Letter From The UK: More Fun Than It Should Be
The Suzuki Jimny is one of those vehicles: it’s not glamorous but it sure is gorgeous.Â
Geoff Maxted of DriveWrite Automotive Magazine goes in for some hard-hat motoring.
Unfortunately, the Suzuki Jimny is not available in the United States which makes us sad.
A few weeks ago I made mention of the Ford Focus Active, a very good car that as of right now, America will not get. In the meantime I have been driving the Suzuki Jimny, a small G-Wagen style off-road hero that is taking much of the rest of the world by storm; except the USA.
In 2012 Suzuki announced that it would no longer be selling cars in the U.S. because, frankly, you didn?t want them, and anyway they were not terribly good. Times change and if any brand can be considered to have gotten its act together it is this Japanese company. Masters of producing relatively inexpensive small cars and SUV?s, their current catalogue has a whole range of great vehicles. Taking pride of place among them is the Jimny, described below. About The Suzuki Jimny
The unashamedly retro-styled Suzuki Jimny has been around in one form or another since 1970, originating as the diminutive LJ10, a car especially noted for its ability to roll over like a fat dog if the steering was used with any enthusiasm at all. The more recent incarnation, the Jimny, is stable, beloved of off-road enthusiasts the world over, and largely ignored by the general public. If, in this modern era, we are still allowed to have fun with cars then the g...
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