RE: New Jimny crushes it off-road: Time for Tea

[MC Bodge]

PBDirector said:

It has been YEARS since I’ve experienced this feeling of just pure, illogical, impulse purchase WANT.

Haha. They do look to be good, but as a surburbanite with a family, even as an outdoors enthusiast, I would never need a small off roader. If we lived on the moors or in the wilds, we'd have a more road orientated vehicle as a second car like a Duster. There are very few places (and fewer and fewer countries) in which absolutely fantastic off road ability is needed.

[stuman69er]

So i went to see if i could put some money down.... no go yet. said to come back in a couple of months.... said that i knew more than they did...after 10 mins sitting whilst they finished a meeting....

[blueST]

Clivey said:

toohuge said:

Does anyone know if this has 3 diffs or not?

It doesn't have axle lockers; it uses a brake based Traction Control system similar to Land Rovers.

It will be available with rear LSD in some markets, which should complement the electronic TC nicely. Probably won’t get that here though.

[MC Bodge]

blueST said:

It will be available with rear LSD in some markets, which should complement the electronic TC nicely. Probably won’t get that here though.

U suspect that few UK Jimny owners would need to be ability to drive the Rubicon Trail.

Off road enthusiasts would be able to source the parts though.

[Nerdherder]

Chojiin said:

Nerdherder said:

If a 'wagon' version of this comes out (no extended arches, steelies and as Spartan a trim as possible) it would also tick all family requirement boxes and would be a buy for me!

Oh for the love of Dog, PLEASE let this be official and not be a Photoshop mock up!?

It is unfortunately a render! But I WANT IT LIKE THIS AND HAVE THE MONEY SUZUKI.

P.s. Another render diplaying a different taste of 'new' Jimny..

Edited by Nerdherder on Saturday 21st July 13:17

[Nerdherder]

stuman69er said:

So i went to see if i could put some money down.... no go yet. said to come back in a couple of months.... said that i knew more than they did...after 10 mins sitting whilst they finished a meeting....

That dealerships like this manage to survive. The mind boggles.

[Nerdherder]

LimaDelta said:

Plenty more info here

Ace!

[cptsideways]

Room for the dog & a few bales of hay - Tick
Wife needs a new car with some 4x4 capability - Tick
Simple, basic, cheap to run & reliable - Tick
Does it come in a nice blue colour ? - If so - Tick
It's not French, German or made by JLR & hopefully built in Japan - Tick


So long as its not overpriced we will have one, the success of Dacia at this price point is really good news for Suzuki. Loving the boxy arched one too

[stuman69er]

Nerdherder said:

That dealerships like this manage to survive. The mind boggles.

I know. Sure thing is that I won’t be ordering there.

Nerdherder said:

P.s. Another render diplaying a different taste of 'new' Jimny..

Edited by Nerdherder on Saturday 21st July 13:17

Looks pretty cool, similar to what I’ll be putting together, smaller wheels, in grey.


Does anybody else think this is what the new defender should have been?

[warch]

stuman69er said:

Nerdherder said:

P.s. Another render diplaying a different taste of 'new' Jimny..

Edited by Nerdherder on Saturday 21st July 13:17

Looks pretty cool, similar to what I’ll be putting together, smaller wheels, in grey.


Does anybody else think this is what the new defender should have been?

Isn't that another Photoshop? Not too far from what you could achieve with an actual one though. I think the new Defender needs to be rather bigger and heavier with a bigger engine for towing.

[stuman69er]

warch said:

Isn't that another Photoshop? Not too far from what you could achieve with an actual one though. I think the new Defender needs to be rather bigger and heavier with a bigger engine for towing.

Yeah, photoshop job, like you say, just a few bolt on mods.

Defender was never meant to be a battleship, I think cheap and bullet proof were the main design ideas?

I wouldn’t fall out with bigger (4 decent size seats and a bit of rear storage), bigger engine for towing... yep....

But you can keep your heavier

[ambuletz]

these'll be so popular. as a very young child i remember how popular the 90s suzuki vitara was, it seemed like almost every woman wanted one in pink with chunky wheels, and the guys who owned one would get chunky wheels and a huge bumpers put on the front.

i remember seeing sights like these. *shudder*

[stuman69er]

ambuletz said:

these'll be so popular. as a very young child i remember how popular the 90s suzuki vitara was, it seemed like almost every woman wanted one in pink with chunky wheels, and the guys who owned one would get chunky wheels and a huge bumpers put on the front.

i remember seeing sights like these. *shudder*

My eyes, they burn!

[warch]

stuman69er said:

Defender was never meant to be a battleship, I think cheap and bullet proof were the main design ideas?

I wouldn’t fall out with bigger (4 decent size seats and a bit of rear storage), bigger engine for towing... yep....

But you can keep your heavier

Actually there isn't much to choose in terms of weight between a Jimny and Series I Landrover (1.1 v 1.2 tons), although the last Defender I drove weighed over 2 tons (110 station wagon). The added weight is better for towing, which is what I use Land Rovers for mostly.

If you don't need the towing ability, I reckon a well driven Jimny will run rings around anything else, I think being short and narrow is such an advantage for off roading, unless you're on a side slope but I try and avoid these anyway. A physically small vehicle can pick a better line than a bigger one and won't get wedged in trees or start sliding sideways (crew cabs pickups are a sod for doing the latter).


I imagine the low fuel costs will be nirvana for anyone used to things like Defenders.

[LimaDelta]

stuman69er said:

warch said:

Isn't that another Photoshop? Not too far from what you could achieve with an actual one though. I think the new Defender needs to be rather bigger and heavier with a bigger engine for towing.

Yeah, photoshop job, like you say, just a few bolt on mods.

Defender was never meant to be a battleship, I think cheap and bullet proof were the main design ideas?

I wouldn’t fall out with bigger (4 decent size seats and a bit of rear storage), bigger engine for towing... yep....

But you can keep your heavier

Interestingly the new Jimny is similar in size to a Series I 80" Land Rover.

[smithyithy]

Seriously though, as a young kid I thought those fatboy Vitaras and the equivalent wide RAV4 were the bee's knees (maybe not in Barbie-pink though..)

[Russian Troll Bot]

stuman69er said:

ambuletz said:

these'll be so popular. as a very young child i remember how popular the 90s suzuki vitara was, it seemed like almost every woman wanted one in pink with chunky wheels, and the guys who owned one would get chunky wheels and a huge bumpers put on the front.

i remember seeing sights like these. *shudder*

My eyes, they burn!

Needs the spare wheel cover with two mating rhinos for that extra touch of class

[Nerdherder]

I'll repost this to restore everyone's eyesight after that ghastly Vitara.

[AmosMoses]

Such a cool little thing, need to pressure the Mrs to get one so I can take it off roading

[PBDirector]

AmosMoses said:

Such a cool little thing, need to pressure the Mrs to get one so I can take it off roading

You got that backwards fella. I showed a pic to the wife, she said “woweee when can I have one”, I said “get fked - it’s MINE”