Suzuki Car Reviews

People who come on Swift after driving cars like Cultus, Mehran, Alto always say that swift is a perfect car.

My cousin came on Swift after Mehran and he always admire the Swift by saying that swift is as comfortable as Accord and as powerful as Gli.

But how can a Mehran user say such words? Because Mehran does not satisfy definition of car.

I came on Swift after City (on advise of my Mehran user cousin) and I was shocked because Swift is far low quality car as compared to City.

Only exterior metal quality and engine can be compared with City But Seats, Interior plastic and suspensions are far lower in quality than City.

My Swift's interior started to give tick tick noise only after 12000km. Tick Tick noise come from every door and in amplifies on bumpy roads.

Seats are not comfortable as compared to City or Gli.

Interior plastic is very very low quality if compared with City.

Being a car fanatic, I always hated Suzuki Mehran from my childhood. And my favorite activity (like many of Pakwheelers) was to insult Mehran in every other post :)

But when I entered professional life, I realized I can't spend my weekends in workshops just to get my vehicle running during weekdays. That was the time I needed some new vehicle.

My maximum budget was 900 K and the only brand new car under this budget was Suzuki Mehran. Other options were to add some money and buy Cultus or go for imports (Mira, Alto or Passo). My considerations were running costs, ease of maintenance and resale.

Analyzing these factor the optimum choice came out to be Suzuki Mehran. I currently own both the VX and VXR versions.

Fully satisfied with the VX one but the VXR is horrible on fuel average even with AC off.

Fuel Economy:
VX giving 16-17 kmpl
VXR giving 13-14 kmpl without AC 10-11 kmpl with AC

Exterior: Its Just ok i mean it is almost a decade old shape, the looks is just too old fashioned and it would be nice if suzuki just do alot more of a kind of make up to it.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Interior is very poor, no airbags empty cabin, Shaky ... you can hear cruching voices in the cabin ... no enough leg room for the rear passengers.
Fuel Economy: fuel economy is not so good as compare to big cars like corolla GLI etc ... on cng its fine.
Ride Quality & Handling: Handling is so bag, the car is like when u install a steering wheel to a bed ... ride is wobbly ... and a complete mess ... sorry to say :(
Final Words: I would say the car is not so good build wise ... and never trust the suzuki dealership what they say as i bought the car brand new of mardan suzuki and the other day the rear wheel bearing both sides stated noise .. i went to the dealership and the car is still under Warantee but they refuse to change it according to the agreed warantee

Exterior: Average exterior, same shape since 1989. Head lights are excellent.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Space is good, knees do not stuck while sitting in the back. AC performance is much better than previous versions. However, at 100 kph, and temperature above 35 degree, AC performance declines. Easily runs at 140 kph on motorway without any shake ups. Since there is no CNG, trunk has a lot of space which is an added point.

Fuel Economy: At 75-80 kph on long route without AC, gives you 26-28 km per litre, excellent, with AC gives 20-22 kpl. In city with or without AC, it gives 16-18 kpl, I found no difference with AC. However, at 130-140 kph with AC, it only gives 12 kpl.

Ride Quality & Handling: Drive is smooth and handling is also as per expectations from a mehran. No difference from previous versions.

Final Words: In Rs. 658,000 it is a good car for middle class family and it is the cheapest local assembled car in Pakistan. VXR better than VX.

on 22 may 2013 I purchased brand new mehran euro II vx version. In my true and loyal opinion If u belong to a family who have to work for the whole month and get the pay once a month, If ur pay is less than 60,000 and feeding 4 to 6 people at present then Suzuki mehran is ur best choice (i always recommend u a brand new zero meter car) ....... why.... because it will not give u any trouble for the next five years........its body and engine patrs are very cheep and u can easily afford it.......fuel eco is good.......each and every thing is available across the pakistan....if u want to sell it then it will give u NO loss even after five years.

Exterior: Stylish. Could have been better though. But over all, a good decent look.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Excellent interior in it's category. Spacious, good quality plastics used and comfortable seats. Very beautiful silver built-in music system's dashboard.

Fuel Economy: This is probably the ONLY con of this car. Fuel-wise it's not as efficient as a city or vitz. However, this also depends on the driving style.

Ride Quality & Handling: Amazing road grip. Superb acceleration. Really feels like the seat slipping from under you. No car can catch up to it. Not sure about the new Aspire 1.5 - but all the 1.3 cars were never up to the challenge of speed posed by this little beast.

Final Words: This is one of the best cars to be rolled out of the PS assembly factory yet. The build quality is as good as a Civic (if not better). I can say that because I also own a Civic 2013.
I have driven this Swift very rashly as well, taking it to far fledged areas of Punjab - but it's smoothness in the drive was never compromised. My advice to people who are considering to buy a 1300CC car - go for a Swift - an excellent ride for urban to sub-urban dwellers. Even though I am myself a Honda fan, I would recommend this Swift over a City (unless you want to go an extra mile and get the Aspire 1.5 which is a total waste of money because a few more bucks will get you an Altis - a far better car than Aspire). City's suspension is the worst ever - Swift is a very good car and can fit in many different roles - a first car for a young professional, a first car for a young couple or a small family, a second car for a upper-middle class family, etc