Suzuki Jimny

Kinda neat baby G wagon. Interesting alternative to all the CUVs with all kinda of overdone plastic bits trying to look like toys.

R

This is the colourway I like the most but it isnt coming to Aus

Suzuki pulled out of NA just in time to develop a product that would have been competitive here. claps

The Jimmy name has been used in Japan for a decade before the Seinfeld episode existed. It would have made for a great Super Bowl ad crossover though.

some video of this thing in the round:

Jalopnik review: The 2018 Suzuki Jimny Is the Off-Road Bargain of Your Dreams, and the Highway Cruiser of Your Nightmares

Saw it recently in a trip in Japan. Wonderful little car. Back to the basics. Simple lines, tons of character.


how nicely its beige color blends with this rusty look-like tarmac

I pretty much loathe SUVs but I would drive that :slight_smile:

Look OK. But cheap cars drive cheap.

I’m guessing it is one of those things that is good from far, but far from good.

R

I’v always had a soft spot for these kinds of things since the Geo Tracker :smiley:

Richard, Jimny is a very good car for the main markets that is targeting. Japanese, Asian ones and in European as a rental car in southern countries (lot’s of them). I rented once the last generation and went to isolated beaches where the access was difficult (rough gravel, steep uphills/downhills). But Jimny is superb as a off-roader and compact for the narrow streets in Asia and Europe.
On the tarmac though the story is different.
Japan actually kept more Jimnys than it intended once the demand exceeded their expectations.

I didn’t question if it was popular or capable offload, but a good car? ie. one you’d actually want to own/drive.

R

If it’s popular and capable offroad then how could it be a bad car?
Looks great, cheap price, drives functionally fine for 90% of the time which is just sitting in traffic, and reflects a lifestyle people want on weekends.
I’d get one.

Sounds like an appliance to me. Not something I’d like to live with. But that’s just me.

I think we as designers (if anyone) should hope for better.

How about inspiring? Enjoyable? A great overall experience? Something you love? Something you want to keep?

R

This can almost go in the concept vs. production thread with all that added plastic compared to the first image…
Anyhow I wonder how they drive but the Suzuki’s are becoming more popular these days.

VW Beetle is awful in everyway, but I think it’s a car everyone should drive. I’ve looked at getting a Super Beetle convertible as a summer car and I’m sure I would adore it. I see the same things in the Jimny. It’s like a modern VW Thing.

You’re not going to like this but yep it ticks all those boxes for me and what I need/want and from watching the reviews it seems like does too.

I can understand if it is a regional thing though. In Aus if I wanted a new car with similar capabilities they would be nearly double the price (or more) yet it is a lot more than half the car and in its category there’s just nothing remotely close to it. The Jimnys have been around a long time now and have a pretty good reputation for ability and reliability. If we go fast, cheap, good then the design nails 2 better than anything in its class.

It just got in top 3 at the world car awards.

I think Jimny is popular because it has something that 99% of the cars (and products) around us does not. Honesty. It is the most unpretentious, honest, utilitarian car.

This thing is so adorable. I like this article on how it is the real successor to the Land Rover Defender: Suzuki Jimny offroad test in England | Autoblog


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I think it’s interesting comparing this thread with the Supra thread. The Jimny is not for everyone, but it does seem like it’s for someone.