New Z-Series Petrol Engine To Be Offered With 2024 Fourth-Gen Suzuki Swift
Published by
Nikhil Ramchandani
Suzuki recently unveiled the fourth-generation Swift hatchback at the 2023 Tokyo Motor Show. Reports suggest that the 2024 Swift will be equipped with Suzuki’s all-new Z-Series 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder, naturally aspirated petrol engine (codenamed Z12) to replace the ongoing K-Series 4-cylinder unit.
Details about its technical specifications are scarce at the moment, but it will likely offer more fuel efficiency with power output similar to the ongoing model, with potentially higher torque.
Reports also suggest that the new Z12 engine loses the K12’s free-revving nature in favour of the more substantial low-end pulling power, which will better suit its city-driving characteristics.
Also, being a 3-cylinder unit, it will be lighter and less pollutant than the ongoing K12 unit.
We anticipate models like Baleno, Fronx, Ignis and Dzire, which have the K12 petrol engine, will recieve this new Z-series engine.
Expect Suzuki’s expansion of the Z-Series to include a variety of engine capacities.
It is also worth noting that the fourth-gen Swift concept showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show also features a hybrid system. But its Indian-spec version is expected to be a non-hybrid offering.