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SINCE ITS LAUNCH in 1998, the Suzuki Jimny has accumulated a major following of loyal owners around the world as a quirky alternative to a supermini or crossover SUV.
And now, finally, after months of internet leaks, Suzuki has officially revealed the much-awaited new Jimny.
From the photos, we can see that the new Jimny closely follows the design template of the outgoing model’s boxy shape, a style that dates back to the original LJ10/SJ20 model of 1970. In fact, this new Jimny has a whiff of Mercedes G-Wagen about it, and that is no bad thing.
The Jimny is a proper off-roader and it retains its separate ladder-chassis and a solid rear axle, which has been made slightly more sophisticated by a three-link setup. It will also have part time four-wheel drive until you select low range and engage the diff locks.
In terms of ride quality, some of the chassis development has been done in the UK, so there is a bit of hope that it will bounce around a lot less than the old Jimny.
The cabin looks a bit more sophisticated too with the lovely-to-use Suzuki touchscreen and infotainment on top of a simple dash.
Engine lineup has yet to be confirmed but we can expect it is use Suzuki’s current range of 1.0-litre BoosterJet and 1.2-litre petrol engines, although with the Jimny’s separate chassis, it’s not known if the mild hybrid system from the Swift and Ignis will be also used.
Sales for the new Suzuki Jimny will start in early 2019.
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The police are looking into it
The end is nigh.
They’ll have that mess sorted and good as new in about ten days max. Theyre an incredible efficient and hard working people. fair play to them
Holy Fukuoka is right.
The City Engineer will sort it Irish style..turn his phone off.
Build a bridge and get over it
And we moan about our potholes?
Awful thing to japan…..
Holy fuk,u,ok
What a stupid place to put in a public swimming pool..
Hope there are no traffic jams in the morning.
Clearly it was godzilla
Trump will build a wall around!!
Well holy jasus
iOS10.2 update needed urgently. Can’t keep up with those crazy Japanese streets
Give them a few days it’ll be as good as new. Now if that happened in Ireland it would take a few years and ever increasing costs.
They’d turn it into a holy landmark tourists could flock to, the ‘holy sink hole of clondalkin’
Low quality material
I’m sorry for laughing but look at the name of the town… It is definitely F####ka big hole
“The hole is full of water from broken pipes.” Ahhh, so thats what m looking at.
Hopefully this is a metaphor for the #Trump campaign
Is the rain getting worse or acidic from all the pollution?
Aptly named !
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