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Carbon Suited Swift Standing out from the crowd is this spoiler. No, the patterns are not stickers, but a real US-imported carbon weave. A Prodrive steering wheel and gear knob, a Defi 3-gauge kit and Defi’s Advance ZD multifunction display make for a sporting cabin. RS-G & SR-6 N ever have we seen a car fitted with more carbon fibre components in the past decade than this Suzuki Swift! Usually, the carbon fibre treatment only extends to the hood, front grille and interior trim, but this time round, it not only extends to the roof, and wheel arches. This project was the result of years of effort by UP Aeropart and its carbon-fibre producing subsidiary Carbon Vacuum, which aimed to produce high-grade carbon fibre in the pursuit of weight saving, as the material weighs a lot less than most metals. Our featured car, the Suzuki Swift, has carbon fibre parts inspired by the JDM Racing movement. Worth noting is how the carbon fibre is produced, through 66