re: New Suzuki Jimny in 2018 Quote:
Originally Posted by shankar.balan I really wish they would bring this in immediately.
I saw it in 2004 in the Koramangala Indoor Stadium when they showcased it here.
Ive seen many of them abroad.
This is the perfect little Urban SUV + Tiny OffRoader - absolutely ideal for a youngster or young family even.
If Mahindra can market that KUV100, then I just DO NOT UNDERSTAND MARUTI's IDIOCY in not having launched this all these years in addition to the GYPSY.
After all, the sheer number of variants that they have across their model range is probably the most across manufacturers here in India.
What on earth prevents their IDIOT MANAGEMENT from bringing this lovely vehicle here?
I'll never understand their mentality, for sure!
Same goes for Toyota - it could have brought in the lovely RAV4 here a long time back, to cater to those who want an Urban SUV with secure lockable full metal body and fantastic off roading ability! |
You're speaking for thousands of us out there Shankar.
Well, it is great news indeed if true however the catch here is the “New”.
In its current guise Jimny has existed as a quintessential no nonsense off roader in Europe, Australia, parts of South America & some parts of Africa.
What we don’t need Suzuki is to saddle it with one dozen cup holders, all kinds of electronic nannies, add two more doors & lots of chrome, that god awful chrome that I see everywhere now. If I want any/all of this there are a number of options available in the market.
There’s already a rumour that Suzuki plans to replace Jimny’s Drive Action 4X4 with Suzuki’s All Grip All Wheel Drive System (sounds wrong already). What those change will do to it’s off roading capability, I don’t know. A ladder type chassis with a dual ratio low range transfer case is a basic requirement in a 4X4 & if Suzuki decides to take that away (in all its wisdom) then I’m simply not interested.
Jimny like Gypsy is loved all over the world for its simplicity of design, ability to go off-road and many a times embarrass much more accomplished 4X4s while doing so.
I’m afraid Suzuki in its zeal to offer more practicality & please a wider target audience will dial it down & with it will go one of the last affordable 4X4s that will be missed as much by Scottish farmers as by already deprived thousands of enthusiasts from India. There are more than adequate number of cute utes available from a large number of manufacturers, we don’t need one more.
Or should we be just grateful that Suzuki has finally relented and decided to make it here; that is almost a blessing actually as many would be glad to lay their hands on one in whichever form. I have read somewhere that Jeep is also working hard to bring an India specific SUV to the market within a certain price bracket but for all we know it will be another stripped down cross over with just a badge.
So is Jimny actually our best bet as far as an affordable 4X4 with a reasonably good off roading ability is concerned; probably yes.
I know that car designers everywhere are under tremendous pressure to improve emissions & fuel economy as governments around the world are mandating those stricter parameters however it is very much possible to maintain character of a vehicle even as some of its functions/design are improved/modernized; just look at Land Rover Defender (oh no, it is also being discontinued..). Well, as Bon Dylan once famously said, ”The times, they are a- changin'….”Or maybe not (let’s all hope that Suzuki proves us wrong).
Last edited by Vikram Arya : 6th August 2016 at 04:12.
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