Last December wasn't that far away but it does feel somewhat distant, probably due to a handful of world events happening in between. As we bid 2014 goodbye for a better new year, we were honoured to be invited to cover one of Singapore's largest annual car meets - the Suzuki Swift club.
It was telling to witness highly spruced up Swifts gracing the event at the open air car park of Kallang Leisure Park. By H-hour, population of the ever popular Japanese supermini has swelled to a size such that one single photo can no longer fit all of them unless a drone was activated.
The main sponsor for the meet up was Motorvac - Bynergy Asia Singapore, an automotive industry leader in Preventive Maintenance equipment and chemicals for technicians and shops.
Motorvac race queen, Vanessa, was also around to strut and pose for the owners' rides, setting pulses racing. It was show time!
The Suzuki Swift and its sportier sibling, the Swift Sport, are no strangers to car enthusiasts in Singapore. The Swift Sport offers lots of room for tuning and modding opportunities and at the same time, its stock 123bhp 1.6L free revving engine, coupled with quick gearing already gives the driver a pocket full of fun.
It is almost like a race kart in a handsome, hot hatch shell, always raring to go and eagerly waiting to swallow up the next corner.
As the event wrapped up for 2014, members of the Swift club had a good showing with lots of catching up with friends and befriending of new friends, plus the usual petrolhead banter. We had great fun too and look forward to more of such meets in the near future.
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