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This is the final outing of the current Suzuki Swift Sport – and while plans for a new model are yet to be confirmed, clever naming has left the door open.
Suzuki has unveiled the final iteration of the current 2025 Suzuki Swift Sport hot hatch – but the door has been left open for a new-generation model, rumoured to offer mild-hybrid power.
Announced for Japan but not locked in for Australia, the Swift Sport ZC33S Final Edition adds unique styling – but no more performance – as a special offering limited by time, rather than production numbers.
Suzuki has been careful to call the model the ZC33S Final Edition – not just the Final Edition, adding the current Swift Sport's internal model code – keeping hopes of a new-generation model alive.
Reports out of Japan have long claimed the new-generation Swift – which was recently handed a one-star safety rating in Australia – will spawn a new Sport with a mild-hybrid version of the current 1.4-litre turbo engine.
However, it is yet to be spotted testing, nor have plans for the car been confirmed by Suzuki – and the current Swift Sport has already been dropped in the UK.
If there is a new model, there will be a much longer gap between the arrival of the regular Swift and its performance version than the current model.
The current Swift Sport was seen testing a year before it was revealed – and a few months before the unveiling of the standard Swift – but by the time the Final Edition ends production, the new Swift will have been on sale for two years in Japan.
Production of the regular Swift Sport is due to end for Japan in February 2025, with the ZC33S Final Edition to be produced from March to November 2025.
Plans for Australia are yet to be confirmed.
Suzuki Australia has been contacted by Drive to determine local plans for the ZC33S Final Edition.
New for the ZC33S Final Edition is a gloss black finish on the front grille, fog light surrounds and 17-inch alloy wheels, red brake calipers, and model-specific decals on the rear pillar.
Inside, there are 'heat graduation' trim elements on the dashboard, door panels and centre console, as well as a gloss silver garnish on the steering wheel.
Performance is unchanged, meaning a 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine developing 103kW and 230Nm – matched with a six-speed manual transmission driving the front wheels.
The Swift Sport is the lightest hot hatchback in its class, tipping the scales at 970kg for the manual.
Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family. Highly Commended - Young Writer of the Year 2024 (Under 30) Rising Star Journalist, 2024 Winner Scoop of The Year - 2024 Winner
