Big name Japanese tuner HKS has been making lap records its thing as of late, mostly with a mega-powerful/mega-light Toyota 86. But it’s also built up a Suzuki Swift with the same ethos and it is extremely awesome.
The little guy has a full carbon widebody kit and is even center-seat, all while it’s still a wee front-drive hatchback.
With the inimitable Nobuteru Taniguchi at the wheel, HKS is gunning for a 55-second lap of Tsukuba , which it declares “a phenomenal time for FF vehicles” in its charming video description. Earlier this year the FF lap record got set in the 56s by a 1990s Civic with more front wing than an old F1 car.
Anyway, good luck, plucky Suzuki.