Busta wrote: It's what the market wants sadly. We are in a minority. The Vitara was one of the first small SUVs, and they need to keep it relevant to the SUV market.
The saddest thing is the Jimny isn't going to be made for much longer, and the replacement definitely won't share the ladder chassis, live axle construction that makes the Jimny what it is.
Is it definite that the next Jimny wont have a ladder chassis ??? im trying to decide whether to buy a 2016 model.. that would make up my mind for sure
That was just my guess. I don't know anything that you don't!
This is contained in an article on the Top Gear website - maybe not all is lost!
One car is set to sit proudly outside of the product plan though. Step forward, Jimny. The plucky little off-roader is likened to the Land Rover Defender by Suzuki’s UK sales chief Dale Wyatt, thanks to its go-anywhere ability and huge popularity with farmers, who typically only chop in their Jimny for another.
Good point, but it’s also like the Defender in that it’s really bloody old now. Introduced in 1998, the current generation (pictured) will be nearly two decades old by the time it’s replaced in 2017. But given the car’s cultish appeal, Suzuki isn’t planning on revolution.
“The next Jimny will be an evolution”, Wyatt told TG. “It will follow the same recipe. When you see it you’ll know it’s a Jimny.
“If you were a sheep farmer in the Scottish hills you’d see the car is perfect; no argument to change it.”
That may be a niche audience, but it’s a reliable one, Suzuki selling 1500 Jimnys in the UK each year despite the fact its price reliably rises with inflation. It achieves those sales with zero marketing, Wyatt is
keen to point out.
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