The Swift was available as a three-door GTi sedan and a five-door GLX. Designed by General Motors, the design echoes that of contemporary Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire. [27] A four-door sedan followed in 1990 - imported from Japan. For Swift in North America, the 1.0-liter three-cylinder was only available in Canada, where it was sold from 1992 to 1994. In 1990, the GLX was discontinued; an inexpensive 3-door GA was added, as were the GA, GL and GS 4-door sedans. At the same time, the name GTi was changed to GT due to an out-of-court settlement with Volkswagen of America over their GTI of the same name. The Swift nameplate moved to separate from the Cultus, eventually being placed on the North American “third generation” model.
The Swift was fitted with a 993cc inline three-cylinder engine producing 55 hp (41 kW). The G10 engine weighed 63 kg (139 lb) and was the same one used in the Geo Metro and other North American iterations. Other engine configurations included a G13 8-valve SOHC 8-valve carbureted or G13 fuel injected. Trim levels included 1.0 GA and 1.0 GL. The GA model featured plastic hubcaps, a four-speed gearbox, and fabric trim. The GL model included more equipment such as a five-speed gearbox, alloy wheels, a sunroof and air conditioning in some markets.
With the first generation, Suzuki released the Swift GTi with the G13B engine - a 1.3-liter, 16-valve DOHC inline-four engine with an aluminum block and cylinder head, forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods, and a high compression pistons (compression ratio 10: 1). Its power is 101 hp (75 kW).
The second generation received a modest restyle and other production changes in 1992, including changes to the bumpers, taillights, and interior. The GT / GTi versions were fitted with larger stabilizer bars and the camshafts were now solid. Production for the North American market ended in 1994. Beginning in 1995, the redesigned Suzuki Swift, exclusive to North America, was built at CAMI Automotive, receiving all modifications from its brothers Pontiac and Geo / Chevrolet - only available in the three-door body style, however.
GM badge
The second generation Cultus was sold as Geo Metro in the United States and Canada, and as Pontiac Firefly in Canada and the Middle East, and as Chevrolet Sprint in Canada. Unlike the four-cylinder Swifts, General Motors badged units typically featured the 1-liter G10 engine, with a turbocharged version and a larger 1.3 available in some versions in the Canadian market. In 1990, production began at CAMI Automotive, where all remaining Metro models, except convertibles, would be produced.
G10: 1.0 L3
In the United States, only one engine was available from 1989 to 1994: a 1.0-liter I3 engine. Rated at 60 hp (39 kW), the engine achieved 38 city, 45 mpg highway [citation needed] by revised 2007 EPA mileage standards. The XFi's 49 hp (37 kW) detuned motor, introduced in 1990, is optimized for high mileage. It combines a shorter duration cam, leaner fuel map, two ring pistons, and a higher final drive model to achieve 43 cities, 51 highways by revised 2007 EPA mileage standards.
As with the first generation, a turbocharged variant of the G10 was also available in the Canadian Pontiac Firefly from 1989 to 1991. It was no longer available in the US market, however.
G13: 1.3 L I4
Canadian Metros had the 1.3-liter engine available as an option from 1993 in the three-door GSi model, and as standard equipment in the sedan (exclusive to the Canadian market at the time: the American market. not available in a sedan body until 1995).
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