed the equipment to adopt structures (mainly in the hood, the mudguards, front windshield wiper and paragolpe) that contribute to protect to the passer-by in case of impact. In the cockpit, the users in addition are protected of the forces of impact by means of a column of direction of adjustable inclination, pedals of brake and engages the clutch designed to mitigate wounded in the legs, front lap belts with pretensions and limitors of force, absorbent trimmings of front energy and airbags. In addition, the new Suzuki Swift incorporates ABS (system antiblockade of brakes) in the four wheels and EBD (electronic distribution of brake force) that together contribute to avoid risks to the conductor. |