New Swift prices

Suzuki has announced prices for its all-new Swift which goes on sale in the UK on June 1.

The new supermini, which has had sales globally of more thanfivemillionsinceitslaunch in 2005, is now available as a five-door model only, and the popularSwiftSZ3ispricedfrom £10,999 up to £15,499 for the top range 1.2-litre SZ5 SHVS Allgrip with manual transmission and four-wheel-drive.

The 111bhp 1.0-litre threecylinder Boosterjet turbo engine offers emissions of 104g/km and 61.4mpg for manual transmission model and the Boosterjet engine is also available with Suzuki’s SHVS mild hybrid system with emissions of 97g/km which equates to 67.5mpg.

At 3,840mm long, the new Swiftis10mmshorterthanthe outgoing model, while its wheelbase is 20mm longer, creating more interior room including 25 per cent more luggage capacity at 265 litres. Itisalso15mmlowerand40mm wider.

SEAT’S Leon Cupra is a car with a cult following and now its army of fans have something even more special boast about.

Enter the Leon Cupra 300, the quickest production car SEAT has made and as the name suggest it packs a whopping 300ps.

It can also be had with ultra-grippy allwheel-drive for the first time, although that’s available only on the estate version.

Mated to a six-speed DSG semiautomatic transmission it’s good for 0 to 60 in a blistering 4.9 seconds – hot in anyone’s book and one of the fastest estates around.

But while the latest Cupra has smashed into the 300ps zone it’s also broken the £30,000 barrier with the three model line up now starting from £30,155 for the three-door Leon Cupra SC.

As the flagship of the new Leon range, the Cupra 300 is the Spanish car maker’s alternative to the likes of the Volkswagen Golf R, the Ford Focus RS and Honda’s current Civic Type R.

And as ever it’s true hot stuff, splendid fun to drive and it remains keenly priced