@@carguy792 i owned the diesel, it was shit for jimny. it was just 1.5L Diesel and it was even 90kg heavier than the petrol, just on the front axle. It got turbo lag and the engine isnt as robust as the petrol. the 1.3 Petrol is all in all the better engine, its lighter, power is better to dose, cheaper in tax (in germany) and the car drives better because 90kg lighter on the front axle (really feels lighter, steering is very different in both verions). Diesel is only good if you drive long distances, if not -> petrol better. And its good to have no turbo, the engine is made to drive in every country with every fuel, good or bad, in every situations no matter where you are. Its more consequent to built jimny just with N/A petrol.
really wish the jimny came with a diesel engine or turbocharged petrol needs bit more grunt
They offered a Renault 1.5 diesel in Europe, saw lots in Switzerland a few years ago. Shame it never made it to the UK.
@@AndyT001 yeah that really is it would be a dinky dacia with the renault set up, really wished they released them here.
@@carguy792 i owned the diesel, it was shit for jimny. it was just 1.5L Diesel and it was even 90kg heavier than the petrol, just on the front axle. It got turbo lag and the engine isnt as robust as the petrol. the 1.3 Petrol is all in all the better engine, its lighter, power is better to dose, cheaper in tax (in germany) and the car drives better because 90kg lighter on the front axle (really feels lighter, steering is very different in both verions). Diesel is only good if you drive long distances, if not -> petrol better. And its good to have no turbo, the engine is made to drive in every country with every fuel, good or bad, in every situations no matter where you are. Its more consequent to built jimny just with N/A petrol.