Suzuki Jimny

FIRST REPORT Baby 4x4 makes a good impression as we start to learn why it has a two-year waiting list

James Batchelor

James_Batchelor@dennis.co.uk @JRRBatchelor Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 85/830 litres Running costs 34.2mpg (on test) £50 fill-up THE Suzuki Jimny is one of those cars that doesn’t come along very often. It’s amusingly old-fashioned in an unashamed kind of way, unapologetic about its shortcomings, truculent and likes to get muddy. Apart from the last point, we go hand-in-hand together and that’s why I’ll be running this delightfully beige example for the next six months. And it really is beige. Suzuki calls it ‘Chiffon Ivory Pearl Metallic,’ while the roof is finished in ‘Blueish Black’, which seems rather fancy for what is, let’s face it, a car that’s anything but fancy. You can even have a shade called ‘Brisk Blue’, for heaven’s sake. While the Jimny is brand new, it comes from a different time. It replaces the last Jimny, which was on…

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