Should you’ve had eyes on the Suzuki Jimny however can’t stay with the truth that the little 4×4 solely has two doorways, this new Jimny 5-Door – launched this afternoon by official Suzuki distributor Naza Jap Motors – could be heaven-sent, or is it?
That is determined by your expectations of additional area, as a result of the Jimny 5-Door is actually the identical automobile, simply longer and with two extra doorways than the unique that was launched right here in 2021. To accommodate the additional doorways, Suzuki has lengthened the Jimny by 340 mm, though total size remains to be under 4m at 3,985 mm. For context, the Perodua Ativa – one of many extra compact SUVs on the town – is 4,065 mm lengthy (+80 mm).
The entire additional size has gone into the two,590 mm wheelbase, so together with the additional doorways are added rear legroom and a considerably bigger cargo space, which has greater than doubled in dimension from simply 85 to 211 litres. This additionally implies that the off-roader’s clearance angles are minimally affected in comparison with if the overhangs have been longer.
The ladder body Jimny’s break-over angle has gone from from 28 levels to 24, strategy and departure angles at the moment are 36 levels (was 37) and 47 levels (was 49) respectively, and floor clearance remains to be 210 mm. The comparatively slim 1,645 mm width and comparatively tall 1,720 mm top are commonplace Jimny, however fairly uncommon in comparison with common car-based SUVs.
Additionally uncommon is the Jimny’s seems, however that’s truly a important draw relating to this fourth-generation Jimny – what do you consider the 5-Door’s seems versus the unique? Can not, or acceptable trade-off? A good higher candidate for ‘Child-G’ mods?
Modifications to the remainder of the outside and inside are minimal – on the skin, the Jimny 5-Door comes with chrome rings on the five-slot grille, whereas the no-nonsense, no-frills cockpit now sports activities a 9.0-inch touchscreen head unit, two inches bigger than the HU we had within the unique. Notice that the four-seat format has been retained; there’s no centre seatbelt for the 50:50 break up folding rear seats.
Additionally unchanged are what’s beneath the boxy physique. Energy comes from a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine with 102 PS (100 hp) and 130 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. The K15B is paired with a four-speed torque converter computerized gearbox (no five-speed handbook for us, as per the three-door) and there’s Suzuki’s AllGrip Professional part-time four-wheel-drive system with a low-range switch case (2H, 4H and 4L).
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h is a leisurely, to place it mildly. After you attain the century mark in 17.2 seconds, you might have 40 km/h extra earlier than most velocity.
As for equipment, it’s lower than what you’ll count on from car-based SUVs. The gear listing reads computerized LED projector headlamps with washer (handbook levelling), 15-inch darkish gray alloys, electrically-adjustable and foldable wing mirrors, computerized air conditioning, the above-mentioned 9.0-inch head unit with Android Auto and Apple Carplay, reverse digicam, cruise management, buttons on the leather-based steering and material seats.
Security sensible, there are six airbags (entrance, aspect and curtain), ABS, ESP, hill maintain management, hill descent management (10 km/h in excessive vary, 5 km/h in low vary), Isofix youngster seat mounts (2x rear) and rear parking sensors.
A CBU import from Maruti India (the SWB comes from Japan), the Suzuki Jimny 5-Door is priced from RM199,950 on-the-road excluding insurance coverage, a good bit greater than the three-door’s RM175k worth. Color choices are Bluish Black Pearl, Granite Grey Metallic, Chiffon Ivory Metallic (with black roof, two-tone), Scorching Pink Metallic with a black roof (see the gallery under) and the signature Jungle Inexperienced you see right here. A word on the colors: metallic colors are a RM1,500 value choice (RM201,450) and two-tone choices value RM2,500 additional (RM202,450).
So, what do you consider the Jimny 5-Door? After all, this automobile makes little or no sense (a slight enchancment from the ‘zero’ we known as in our evaluation of the unique), and it’s not for everybody (most individuals can be higher served by a traditional SUV), but when its distinctive charms communicate to you, there’s nothing on sale in the present day fairly just like the Jimny – learn our evaluation right here.
GALLERY: Suzuki Jimny 5-Door in Jungle Inexperienced
GALLERY: Suzuki Jimny 5-Door in Scorching Pink Metallic
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