Suzuki has revealed first official details on the third generation Swift, which will go on sale this autumn. The new Swift comes with new styling, impact safety, driving performance, handling, improved fuel consumption, and significantly lower emissions. The vehicle will be built in the Magyar Suzuki Corporation production facility at Esztergom, in Hungary.

The new Swift will be powered by a new 1.2-liter petrol engine incorporating Dual VVT (Variable intake and exhaust valve timing) that delivers a total of 94 HP at 6,000rpm and 118Nm at 4,800rpm. It consumes the fuel on the combined cycle is 56.5mpg. It also comes with a new body shell lighter and stiffer than before.

Suzuki will also release a 1.3-liter diesel engine in UK at the beginning of 2011. This engine emits 109g/km and has an impressive combined fuel consumption of 67.3mpg, which figures out much better than the 119g/km and 62.8mpg from the outgoing Swift DDiS.

The 2011 Suzuki Swift sees a longer bonnet line and larger head lamps and tail lamps to add to the already taller, longer, and wider body for this model. According to Suzuki, they will use black as its keynote color with accents of silver throughout the car.