Ahead of its lingering departure, The Citizen Motoring's long term Suzuki Jimny five-door had to face the ultimate test, a tar-only road trip.
Tar-only road trip down to the coast provided the ideal opportunity to debunk or prove a number of myths often associated with the Jimny.The Citizen
What’s more, the five-speed manual gearbox would allow for better involvement in deciding when to change gear as opposed to the optional four-speed automatic that lack a manual override function. As turned out, the eventual distance of 2 434 km from Johannesburg down to the Eastern Cape and back, dispelled another myth of the Jimny being one of the less fuel efficientBeing the flagship GLX, the five-door Jimny, as part of its local market launch last year, gains a number of features not offered on the comparative three-door.
Unsurprisingly expected, overtakes had to be planned carefully and once committed, subjected to the free-breathing K15B becoming strained above 100 km/h as a result of the five-speed ‘box’s short gearing that on many occasions, longed for a sixth ratio.
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