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New Jimny 2017 Tokyo Show

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08 Jul 2018 07:31 - 08 Jul 2018 07:31 #194113 by Gadget

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It's 100% RWD in 2H, same as the old model. Just lazy reporting for journos, probably copied from each other, rather than doing the research themselves. Info direct from Suzuki.

www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2018/0705.html

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08 Jul 2018 14:04 #194118 by auchenblae

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For those of us that do a lot of road miles, one big issue was the engine noise at 70mph that by and large made you reduce speed to about 60mph or so.

I thought the 1.5 litre engine would be a big help but doing the calcs the new 1.5 is doing 3,539 revs and the old car is doing 3,660 revs not realy much different.

The car is being optimised for off road use which is correct as Suzuki now have 4 car type units with 4WD.

The Vitara, SX4, Swift and the Ignis and talk of a new Grand Vitara in the next year or two.

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08 Jul 2018 14:47 #194119 by Stumpjumper

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I find the optimum speed for my vehicle is where it seems to provide little resonance. Ideally @30mph I would be in 3rd gear, 40-60 would be covered by 4th gear, dual-carriageway I'd pop into 5th. Even on a motorway I'd sit @ 60-65, droning along quite happily unless a long steep hill appeared ( not many of them in Dorset ) and I would slip back into 4th..... 30 years ago I'd be ragging the arse off of it!#@!....how times change :dry:

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