2017 Suzuki Jimny review - The Best Affordable 4x4? - Car Keys
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
- The Suzuki is one of them cars that doesn’t do everything well but what it does do well it does incredibly. It was launched in 1998 and hasn’t changed much since.
In terms of pricing there aren’t many off roaders that can compete with the Jimny, it starts at just under £13,000 whilst this SZ4 model is 14,784. The Fiat Panda Cross starts a little higher and the Dacia Duster 4x4 starts from around 12K but apart from that nearly new Defenders are going for around 40Kish.
Now its looks are very marmite, but the Jimny makes such a good case for itself in other departments people can’t seem to get enough of it so let’s see what’s going on.
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I've got one. Bought it new in 2003 and it's done about 47,000 miles. Apart from a new clutch a couple of years ago it has only had the odd bulb and new tyres once. It is cheap to run and very reliable. Love it.
I had a Jimny once and it was truly hellish to drive, generally hellish all round come to think of it, but for some strange reason I really liked it!! I traded it for a luxurious and expensive 4X4. That was years ago and I’ve moved on to be able to afford more expensive cars, but out of all the cars I’ve owned I still miss that stupid little Jimny - I even might buy another one.
On this car you should enter the rear seats from the passenger side not the drivers side. As the passenger's seat moves forward when tilted, the drivers seat does not.
It's a great little car i have owned one for the last 3 years. Reliable, cheap to maintain and they hold their value. It's true 4x4 car that does not cost a fortune to run. Its a little mountain goat and I love mine.
Seen several reviews on this where the reviewer gets in the drivers side...Suzuki designed it for right hand drive markets, where tend passengers get in from the kerb side (left). The passenger seat tilts and moves forwards when the handle is pulled up, and also has a kick peddle for passenger in the rear to easily exit. Why do reviewers always say its hard to get in the back of, its no worse then any other 3 door.
Indeed, with the passenger seat slid forward you practically just walk in since the 4x4 is higher than a regular car... easier than many 3 door modern hatchbacks! The rear passenger area is actually a surprisingly nice place to be, very airy with those big windows and plenty of space to the sides on the shelves that exist above the rear wheels. The only caveat is rear leg space on the drivers side can be limited unless the driver is short.
Jules Hatton Reviewer also forgot that the back seats vertical plane can be adjusted a little.
ur2insecure that’s exactly what I said. I’m 6’1” and 140kg and I can get in and out the back easily from the passenger side
Haha mountain goat
You can get further down a dirt track in a Suzuki Sierra / Jimmy with bald tyres then most kitted out four wheel drives
Personally love the Jimny. They even updated it with ESP which is impressive of a design this old.
The Jimny is always marked down by reviews on its speed, yet I find its the drivers in front of me that slow me down, not the Jimny's performance!
Had 3 of these over the last 3 years. Solid little 4x4's. They go anywhere and are very capable offroad. Just slap on some good all terrain tyres and you're good to go. Can't wait for the new version, hope it comes with a bit more power and longer gears
1.0 litres and 125 BHP
I’ve had two Suzuki Jimny’s and driven plenty of other 4x4s, but there’s something about a Jimny, they just have character. I bought the Suzuki Vitara expecting it to be as good as the Jimny but with a slightly bigger engine but I was wrong, the Jimny really is in a league of its own.
My wife should have one on the drive when I return home tomorrow. Look forward to checking her new car out!
Very enjoyable review top marks to new boy..
Great honest review thanks
Thanks mate :D!
jimny is great i have this car more than 5 years. The real reason is to go offroad and fishing. This car is not to drive more than 120 khm in motorway but is the best car and value for money to go offroad and drive in the city.
How is it on corners?
Good honest review by a man who knows what he is talking about. A lot of these so called presenters have no clue and don't know a back axle from a battery!
Off Road it beats almost any other stock vehicle
Its a Billy Goat with wheels ! ! !
A simple little car. ...honest. I'd love to own one.
People like you are keeping the Jimny on our roads John. Keep spreading the word ;)!
Great Video Review. I which there was a Full Colour Infotainment system and some soft touch materials as well
We agree on the infotainment system Jamie. Not sure where we would welcome the soft touch materials though, would hate taking the dog out in it and it ripping some nice leather.
Jamie Pickles there is/was an option for a infotainment system but I couldn't get one for my 15 model so mine has a basic DAB radio not like the one in the video
This is a bit late but alibaba has Infotainment systems and loads of of bits for the Jim.
Would love to own one of those. Be good for the yearly trips I take
Bro lot more beautiful than 2021 model ,
How is the ride in the back ? On Suzuki Gypsy they sell in India it's like sitting on horse back
My 2001 Jimny has been involved in 5 car crashes of varying intensity. It's getting it's 5th repair done on the 8th of January and I have no doubts that it will be still running fine until it's next mandatory inspection in december. :D
Tough little SUV. ^^
How is it on taking corner
@@greenfalcon1568 Very good. Unlike the Suzuki Samurai, the Jimny has a nice low center of mass. I used to park mine at a 45 degree angle horizontaly. Just because I could. :D
On a rainy day I drifted it on a old cobblestone road and it was awesome. And it was stock. Nothing modded.
@@DanielMcGregor thks mate. One more qu. How is it at 100km/h on the highway. Does it wobble?
@@greenfalcon1568 Depends on the driving conditions. On a very windy day you can feel it pushing the car. It only has a top speed of 140 km/h. It handles alright but you will have to check the wheel alignment after serious off road driving.
@@DanielMcGregor thks mate
I wish Suzuki would come back to Canada. I love my GV.
I bought my missus one (nearly new) and we had it ten years. She absolutely loved it!
Best thing in my book was it's incredible reliability:- In the time we had it, we covered 120,000 miles, and when we sold it, it still had the factory fitted clutch and exhaust (although I did re-weld the hangers). The only non-service parts needed were a radiator, a thermostat,and two brake discs. Most reliable and easy to maintain car we have ever had.
Does anybody know why you can buy a diesel one in Europe but not the UK?
Nissan Patrol GR 3.0 Di Turbo kit
Maybe because of pollution levels
One of the best vehicles I have owned !! Loved it I just need a second vehicle for long journeys although saying that I have driven from Yorkshire to Stranraer in it and back and good
Phil Lowe Not driven one of these, but I did regularly drive the old Suzuki SJ410 about 30 years ago. Was a bit ropey, was the gardeners car and full of mud but entertaining all the same.
Is this TOP OF THE LINE Suzuki Jimny from 2017? I've seen multiple models their infotainment system is different the panel gauge totally.
Titanic came out in 1997. I think its great that Suzuki keep making the jimny and jeep make the wrangler proper off roaders with ladder chassis and solid front and rear axles.
1998 for us Brits according to google :). We agree, think they all add a little more character to the roads. Would love the Defender to come back too. We know there's a concept of it but still... C'mon Land Rover :')!
The problem the Defender had was that is wasn't updated sooner so it lost its relevance where as jeep update the wrangler so its still current, I hope Suzuki don't fall into the that trap of not updating the Jimny.
Morgan Wright
I thought it was 97 too lol
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“This infotainment system” uh, it’s a feckin stereo!
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What's the ncap rating???
Plz tell launch date in india
Is it better than a Lada Niva?
Lovely
Good one. I own a Suzuki Jimny 1300 JB43 (2006) since a few weeks. Love this little 4x4.. I agree with you. Very small gas tank - I do almost the same miles with a full tank on my GSXR1300R Hayabusa (2000) Gen.1!! Hehe ;-)
Gregory Korvin Congrats! Take care of the front kingpin bearings, they are one of the few weak points in these lovely machines...and yeah, gas tank is really small, i live in the Patagonia and usually need to carry fuel with me because of the distances between cities here...
Thank you Henry! I will check this kingpin bearings for sure because my Jimny is 175.000kms! Greetings from Marbella!
Gregory Korvin 500 km to a tank of fuel 40lt. Drive it at 100kph and 3k rpm is its best range, mind you i have driven it at all speeds and its consistant for 500 km even with my thule moab roof basket...oh it tends to increse its stabability in cross winds with it on...i though it would kill the mpg surprised it does not.. :)
Gregory Korvin yes king pins are the jimnys weak point.. 7 years of ownership on a 10 year old 65k mile jeep i have had them done twice and its never gone off road.. im not complaining just saying the one thing to watch out for and give the diffs checked and lubed.
JB43 had a 1400 engine
Are you Scouse or Dutch?
Love live genuine SUV's like the Jeep Wrangler and the Suzuki Jimny.
Me too. Here in British Columbia SUVs are everywhere even though most never venture off the pavement. I have a Jeep TJ and love it. It is fabulous off road and even better with the roof and doors off, just cruising by the lake. It is way more fun than the E320 I drive most of the time.
CammieGee play boy
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I saw several of them in Africa and South America (sometimes as a Maruti ) as a vehicle that normal people can afford and can withstand the roads found outside of the cities in those continents!
Is this car fast though?
Love, fan from India.
Looking forward to Jimmy 2037 review
You've driven to many cars..
people whom buy a truck... don't care about radio, or getting in or out.. just want reliable.. go anywhere..
Wish We had one here in North America.. !!!
Tyre size?
I own this little guy and I like it. The only thing that I do regret is luck of factory offroad options (diff locks, bigger tires, winch).
Eugen Niedaszkowski ..all optional extras ..and after market..suzuki designed a cheap affordable jeep those options would have priced it out of the market it was designed for. I agree diff lockers would be great
a great car
This is the best review I have ever read on the Jimny written by someone with some common sense unlike a lot of these so-called motoring experts who talk a lot of "Bollocks". Well Done.
Who is feeling all day if the dashboard of the car you're driving, is feeling cheap or not? I'm alway wondering this when I hear this qualification.
honestly i want one asap
Awesome Vehicle.
The body style would sell like crazy - people really want small SUVs just to go snowboarding in
would buy one for leisure if diesel version was available in Ireland... sad it wasn't
Sorry wrong entry again, passenger seat moves all the way forward for easy access in the back, clue the manual tells you this or do you need it on your mobile to read it.
Is that a Welsh accent or Gaelic, I'm from Canada so don't hate just curious?
Liverpool!! Where else??
very fun to drive
All I ever wanted
compactt,toff,pricin gotta love that that accent
Yeah ! SUAVE 4X4 here. ✌️💖🎸
when in india
@ 1.40 - 1.45, now Danny is at it doing rude hand gestures
It's been around for 20yrs now
You went down a slightly muddy track. That’s isn’t off road. My seat Leon went through worse than that when I went to the Brecon Beacons haha.
That's it...I'm going with the Suzuki APV
Oldest car to be sold on uk today
Still going strong though ;-)
Nah, wouldn't that be the Mercedes G-Wagen? But yeah, the Jimny is going strong.
I had one for 3 years......Suzuki please update it!!!! It is both charming and infuriating at the same time - charming off road, infuriating on the open road! Make no mistake, it is utterly rubbish on the highway and it is actually not that fuel efficient! My pipe dream.....slap a high power 1.6 in there and give it a traction control system that uses the brakes to mimic a diff lock for off road...sorted! But that being said...my D-Max replacement is so so sweet! never look back!!
J BouWa it has abs...traction control now available from 2017..does 500km to tank of fuel,depending how you use your right foot, define rubbish on highways..
I have a 2nd gen, a 93. Imported to the USA from Japan. Its great off road and around town but terrible on the freeway. At 65 in 5th gear, you're at 5500 revs
5500 revs in 5th doing 65,???? i assume MILES PER HOUR. Mate your joking, you were in 3rd.
I want it
Jimny are quite car. Two year ago have jimny.. But old one. 2002. So I made sound proofing. 100%. All interior plastic I cove with fabric skin. I put 4 big speakers. And dvd GPS radio. Led interior. After this modes car was amazing. Silent inside. No road noise. But car was old. So I sold. And now I think to buy jimny. Good years. And make luxury interior.
If Suzuki sold this to the US market and called it the Samurai they would still be selling cars here.
Reminds me of the old Gypsy.
I live in India. This generation (3rd) was not sold in the Indian market. But the 2nd generation of the Jimny was sold to us under the name "Gypsy".
But still we're waiting for the present generation of the Jimny to come to India.
i actually thought the stereo was installed by someone as soon as i saw it in the car.
Yeah.. So did we when we first saw it to be honest. What do you think of the Jimny as a whole though?
Car Keys UK Its a nice car but i guess not for me as i would do motorway miles in the car mostly
Fair point. That's definitely not what it was made for :')!
Car Keys UK I prefer jeeps to be honest, they can be stylish and go offroad at the same time. The range rover can too, but its pricetag is quite so large when compared to a jeep
If you have the budget for a Jeep then that's definitely a good call. We absolutely love just how hardcore the Wrangler is too! I think we would all love a good old Range Rover :')!
Wish i could get one here in the USA.
Great off road, twitchy on road. Tax expensive unless early model.
ANYONE KNOW OF ANY CHANCE FOR THIS RIG TO BE SOLD IN U.S? IM A ZUK SAMMY OFF ROAD NUT, BEEN SAMURAI'ING SINCE MID 90'S BEEN WRENCHING BIT OVER 20 YRS, MY FIRST MECHANIC JOB OF 8 YRS WAS WITH U.S ARMY AS A 3RD SHOP WHEEL MECHANIC/H8 RECOVERY SPECIALIST, IF ANY INFO ABOUT A SUZUKI SUV RETURNIG TO THE STATES WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF SO FROM FELLOW ZUK NUTS OUT THERE HAVE ANY INFO ON THE WORLD RENOWNED SUZUKI RETURNING TO OUR SHORES, NOT YELLING CAPS LOCK BROKE TRIED TYPIN WITH HOLDING SHIFT DOWN STILL A NO GO AT THIS STATION
As long as you don't regulary drive on motorways, this is great. If you go over 60 it shudders like an earthquake and there's no solution except changing the front suspension with some complex shock absorbers and anti roll bars
"Shudders like an earthquake" ...rubbish, its fine at 60 /70 mph!
generally only shudders if yr kingpin bearings are worn... a good gen 3 stock Jimny shouldn't do that... at any speed 👍
Shudders at 60??? you dont keep up with maintenance. At 60 they drive smoothe as a babys butt, on some decent roads.
I want one here in Canada for my outdoors adventures. Oh wait, only manual available
kallasnikov no they did do automatic models. Quite a few about in the UK for sale. Manual is the way to go though.
kallasnikov yes available in automatic by advance ordering. Also depends on what importer agents wishes to stock for consumer market and tend to cost more.
Overtaken by events. The new one not only looks better - and retro - but it's better equipped.
I wish I could understand him where is he from ??
Liverpool! Where else????
Now if only we could get them in the States...
its really needing updated, with a diesel engine, interior etc, i'm surprised it doesnt have DRL's
Graham Reid know what you mean ,even some focus models ( style and zetec ) ( zetec without appearance pack) don't have drl's
milly all new cars have drl's, not necessarily LED's though
Graham Reid yes that is why I am puzzled that they are still not on some focus models
diesel version was available in the past but not longer
Tony x 歲
It really needs an update. The Ignis' mild hybrid system would make this car just that slight little bit better. Any maybe the steering and gear shifts of a Swift Sport.
Hybrid system would probably make emissions better too :)
Great little jeep! 😂
Too bad that the 3rd gen never came to india and 2nd was sold until 2016 i hope the forth gen comes to india it can be my first car...
Good to have , better if engine were 1.8 or bigger , I wouldn't mind having one , It looks sporty ...
A Jimny with a 1.8 would be as bad as driving a TVR or Lambo in the wet.
joey jenks the 1.6 vitara engine is direct swap.but insurance and tax goes up
If only the interior was up to date
Yay, Jimny.
Why these bloody things aren't for sale in Canada I really don't understand. Suzuki, if you are listening, these things NEED TO BE IN CANADA!
i think the older vitara is far better... has IFS, a wider wheelbase and 1.6L carby/injection 4cyl, a 1.8 4cyl, a 2.0L 4cyl, 2.0L V6 AN even a turbo diesel model for certain countries. also modding is rather affordable with things like rear suspension from solid axle commodores providing 2+ inches of lift and falcon alternators providing a boost to power for the additional winch and lights.
Sidekick ftw! Best part of having a sidekick on 30s is its weight lets it float around nice, and it being a 93' I can get it stuck and leave it for a day and not worry about it as much as something 2017 lol
We need this car in America
Probably for dwarfs - try a diesel Duster 4x4 mate!
Duster would be total crap compared to a jimny good on road off-road leave it to the jimny !.
HOW COME THEY ARNT SOLD IN USA?
No usa?
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stupid you are suppose to access back seats from passanger side when you recline the seat it slides forward making it easy to get into the back seat
The Suzuki Jimny is what it is. A small car with 4x4 capability which will get you out of a tight spot where a 2 wheel drive car would struggle or fail, such as in deep snow or muddy fields. It is not an all terrain vehicle capable of extreme adventure ‘rallying’ as some have claimed to have tried and then it is dangerous. Well frankly I’m not surprised because if trans continental rallying is your thing then the Jimny is the wrong tool for the job. As I’ve stated before, there’s no such thing as a dangerous car only an inept driver.
A safe and informed driver chooses the right vehicle for the journeys they intend to make and then drives thy vehicle to within the parameters in which it was designed to operate. A policeman will tell you when asked how fast a particular car can go ‘it can go as fast as the road and weather conditions will safely allow it to go” anything more is unsafe practice.
I wouldn’t choose a Jimny to cross a desert or Siberia in but for the average driver who wants a cheap little car with the added functionality of a 4x4 at the weekend or on the winter roads it’s perfect.
2 pensioners went round the world in a stock Jimny!
You are complaining in your video... what can you expect, that is Suzuki Jimny...it is the cutest 4x4 out there for that price.
The best value 4x4 sold is the lada niva
Edit: it isn't designed to be a comfortable ride and and lack of performance because be real if your gonna buy one (I will list what I have done to mine
4.5inch lift
Liana 1.8 turbo engine swap
F/R winch bar
Full under body protection
Gear reduction
Air lockers
Rock sliders
Light bars
And of course the essential seat heater kit
Its like he is reviewing the car through the glasses of an S class mercedes. Its an utilitarian rugged offroader, it isnt supposed to be comfortable or quick.
I just got name dropped! 😱😂
Keep up the trolling and we may have to make an entire video dedicated to you Sam :')!
Car Keys UK I was going to make a comment about Argos calling and wanting their gold and black onyx ring back, but I thought that was taking trolling out of context of the video 😁
Your trolling is the highlight of our day mate, keep it all coming haha!
Car Keys UK If you insist 😂
Ha, that's pretty neat.
I wish Suzuki was still in usa..
Ben Hop it would be if those eejits did not over load it and try to make sharp turns at top speed and then sue for damages....the suzuki jimny and models before it have design limitations.. anyway the vitara was develped as a result of that incident and everthing moved forward.
timexironman100m , I don't doubt it. Lol.. I love my Suzuki.. I abused it and it's still going.. 200k and still rolling
A very good car but only for couple's in my opinion
There's not much choice in europe for new offroad cars. You either got jimny or land cruiser or... g wagon. Thats it.
Sad but true.
True!
TWBJ jeep
Two years later and this video became obsolete..new one 5th gen came out.
D'uh...Not everyone buys new cars...I've just watched in in 2020...my brother is buying this model.
This dude has a funny accent.