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more about #swift more comments → Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: I am currently trying to restore a Turbo Sprint (G10T baby!), and I tell you, the engine is by FAR the strongest part of the car. No matter how abused... more » zyodei: Both my cars have 3 cyl engines -one a suzuki G, one not. I know, I know, you only wish you could be as cool as me! more » SeemaHalona: heh, ive got a built 3cyl in my 91 suzuki swift. its got aftermarket everything, and runs over 22psi. has a new 8500rpm rev limiter and a standalone e... more » Maxx Cracker: I made more horsepower cutting my last fart than this three-banger. more » X3SoB: Yaknow, if you joined a three cylinder G to a four cylinder G, you'd have a unique powerplant. I'd love to be able to tell people my car was powered b... more » engineerd: Suzuki G...for that frugal gangster in your family. Seriously, though, what did these produce? Like 50hp? That would be enough for a semi-deadly go ... more » wkiernan: I'll bet that's one of the lightest car engines made in the last three decades. I always thought that a Geo Metro 3-cylinder or a Daihatsu 3-cylinder... more » X3SoB: Is that where the monicker 3G comes from? My iPhone has a Suzuki search engine in it? more » Naturally Exasperated shaves his legs. It's just common courtesy.: Barina? Are u sure? Swifts had the G engine and the 1.3L four. Barina only had the 1.3. I have drien a 550cc version of the Suzuki Hatch. Not sure if ... more » smalleyxb122: How many engines can you think of that were available in both three- and four-cylinder form? Well, there is one that I can think of off the top of my... more » skitter: I had a buddy whose Civic came with a four cylinder, but was later available only as a three cylinder. And my parents had a V8 Cutlass that only worke... more » ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD: It's pretty thin, I wonder how many you could fit side to side under the hood of a 60s caddy. Any takers? I'll chip in the $80 I have left for beer an... more » Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: There's a guy here in town who scavenges the junkyard for Geo Metro engines (that's this one, right?) for installation in glorified hanggliders.. he m... more » Rust-MyEnemy: I'll take the Daimler Majestic please, especially if it it still has the little V8. By English countryside standards, this is quite a tidy garden. more » brandegee: The Austins are pretty boring, but the Rileys are quite valuable. That Lynx tourer is very cool. Never heard of a Swift...the Willy Overland is also c... more » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: Suzuki G
The very nervous 3-cylinder engine found in the Chevrolet Sprint Turbo was part of the very successful and long-lived Suzuki G engine family. More » -
#barnfind
Priceless Cache Of Thirty Vintage Cars Found In Rural UK Town
Village mechanic Jimmy Blanche collected antique cars for decades on his land. The decaying but complete and restorable Daimlers, Singers and Austins will be auctioned off in April. More » -
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2008 Suzuki Swift: Around The Block
When we found out Suzuki had an event with a Euro-only 2008 Suzuki Swift just a short distance from Chicago we jumped at the chance to take it for a quick spin. A volume seller in Europe, Asia and other markets, the Swift has a mostly inglorious past here in the states as the almost indistinguishable cousin of the Geo Metro between 1995 and 2001. Anyone who has driven either might wonder what made us so excited about the prospect of driving this particular Swift. There are two reasons. The first is that there's more than an ocean's worth of difference between that Swift of old and this completely reworked global compact car. The second reason is that although this particular version wasn't meant for American consumption, one similar to it will be here as a U.S.-spec model. Also, I'm not crazy enough to pass on an opportunity to drive one of the only two new Swifts in the US. More » -
