SWIFT FLIES IN TESTING
The all-new Suzuki Swift Super 1600, which is scheduled to make its world debut on the Rally Finland in August, has completed more than 300 trouble-free kilometres during a two-day test last week in Wales.
Both
P-G Andersson and Guy Wilks drove for one day each during the test,
which was aimed at refining the specification of the Swift and
ensuring complete reliability before the car is homologated next
month.
The test took place in Corwen, north Wales, using
the type of rough gravel roads that are often found on the World
Rally Championship. The Swift showed itself to be entirely reliable
despite the punishing test programme, with only a minor power
steering problem after 300 gruelling kilometres.
The test
road contained a wide variety of speeds and road conditions, and the
drivers are now quietly confident that the Swift will be capable of
winning on its debut. The Swift test car in Wales was in largely the
definitive specification that will be homologated next month.
Reigning
Junior World Champion P-G Andersson said: "I am very happy and
excited after testing the Swift again. The car is extremely fast and
very reliable: the only real issue was a minor problem with the power
steering, which is a good sign of the car's overall strength and
durability. The work on the rear suspension is the thing that has
impressed me most. You can now carry much more speed through the
corners, and that translates into faster stage times everywhere.
There is nothing more I would like to improve now – the car is
fantastic."
Guy Wilks, who is currently tied on
points with P-G for second place in the Junior World Rally
Championship, commented: "It was a very satisfactory test and
we're certainly on the right track. The car feels quite different
from the current Ignis, so there is a lot to get used to, but it is
undoubtedly a very quick and reliable package. In its definitive
specification, the Swift felt quite similar to when I drove it first
– which is good news as it means that fundamentally the design
was right from the start."
Team
manager Risto Laine reported: "We're all very pleased with the
way the test went and although we've got every confidence in the
current Ignis, the new Swift is going to be a very exciting car
indeed. As you could expect with any new car, we had a couple of
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very
small teething troubles, but absolutely nothing to be worried about
at all. In fact, the level of reliability was highly impressive –
which is what this test set out to verify. We know the speed is there
already."
The Swift will be testing next on asphalt
in the south of France during the first week of July, but in the
meantime the Suzuki squad will tackle the next round of the Junior
World Rally Championship: the Acropolis Rally from 24-26 June.
ENDS
14 June, 2005
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