2009 Tokyo Auto Show: Suzuki To Unveil Swift Plug-In Hybrid Concept

Suzuki's swift little Swift, a fun-to-drive small hatchback that we, of course, don't get in the U.S., gets a plug for a new Swift extended-range PHEV concept to be shown at the Tokyo Auto Show later this month.

It also gets a battery - lithium-ion - and an electric motor - 74 horsepower - to go along with the plug and a 658 cc (.6 liter) gas engine.

The gas engine, as we understand things despite the dearth of official info from Suzuki, will serve as a generator - a la the Chevy Volt, Fisker Karma and a growing number of other ER-PHEVs - to keep juice flowing to the electric motor when the initial charge (from a commercial charger or or home outlet) is depleted.

No info yet on range, cost, battery size and output, charging times or whether we might actually see a few of these on our shores some day.

Thanks to our colleagues at Inside Line's Straightline blog for the tip and the pix that follow the jump.

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John O'Dell October 1, 2009, 10:59 AM

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