Suzuki Jimny Review

In the beginning, there will be only one engine option in the Jimny: a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol unit that will churn out 100bhp and 130Nm which is naturally aspirated. It will be mated with the standard 5-speed gearbox. The claimed top speed is 145 kmph. The gearing ratios are short and the acceleration is linear

Considering the love of Indian buyers of diesel cars, Maruti Suzuki is likely to launch Jimny in the Diesel Engine option as well. Mostly it will be the same 1.5 BS6 Engine doing duty in the Ciaz.

And also there will be a 4-speed or 5-speed automatic gearbox option as well.

Jimny comes with a part-time, low-range four-wheel drive.  And is capable of heavy off-roading.

The Jimny gets a pretty soft suspension setup, still, the ride is not that smooth and you feel the potholes travel till you. It has too much body movement and the ride is quite bouncy over the undulations of the road.

The performance of the springs is impressive when you take the Jimny off-road. While traveling over huge obstacles, the suspension keeps all the four wheels on the ground.In some scenarios, it crashes over some large obstacles.

The steering is not at all precise, we have to judge the direction way before turning the steering wheel and the steering has a bit of play. There is no feedback on the tyres to the steering while cornering.

Noise and vibration

The 1.5-litre petrol engine is not rev-happy, and is noisy when you work hard on it. Considering petrol engine one will hope it is silent but at higher revs it gets quite loud.

Both the manual and automatic gearboxes have short ratios which makes the engine loud at high speeds. The road and wind noise do filer in the cabin and hence rises the NVH levels

 

Quality

The Jimny has hard plastics all over, and does not give a plush feel inside the cabin. But still it looks that is built to last and seems durable.

The doors feel light and soft when you shut them.

 

Front space

In the front you get decent headroom for tall passengers. The the shoulder room is also decent.

 

The door pockets are small , but there is small space in front of the gearlever for keeping your phone or keys etc.

.There’s also a useful space above the glovebox for storing other things. It also has two cupholders at the back between the front seats.

Rear space

There are only two seats in the rear and also the legroom is limited due the short length of jimny. And gentting in an out to the rear seats is quite cummbersome due to 3-door design of the vehicle

The rear seats can be folded in split flat, and also the front seats can be reclined complete horizontal , which turns the seats into a bed.

 

Jimny has 85 litres of boot space, which is like half of the most cars. 

 

Equipment

 

Jimny gets air conditioning, cruise control, electric front windows, automatic lights and of course four-wheel drive. Tom trim gets alloy wheels, LED headlights, climate control, heated front seats, a leather steering wheel and a touchscreen infotainment system.

 

Safety features

Jimny gets a collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning and the usual selection of airbags.But Jimny received a three-star (out of five) rating from Euro NCAP, with low scores in almost every category.