Off-roading capabilities, Capable & Stylish SUV for urban as well as rural driving.
Its narrow width, Mediocre AC cooling & rear seatbelt 90-second siren.
It's based on a ladder frame chassis, the oldest and most easily constructed chassis. It gets its name from a ladder with two long and heavy beams supported by two short beams. JIMNY also has a 3-link rigid axle suspension, increasing tyre contact in off-roading terrains with coil springs. It's a great set-up for off-roading; even Thar is based on that. The articulation of Jimny is great, with a ground clearance of 210 mm, and the 3-link rigid axle suspension helps the Jimny from tipping while travelling over rough ground or when turning. This helps to minimise the tendency of rolling and pitching of the chassis. It also has an electronic traction control system that automatically brakes slipping wheels allowing torque to be redistributed to other wheels, and it won't be wrong to mention here that JIMNY, another option could also be Joly In Mud, Navigate Yearningly.
I had literally nose-dived from a cliff and was fearing the rear wheels to fly off and topple, but here the departure angle of 50°, a ramp break-over angle of 24°, and an approach angle of 36° all work in conjunction to make any road your highway. It literally glides over anything when you engage the 4L and Suzuki's AllGrip Pro 4WD system with a manual transfer case and low-range gearbox with '2WD-high', '4WD-high' and '4WD-low' can tackle any surface. Well, Thar not just gets more ground clearance but also excels in approach angle. In comparison, the departure angle of Jimny is better than that of Thar, but because of the longer wheelbase, the break-over angle of Jimmy is less compared to Thar.
Jimny gets the older K15B, 1.5-litre petrol that comes mated to either a 4-speed torque converter automatic or a 5-speed manual gearbox. However, the engine is being made RDE-compliant. Rather than formulating a new formula, MSIL has tweaked the already proven engine and gearbox; what ain't broken, don't fix it. The Jimny churns out 103 bhp of power and 134Nm of peak torque. This might look like baby figures, but the kerb weight is only 1205 Kg. For perspective, Thar weighs around 1750Kg, so the power-to-weight ratio is apt in Jimny and does not feel underpowered. Here perfect acronym for JIMNY could be Juggling Impressive Mobility, Nimbleness, and Youthfulness. It's quite a capable offroader and can be termed as a mountain GOAT for its narrow width. It tackles those mountain passes and twisties with ease. We drove it over a bed of rocks, and its wheel articulation and stability are spot on, while on tha tarmac, it turns into smooth driving with much lower NVH levels when compared with Thar. I see it becoming a mountain favourite, and hence this acronym can also be attributed to JIMNY - Jetting In Mountains, Navigating Yearning. The Water wading capacity is about 300 mm(3-door Jimny) which is not much when compared with Thar's 650mm, but if you want to go swimming, adding snorkels from aftermarket can take the water wading capacity beyond 600mm.
