Suzuki Swift with attitude

Oct 6 2008 Steve Hughes

Suzuki Swift with attitude

SUZUKI has introduced a Swift with attitude, following the success of a similar limited-edition model last year.

The new version Swift Attitude, of which there will be just 500 at a cost of £10,000 each, has keyless start for the first time plus several other enhancements designed to make the car even more appealing.

Keyless start means that the key merely has to be in the car's vicinity rather than being put into the ignition. Simply press a button and the engine fires up. Then press the same button to stop the engine.

For the first-time the new Attitude has air conditioning plus driver and passenger sports seats, which until now have been available only in the higher performance Swift Sport model.

Electric windows and heated door mirrors are included and there is a silver-effect theme inside with a silver-stitched leather-covered steering wheel.

Externally there are body-coloured bumpers and a rear roof spoiler, tinted windows, 17-inch alloy wheels, a chrome-covered tailpipe, and halogen headlamps.

Based on the three-door model, it is powered by a 1.3-litre petrol engine, has electronic brake-force distribution and half a dozen air bags.