Suzuki Jimny

The Suzuki Jimny is finally available with five doors, promising more space. Is it good enough?

If you read forums and comments sections the five-door Jimny XL is exactly what Aussies have been after.

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More Suzuki Jimnys than ever were sold in August 2024 – after it broke its sales record three times in a row earlier this year – with YTD sales up 142 per cent.

Sales of new vehicles with manual gearboxes have slumped, now accounting for 3.5 per cent of the mix.

More production of the Suzuki Jimny off-roader has been secured for Australia – as it moves to drive-away pricing in most states and territories.

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My partner wanted a comfortable and quiet daily driver. I wanted a Suzuki Jimny. We compromised and got a Jimny.

Most reliable car/'Beep' (too small to call it a Jeep) I have ever driven! I have had it 15 years and this is the first time I have had any trouble. It's old now and I dread parting with it. The Jimny has got me through snow, mud, floods and mountains.

I bought the Jimny new, in March 2015. First thing I did was to take out the rear seats, and fit a "storage" system that would hold all I need for trips by myself, swag-camping along the way. As long as you "get it", you cannot be anything other than rapped with these little beasts. It's still "stock" apart from an Outback Accessories bull bar and a transfer cover bash plate, but it is still an awesome 4WD when it comes to off-road! I loaded up recently, to travel up the coast from Perth to Karijini National Park, stopping off at points along the way. I had it loaded to GVM, but it hardly felt any different to running with driver only. I have to say that the Jimny isn't suited to dirt roads with severe corrugations. I think the wheel base is to short to ride over them comfortably. It's a testament to the build quality that it didn't fall apart - my dash cam was recording almost constant +2G readings at one stage. What amazed me was the way it drove on the highway. I did the return trip (1600 km) with only stops for fuel, and I never felt fatigued once! Believe me, I would have broken the journey if I was feeling too tired, having had a couple of "incidents" whilst driving my company Hilux. As previously stated - if you "get" the Jimny, then you will enjoy it immensely, but they aren't for everyone. You need to "get" that it has a small motor. You need to "get" that it is geared a bit like a truck, therefore doesn't do 0 to 100 kph in 5 seconds!!