The five-door Jimny also retains its smaller stablemate’s ladder frame chassis, 210mm ground clearance and AllGrip four-wheel drive system that allows a change between 2WD and 4WD on the fly. So too the low range 4WD system for technical off-road driving.
The larger new Jimny has an approach angle of 36°, a breakover angle of 24° and a departure angle of 50°. The three-door Jimny offers 37°, 28° and 49°.
The five-door will offer a choice of nine colours including three dual-tone executions.
Suzuki will make prices and full specifications known when the car arrives in November, but it is expected to be available in GL and higher-specced GLX guises like the three-door.
The annual Festival of Motoring takes place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on August 25-27. General access tickets are priced at R265 per adult and R70 for children aged four to 12 years, with younger children attending for free. For more information visit safestivalofmotoring.com.
More family-friendly Suzuki Jimny five-door unveiled in South Africa
Larger Jimny makes debut at Kyalami Fesival of Motoring before its showroom launch in November
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Visitors to this weekend’s Festival of Motoring at Kyalami will get their first look at the new five-door Suzuki Jimny which was unveiled at the media day on Thursday.
The compact off-roader will reach local showrooms in November where it will sell alongside the smaller three-door Jimny at prices still to be announced.
The five-door Jimny brings the iconic little Suzuki’s all-terrain appeal to a wider audience. The car is roomier and more practical with a wheelbase stretched by 340mm, which provides a bigger cabin and boosts luggage space from a tiny 59l to a more useful 209l.
Enlarging the cabin has also allowed unique interior features such as front seats that can fold flat to connect with the rear seat and create two cushioned sleeping spaces, says Suzuki. The rear seats fold down in a 50/50 split to expand the boot size.
There are no mechanical changes and the vehicle is powered by the same 1.5l petrol engine with outputs of 75kW and 130Nm and choice of five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission.
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The five-door Jimny also retains its smaller stablemate’s ladder frame chassis, 210mm ground clearance and AllGrip four-wheel drive system that allows a change between 2WD and 4WD on the fly. So too the low range 4WD system for technical off-road driving.
The larger new Jimny has an approach angle of 36°, a breakover angle of 24° and a departure angle of 50°. The three-door Jimny offers 37°, 28° and 49°.
The five-door will offer a choice of nine colours including three dual-tone executions.
Suzuki will make prices and full specifications known when the car arrives in November, but it is expected to be available in GL and higher-specced GLX guises like the three-door.
The annual Festival of Motoring takes place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on August 25-27. General access tickets are priced at R265 per adult and R70 for children aged four to 12 years, with younger children attending for free. For more information visit safestivalofmotoring.com.
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