- 23,800
- Philippines
See, with the Jimny, Suzuki has shown that it's possible to keep the bones of the car simple, yet update the looks in a way that pleases new buyers and not alienate old ones. It still has the same "faux-Jeep" cues as the Samurai, the round lights, the five-slot grille, the suggestion of a half-hardtop (which is because a half-hardtop is actually available), but looks like it belongs in this century, not the 19th.... and yet underneath it's incredibly simple. Twin live-axle, switchable 4WD and an uncomplicated yet modern EFI engine. They've also updated the suspension a number of times to improve ride and stability, yet have retained the off-road friendly live-axle set-up.
It's not a great car... cramped as hell, rides horribly, and is quite underpowered, but it's one of the few modern "compact" (subcompact) SUVs that's actually an SUV.
Quite excited... I just got word that I'll be able to do a short test-drive article on one within the next week.
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The next Defender will definitely have to be "off-road-friendly", but it will also need to be fairly simple to fulfill the mission objectives of being rugged and cheap.
Hell... maybe this new Land Rover company can be the first to make the humble MacPherson strut truly work off-road...
It's not a great car... cramped as hell, rides horribly, and is quite underpowered, but it's one of the few modern "compact" (subcompact) SUVs that's actually an SUV.
Quite excited... I just got word that I'll be able to do a short test-drive article on one within the next week.
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The next Defender will definitely have to be "off-road-friendly", but it will also need to be fairly simple to fulfill the mission objectives of being rugged and cheap.
Hell... maybe this new Land Rover company can be the first to make the humble MacPherson strut truly work off-road...