It seems that Suzuki Malaysia will launch the newly facelifted for 2013 Suzuki Jimny here in Malaysia. The car seen here at the recent 2013 NST Motorshow is powered by a 84hp 1.3liter petrol engine. From what I gathered from the staff on duty at the motorshow the Jimny has been through JPJ type approval so it should be launched soon and may have a price tag of between RM85,000-90,000.
The 2013 Suzuki Jimny comes with revised front and rear bumpers as well as a faux bonnet scoop (which can be opened with some tools but something I wouldn't recommend as the fuel rail and some sensors are located right under it). It was also displayed with a four speed automatic transmission for urban 'off-roaders-, if there ever was such a thing. This basically means that the target crowd are those looking for something cool and chic to drive. But be warned, the Jimny in this current form was launched 15 years ago and from what I remember, it rides and drives terribly. Since this is just another facelift, it may only be good off-road rather than on-road.
Oh yes, whilst the cabin is equipped with the usual amenities - power windows, automatic gearbox, radio etc, it is all hard plastic. A typical work horse even though it looks half the size of the regular off-roaders. Still, I rather welcome the return of this modern icon. And it does add more choice into the sub-RM100,000 price range.
UPDATE: The little jeep has been launched and is priced at RM87,305 (manual) and RM92,435(auto). I guessed correctly. The tiny Suzy is offered is a standard three-year or 60,000-km warranty.
Try ignoring the people in the car......they're just car enthusiasts going ga-ga over something new.
2 comments:
Amazing...this car is already 15 years old and yet it is only launched in Malaysia. My friend in S'pore had already scrapped his Jimny (cars in S'pore has a statutory lifespan of 10yrs only). I wonder why it took so long for this Jimny to come here?
Hello,
You see, it has only been less than a decade since the current Suzuki distributor has taken over from the previous one. The previous one did bring in this (pre,pre facelift) Jimny in the 1990s but the current one has only decided to do so...taking their time in bringing out new models here.
And SG does not have a statutory lifespan for cars. You have to get the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) that gives the owner a 10 year user cert. If they want to keep their car for another length of time they would have to fork out another round of cash for the car. For example, I know ppl there with classic cars and people driving older mercedes. They would have to spend, say SGD50,000 for a COE cert to keep their 'classic' for 10 years. This is why not many think it is worth it to just buy a COE and buy a whole new car.
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