Photo: Indian Autos Blog
Body-on-frame SUVs are a dying breed, but somewhere out there, a handful of automakers keep the flame burning. Suzuki is one of those companies, and for what it’s worth, the Jimny still is a force to be reckoned with despite its increasingly old age. Can you believe the little four-by-four mountain goat is two decades old?
Seriously, the Jimny as we know it premiered at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. Do you remember 1997? As a brief refresher, that’s the year that brought Bill Clinton its second term as President of the United States of America, China resumed control of Hong Kong, and Princess Diana died in a car accident. And in these past two decades, the Jimny introduced lots of people to off-roading thanks to its relative cheapness and fantastic capability off the beaten path.
The truth, however, is that a change must happen for obvious reasons. On October 25, 2017, Suzuki will lift the veils off the all-new Jimny at the Tokyo Motor Show. An all-new design from the ground up, the newcomer soldiers on as a body-on-frame SUV that’s assuredly squared in appearance and high off the ground. Our friends at Indian Autos Blog had a go at rendering the 2018 Suzuki Jimny based on leaked pics and spy photos, and boy does it look neat!
Chunky plastic for wheel arches, round headlights integrated into a Jeep-like slotted grille, square-ish windows all around, it really does tick all the right boxes. Most impressively, however, is that Suzuki went forward with the classically correct 3-door design expected from a small off-road warrior.
An idea more comfortable on the inside, the 2018 Suzuki Jimny will be offered with a selection of three- and four-cylinder engine options. The Japanese automaker has plenty of mills available, both N/A and turbocharged, ranging from a 0.66-liter to the 1.4-liter turbo in the recently launched Swift Sport.
The bad news? Well, Suzuki isn't returning to the U.S. anytime soon.
The truth, however, is that a change must happen for obvious reasons. On October 25, 2017, Suzuki will lift the veils off the all-new Jimny at the Tokyo Motor Show. An all-new design from the ground up, the newcomer soldiers on as a body-on-frame SUV that’s assuredly squared in appearance and high off the ground. Our friends at Indian Autos Blog had a go at rendering the 2018 Suzuki Jimny based on leaked pics and spy photos, and boy does it look neat!
Chunky plastic for wheel arches, round headlights integrated into a Jeep-like slotted grille, square-ish windows all around, it really does tick all the right boxes. Most impressively, however, is that Suzuki went forward with the classically correct 3-door design expected from a small off-road warrior.
An idea more comfortable on the inside, the 2018 Suzuki Jimny will be offered with a selection of three- and four-cylinder engine options. The Japanese automaker has plenty of mills available, both N/A and turbocharged, ranging from a 0.66-liter to the 1.4-liter turbo in the recently launched Swift Sport.
The bad news? Well, Suzuki isn't returning to the U.S. anytime soon.
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