2021‌ Maru‌ti Suzuki Swift Facelift Variants‌ ‌Explained‌ ‌-‌ ‌Which‌ ‌One‌ ‌to‌ ‌Buy‌?

What Are The Prices of Maruti Swift Facelift? 

The 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift prices start at Rs 5.73 lakh. Its manual transmission variants prices start at Rs 7.77 lakh, while the AMT variants cost from Rs 8.27 lakh onwards. The AMT option is not available in the base LXI variant. There is a price difference between the manual and AMT variants, which is reasonable considering that the AMT variants also offer added safety features of ESC and HSA. 

You can check out the pricing details of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift in the table below:

2021 SWIFT | PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI | FEB 2021
Variant	Manual	Difference	AMT
LXI	Rs 5,73,000
VXI	Rs 6,36,000	Rs 50,000	Rs 6,86,000
ZXI	Rs 6,99,000	Rs 50,000	Rs 7,49,000
ZXI+	Rs 7,77,000	Rs 50,000	Rs 8,27,000

What Are The Engine Specifications of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift? 

The Swift facelift still gets the same 1.2-litre normal petrol engine, which is capable of producing 90PS of maximum power output and 113Nm of peak torque. Its power:output and power:weight ratios are lesser than the i10 Nios turbo. The Swift’s torque output is comparable to all the other cars in this segment and is lesser than only the i10 Nios turbo, while its torque:weight ratio is only lesser than Ignis. 

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The Swift still gets equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission and AMT option. Post the addition of the idle start/stop feature, the Swift’s claimed fuel efficiency has increased, and it still remains the most fuel efficient car in its segment.

The following table lists all the engine specification details of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift along with comparison with rivals:

B1-SEGMENT HATCHBACKS PETROL ENGINE SPECS
	Swift	Nios		Ignis	Tiago
Displacement	1.2L	1.2L	1.0L Turbo	1.2L	1.2L
Cylinder	4	4	3	4	3
Capacity	1197cc	1197cc	998cc	1197cc	1199cc
Maximum Power	90PS @ 6000rpm	83PS @ 6000rpm	100PS @ 6000rpm	83PS @ 6000rpm	86PS @ 6000rpm
Power:Weight	102.86PS/t	90.12PS/t	101.73PS/t	97.08PS/t	87.58PS/t
Peak Torque	113Nm @ 4400rpm	114Nm @ 4000 rpm	172Nm @ 1500 - 4000rpm	113Nm @ 4200rpm	113Nm @ 3300rpm
Torque:Weight	129.14Nm/t	123.78Nm/t	174.97Nm/t	132.16Nm/t	115.07Nm/t
0-100kmph	--	--	11.5s	14.5s (AMT)	--
Manual Transmission	5MT	5MT	5MT	5MT	5MT
Manual FE	23.20kmpl	20.7kmpl	20.3kmpl	20.89kmpl	20.27kmpl
Automatic Transmission	5AMT	5AMT	--	5AMT	5AMT
Auto FE	23.76kmpl	20.5kmpl	--	20.89kmpl	19.28kmpl
Auto Tested FE	--	--	--	18kmpl	--

What Are The Dimensions of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift? 

The Swift is a B1-segment hatchback and its length is significantly less than 4m. Compared to its rivals, the Swift is the widest. Its wheelbase measures 2450mm long which is similar to the Grand i10. The Swift has the least ground clearance in the segment, but comes with the segment-best boot space. The base variant of the Swift gets 14-inch wheels, while the top variant offers 15-inch wheels. 

B1-SEGMENT HATCHBACKS DIMENSION COMPARISON
	Swift	Nios	Ignis	Tiago
Length	3845mm	3805mm	3700mm	3765mm
Width	1735mm	1680mm	1690mm	1677mm
Height	1530mm	1520mm	1595mm	1535mm
Wheelbase	2450mm	2450mm	2435mm	2400mm
Ground Clearance	163mm	165mm	180mm	170mm
Boot space	268-lt	260-lt*	260-lt	242-lt
Fuel Tank	37-lt	37-lt	32-lt	35-lt
Tyre Size (base)	165/80 R14	165/70 R14	175/65 R15	175/65 R14
Tyre Size (top)	185/65 R15	175/60 R15	175/65 R15	175/60 R15

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Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift Variant-wise Features 

What Are The Features of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift LXI Variant? 

The Swift’s base LXI variant is priced at Rs 5.73 lakh. 

The base LXI variant offers all the basic safety features along with few others such as front seatbelt pretensioners with load limiter and ISOFIX option. 

In terms of key functional features, the Swift LXI comes with tilt steering and front power outlet.

Some of its other key features include - body-coloured bumpers, black door handles and ORVMs, 14-inch steel wheels without wheel covers.

The following table lists all the features of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift base LXI variant:

2021 SWIFT LXI | FEATURES
Safety	Functional	Style
Std. Safety Features	Tilt Steering	LED Tail Lamps
Front Seatbelts Pretensioners w/ Load Limiters	Manually Adjustable ORVMs	R14 Steel Wheels
ISOFIX	Front Power Outlet	Black ORVMs & Door Handles
	Gear Shift Indicator	Body Coloured Bumpers
	Fixed Front & Rear Headrests	Micro Antenna

The Swift LXI base variant lacks several basic features, which includes - remote central locking, audio system with steering-mounted controls, day/night IRVM, front and rear power windows and electrically adjustable ORVMs. 

If you wish to buy only a basic variant of the Swift, then whether you should settle for the Swift LXI or the VXI variant, we will discuss that after looking into the details of the latter. 

What Are The Features of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift VXI Variant? 

2021 SWIFT | PRICE COMPARISON
	LXI	Difference	VXI
MT	Rs 5,73,000	Rs 63,000	Rs 6,36,000
Difference	--		Rs 50,000
AMT	--	--	Rs 6,86,000

The Swift VXI variant is Rs 63,000 more expensive than the LXI base variant. The VXI variant comes with the AMT option as well. 

The VXI adds-in some safety and styling features such as day/night IRVM, central locking with remote key, wheel covers, body-coloured ORVMs and door handles. It is worth noting that with the AMT option, this variant also gets the additional safety features of electronic stability control and hill start assist.

You can check out all the additional safety and style related features of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift VXI variant over the LXI variant:

2021 SWIFT VXI | FEATURES OVER LXI
Safety		Style
Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock	Security Alarm	R14 Steel Wheels w/ Wheel Covers	Chrome Parking Brake Lever Tip
Day/Night IRVM	Electronic Stability Control (AMT)	Body Coloured ORVMs w/ Turn Indicators	Chrome Inside Door Handles
Central Locking w/ Remote Key	Hill Start Assist (AMT)	Body Coloured Door Handles	Tachometer

The VXI variant also gets some additional entertainment and functional features including -- audio system with steering-mounted controls, front and rear power windows, electrically adjustable ORVMs and height adjustable driver seat.

You can view the additional entertainment and functional features of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift VXI variant in the following table: 

2021 SWIFT VXI | FEATURES OVER LXI
Entertainment	Functional
Audio System	Front & Rear Power Windows	Adjustable Front Seat Headrests	Co-Driver Sunvisor w/ Vanity Mirror
AUX-in, USB & Bluetooth Connectivity	Parcel Tray	Outside Temperature Display (AMT)	Driver Sunvisor w/ Ticket Holder
Steering-mounted Controls	Height-adjustable Driver Seat	Electrically Adjustable ORVMs	Front Seat Back Pocket (Co-Driver Side)
4 Speakers	Driver-side Auto Down Power Window

Although the VXI variant covers most of the basics, it still lacks some features like rear defogger, rear wiper, front armrest and adjustable rear headrests.

As per our internal data, the VXI variant’s added features over the LXI variant justify its incremental cost. Since the VXI variant is priced over the Rs 6 lakh mark, it will attract more tax in some states, and its price difference will be greater with the LXI variant. However, we’d still recommend buying the VXI variant as a basic variant over the base LXI, as it mostly offers all the basic features as factory-fitted. 

What Are The Features of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift ZXI Variant? 

Swift ZXI variant is Rs 63,000 costlier than the VXI.

2021 SWIFT | PRICE COMPARISON
	VXI	Difference	ZXI
MT	Rs 6,36,000	Rs 63,000	Rs 6,99,000
Difference	Rs 50,000		Rs 50,000
AMT	Rs 6,86,000	Rs 63,000	Rs 7,49,000

The ZXI adds-in a number of features in style, safety, entertainment and functional departments. 

In terms of safety, this variant offers the additional features like fog lamps, rear defogger and rear wiper. 

Added styling features include 15-inch alloy wheels and leather-wrapped steering wheel. 

When entertainment is concerned, this variant gets a touchscreen infotainment system along with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity options.

Some of the notable functional features of this variant include auto AC, keyless entry with push-button start-stop, electrically foldable ORVMs and 60:40 split rear seat with adjustable rear headrests. 

The following table offers a look at all the additional features of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift ZXI variant over the VXI variant:

2021 SWIFT ZXI | FEATURES OVER VXI
Safety & Style	Entertainment	Functional
Front Fog Lamps	7-inch Touchscreen	Auto AC	60:40 Split Rear Seat
Rear Defogger	2 Tweeters	Keyless Entry w/ Push-button Start/Stop	Outside Temperature Display
Rear Wiper & Washer	Smartphone App Integration	Electrically Foldable ORVMs	Driver Side Pinch Guard Power Window w/ Auto Up
R15 Alloy Wheels	Voice Commands	Adjustable Rear Seat Headrests	Boot Lamp
Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel	Apple CarPlay & Android Auto

As per our Humare internal data, the ZXI variant easily justifies its incremental cost of Rs 63,000 with all its added features. The ZXI variant will offer an enhanced ownership experience as compared against the VXI variant, and it also offers better value for money prospective. 

Hence, we strongly recommend that buyers should definitely try and consider buying the ZXI variant. Our recommendation on the ZXI variant applies to both manual and automatic transmission options.

What Are The Features of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift ZXI+ Variant?

The top Swift ZXI+ variant costs Rs 78,000 more than the ZXI variant. 

2021 SWIFT | PRICE COMPARISON
	ZXI	Difference	ZXI+
MT	Rs 6,99,000	Rs 78,000	Rs 7,77,000
Difference	Rs 50,000		Rs 50,000
AMT	Rs 7,49,000	Rs 78,000	Rs 8,27,000

The top ZXI+ variant adds a handful of features over the ZXI variant, which include - automatic LED projector headlamps with DRLs, rear parking camera, cruise control, machined alloy wheels and coloured MID. 

You can see all the added features of the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift facelift ZXI+ variant over the ZXI variant in the table below:

SWIFT ZXI+ | FEATURES OVER ZXI
Safety	Functional	Style
Rear Parking Camera	Auto Headlamps	LED DRLs
LED Projector Headlamps	Follow-me-home Headlamps	R15 Machined Alloy Wheels
	Cruise Control	Coloured MID
	Auto Folding ORVMs

For its additional features, the incremental cost of Rs 78,000 of the ZXI+ variant is a bit expensive. This is because the ZXI variant offers quite good value. Hence, we would recommend the ZXI variant for most buyers. 

We also think that at its price point, the Swift should be offering features like front and rear armrest, which is missing even on its top variant. 

Nevertheless, if you wish to buy the top variant of the Swift even by compromising a bit on the value, then the ZXI+ is worth considering. 

Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift Variants - Which Variant To Buy

Now, let’s sum up the variant-wise recommendations on the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift. In case of the Swift manual version, the ZXI variant is our top recommendation. The ZXI variant offers the best value in the Swift range and also covers the must-have features along with a number of modern-day good-to-have features, which ensure a better ownership experience. 

The top ZXI+ variant will be suitable for you, if you wish to get all the added features that the top variant has to offer even by compromising a bit on the value. 

If you wish to stick to only an entry-level variant and don’t want to stretch your budget still the ZXI variant, then the VXI variant is for you. The VXI mostly covers the must-have features, while not compromising much on the value. 

In case of the Swift AMT version, again our top recommended variant is the ZXI. The top ZXI+ variant will be suitable for you only if you wish to avail features such as cruise control, LED projector headlamps and machined alloy wheels, and don’t mind compromising tad on the value part. 

Here’s a brief look at our variant-wise recommendations on the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Swift:

2021 SWIFT | RECOMMENDATION
Variant	VFM Rank	Price	Recommendation
MANUAL
LXI	Rank 2	Rs 5,73,000	Not recommended
VXI	Rank 3	Rs 6,36,000	For budget buyers
ZXI	Rank 1	Rs 6,99,000	Top recommended
ZXI+	Rank 2	Rs 7,77,000	For those who can compromise a little on value for added features
AMT
VXI	Rank 3	Rs 6,86,000	For budget buyers. Upgrade to ZXI recommended.
ZXI	Rank 1	Rs 7,49,000	Top recommended
ZXI+	Rank 2	Rs 8,27,000	For those who can compromise a little on value for added features

What Are The Colour Options of Maruti Suzuki Swift Facelift? 

The Swift’s LXI, VXI and ZXI variants are available in 6 monotone exterior colours -- Red, Blue, White, Grey, Silver and Orange. The top ZXI+ variant is offered in 3 monotone colours, namely -- Orange, Grey and Silver, and 3 dual-tone colour scheme options -- Red with Black roof, White with Black roof and Blue with White roof. You will need to shell out an additional premium of Rs 14,000 for the dual-tone colours.