Suzuki Swift Sport at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

The Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch still sold in most parts of the globe and in its Swift Sport guise can be a hoot to drive, easily upsetting some much more expensive models when it comes to fun factor.

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The compact hot hatch is a tuned version of the standard Swift, with power rated at 134 horses and torque at 118 pound-feet, fed to the wheels through a six-speed manual transmission.

Suzuki Despite all the sporting notions, the Suzuki Swift Sport is still a light sipper at the fuel pump. Fuel economy is rated at approximately 37 miles per gallon.

Visual clues that the new Swift Sport will be a force on the roads include the big finned fog lamp bezels, high-intensity discharge headlamps with a metallic grey coating, 17-inch lightweight wheels and a big, mean grille. The short wheelbase keeps it agile at just 2,430mm long and the car has an overall length of 3,890mm and overall width of 1,695mm.

Inside, there are newly created sports seats in a fabric exclusive to the" Suzuki Swift Sport" model and an uncluttered five-dial instrument cluster. For better, sportier handling and stability when you chuck it around a bend, the new Swift Sport has larger rear wheel bearings, increased spring rates up front, added rebound springs in the front struts and greater toe and camber rigidity.