Suzuki Car Reviews

It is the pioneer in sense that it is the only and only 1000 cc carburetor car at this time in the world.
It has SJ-410 970 cc 4 cylinder carburated Engine. This engine was made by suzuki Japan in 1985 for Suzuki Jeeps and was used by paksuzuki for potohar jeep (The only discontinued model of Paksuzuki otherwise they never discontinue any vehicle like Mehran).
This engine is fitted with a 5 speed gear box which is designed in such a way that its lower gear ratios are very close to each other because it was intended to be used in Jeep.
However, when paksuzuki discontinued Potohar jeep they started to fit this engine in Alto.
The body shape of this car is also running in some countries like Saudi Arabia etc., but not with this engine. Also this car in those countries has not permission to come on motorways.
It is due to this reason that some people observe and say that alto engine in very powerful and it climbs mountains with ease. It is true that it climbs mountains easily, even easier than cultus, but its power is same as that of cultus. it is just because of gear ratios.
i would not mind if Napak Suzuki Motor Company fits jeep engine in car, but at least they should have evaluated some dynamics. Since this engine is not for car.
Due to misfit engine this car has it center of gravity near its center (which should be near front wheels) so turning this car at high speed results in swing around center and loss of control or turn over of car upside down.
Therefore this car is higly unstable on road at speeds above 90 km/hr. In this respect it is even worse than Mehran.you can say it FALTO.
handling and drive of this car is good, but keep in mind it is not safe at high speeds.
Brakes of this car are good. But if you replace its stock tires otherwise paksuzuki install 145mm tread tires which have no surface area to grip the road.
AC is good when the car is running at high speeds
Engine does not become very hot or hard with AC, but cooling of AC is a problem. only front two passengers can travel in city with AC. It has no RPM meter. It fuel economy at CNG is good and at petrol approximately 12-16 km/l.

Door trim of this car are very good made up of entire moulding with plastic which even suzuki is not offering in cultus.
Ac knobs are rotary type which look good like sedan cars.
Seats are not comfortable but not roasting like seats of Mehran.
Inside space is insufficient especially for rear passengers.
Body is good looking and compared to all other small cars of paksuzuki it is good value for money.

Bought a silver Dlx yesterday and i must say, Paksuzuki has done a great job to ensure good quality. The driving pleasue is immense. A noise-free cabin, good road grip, excellent pick-up, good handling and comfortable seating makes swift an instant hit as far as i am concerned. Can't say much about the fuel economy as yet. The braking isn't as good as as i was hoping.
I have a 09 city and a 10 corolla gli but with both the cars lacking alloy wheels, Japanese tires, key-less entry, fog lamps and a quality cd/mp3 players, Swift is a clear winner if storage space and large seating room is not a problem!

The story narrated by ahmedhassan1 seems to be a dream or fantasy as it is absolutely impossible to drive 700+ km in only 42 litres and that too with AC. hmhmhmh. Average consumption cannot be more than 6-8 km per litre with ac at the most.
As far as shape is concerned, it is not attractive. Rear side is made in such a way that it gives look of a frog.
Secondly, it is not load bearing. Means if four normal person sit in it, the body almost starts touching the rear wheel. No room for luggage. If a CNG cylinder is installed, then 3-4k will have to be spent on suspension to support the weight. Vitz is much better being Japanese assembled.

If you are looking for luxury in a small package, this car is for you.
Engine size is large and power to weight ratio is excellent. That is why even in Lahore heat and humidity, the AC cooling remains effective and pick is not affected by AC.
Small goodies that add up to a lot include japanese tyres, jvc cd player, cup-holders, central locking, electronic keys (ignition impossible without original keys), powerful blower in the AC, good-sized boot (one standard size luggage item can stand in the same space, comparable to what you are left with if you install CNG in a city)
Fuel economy is excellent. With a mix of motorway driving (120 constant, overtaking >130) and city driving, I am getting over 13kms on a litre. No vibrations in cabin etc till 150km/hr.
Excellent value for money considering that for a similar price you only get a refurbished vitz with 300cc less engine or a 2 year driven city, which will start mechanical trouble in an year of use.

I have bought Suzuki Swift two days ago. It is really challenging honda or toyota in 1.3 if trunk is not issue. It brings up the image of suzuki worldwide. It won car of the year award in nineteenth countries around the globe. I like this car very much because of its sporty,aggressive and graceful bodyshape. Assembling is of japanese standard not of local suzuki. It is spacious and powerful enough to take on long route. Suzuki should bring more variety like SX4 1.6 Grand Vitara XL-7 V6 and Kizashi 2.4 to have a respectable place in the market against the competitors.

Hi Guys,

I purchased Alto VXR cng in Aug 2010, now its one year completed. I drove it 26000 kms so far, was just only changing oil and filter. I am not saying teh car is immaculate but one has to see the over all raise in price for all the cars in Pakistan. Santro is not cheaper, neither the Cuore so over all you actually do not get the value for money but what options you are left with? its the cheapest amongst others with AC in it which is quote comfortable.

I changed tires and installed Dunlop ECO, installed security system and seat covers, floor mats etc. Its reliable and never had any problem ALHAMDOLILLAH in long run. I took it to 150 Kms my self and though the engine was noisy but the drive was not like dangerous. Yes the breaking system is not that good, its average. Car do not have heating problem, until unless you fill the water bottle up to the mark full. Fuel consumption is not good but in CNG it goes to 250 kms in one full cylinder without ac, with ac its 150kms in local and 200 kms in long run. Gear conversion was tight but Suzuki dealer changes the gear oil at first 1000 kms free tuning, its better now. Engine is noisy because it has Potohar jeep's engine, but its more powerful on when you are driving it on mountains. Suzuki's over all quality assurance is worst so we can not say any of their model specifically is bad, what we get in cultus liana ? same door opening and closing issues - just an example. Car suspension is good enough and does not cause any noise if you drive it calmly in off road. We are left with no option if we have to buy a reliable family car which do not cause problem in long run, we have to buy mehran or alto, those who suggest to but second hand corolla or honda, do keep in mind that still they are second hand car and you can not rely on them when you are on motorway and surely do not like to face any technical issue with the car.

For people who are planning to buy zero meter, I would suggest you either put some more money and buy some more luxurious car like Honda/ Corolla or buy this Alto VXR cng and do the following things.

1. It will take long self because be default the tepats are tights, do not ask any mechanic to fix it, wait till 1st 1000 kms, than go for the dealer from where you have bought this car and they will adjust the tapets, starting will get superb undoubtedly.

2. Do the cng setting and convert to cng after driving 1000 kms first on petrol.

3. Ask the service manager to change or check gear oil so gear conversion gets soft.

4. Change tires, general tires sucks and also harms the suspension as they are very hard. Go for Japenese Dunlop (suggested)

5. Do the balancing and wheel alignment.

6. Do not over fill the water bottle, my car only reduces 2% water from the bottle, DO NOT OVER FILL THE BOTTLE, keep it up to the mark - FULL.

7. Change oil and filter every 4,000 kms either Zic or Caltex havoline, or shell.

8. While washing, put plastic on the distributor to avoid any starting problem.

9. Avoid taking it to the mechanic for pick or cng consumption, let the car settle down for 10,000 KMs, sometimes its cng quality which causes car do have the require pick up. (I did two tunings till 26,000 KMs.)

10. If you need any more information, contact me on my email - [email protected]

Thanks!

we have owned an alto vxr 2007 since we bought it new in august 2007. i must say car is great on cng.it gives better mileage as per km/kg on cng on our mehran which was also boght brand new. both cars are serviced at regular intervals with good zic A+ n guard filters at 5k kms. alto is a tonnes times better than the mehran and in erms of mehran its value for money. i.e back then we bought it for 507,000 n the mehran was a mere 1 lac cheaper. suspension is good n srt of corollaish. its a great car in its category for use in Pakistan. done almost 67000 kms fault free. gives excellent fuel economyon cng. has given me over 240 KMs on a tank full many a times without AC on long routes despite having 165 yokohamas(707 which are great n replaced with the same tyre at 58000) costs between 2-3 Rs / KM nowadays with AC n mixed locak n highway driving. rear headlights are expensive and so are the engine parts. but aval of cheaper chinese parts does the job. itts my daily ride n love her to bits. the pickis great. the key to the great performance is regular maintenance of the car n using quality engine oil n filters at regulatr interval with period maint done on time. the worst part is its fuel economy on petrol which is worst than my 1,8 civic prosmatec.overall i give it a 7/10!!!