The new Suzuki Jimny is one of the hottest and hardest to get cars right now in the market. When it launched in Kuwait back in October the dealership sold out of the Jimny on the same day (65 cars is what I heard). The resale value of the car is probably the highest right now as well since whoever was lucky to buy one can sell it for basically the same price they paid for if not more. I’ve been wanting to try the Jimny ever since it launched and I was lucky enough to have a friend who lent me his to drive for a few days. Spoiler: It was a lot of fun!
The Jimny is a very tiny SUV that kinda looks like a mini Mercedes G-Class. It has a very boxy minimalistic design which I fell in love with ever since I saw the car when it was announced early last year. The car comes in 8 colors but my personal favorites are the Jungle Green and the Chiffon Ivory which is the color my friend luckily had and pictured in this post. There are no options for the interior color, all Jimny’s come with a black interior (thankfully). Locally, the car comes with practically no options other than powered windows. For some reason the GCC spec doesn’t include options like LED headlights or a stereo with a seven-inch screen and Apple CarPlay. The GCC spec also doesn’t include safety features like Weaving Alert and Lane Departure Warning. This isn’t the dealers choice, Suzuki just doesn’t offer these options for the GCC models right now.
As soon as I sat in the car I felt very comfortable and cozy. I’m 6’1 and there was lots of room for me, even in the back seat surprisingly. The car’s pillars are also fairly thin so there are no blindspots around the car and the large windows bring in a lot of light helping give the car a very open and spacious feel.
Driving the Jimny is a lot of fun, the small size and the fact you can see outside in every direction helps give you a layer of confidence you might not usually have when driving. Actually driving the Jimny reminded me of the Fiat 500 and my old Vespa since both of those were super fun and very easy to manage. You can tell what kind of mood the car put me in from the photos in this post, it’s not a serious car and so I wanted to have fun with it. But don’t get me wrong, the Jimny is still a very capable SUV, it’s actually why the older model had such a cult following. I took the Jimny out to the Mutla Ridge (pictured above) and it didn’t have an issue climbing up the ridges and even the deep sand wasn’t much of an issue since the Jimny is a fairly light SUV. It’s an off-road car as much as it is the perfect city car.
When I finally had to give the car back to my friend it felt a bit sad. Because its so easy to get comfortable with the Jimny, I quickly got used to it, and for the few days I had it, the car felt like it belonged to me. Thankfully the dealership doesn’t have Jimny’s for sale at the moment or else I might have been tempted to just pass by and pick one for myself. At only KD5,500, the Jimny is pretty much in impulse buy territory for a lot of people. But even if you weren’t looking for a fun second or third car, the Jimny would be a great primary one. The car is perfect for driving around in the city or areas like Shuwaikh because of the small size, but even on my drive to Mutla I didn’t feel like I was in a slow car and the ride was pretty comfortable.
If I didn’t already have an SUV I would buy one without hesitation. Plus, the amount of accessories and customizations available for the Jimny is just crazy. For KD5,500 I don’t think there is any other car on the market thats as fun to drive or as good of a deal.
16 replies on “The New Suzuki Jimny”
Do u know when the stock will be available to buy a new one?
But I’m guessing road noise and creature comforts are on not that great
The car is basic but it isn’t basic in the same sense the Land Cruiser LC70 or Defender is. It has sound proofing so road noise is very minimal and same with the wind noise. Actually on a number of occasions I’d start the car and not even know if it started or not cuz the engine is also so quiet. The car has a USB port, cupholder, AC, powered windows, bluetooth and thats pretty much it. Simple car but so much fun.
Aha didn’t expect that, thought it’d be at that basic level with those cars or even worse… what a good car then haha
does toyoyta have something like this
Nobody has something like this at this price point. I mean if you want a new SUV for 5000kd you can find them but they won’t have the personality or looks of a Jimny.
is Jeep Renegade somehow the same? Do you know when they will restock? and if they will later have the full options one. thanks
The Jeep Renegade is probably priced the same but it’s super ugly so you can’t really compare. Not sure when they’ll restock exactly but you could call them and check
From a drivetrain and offroad capability standpoint the Renegade is nothing like it.
KD5,500 is an impulse buy?!
Damn, guess I’m poor by Kuwait standards
I guess so lol
https://news.kuwaittimes.net/kuwait-has-fifth-highest-density-of-millionaires-in-the-world/
nice pics
did the owner put anything for arm-rest?
100hp, tiny interior, don’t think the AC will do anything in July.. no thank you.
100HP isn’t bad, it’s not like the car weights 2 tons. My first car was 90HP and was heavier than the Jimny and I had it in Lebanon where I had to drive up mountains. Even the AC shouldn’t be an issue since Japanese are known to have good AC. But I guess the real test for that would be once summer comes.
Yup true!
Post a follow-up when summer comes, please. I do want to know if it can stand the summer heat.