33 Facts About Suzuki Jimny

Suzuki Jimny is a series of four-wheel drive off-road mini SUVs, manufactured and marketed by Japanese automaker Suzuki since 1970.

The first Suzuki Jimny-branded four-wheel drive, the LJ10, was introduced in 1970.

In 1975, Suzuki Jimny complemented the LJ20 with the LJ50, which had a larger 539 cc, two-stroke, in-line three-cylinder engine and bigger differentials.

New Suzuki Jimny was released in 1998, and now bears the same name in all markets.

All four Suzuki Jimny generations have dependent suspension both at the front and rear axles.

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All four Suzuki Jimny generations have recirculating ball steering mechanism, which is particularly well suited for all-terrain duty, but relatively imprecise on-road compared to modern rack-and-pinion steering construction.

All four Suzuki Jimny generations have manually user-selectable part-time four-wheel drive transmission, where the default transmission mode is two-wheel drive.

All four Suzuki Jimny generations have manually user-selectable dual-ratio gearing mechanism.

All four Suzuki Jimny generations have a transfer case with an attached selection lever protruding in the cabin between the main gear box lever and the handbrake lever.

Compact off-road capable Suzuki Jimny was Suzuki's first global success, lending it name recognition and a foothold in markets worldwide.

The Suzuki Jimny slotted into a hitherto unfilled gap in the market.

Since the new unit remained smaller than 360 cc, and Suzuki Jimny placed the spare tire inside the truck to keep it under 3 m in overall length, it was classified as a kei car, conferring certain tax privileges and other benefits.

Original Suzuki Jimny was an unexpected hit, with nearly 5,000 units selling in its home market in the first year, immediately outselling the market leader at the time, the Mitsubishi Jeep.

Production was initially subcontracted and was carried out mainly by hand, but Suzuki soon realized that the Jimny needed to have a dedicated assembly line to allow production to be ramped up.

Suzuki Jimny did not export them to America; a US company called International Equipment Co.

The SJ10 Suzuki Jimny originally used the "LJ50" name in most export markets; this was changed to LJ55 with the introduction of the LJ80 to align the names.

The home-market Suzuki Jimny 550 received a facelift in 1977, introducing rear wheel-arch metal flares and a bigger bonnet or hood with cooling slots above the radiator, while the export LJ50s were instead replaced by the LJ80.

SJ30 Suzuki Jimny 550 was mainly for Japanese domestic market consumption where it suited the Kei car category.

Still powered by the LJ50 engine used in its predecessor, the Suzuki Jimny 550 was by a sizable margin the last two-stroke car engine built in Japan.

SJ40 Suzuki Jimny 1000 was introduced for 1982 to replace the LJ80 range.

In 2005, Suzuki Jimny introduced the SJ413 Caribian spacecab pickup, which was imported from Thailand until 2007.

The Suzuki Jimny Samurai became intensely popular within the serious 4WD community for its good off-road performance and reliability compared to other 4WDs of the time, outselling the Jeep Wrangler by two to one in 1987.

At the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki presented the all-new Jimny with a much more modern design.

Suzuki Jimny has a part-time 4WD system controlled by three dashboard buttons: 2WD, 4WD, and 4WD-L.

Suzuki Jimny has large windows, giving excellent visibility, apart from a rather serious blind spot caused by the oversized "B" pillar.

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The large amount of glass magnifies the greenhouse effect, and the Suzuki Jimny comes with air conditioning standard in some regions.

In 2009, Santana Motor of Spain ended its agreement with Suzuki Jimny to make the Canvas Top version, which has not been available since then.

In 2012, for the 2013 model year, the Suzuki Jimny received a front facelift, giving it a more angular grille and front bumper, and including a hood scoop.

Production of third generation Jimny ceased worldwide in 2018 after 20 years of production, as Suzuki retooled in preparation of the fourth generation's launch in late 2018.

In 2022, Suzuki Brazil stopped production of the third generation Jimny at their Catalao plant, due to new regulations which meant they could not use the car's 1.

Subsequently, due to its high CO2 emissions and tightening EU emissions standards, the Suzuki Jimny was withdrawn from sale in European markets in 2020, to be reintroduced in 2021 as a commercial vehicle, and therefore subject to less stringent emissions limits.

Fourth-generation Suzuki Jimny was displayed in Indonesia at the 26th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in August 2018 and at the 27th Indonesia International Motor Show through April to May 2019, and launched at the 27th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show on 18 July 2019.

Suzuki Jimny was introduced in the Mexican market on 12 November 2020.