The five-door edition of the Suzuki Swift Sport in the test

It is hard to believe, but the Suzuki Swift is 30 years old. What anno 1983 fairly factual began as SA 310, has now become the main pillar in the European model program of the Japanese. The Swift makes in Germany from 30 percent of Suzuki sales. There are of course Birthday Gifts: The Swift Sport gets rear doors. We were with the five-door for a short test on the road (universal turbo).

 manageable size Short delivers the desired keyword, because despite the extra rear doors of the Suzuki Swift Sport has remained the same length. 3.89 meters are indeed a handy format, but too rich Lümmelei should not expect in the rear. If the driver drives his seat far back, is in terms of legroom final fun with. But you have to be honest, probably no one buys the strongest Swift as a family transporter. Advantages of the five-door model to quickly store something in the back seat, added shorter front doors, handy in tight parking spaces. Closely it comes to in the boot, from 211 to 892 liters require precise weighing the luggage. Worsened by the fact that the Swift Sport, the rear seat can be folded only as a whole (universal turbos).

 Consensus instead of riot Otherwise, the Suzuki Swift Sport retains as 15 kg heavier five-door model those positive and negative characteristics that we already have seen during a seven-month duration test of the three-door model. On the plus side are comfortable sports seats and a handy steering wheel. The operation of the cockpit raises no issues, but the plastics are likely to be processed like quality. In the 136-hp gasoline engine under the hood is a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated engine. He remains pleasantly quiet running to about 100 km / h above the machine acts dull, grumpy. Here is an independent, distinctive sound would be nice. On the other hand, the Swift Sport can be steered through the city also calmly in high gear with Tempo 50. Who really wants to be the go afloat on the other hand, the needle of the tachometer more than 4,400 tours must hunt, until the maximum torque of 160 Newton meters is available. Striking: In sixth gear, the engine can from about 150 km / h barely set, so it must be used to stick shift, thanks to the short distances quite what I enjoy. Relatively balanced, the chassis: While it is taut but not pops the inmates each transverse joint unfiltered into the cross (Fiat turbo).