The interior is functional and crisp rather than ... But it won’t run purely on electricity, as with some ‘full’ hybrids. The new Swift engine offers just a little more torque than that ...

The GLX also comes with keyless entry. The interior of the new Suzuki Swift is neat with a whole new dashboard design. At just over R200 000, you won’t get all of this in many vehicles.

The interior design is pretty straightforward, and all of the controls are in sensible-enough positions. One upside of the Swift’s slightly dated design is physical climate control switches ...