Maruti Suzuki Jimny

The Maruti Suzuki Jimny is a compact lifestyle SUV that offers superb off-road capabilities. This SUV is available in 3-door avatar in global markets. This off-roader is available in a five-door avatar that makes it more practical than the 3-door model. Launched in June 2023, the Maruti Jimny 5-door comes in petrol version only.

The Suzuki Jimny is available in a single 1.5L K15B petrol engine with manual and automatic gearbox options. It has Suzuki's AllGrip Pro 4x4 drivetrain with a low transfer case. This SUV comes equipped with a range of comfort and convenience features. Maruti claims that this compact lifestyle SUV offers a perfect mix of practicality, performance and classic SUV styling.

Maruti Suzuki Jimny Price

The Jimny off-roader is available in 2 trim levels - Zeta and Alpha. Both variants are available with manual and automatic gearbox options. The Maruti Suzuki Jimny price in India starts at Rs 12.74 lakh and goes up to Rs 14.79 lakh (ex-showroom price).

Which Variant to Buy?

If you are confused about which variant of the Maruti Suzuki Jimny to drive home? We tell you which variant of the Maruti Jimny petrol to buy based on variant-wise prices and features. 

The Jimny variant line-up comprises 4 variants, namely Zeta MT, Zeta AT, Alpha MT and Alpha AT. The entry variant gets halogen headlamps, power mirrors and all power windows. It features a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment unit with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Other features include 6 airbags, Electronic Stability Control, Hill Start Assist, rear defogger and hill descent control. 

The top variant Maruti Jimny Alpha has all the features that are available in the lower variant. Additionally, it gets a bigger 9-inch touchscreen with a premium Arkamys sound system. Other equipment include 15-inch alloy wheels, LED projector headlamps, fog lamps, cruise control, and automatic air conditioning. 

The price difference between the Zeta and Alpha variants is just Rs 95,000. We recommend you to go for the Alpha variant. It offers more premium and functional features. 

Dimensions and Boot Space

The new Suzuki Jimny 5-door sits under 4 meters in length. It measures 3985mm in length, 1,645mm in width and 1,720mm in height, and has a wheelbase of 2,590mm. The SUV offers a ground clearance of 210mm, which is more than sufficient to tackle bad roads.

The SUV also offers a decent boot space of 211-litres with all seats in position. Customers can increase the boot space by folding the rear seats. This compact off-roader has a kerb weight of 1205kg.

Exterior Design Highlights

The Maruti Suzuki Jimny is a spiritual successor of the legendary Gypsy in India. The SUV has a compact footprint, but offers a classic off-roader stance. It is not as intimidating and prominent as a Mahindra Thar 3-door, but offers a good looking classic design.

The SUV has boxy design that is evident from its flat front profile, clamshell bonnet and flat rear profile. The front fascia has the 5-slot grille that accommodates the Suzuki logo in the centre.

It features the traditional round headlamps and round fog lamps. The black finished lower bumper gets rectangle air intake and round fog lamp housing. The bumper extends to the prominent black plastic cladding over the squared-off wheel arches.

The silhouette further presents the boxy design with simple lines and flat body with no prominent curves & creases. It sports flat roof, large glass areas and flap-type door handles with request sensors for front doors. It comes with 15-inch steel wheels that work well with the overall styling.

The boxy design is quite evident from the rear profile as well. It features the traditional SUV design elements with a spare wheel mounted on the tailgate. The tail lights integrated nicely into the rear bumpers.

What Features On Offer?

Key Features

• 9-inch touchscreen infotainment unit with smartphone connectivity
• Capable Suzuki's AllGrip Pro 4x4 drivetrain with low transfer case
• Multi-functional steering wheel, automatic climate control
• It also offers cruise control and engine start/stop button

The new Maruti Jimny comes equipped with a range of comfort and convenience features. It comes with a practical cabin to accommodate 4 adults with easy access to rear seats via rear doors.

The compact SUV gets a 9-inch touchscreen infotainment unit with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support. It comes with a semi-digital instrument console, a multi-functional steering wheel and power windows.

Other features include automatic climate control, engine start/stop button, reversing camera and electrically foldable ORVMs. For off-road lovers, the Jimny 5-door has Suzuki's globally popular AllGrip Pro 4x4 drivetrain.

Maruti Jimny Interior Highlight

The Maruti Jimny is a combination of ruggedness and practicality. The dashboard looks solid and rugged. However, the plastic used in multiple places isn't exciting. There is the front passenger grab rail placed on the dashboard for the front co-occupant.

It gets a large touchscreen infotainment unit and the traditional analogue instrument console with a MID display. The Jimny lacks height adjustable driver's seat. The seats designed to offer excellent visibility outside.

The front seats offer ample headroom and legroom space, but the under-thigh support is not up to the mark. The seats are not wide to hold a tall person. Similar trend continues in the rear seat, as the under-thigh support is not good.

The rear seats can accommodate two adults comfortably. However, it offers decent comfort features like automatic climate control, smartphone connectivity and cruise control.

Engine Specifications

The Jimny lifestyle SUV built on a ladder frame architecture. The lifestyle SUV gets a 1.5L K15B, 4-cylinder, naturally-aspirated petrol engine with Suzuki's Idle Start-Stop system. This engine produces 103.39 bhp and 134.2 Nm of torque. Both 5-speed manual and a 4-speed torque convertor automatic gearbox options are available.

The new Jimny off-roader comes with Suzuki's AllGrip Pro 4x4 drivetrain with a low-range transfer case. It also has 3-link rigid axle suspension that plays an important role in handling tough terrains. The approach, departure and break-over angles stood at 36°, 50° and 24°, respectively. With 210mm ground clearance, the SUV offers a water wading capacity of 300mm.

The low-range transfer case allows the driver to switch between 2H and 4H for off-road conditions. For extreme off-road conditions, the SUV offers four-wheel-drive low (4L).

Performance - Expert Comments

The Jimny's K15B engine feels responsive compared to the K15C engine in the front-wheel-drive Maruti Suzuki cars. It offers reasonable torque at the lower end. It feels refined within City traffic. The engine revs to 6300rpm gradually, but it gets slower and engine gets louder on approaching redline. 

Gearshift is not much smooth, which is surprising from Maruti Suzuki. In fact, the clutch operation feels heavy. The Automatic variant has an L mode where the car remains in lower gear to offer maximum pulling power.

The ride quality is good and offers a smooth drive without many bumps. The suspension setup feels comfortable and absorbs the toughest terrains with ease. The solid front and rear axles, and Suzuki's renowned AllGrip Pro tech give Jimny a mountain goat-like ability.

Suzuki Jimny Mileage

The Jimny manual version delivers an ARAI certified mileage of 16.94kmpl. The Automatic model returns 16.39kmpl. The SUV gives close to 12-13kmpl in real world conditions.

Safety Features - Crash Test Rating

The new Suzuki Jimny 5-door lifestyle SUV comes equipped with a wide range of safety and security features. It gets six airbags, electronic stability program, ABS with EBD, and brake limited slip differential.

Other safety features are hill-hold assist, hill descent control and ISOFIX child seat mounts. Adding to it, the SUV also has a reversing camera and LED headlamps with headlamp washers.

The global-spec 3 door Jimny was crash tested in 2018. It secured a three star safety rating from Europe NCAP. The Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door not tested under Global or Bharat NCAP.

Competition

The Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door model has no direct rivals. However, it comes as an alternative to the likes of the Mahindra Thar and Force Gurkha.