Again, think again, you may have thought you know the Swift.
The 2025 Maruti swift is not just there, it likes to tell the world. The new redesign is not a redesign, a new tech under the shapely hood, and that zip that gave it its household name, this is a new vehicle. It is a re-birth.
What is a better place to start with than the looks? Sleeker? Definitely. Straighter lines, new-shaped curves and a front fascia that does not only attract but rather keeps it. The revised grille is assertive, even brazen and the LED DRLs provide a nice future-like accoutrement. That is not excessive, that is expert violence.
However, physical attractions will take you so far.
Hood up and what lies behind the hood is what makes the 2025 Swift stands out and that would be a new Z-Series 1.2L petrol engine. It is not only a matter of figures, yet it has better mileage and fewer emissions. The difference is in the way it goes: the acceleration is smoother, the handling is more responsive and, would you believe it, there is an optional mild hybrid version that will take less gas out of the hairy-arsed urban commuter.
Inside? Technological revolution. The cabin encloses around you in a display of sophistication. Consider: an 9-inch infotainment screen that floats, wireless Android Auto and Appple CarPlay, the ability to talk to a digital instrument cluster with some desire to be acknowledged (or at least, to acknowledge) and a cluster that looks plucked off the pages of a concept car.
Here is the catch though, with all these upgrades, it does not feel like a Swift. Springy in foot. Quick-footed in the traffic. Handles bends easily. It is just your favorite car but matured.
Then there are the safety game, the enhanced version. Topline models have six airbags, electronic stability control, hill-hold assist and even driver attention alerts. It is obvious: Maruti is not merely catching up, they are putting up a new benchmark in the segment.
Yes, someone can say it is a mere hatchback. But the 2025 Swift is not just a city runabout it is a statement. One that fun can be practical. That affordable, does not imply bare-bone. The familiar is not the stale.
Is the Maruti Swift 2025 a hype then? Concise answer: yes. Long answer: bring one out for a spin and do not smile.