Maruti Suzuki Swift CNG First Drive Review

It’s the CNG version of the Maruti Suzuki Swift.

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Visually, it doesn’t look any different than the ZXI petrol-only variant because as it turns out,

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the ZXI trim is where the CNG range ends since Maruti isn’t selling the Swift CNG in the top-spec ZXI Plus trim.

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That said, there is a CNG sticker on the rear windshield and an external CNG filler cap next to the right-hand side tail lamp.

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The refueling situation screams afterthought and could have been better integrated, perhaps next to the petrol fuel inlet.

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