Suzuki swift vs honda city 1.3

[zuhaibuddin]

I am confused between buying swift and honda city....which do you think is better considering power, fuel efficiency, suspensions and driving comfort...and value for money....

[wali_raja]

City obviously!
Comfort.
Suspension.
Efficiency.
Trunk Space.

[salman_ahmad2]

City for sure​

[z.u.m.a]

City

[nifiii]

City 1.3

[xsgranted]

Top of the line Swift vs City 1.3 (Non-Aspire). I've seen some mixed reviews about City 1.3 in terms of power and comfort. One thing that I've noticed is that people generally prefer the City 1.3 manual over the 1.3 (AT).

However, I'd recommend doing a comparison between Swift (AT) and City 1.5 (AT) I did the same comparison and the City 1.5 (AT) won by a mile. Better power, better economy, better factory fitted accessories, more trunk space, better handling, people say stiffer suspension but I changed my tyres to 185s on the day it came and the ride is great.

[varis_287]

I am getting a very low avg of around 6 km per litre with city 1.3 manual. can anyone help me with this one??

[mzahid]

If you need car for normal driving than City. If you like sporty drive than Swift.

[z.u.m.a]

Wow man you've got serious problems
6 is extremely low

[pwuser148163377895]

Y don't you do the usual...check air filter oil filter use engine oil zic a plus....spark plugs
My city gives 18.5km/l and I use ONLY attock petroleum in all my cars!!

[varis_287]

yeah I have planned to go for tuning tomorrow In Shaa Allah, actually I have recently bought this car from someone

[varis_287]

yeah! any suggestions how to cope up with this

[z.u.m.a]

Previous owner didn't maintain the car as far as I can see.
Get Tuning done and change/check all oils
Filters(cabin,intake,oil)
Plugs etc

[varis_287]

thanks a lot. what you recommend should be the mleage value of a 85000 km run 2006 city model?

[z.u.m.a]

Oh its a 2006.I though its a 5th Gen City
Sorry I have no idea

[c4capricorn]

first, sort your preferences. Like what is your usage. how often you have passengers on the back seat etc.

I owned Swift for 4 years (1.3 DLX Manual) and I love it. It is probably the best hatchback in the country at the moment. the press the pedal and it flies. Fuel efficiency is around 11-12 kmpl in city driving. Auto is little sluggish and will give you between 9.5-11 max. Boot space is ok, not to good. ride is hard but the grip and braking is fantastic.

City 1.3 is a small family sedan. You will get good boot space, 5 passengers can sit easily with good leg room. good mileage in city (heard it gives 12-13 kmpl). suspension is a bit hard. Auto is extremely sluggish and a gas guzzler. Will give you 9-10 max.

1.5 variant is risky investment. Not very good or prompt resale. If you are targeting 1.5, better to go for 1.6 Altis (I hate rollas but 1.6 has good resale as compared to 1.5 City).

[zuhaibuddin]

Like i want a car that is fast and fuel efficient....i will mostly be driving alone..like home to office...i have heard that swift does not have that good a resale as compared to city.....can u tell how are suspensions of city as compared to swift.....i could also be using it for doing races with my friends on motorway.....

[zuhaibuddin]

P.s. waisay altis 1.6 is not a bad investment too....biggest thing is that it is not all underpowered like that 18.5 lakh gli.....i personally dont know why 1.3 variant of corolla is still selling like hotcakes in pakistan...i mean you are fitting a 1270kg body on a 1.3l engine.....and people are buying it like some badge of honor.....yahaan kehnaa chaiye....oh my god...what a country.....

[nifiii]

P.s. waisay altis 1.6 is not a bad investment too....biggest thing is that it is not all underpowered like that 18.5 lakh gli.....i personally dont know why 1.3 variant of corolla is still selling like hotcakes in pakistan...i mean you are fitting a 1270kg body on a 1.3l engine.....and people are buying it like some badge of honor.....yahaan kehnaa chaiye....oh my god...what a country.....

If you can lift up your budget upto 1.6 Altis, then it's better getting the 1.8 CVTi Cruisetronic Altis. A hell lot of goodies.

[c4capricorn]

zuhaib,

Let me clear something. all the cars in question are your average hatchback or sedans. They are in no way meant for racing. The suspension, braking, engine and transmission are all not made to take the stress of such sport and will drastically reduce the life of your vehicle in longer run.

suspension of Swift is nearly as hard as City's. Only since city has more weight, it would feel just a bit softer than swift. body roll in both cars is horrible.

Now you need to do option by option comparison of City vs Swift.

With 1.3 DLX, you will get 185/55/R15 with OEM rims with Yokohamas vs 175/65/R15 steel rims on Eurostar (Swift has better profile and factory tyres)

M13A is DOHC with 91 bhp and City has 1.3 SOHC with i-Vtec (100 bhp) both have their own advantages. City Manual is more fuel efficient. But DBW on manual will require sometime getting used to it.

City has good resale. Swift will also fetch you good money but will take time in selling.

One thing though, Swift is a nifty little car which is fun to drive. I have taken it to 150kmph on highway and not once felt it is losing control. I just sold my 2012 DLX 43K driven for 970k (bought in 2013 with 14k for 113.5k)

Choice is entirely yours. I personally feel City's interior especially the siver painted parts wear off extremely quickly and the plastic is poor. Don't know about recent Swifts but mine 2012 had way better build quality than the current City.