Why can Swift Sports sell for less than 2 million yen for that performance?

　This year 2021 was the year when sports cars became a hot topic.Nissan's new "Z" was announced in North America, and in Japan, the new BRZ / GR86 was launched, and we saw the topic of sports cars so unlikely that it was an unfortunate era of sports cars.

　2021-2022 The new BRZ / GR86 won the second place in the Nissan "Note" in the Japan Car of the Year.However, the price was from 1.99 million yen (excluding tax, RS grade), while the price was 279 in the new GR86..From 90,000 yen (tax -included / RC grade MT), about 550,000 yen was higher in comparison of tax excl.

　However, the more "cheap" voices say, the more modern cars, especially the sports model, are no longer a car that can be easily hand -reached by ordinary people.Meanwhile, Suzuki's "Swift Sports" is a domestic sports model sold at a miracle price.

Sentence: Kenichi Yoshikawa Photo: Suzuki, Best Car Editorial Department

Is the incredible machine really "sports"!?

　Speaking of sports models about 20 to 30 years ago, the mainstream was a light body compact hatch and a light running.The limit performance of the standard tires is low, and there is no stability control (safety control device) like today, and it was relatively adjacent to danger, but I think that riding there was "enjoying sports cars".。

　However, the recent sports model has a large -diameter wheel with a high -grip tire and elaborate designs, and the exterior is useful in the interior to pursue "absolute speed".A semi -bucket sheet and an alkantara steering wheel are installed.The engine tuning is unusually good and the response, and if you step on the accelerator pedal, you will do a super -intense acceleration, as the centerpiece is retracted in the back.

　The weight of the car is hidden with power, the limit performance is high, and every part is hard.Of course, the sound of a "fast machine" sounds attractive, and it's a "justice" in a sense, but when you look at the recent machines that have reached an unbelievable level, "I'm a little different.The feeling of "na" is great.

General users can enjoy in the category of their skills

　The current Swift appeared in 2016.In September of the following year, the current Swift Sport (4th generation) appeared in the domestic market.140ps/23.4kgm generates 1.Equipped with a 4 -liter gasoline direct injection turbo, running a lightweight body of 970 kg lightly with 6MT or 6 -speed AT.The vehicle price is from 1.87 million yen, which is an overwhelming low price.

　This overwhelming low -priced reason is that the target performance of Swift Sport is unique.A car is purely called "fun to manipulate", and it is possible to manipulate the car as expected, rather than providing the speed of time and high acceleration, and it is always a road.For some reason, it is made to make a car that aims for such a feeling.

　Instead of raising the absolute engine power, using a compact body structure that matches the moderate engine power and a simple and lightweight suspension, instead of armed with high rigidity suspension or strong body.It can be manipulated in the category of skill.This is why Swift Sports is "cheap and fun".

　Swift Sports is also a model that is easy to ride for light users as well as heavy users who like sports driving thanks to simple vehicle structure.If you feel like that, you can run fast, and there are many custom parts, so you can enjoy playing with it.

　I think it's very difficult to provide "fun" to everyone, but that's why Swift Sports that have been continued at this low price in the era of sports cars are very valuable.

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