RE: Suzuki Jimny (2019): Driven

[cib24]

How much room do we reckon is in the engine bay? LS Swap or at least swap in the 2ZR-GE from the Toyota Yaris GRMN / Lotus Elise?

Or is there an aftermarket for this 1.5L motor already where you can buy a supercharger conversion?

[PBDirector]

simonbamg said:

We got a bite hahahah just copying what’s usually said on the wonderful PH forum

Damn you.

[loveice]

NadiR said:

Looks like a great fun, though I'd have thought the 1.4 Boosterjet engine from the new Swift Sport would be a more suitable match.

I'll have mine in Jungle Green, with a lift kit and chunkier tyres please

Why would you think a turbo charged smaller engine is better than a N/A engine in a true off-roader?

[loveice]

skyrover said:

An N/A 2.0 litre would be a better match.

Turbo's are unpleasant offroad.

The 1.5L is a N/A engine though...

[skyrover]

loveice said:

The 1.5L is a N/A engine though...

I was responding to the claim that a turbo would be better

[Jim the Sunderer]

Should have put a turbo engine in it, if the 1980s drivetrain can handle that much power.

Looks good though, it's refreshing to see a newly launched vehicle that isn't a chubster.

[MC Bodge]

loveice said:

NadiR said:

Looks like a great fun, though I'd have thought the 1.4 Boosterjet engine from the new Swift Sport would be a more suitable match.

I'll have mine in Jungle Green, with a lift kit and chunkier tyres please

Why would you think a turbo charged smaller engine is better than a N/A engine in a true off-roader?

Because they actually want a soft-roader that looks like an off-roader.

Isn't the new G-wagen more on-road than off-road?

[aaron_2000]

Jim the Sunderer said:

Should have put a turbo engine in it, if the 1980s drivetrain can handle that much power.

Yeah, they should've put 22's on it and quilted leather, maybe blacked it out and charged a laughable price for it. Wait, isn't there already company that has a car from the 80's that does that? Oh yeah, Mercedes This is an off roader, not a soft roader, N/A is by far the better choice for off road use.

[Sway]

Nanook said:

More low end torque. You don't want to be using 5000rpm offroad (or maybe you do, but I hope you understand what I mean)

Don't need torque when you've got the right gearing...

[flatso]

As soon as the4 door version is out, the order willbe placed.
Finally a new car where the designers were not let losse with fantasmagorical, undescipherable shapes and idiotic lines. Excellent stuff!

[skyrover]

You do need torque when offroading, whether than comes from gearing or grunt.

This biggest problem with turbo's off-road is that lack of very fine throttle control required when clambering over obstacles.

Diesel's get away with it because even off boost, they still have plenty of low down grunt. not so much with petrols.

Observe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-x19sc4ZBI

[NordicCrankShaft]

Really like this.

Look forward to renting one in Iceland and F roading it in a few years!

[Sway]

Fair point - I should have said "don't need engine torque if you've got the right gearing"...

As my old SJ413 Samurai proved to quite a few people in clay pits.

Bloody loved that thing. 8 mile twisty B Road commute, treating the throttle as a binary switch. Steering you sent a telegram to half a mile before the corner so it had time to decide whether to respond or not...

Roller painted NATO green, with immense orange PH smiley across the bonnet.

[ambuletz]

It looks like video reviews are starting to come in now. the usual big names in youtube car reviewing channels (i dont mean vloggers)

[RATATTAK]

Couple of original SJ10s having fun in the wild - early eighties in Nigeria

[SL22]

ambuletz said:

It looks like video reviews are starting to come in now. the usual big names in youtube car reviewing channels (i dont mean vloggers)

I see Carwow got it up to 160km/h [100mph], just a shame they didn’t try a 0-60 to see how much quicker than the old ones 14s it is (seems to be a range of guesses from journalists between 10.5 and 14s). Also seems a bit odd to do this full press launch with no prices given from Suzuki.

[SidewaysSi]

PBDirector said:

simonbamg said:

I’d take a glc 63 s 4 matic coupe over one of these, that’s the suv sweet spot

You’d “take” a £70,000 car over a £16,000 car. Thanks for that insight and contribution. Nice one.

I would take a GT3 RS over a GLC 63.

[ambuletz]

SL22 said:

ambuletz said:

It looks like video reviews are starting to come in now. the usual big names in youtube car reviewing channels (i dont mean vloggers)

I see Carwow got it up to 160km/h [100mph], just a shame they didn’t try a 0-60 to see how much quicker than the old ones 14s it is (seems to be a range of guesses from journalists between 10.5 and 14s). Also seems a bit odd to do this full press launch with no prices given from Suzuki.

they said in the carwow video it started from 16k didn't they?

[Gibby88]

3 Star NCAP.

Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine!

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/crash/new-suzuki-...

[loafer123]

It doesn’t go fast enough to worry pedestrians...they can just step out of the way...