Jimny Adventures Mooch

The latest Jimny requires no introduction, released back in 2019 it’s become one of the most sought after 4x4s on the market today, and there’s a reason for that. Upon reintroduction, Suzuki baffled literally everybody by pushing aside their wonderful 1.4-litre Boosterjet engine and slick 6-speed gearbox in favour of a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre petrol engine and 5-speed box. With 100bhp, 36.7mpg and 173g/km on the WLTP eco cycle it wasn’t clean enough and sales were suspended in 2020.

But it was too late, it was such a joyous machine it had gotten everyone worked up in a frenzy and prices went crazy. At launch its official price was between £15k - £19k, but due to demand prices at my local Suzuki dealer rose to £35k!

Don’t panic, the Jimny returned in 2021, and to sneak around regulations it arrived without rear seats and therefore reclassified as a Light Commercial Vehicle, but again they were few and far between. If memory serves me correctly the UK got 480 Jimnys in its first year on sale, that’s around three per dealer.

Regular readers may perhaps recognise this particular Jimny as I drove it both on the launch down at Walter’s Arena back in our August 2021 issue and May 2022. So why feature it again?

Why the heck not! With Deux Smurf out of commission for a short time I wanted to decent 4x4 in which to drive some green lanes.