Suzuki has been working on developing hybrid technology for the Swift, however it seems that it will be go into mass production from the next-generation Swift. The current-generation Swift definitely has a hybrid version, but this has been made for testing purpose. Maruti Suzuki has given a few of them to the Indian government for some pilot runs too.

The current Swift hybrid gets a 660cc turbo petrol engine and an electric motor that works in all kinds of hybrid modes (series, parallel or charging). But as per a report by Am-Online, it suggests that the next generation of Swift will be hybrid and will follow a radical design.

 

The Suzuki YRA (which was recently showcased at the Geneva Motor Show) is a larger hatchback than the Swift and will sit above it. This will compete with the likes of Hyundai Elite i20 and Honda Jazz. The YRA or the iK-2 Concept as it was called at the Geneva Motor Show, will be powered by a 1.0-litre BoosterJet petrol engine, which is a turbo engine and will come with a manual and automatic transmission option.

The new Suzuki Swift will be launched in Europe and other developed markets by 2016, however we can expect it come to India by late 2016 or maybe even 2017. This new Swift’s chassis has been designed keeping hybrid in mind. The Swift could even be powered by this new 1.0-litre BoosterJet engine if the Japanese manufacturer is looking at downsizing its current engines as it has been doing in the past.

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