Richard Hammond Reviews the 1999 Suzuki Jimny
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2013
- Richard Hammond checks out the 1999 Suzuki Jimny, to see what this small off-roader has to offer. He takes it on the road to test it's performance and handling, as well as seeing how practical it is on a day-to-day business.
[This clip is from Motor Week: Season 3, Ep. 17. The full episode can be watched here: • Motor Week: Season 3, ... ]
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I think this Richard Hammond guy has a bright future as a car show host.
+animal900 yep i see his future and its all uphill from here
well until clarkson at least
Although, only being short he might have trouble at high speeds.
Justsomeguy... f
animal900 I bet he'll never nearly kill himself in 2 car accidents
you live in a cave? born yesterday?
Richard Hammond is the Jimny of human beings.
Best définition I've ever seen
This comment is underrated. Even if Hammond is a great guy this is true 😅
Doesn't look so tiny with hammond at the wheel
yeah, that's kinda like cheating! lol
LOL
😂😂😂
Ouch!
I've had my 2001 Jimny for 16 years now. It's been in 5 collisions and It is still road worthy. It's a Mini Me HILUX. 😁😎
You should reconsider your driving 3
@batsoop kinda good is one scratch in 16 years. Unless you live in india
@batsoop How's any number of collisions a good thing? Unless you're telling me hazard perception wasn't taught to you when you were learning to drive. Whether at fault or not, surely 5 collisions should tell you something is wrong with some aspect of your driving
Does it have an aux cord
I'm looking at a 2001 jimny at the moment, does the back seats fold completely flat? Would like to use it for work at some point, also how's the MPG?
Funny thing, nowadays the old model is quite expensive, and even the 2020 one is also quite expensive.
Bought my 2013 before the new model fad started. Glad I did.
True story. I’m from the. South Island of NZ and a bloke I know , big burly police sergeant had one for years bashing it around the bush and alps hunting and gold panning...absolutely loved it. No need for a tent and being cheap , didn’t matter if it got a dent or 5.
I have driven a suzuki jimny for ten years, It's an awesome 4x4 it holds its own with the big boys, it as loads of advantages over bigger 4x4 's, it gets into places they can't, shorter wheel Base means it climbs better over ridges, it's lightweight and doesn't bog down as easily as the bigger 4x4', fuel economy it's far better more miles for your money and on tarmac it even out performs most conventional cars it's a legend simple as.
Absolutely a legend. Had loads of fun going round the stuck land rovers, looking for another one ;-)
good on snowed up roads?
Yes, pity the hamster didn't drive it off road.
Will you buy a new one?
the only place where it has "loads of advantages over bigger 4x4 's" is MPG. And the city center. It'll never even get to places where Wranglers or Defenders start to straggle. There's a good reason why nobody used a Jimmy in a Paris-Dakar rally. The guy said it right - isn't not a bad little toy
Richard makes the Jimny look like a Hummer!!
Hahaaa!!!
It’s amazing to think Hammond started reviewing cars when he was still back in school.
My Jimny is 14 years old....a great fun jeep....keep the oil changed every year....keeps going forever....mine is blue too 😄
What is the fuel mileage you are getting?
Amazing. But Hamster was 11 yrs old when he made this.
S644CNJ - Suzuki Jimny - 120,000 average miles - Recently passed MOT (SEPT) - V.GOOD CAR AND nice to see its still around
Cool!
It's expired since 2016 now :(
Rip Jimny
It's amazing how different he was in that video compare to his first appearance in top gear. Thanks for the upload.
After a lot of LRs, I dabbled with one, and liked it - low running costs, competent enough for "real world" off road stuff - rough tracks on the way to walking the dogs, super reliable. If they do have one weakness - the rust proofing underneath is woeful, and doesn't take long to look dreadful - buy one that's been looked after, and keep it well wax-oiled, and wash off any salt from winter driving. Arguably, the earlier ones are better (lower class RFL uk), and less electronics to go wrong.... I gather, in Japan, there's a diesel option - pity that wasn't brought to the UK.
I remember the biker bloke (steve ?) on top gear driving a jimny at 60mph in a quarry, over big rocks and no damage to wheels or suspension. He was well impressed at the quality of the jimny.
You'd be surprised how much you can fit in the back of one of these. I went on a week camping trip and took, Gas Stove, 10 Man Tent, Stretcher, 1 Medium/Large Esky, 1 Regular handheld esky capable of holding say a 32pack of drinks?. Camp lights, a single foam mattress for the stretcher, spearfishing gear, sleeping bag, a bag of clothes, gas stove stand. A Tarp. And more (that I can't think of). Oh and 2 small gas bottles.
Going from 0-60 is fine in suburb/city traffic. You can comfortably sit on 80 with about 2600 RPM. Going 90-100, you'll sit on approx 3000 RPM. Fuel is definitely more economical for city driving as the small cylinder engine with the high rpm on highway driving will drink some fuel (not heaps tho).
I definitely don't agree with the 6ft person having heaps of leg room, I'm 5ft 11 and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone taller.
4WD'ing in these are a breeze, since it's so light, going on the beach and up the dunes is no problem at all. Can easily get to where the heavier 4WD's would struggle. Paid $4000 for my Jimny which has about 132,000km on the clock which I thought was a great price. Bought it from a Dr. who was first owner.
Where do you go spear fishing? Not in England certainly?
I love my little Jimny !! My dogs go in the back and it`s great !!
"My dogs go in the back of my Jimny and it's great."
Yes.
Seeing Hammond in a Jimmy it's like an optical ilussion, it looks like a regular sized SUV being drived by an average height person. 🤣
Sitting on a cushion, looking through the steering wheel...
I had a year 2000 one years ago, in that blue actually! Genuinely unstoppable doing anything day to day, i loved that car 🚙
I have an 2001 model (the papaers say its an 2001 but ill look into it) and it's in a colour gray and the car is amazing to drive. It's light weight 4x4 helps getting over terrain where something like a patrol or a land cruiser tend to have a hard time
How ironic to hear Hamster talking about the potential of a car rolling over.
Omen of the future.
some times i feel am gonna go crazy for loving the Jimny so much ha!
Botth the Jimmy and the Hammond are around and still look the same.
Watching this in 2021 with my beloved 2003 blue jimny parked outside. That was funny and pretty accurate
how do you find your jimny goes on the highway?? can it easily get to 100km an hour??
@@gracie9084 yes 100km/h like a piece of cake but not much higher!
I really did enjoy this video hosted by Mr Richard Hammond and I would most definitely consider one ☝️ of these as my next vehicle purchase.
It's funny listening to Hammond bash a car for being small... He looks like Jeromy getting into an american full sized pickup or suv when he's in that thing.
I have no need for one, but if they were available in the USA I'd buy one. It just looks fun.
Love the way he puts it in 4x4 whilst on tarmac then goes around a roundabout! No transmission wind-up then?
Proud owner of a Jimny. The wind up isn't instantaneous, it takes a lot of turns to be able to feel it, and if you go over any bumps in the road, its usually able to spin a wheel during the bounce. That being said, if he did that in my car, I'd kill him!
True, you're right, but I would kill him as well, but then he would have to get out and engage the from hubs manually on my Jimny ;-)
the tires are so bad because of the lack of any weight that the slightest disturbance from the ground will cause the windup to release itself
A friend of mine is on her second (possibly third) Jimny and swears by them. Round here (south Wales) you can hardly turn a corner without seeing one.
JIMNY! 😍
Hi
I feel like this guy would have a good future as a car host
I could see him.owning one of these bad boys
oh my gosh. he looks exactly the same!
There was honestly more room in my old 1998 Fiat Cinquecento hence I didn't buy a Jimny, which I really wanted before going to look at one. Instead I got a 2000 Toyota Yaris Verso 1.3 VVTi with looooooads of room in it plus it was cheaper to insure. Ok, I can't drive over a ploughed field but there aren't that many where I live anyway.
When that guy stepped out of the car his height barely changed, that little car is almost taller than him
Capable and good looking Jimny.
Back in the day when he only had 37 crashes under his his belt, and his insurance was only $4600 a month.
"this car is small, if you got over that" in what 1999? Now small cars are sought after in the time where a compact wagon is bigger than any minivan of the time. No joke! My old minivan broke down just last week and I am in the need of a new car and man are those big. The Jimny truly is a niche car, but the niche is quite changing.
20 years and it's still the same...
Agent. K. Good news, as they have discontinued this design now in favor of a vehicle design that harks back to the early “Japanese Jeeps”.
Well not really....before new model come out late 2018... jimny now has privacy glass in rear. Ac fitted as standard in jlx model.. traction control and abs....half / leather clothe interiors...usb charging ports...vacum control 4wd selectable over the manual changing gear knob which i preffered...so it has changed over its 20 years since 1998
You can't change perfection, i know a farmer with one of these and for the price you can't get a better 4x4 even used prices you'll struggle. Best you could get is a second hand range/land rover which will be expensive to run, insure and repair and as for other options like a Jeep or CR-V they're just crap all round
2019, not anymooore!
Because its perfect!
Bought 1 today and its still the same 😂 but its fine because its the true 4x4 of all times
I love my jimny
I love Jimmy...
I love my jimny!!!
No mention of the thats its rwd fun . Give it beans from a stand still and its mad to go. Also the torque is insane it will flex the front shocks up and give a fast launch for a 1.3 na
I've got a 1994 Samurai with the 8v engine and it barely gets moving under 2k revs. Am I losing power or does the second cam really make that much difference?
the g series is single cam 16v but with the revs at 3000-4000 at launch its great fun. tyre and rain dependent
ahhh! I've snow tires.
Digging after so many years
Damn, this model is 20 years old and it is still in the production. I wonder when will Suzuki come up with a new one.
2019 my friend, the wait is finally over
2019...new one coming out... as saying goes.. if its not broken dont fix it... 20 years is an amazing run for any vehical....some part of consumer market love them as they are..new coming out to to keep up with trends.
The music at the start is amusing.
Hammond did this review on his lunch break in secondary school
He looks young enough for it lol.
? I have one of those ,and I love it!!??
He HAS to review the new one
I kinda want this thing
😱Holy shoot, he‘s lookin young!🙈😂
5 minutes without a crash? I want my time back.
Was this filmed before Richard Hammond had his teeth whitened?
Wish I could get one in the USA
I still daily drive my 87 samurai here in the states. I feel the same way. I'd love to drive one of these
I was thinking you could import one but both the UK and Japan drive on the opposite side
I have a '93 Jimny. I love it! It has a very low top speed though. Not great on the freeway.
It became on the market in 1997.
@@XtreeM_FaiL Mine is a Japanese market Jimny. It has been sold there since the 1970s
@@conleymacp Didn't know that.
Why it was called JX elsewhere?
What a heck is JX anyway?
@@XtreeM_FaiL I think JX might be a trim level
I guess Hammond threw in with the bogus Consumer's Union lot and drank the punch. :(
The new Jimny is even more badass. Unfortunately the only cool trucks we get in the US are $70,000+ "work trucks" or you can lease for a frugal $1,800 a month. 🙃🇺🇲
What is the socket for the fog lights?
A socket for fog lights.
0.30.....if Clarkson had been stood next to him when he said that 😂
I want it
This is a big car for a small man like him.
Looks like an Hummer next to him :D
Small....you make the car look huge
The jimny can keep up with your land rovers and range rovers off road with a flourish those who mock it are fools.
Can you take it off road Richard and show us some of those capabilities :~D
he|a. you're a shining star& shake discover what's your opinion about that !!
Imagine this with a high output 4..
did he just say what i thought he said?
9k! I think a smart cars more than that wow.
A litlle Japan monster off Road
24.500 US Dollars in Brazil....
not enough info in the review
Great! Hi how's it gonng? dream coast !!
Did he just lock the centre diff on tarmac?
It doesn’t have diff locks
‘Not likely to sound fruity and deep chested’ hold my muffler delete
"its made from galvanized steel so it s should last forever" that sentence didn't age well most are rotten 😂
Does anyone know if this has this got a centre diff, ie can you drive it in 4WD in dry weather on tarmac?
No it doesn't. 4WD cannot be used on dry even wet tarmac.
Nanorisk he just put it in 4wd on a roundabout or weren't you watching 3.28
Yeah i noted he did same..dont know about 1999 to 2005 suzuki jimnys. But after 2005.. not recomended as no locking centre diff.. thus getting wind up...you can drive a jimny in 4wd h up to 60 mph providing road is say uneven surface or snowed or iced..but on dry surface not recomended...
I can almost hear Homer Simpson say Whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop Hahahaha driving around in circles like that
He even looks small in this. 😀😀😀😀The dwarf
Cute little thing, but if you're looking for a cartoonish little 90s Japanese 4x4, the X-90 does it even better. Plus, it's even less practical.
The X-90 has a very unique design. Too bad they gone extinct. If i didn't have my Jimny i would buy an X-90
The X - 90 was a terrible car with an identity crisis.
The ugliest car in christendom!
"Its not a frightening vehicle" I would shit myself if I went round any corner at anything over 10 mph.
Pagi mau taya betapa mobil jimmi sekarang
Way To Gr. What's up. fork labored ! 1!
At least it manages to chirp out about 79 bhp, which isn’t bad. Especially in a car weighing no more than a packet of [REDACTED].
...KP ??
A f****t was a bundle of kindling sold to city folks where there weren’t any trees. The word comes from Fasci, the bundle of sticks that demonstrates the power of many per Mussolini, the Roosevelt dime and the ape that takes over the world. Also the reason we have Pride parades and such. So this conversation has gone full circle, hasn’t it?
It’s slang in the UK for cigarettes
Hammond still looks small in that
Wow you look like macauley caulkin👍
Funny to think they still sell this.
it's even funnier that people still buying these..
What to worry here, looks like man's car. Rough but tiny. Suits me
Funny to think you wrote what you did.
My Jimny is 2016 version. If U'wanna get one, just drive the other side of the line….it's safer…:-))
it was not looks like 1999 but 2008
are you sure this is Hamster? This dude seems to be taller...
cotl! how are zou? black list what's your opinion about it, gzys
Leaving review of jeep aside. He is now paid highly to act the twat as oppose to being down to earth in this review.funny thing is all the good things he said in this review and the winters we have had since 1999 has he every bought a jimny..anyway small vehicle suits small people !
0:47
Try picking up a good condition jimny in 2024 for less than £7k... they held their value well!
It's a really practical vehicle as we! Really love them! 😎
Managed to yoink mine for just under 2k :)
Perfect car for hamster 😄
Suzuki come back to NA!
I've yet to find someone who hates these
galvanized steel... last forever.. :)) i'm falling out of it after 19 years... but hey.. the engine is tip top and it climbs as a .... ask samuel l jackson
At here Finland 24000€ with our mighty taxes. =/
+Darthadios Damn ! thats expensive ! Here in Argentina they are not being imported anymore, but in Brasil they do sell them new at Euros 17.000 more or less.
16 000 euros in estonia, 8000 for 80 kilomeeters :)
+Kaupo Viljat Damn Damn ..!
But you have to pay taxes for it anyway, or you are not allowed to drive it and you can´t get MOT for it. So importing it doesn´t benefit anything.
+Darthadios Get a couple of fake plates... If you get stopped by police , you pay them a thousand euro bribe and keep going..! how many times a year do you get stopped actually..? hahahaha...! i know that is impossible, but here in South America is pretty common.
Hammond no cambia XD no envejece.
If you've ever stuck an American 3/4 ton up to the door sills and struggled even with a 10,000 lb winch to get out, you learn to appreciate a machine that can get unstuck with a tug from an anorexic lap dog.