At the International Green Mobility Expo
2015 (GMX2015), New Delhi, Maruti Suzuki displayed the Maruti Swift Range
Extender concept car.
This was the car’s second presentation in
public after its appearance at the 2014 Auto Expo held in February.
The plug-in hybrid is based on the European
Swift and has visibly better grade steel and plastic panels.
Maruti Suzuki said according to its internal
tests, the Swift R.E gets a combined fuel efficiency of 48.2 km/l, with a pure
electric driving range of about 25.5 km. The Swift R.E is powered by an inline
3-cylinder 658 cc petrol engine and a permanent magnet synchronous motor that
develops 73 hp, driven by a single-speed auto gearbox.
Tipping the
scales at 1,600 kg, the car takes 1.5 hours to recharge fully its lithium-ion
cells through a 200V socket.
Talking about features, the car’s audio
system is upgraded with a small information display screen, while the MID is
rich with power train information. A start/stop button, remote keyless entry
and rear disc brakes round up the changes.
This concept car may reach or not
mass-production in its current state, but according to a recent newspaper
report the next gen Swift launching in 2017, would list a hybrid variant of
Swift.
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