I am a city dweller who uses the swift for daily office commute for around 30 KM daily.
On the highway the view from the driver’s seat is great, speeds of up to 130 without any vibrations and sharp steering with ABS brakes gives me good control.
Never had any issues with the drive the performance, sharp focused steering and good safety with the ABS component (has saved my life a couple of times with the cows on the highways at over 120 kmph).
I have driven the Swift Petrol VXi with ABS for over 35, 000 KM over the last 3 years.
Apart from this I tend to drive out of Bangalore on an average once in 3 months to locations such as Goa, Kerela, Ooty & places around Coorg etc( 1000 KM per trip).
The car has been regularly serviced every 6000 KM at the authorized dealer. regular liquid changes as prescribed and tyre rotations. As expected from a Maruthi, the service is great and cheap and good, small dents and scratches any issues that come up with regular city use is taken care of without any huge bills.
Overall this car is excellent value for money, as long as you not taller than 6 feet and are a group of 3 or less for a long drive.