Brand new Jimny gets all-terrain R15 tyres immediately after delivery

The tyre swap didn't change the way the SUV drives, but does make it look much better though.

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So, a very close friend picked up the Jimny Alpha AT today. I went with him for the delivery and wanted to share a few pictures and observations from a short drive in the car.

Booking: We opted for the blue colour as it was readily available. We got the car in 2 days flat from the date of booking. The car was booked with Rs 11,000/- and the rest was paid on the day of the delivery. The booking experience was great, with no-nonsense behaviour from the sales executive. The salespeople did not know their car well though, and had very primitive knowledge of how the 4X4 in the car works.

Delivery: The car was delivered today. We had asked the sales team to complete all formalities and keep the car ready by the afternoon. They complied and we took delivery around 2 PM. Overall experience was good, though there were swirl marks on the bonnet.

Initial Impressions: The car is super smooth to drive. I currently drive a Scorpio N and hence felt the Jimny steering to be a little heavy, but it is more to do with the Scorpio's super light steering than the Jimny's. The car is not super quick and not super slow. I feel that the cruising speeds for the car would/should be around 85 km/h on highways for smooth and peaceful drives - not that it would not cross 100 km/h and stay stable at those speeds. The car has typical body-on-frame characteristics and coming from the Scorpio - I did not mind them. The cabin is silent and my initial impressions are that the insulation works well.

Tyre Swap: Went straight to a tyre dealer and got the tyres changed to Wrangler ATs - 215/75/15. I did not notice a lot of difference in the way the car drives after the tyre swap. The car looked better with the new tyres though. More muscle than the stock tyres. Testing for off-road behaviour will follow soon hopefully.

Adding a few pictures from the day:

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