I own a Maruti Swfit Vxi since almost 10 months now. It has been a great drive till now. Although I bought the car in used condition, but the condition was very good.
Before putting my thoughts about the car, I want to say that I have driven almost 20 cars till now during my stay in UK for around 20 months (you can drive different cars on rent). I did read a lot of other reviews, specifically mentioning about the inner space, gear mechanics, looks, and mileage.
After driving vauxhalls, kias, minis, hondas, I really feel the car is designed and manufactured in a very good way. The interiors are not awesome but they are great. Gears are perfect. I personally prefer cylindercial gears as they give you more stable feel. I have seen this car being driven around in Europe as a 2-door version and it really felt nice.
My car gives me a mileage of 12.5-13Kmpl with ac in City which is not bad at all considering the fact how our roads are. I am pretty sure that being an aggressive driver doesnt help mileage a wee bit but more conservative ones could get better. A/C is awesome and noiseless. There are some issues with door paddings and could have been more tightly packed and durable.
The best thing about the car is acceleration for such a heavy car. How many times I have over driven those altos, sleek citys from start. And all those times, seeing them in the rear view mirror gives a very good feeling:)
Car starts brilliantly and has no noise at all, if tuned properly. And the noise reduction inside is perfect.
I drive the car using the simple formula of changing my gear once I hit 2200 rpm on tachometer.
0-15 Gear1
15-35 Gear2
35-45 Gear3
45-55 Gear4
55+ Gear5
Overall I will give Swift a rating of 4.5 over 5. There are still room for improvement but then for the money in say it is very good!