Skip to main content

Suzuki Jimny: ‘It’s a 4x4x that’s cheeky, chunky and cheerful’ | Martin Love

It may be small, green and mean-looking, but spend some time in the Suzuki Jimny and you’ll soon be smitten

Suzuki Jimny
Price from £15,499
Top speed 90mph
MPG up to 41.5
Engine 1.5 litre petrol
CO2 154g/km

Craig Brown, the satirist known for his parodies in Private Eye, once said: “As a rough rule of thumb, the smaller the pond, the more belligerent the fish.” The Suzuki Jimny – or Jimmy as almost everyone miscalls it – is a small fish swimming in the large and unpredictable waters of the motoring market, but my goodness it is belligerent. Launched back in 1970, the original “Wee Jimmy” was designed to be a cheap, easy-to-use, go-anywhere 4×4 that would take some of the ponderous self-regard out of off-roading. The result was a dinky rapscallion that has remained almost unchanged in all those years. It’s one part cheeky, one part chunky and one part cheerful. Just look at it… I bet you’re smiling already.

Continue reading...

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

German police crack down on illegal street car tuning as season begins

Enthusiasts gathering on Good Friday – renamed Carfreitag – face curbs on unauthorised tuning, illegal races and pollution Police in Germany have announced a crackdown on illegal racing and the unauthorised modification of cars as members of the so-called tuning scene meet across the country for the start of their annual season. The Good Friday holiday marking Christ’s death on the cross, called Karfreitag in German – from the Old High German word kara , meaning sorrow – is otherwise known by the extreme car enthusiasts as Carfreitag (car Friday) for its unofficial gathering of the “tuners” and “car posers”. Continue reading...
Post a Comment
Read more

Tesla stock marks lowest close in years as investors worry about Musk’s focus

Experts blame Elon Musk’s management style at Twitter for the electric carmaker’s financial problems Tesla shares fell on Tuesday to their lowest in more than two years, marking the company’s worst day in eight months, as Elon Musk’s electric carmaker confronts a rocky financial period. The company’s stock has lost more than half its value since the start of October. Investors worry that Twitter is taking much Musk’s time, now that he is the social network’s owner and CEO. Continue reading...
Post a Comment
Read more

Jannarelly Floats The Idea Of An Electric Design-X1 Roadster

With 2017 now drawn to a close, automakers around the world, big and small, are looking towards the new year ahead. That includes Jannarelly, which is floating the idea of an electric version of its Design-1 roadster. The Jannarelly Design-1 is the work of the same Anthony Jannarelly who designed the Lykan Hypersport and Fenyr Supersport for W Motors (among other projects ). The minimalist sports car draws inspiration from classic roadsters, powered by a 3.5-liter V6 mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The project dubbed the Design-X1, however, would do away with the internal-combustion engine in favor of an electric powertrain of undisclosed specifications. The version pictured – in a neon tint akin to the new Aston Martin Vantage's with a red grille frame and grey stripes – also features a single-seat cockpit, with the rest of the cabin covered by more bodywork. At this point, Jannarelly and company are gauging public opinion to see whether they should proceed ...
Post a Comment
Read more