Road Test
Never a mud-life crisis when at the wheel of a Jimny
Suzuki’s latest iteration of the boxy classic combines urban necessities with off-road agility
It’s easy to love boxy cars like the new Suzuki Jimny. The fourth generation’s retro aggressive styling offers a welcome break from the stagnancy of mostly rounded modern vehicles. The Jimny entered the Japanese “kei” car market (the category for the smallest passenger vehicles allowed on highways) in 1970, some nine years prior to Mercedes-Benz introducing its renowned G-Wagen. At 1,715mm high and 3,625mm nose-to-tail, it’s dwarfed by almost every other SUV, yet it beats many on sheer off-road capability.
Ask yourself what the latest Suzuki Jimny is and you may end up with “fashion accessory” — the Mini Cooper of SUVs, so to speak. Under normal crossover circumstances, and thanks to cuteness and vibrant colours, many are tempted to view it as such; however, the Jimny is not a normal circumstance. Underpinned by a ladder-frame chassis and part-time four-wheel drive, as well as a low-range transfer case, it can do stuff in the rough like no other vehicle in its price bracket. T...
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