Suzuki Jimny 2019 review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2019
- Could the biggest new arrival of 2019 also be the smallest? Malcolm Flynn went to the Australian launch of the new Suzuki Jimny to find out if the international hype matches reality.
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What a refreshingly honest review, from a well chosen reviewer with history with the brand and model. Wish all reviews were this good👍
Thanks very much for the great feedback Gaz! I went into even more detail in the written review if you haven't seen it yet. Cheers, Mal Flynn
www.carsguide.com.au/car-reviews/suzuki-jimny-72749
If you need a good commuter that you can also take camping and fishing where ever and when ever you like this is the perfect off road car.Cheap to run and cheap to buy,the Suzuki has always been a great off roader.
So would you recommend this for a daily use car?? .. I don't do a lot of off road .. but most of my drives is in city and on highway 140 km per hour speed ..what do you think ?? I always loved this car since I was a child ..
Wish there was a variant with the swift sport turbo engine.
The Jimmy is available with 600 cc turbocharger engine but unfortunately it only available in Japanese
I can see where you're coming from, but reckon the extra performance would only accentuate the Jimny's urban shortcomings. Cheers, Mal Flynn
It would be like steering a rocketship with an oar.
@@gabutman6144 You mean thankfully!, what a useless 4wd that would be
Its quite unstable at speed. So big no no.
Best review I've seen of the suzy, not once compared to a bmw or a merc, well done, anyone who has EVER owned a Suzy already loves them!!
Owned what we called a Suzuki Samurai 4X4 here in Canada & was the best car I've ever owned, just bullet proof... hope the new product are still built as tough ;-)
But they are not sold in Canada.
My first car a soft top Suzuki samauri..they would fly off the shelves if Suzuki brought them back to the states..
James Johnson When I was flying in Puerto Rico a few years back, a friend of mine bought one. His flew out of his driveway. Stolen. Cool car though.
Been a fan of Jimny jeep.
I kinda of like this car
That is the first review I have seen with a towbar fitted, and I have a couple of issues with it, namely, it hangs far too low and back wiping out your departure angle (I know they are required to be made like this but still...) and secondly what are you going to tow using a Jimny? A shoe box?
G'day R, Great point. It's hard to imagine the new Jimny being rated to tow much more than an empty box trailer or carry a bike rack. There's no mention of tow ratings in the press material, but we've sought answers from Suzuki. The car featured in the B-roll above with the towbar and nudge bar fitted, and the JBOX plates, I presume is actually the ARB test vehicle which has since been outfitted with a pile of prototype aftermarket gear. This particular footage was actually shot in December, but depicts the route and terrain we drove this week. I have a feeling this car was used for ADR certification, which could be why it's wearing the tow and nudge bars. Yep, the towbar does hang low and it does affect the departure angle. If it is available to buy, it'd probably be very welcome by those wanting to tow tinnies along the beach etc, where you don't need the epic departure angle. Cheers for thought though, Mal Flynn
@@carsguide My inlaws used a 2stroke to tow 44gallon drums into the bush for the dozers, or bales of hay for the cattle, I'm afraid you people forget what they are designed for, bush first city slickers next, for the pose value, the country is where these cars shine, .......cant imagine what you could tow??? how naive.......
@@reefer2917 I was referring to its potential rating, not its outright capability. I used to snatch bogged LandCruisers with mine, but I wouldn't want to see a Jimny towing one down the Hume! Hope that makes more sense. Cheers, Mal Flynn
Reefer the point I was trying to make is how much the towbar compromises some of the off road abilities of the vehicle, and how there are probably better things to use for towing anyway, and you chose to go on a rant about city slickers. Nice projecting, seeing as you know nothing about me, have fun with that.
lol
it's not 24k unfortunately ..... 28k drive away in Victoria..
They told me 30k drive away for auto in NSW. Crazy. I thought it would have been about 25-26.
That only for demo car that have 0km if it have more 3000km or more it will go cheaper
$30k for manual in Perth... Yikes
$35+ in Canberra
36k for the manual drive away now in NSW … 🤯
Zuk's have always made great side by side atv's and a soft top version would be awsome. Dont expect a Ferrari, they are built for off road fun.
Should be called a Sierra in Australia
You can call it Frank if you like
It is call Suzuki Jimny Sierra the basic Jimny it is with no wide flare on them in Japan, thank god we didn’t want it because it is a slow 660cc turbo engine with no wide flare but u can bolt on Vitara Turbo on Sierra as they have same engine compression
I thought it was something someone had built in their shed.
I simply hit the like button because it is Jimny... I don't care about its on road manner but I am smitten by its look and off-road charm. Sadly I can't get one
Ordered one myself, but i dont like the name Should of called it the Samurai 2.0
@Lilac Tortoise Fair doo's, thing is, in the UK a sierra is an old Ford model, and it was crap ;-) . Wouldn't work here. Samurai is an awesome name, so much so.... i'm gonna put a samurai badge on mine LOL. All the best, Andy UK.
@@andyakarudolfhessiansack7936 yeah, Samurai is way awesome. If I get my hands on one of this (in about a million years from now) I will stick that steel letter decal SAMURAI on the hood/ bonnet.
@Lilac Tortoise I believe back in the days the samurai was the US version of Sierra. In the American context, the zuk SAMURAI is nostalgically affiliated with the many Americans. Even to these days, Zook cultists have the same brain freeze reaction if someone mentioned the Zook SAMURAI (same with some Jeep guys but for a different reason) 😁
You buy it principally for off road use other wise you're buying the wrong car.
Too expensive to justify as an off road only car. Value would only be there once they hit the used market below 15k. At 30k should be a good compromise between on road and off road I reckon.
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It only has 3 stars because it is not pedestrian friendy...
In the car you are nice and save !
i think time for Toyota revive back the Mini Cruiser
Haha.I wouldnt like to be in a serious accident in it.I'm guessing i will become "at one"with the car.
Wheres the offroading?
I test drove one on Australia day, those rear seats are just a ploy, 10yo kid wouldnt even fit comfortably.
Yep, for occasional use as I said. Cheers, Mal Flynn
Sick of that colour already and i haven't even seen it in person yet.
I have a feeling you'll be seeing a lot more of it too. Mine would be beige. Cheers, Mal Flynn
@@carsguide White for me
@@Gonzarelli Orange, like my first one! but deep green would be ok, hell anything but white!! :-D
Yep it’s my least favourite colour. I want a black one which unfortunately doesn’t exist, but I saw a blue today at a dealer and it looked pretty cool
Only if come to India
You're wrong about millions of these made in India by Maruti. The Jimny is made in Japan and none in India.
I was referring to its predecessor, admittedly two generations prior. This one is destined for all sorts of developing markets. Cheers, Mal
The maruti siera was still being made up untill recently in India which was the pre 96 model with leaf springs
Henry Nathan you’re absolutely right they are made in Japan
Small tires and low ground clearance. Those are my two issues.
I’d definitely rather have this than the new horribly overpriced Fiat Wrangler.
Needs a 6th gear
First
Not hard with this channel.
+Gonzarelli haha
$30k for this ? Nuts ! You can buy a proper car and still have change...
that tow bar addition is laughable, look how much ground clearance that eats up. Also you mentioned its easy to get out of the back seat. Yeah nah mate not true at all. I demo drove one on Australia day and the exit from passenger seat via the front was a squeeze and im a normal sized guy not caring 40kg extra like you are. so thats more proof you didnt really do much research on it. As for claming its not great for handling, yeah that will happen when you have such skinny tyres on a car with a high center of gravity. Common sense mate. your clutching at straws here
C'mon BikeStuff, 40kg? Don't forget the camera adds 10 pounds (yes, 4.5kg). Compared with the old Zooks, rear seat access is a cinch. If it doesn't meet your expectations, that's cool though. This is very much a niche product. Cheers for your thoughts, Mal Flynn