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I've a 2018 Swift mild hybrid. The extra battery is under the front seat. Helps it to 60mpg though. Just coming up to 30k miles. Nothing but consumables. A little harsh ride and noisy tyres, it's on cross climates. Would recommend, its wholly made in Japan with no bits from other makers.
paininthe-
Just handed it back after 4 days, recommended the hire place replace the brakes, as got them down to the copper pins on front or back, couldn't tell. Hoot of a car, not exactly fast, but quick enough, and 40-80 mph twisty a roads are its happy place. Low speed corners with rough road surface it becomes apparent its a basic car with simple suspension/dampers, but the shell and general dynamics of it are great. Most honest car I've driven in a few years for sure, if we needed something small in the fam, would be one of those!
BrickMan
2020> Suzuki Swift sport 'hybrid' (very mild hybrid).
Had various appalling hire cars recently. Peugeot 2000000000008, Vauxhall mokka, Vauxhall grandland, citroen tall wobbly thing. The grandland was the absolute worst new car I think I've ever had to drive, a genuine fucking misery of a vehicle. Yes hire car spec so a 1.0 engine with around 7 or 8 hp, horrible on the motorway, impossible in town as feels like your driving Mr Blobbies car, seats are terrible, driving position a little odd, suspension manages to be floaty, wallows, crashs and bucks at the back all at the same time. Worst of all, its not even good on fuel, 800 miles of motorway, 40 miles of flat a road, it managed 39 mpg at a genuine 70 mph there and back with 1x 75 kg occupant. Clown car.
The suzuki swift, yes! Actually decent, build quality is a bit, Suzuki obviously, little 1.4 turbo petrol with a mild hybrid, snappy gearbox, great driving position, handles nice enough (does a weird electronic self centering of the steering wheel which gives the impression its tram-lining/aquaplanning on fast a roads). Not fast, but defo good enough, lots of stuff as standard, touch screen thats not a total misery to use (the Vauxhall system is going to be cause of death for quite a few road users), a small car that would defo consider if ever needed one. Feels like a Japanese version of a Fiesta ST.