The convertibles were no longer expensive and luxurious vehicles by the ’90s, and the Suzuki Swift Cabriolet was one of the cheapest cars on the market with a rag-top.
Let’s face it: a convertible was not a must-have vehicle. Most of them were not even fuel-efficient and thus didn’t qualify as commuter cars. But then came the Golf I Convertible and the Mazda Miata, to name just a few, that proved they could be good companions as commuter cars, but they were not very cheap. Suzuki made an open-top version for the Swift, and the car proved to worth every penny spent on it.

The Japanese carmaker made the open-top small-sized vehicle together with GM, which rebranded it as Geo Metro, but the Japanese version was slightly different. It featured small, horizontal headlights with separated corner-mounted turn signals at the front. A slatted grille and two rectangular fog lights adorned the lower side of the bumper. There was no need for an additional B-pillar or safety arch apart from the A-pillars. In the back, the car featured wide taillights mounted between the bumper and the trunk.

The Swift’s interior was simple, for two passengers only. Its rag-top couldn’t be hidden entirely under but was protected by a vinyl cover behind the front seats. Suzuki installed the same dashboard as on any other Swift hatchback with large, well-marked switches and dials.

Under the hood, Suzuki installed the same 1.3-liter, four-mill engine from the rest of the range. It paired it with a standard five-speed manual.