2019 Suzuki Jimny: Detailed review & hardcore off-road test (POV) 

Edit: The predecessor was offered with an automatic option. We incorrectly say in the video this new model is the first auto. Also, we now realise there is no centre diff. We didn't know what the LSD-type function was called during the time of filming, so we incorrectly kept referring to it as a 'centre diff'. Suzuki officially calls it a "brake LSD traction control" system. Our apologies for these errors.

I've watched a dozen of these comparisons videos. And I am honestly impressed by how the Jimny keeps up with all these "serious" 4x4s; whilst still using road tyres!

This review is sooooooooo incredibly done! The car's off-road capability is just amazing~

Suzuki no longer sell cars Stateside, cause The American Consumer Report made a "Fake New" review of the Jimny. Suzuki sue the publishing company and won the case and American Consumer Report paid millions to Suzuki for the damages they incured with their fake review, but Suzuki decided to stop selling their products except the motorcycles in the US but the Jimny is sold anywhere in the world and have become very very successfull

I’m glad you enjoyed the Jimny, ai love your reviews and tests, I enjoy seeing cars I’ve never considered buying but seeing my own car be reviewed so well is fantastic, most reviewers don’t appreciate it for what it is and focus on it’s highway performance, I’m glad you were able to experience it off-road, If only you could own it for a month or so! I’ve had mine for 2 months and 8000+km and I keep finding little quirks and features that weren’t in the previous models or any other car for that matter. Also, for the short period you had the Jimny did you notice people on the roads / car parks checking the Jimny out or taking photos? The kintetic yellow isn’t the most flattering but it’s still a Jimny, everywhere I go in my Jungle green Jimny I get looks, it turns heads on freeways, it makes people toot horns, every time I enter a store I come out to someone waiting by the Jimny to ask questions. It’s a stunning car and a pleasure to drive even with a few short coming on road but I wouldn’t have it any other way, Just glad you enjoyed it.

A very comprehensive and honest review thank you. As a Jimny owner I fully agree - it loves being off-road way more than on it. 😁🤙🏻

Landrover, take note of how Suzuki modernise off roaders...

It's good that you did a thorough test on both the manual and automatic. Most of the journos just assume the autos suck and just ignore it. Here in Japan 80% of all the Jimny are autos. It's got to be good.

Best Gen 4 Jimny review I have seen on RU-vid. Thanks for posting this!

A very good, well balanced review dealing with testing a car for what it is. Thanks guys.

Come to America please Suzuki 🙏

this has got to be one of the best car review channels...

This is great. I was worried that the A/T version would be less capable off road but it seems it can handle its own pretty well.

I bought the new Suzuki Swift and this came in the exact day I went to pick my new car... If I knew about it arriving, I would of bought this. We are a Suzuki family, 2018 Vitara, Samurai, Swift etc, they are such fun cars. I am really pleased with the new generation of Suzukis

Owned what we called a Suzuki Samurai 4X4 here in Canada & was the best car I've ever owned, just bullet proof... hope the new product are still built as tough ;-)

as 5 door Jimny is launched in India, I was looking for a comprehensive review and your video is just perfect to say a big "YES" to this little beast.

I just keep seeing a modern series 1 Land Rover...... Basic, capable, cheap, reliable, functional. I just wish it were 10% bigger. Best test ever ! Unfortunately I now live in deepest France and can't find a dealer...I'd get one.

Thanks for the test, and thanks for a video without a lot off music in the background. 🇳🇴

Jaguar Land Rover take note. Your new Defender could have been like this.

the best review of the 2019 Jimny I have seen ! Well done

It's so much like the older jimny and I love it!

Past year I have been watching reviews of this great little car and I reckon yours is the best most comprehensive I have seen. Nice work guys. Would love one of these. But have a 76 series...so.

I miss Suzuki. I miss light weight mud skippers. Come back to America.

great job man! Glad you are doing full reviews and not just performance data. Getting better and better each upload. Congrats.

Blank buttons are for seat heaters, Aus doesn’t have seated heats, Nz and other markets have them as an extra option.

It's a good presentation that gives me an idea for the Jimny 4X 4. All my concerns met satisfaction those unexplained by the car seller. The size and performance amazed me. I have FJ Cruiser but still, I need a compact size. Thanks for your presentation and demonstration to ease my negative impression. Good job and thanks. Carry on .....

bloody hell mate! ... doesn't suit me at all ... but why can't I stop thinking about it? I don't off-road ... I need 5 doors ...I do 50/50 highway/city driving .... damn ! :-) your video review is awesome real-world !

Please Suzuki bring that beauty here in the states 🙏 😫👉❤ I want one bad!

Its like a brand new suzuki samurai! So cool!

Okay this is definitely going to be my first 4x4!!! Can’t wait to get one and explore Australia with it!!

to fix the stability, wider lower profile tires, like 215/55 or 60 tires 16" wheels all terrain, you can still go pretty much anywhere.

Gonna get my Jimmy for sure. I hope they continue the legacy of the old Samurai or 1st Gen Vitara (Geo Tracker).

Light and nimble ,no need to be an elephant on a goat track. Its the cheeky kid who challenges you to foot race.

G'Day mate, nice video ! I think the new one seems to have a bit more power than my 1.3 on the highway. In the 2015 1.3l, the secret to that first big hill going north towards Gosford from Hornsby is to hit the right hand lane in 5th full blast @ 120, Push 5th until you hit 115, down shift to 4th which will hold 110 but look to get left because at the top you will be barely 110 in 4th. On the upside, dont be afraid to use 2wd when off road with the traction control off to feel the best and most dangerous sideways feeling driving experience ever. The 210mm over the 190mm of the my15 would suggest you dont need the 60mm coil lift to cut even with a full size. This will save you 2 grand of emu, rancho or your prefered. Less plastic outside to round off the edges gives a retro look of 70s which I like. The 2015 looked like an early 1990s vitara body kit on an 80s looking car. More flares than an slr5000 torana. Great 4x4 in Australia for AU$24,000. I would question very deeply why these cost AU$30,000 (£15,990) in the UK ? Since the demise of the much loved daihatsu company the Jimny Sierra is the vehicle class downunder.

Not available in the colonies, and I'm a Tacoma guy anyways. I LOVED this review though! It felt honest, and the off road parts were exciting. Watching this little car mob around in the mud almost made me wish the review was longer.

IF this was in North America I would totally buy one of these.

We took the Jimny off road last week. Very very capable, we did very well considering we were on-road tyres.

I love how this car looks. All my friends think it's hideous

American here. I wish we had a solid off-road option like this Jimny. Most of our best off-road vehicles are quite large.

If they sold this in Canada i would buy one instantly.

What a wonderful review.. it's almost like I test drove the car.. well done

Great, get my new Jimny in December, in Sweden with A/T

С 30 мин.....вот, что давно хотелось увидеть от блогеров !!! Отличный тест, приятно видеть способности Джима, именно в горных подьемчиках👍👍👍

I want one. They would sell an ass load of those things here in the States

Unused blank buttons in rear centre console are for heated seats in the UK version.

Very good review. One thing, dealers and tyre shops always overinflate Jimny tyres. I always get mine back with mid 30's psi, should be mid 20's according to specifications on B pillar.

This is an on point review and demo of the jimny.cheers guys

Driving for 40 year now, never had the urge to adjust my steering wheel, never had the need of a cup holder

Brilliant test, brilliant car and no bullshit talk.

Great, informative video. I’m considering buying one and this has been very helpful. I’m intending to use it (with a trailer) as a delivery vehicle for machinery, and the utility level of specification, the cost and the fact it has a low four pulling capability, all make it look very attractive. I was waiting for the new defender but it’s turned out not to be a working vehicle in its new reincarnation. Many thanks again.

Very cool. That cluster reminds me of a G shock watch, hah. Interesting to see a 4 cylinder that isn't longitudinally mounted, pretty rare.. Rear wheel drive 4 cylinder is kind of rare too I guess.

Best honest review. For highway, better cornering and steering feel, the 215 BFG tyre upgrade I did really improved the over all road handling, stable and quite

I noticed that your steering wheel alignment was already way off the centre when doing the on road test.

thanks for such a complete and systematic review.

This is the reason why the Jimmy will never come to the US. It will outsell the Jeep Wrangler. I would buy one in a heartbeat. I love it and great video. 👍👍

The best reviewed ive ever watched so far ... thanks bro more uploads... mitsubishi strada next please!!! Haha..

This is a remake of Suzuki Samurai. I've had three. My "Tin Top" was an exact copy. Loved it. Could even sleep in the back, not well... not comfortable.

Good stuff. Don’t worry too much about the inaccuracies, the footage more than made up for it. Great seeing extended footage of what a stock Jimny can do. The auto vs manual off-road bit was a bonus.

Other cars in this segment? Wrangler, Defender, G wagon. That's about it outside of military stuff. If you compare this to a modern SUV, you have to compare the SUV to an estate car (station wagon). Modern SUVs aren't Sporting and they aren't Utility. They are just Vs.

not the center diff is doing the job, the jimny has no center diff. the breakes do the job with the axlediff...

The very BEST Jimny natural test, I've ever seen and I could demand :) Unusual vehicle, unusual crew! Very best regards!

Who else is here from auto expo India .. yeah this baby is coming to our shores.

Well done sir ... you made my day , my Sunday 👌👊👍🍀☀️

@28:44 Link below to the moose test for the Jimny. You will be surprised. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-roIicG5RwNk.html

Very well done review, indeed one of the best here on RU-vid. I've been waiting for mine (The version I got is the Suzuki Jimny GL MT 2020 Silver) Suzuki Costa Rica finally called a few days back and is here now. I have to go and pick it up this coming Thursday Dec 19. Cheers Mate! PURA VIDA!

A 6 speed manual for highway drive will be a joy to drive.

I wish the Jimny was sold in Canada. Great little off road machine, would be great for Canadian winters.

Great review, thank you! Awesome car, even the previous gen was super!

The button blanks on the centre console is for the heated seats....suppose you don't need them over the pond. One option you have and we don't get is the rear view camera, nothing like that on the UK model.

Good video mate, been looking for a good old aussie review!

I Think Shmee150 viewed this video before buying his Jimney

Have the manual and in low range it will crawl over almost anything, amazingly capable in stock trim.

Great review of my next car!!

Just back from travelling 10 countries in one journey, sleeping at mountaintops in my rooftent, Jimny equiped with fridge/freezer, complete kitchen, hot shower etc etc... climbed the craziest rocks and drove through deep lakes, fully loaded, not even one single problem! A little bit slower than my 300bhp Golf, but still best buy ever! 😎🤙🏻💕 Fyi: About turning off auto-brake on difficult tracks: On difficult tracks, we use Low gear, which also switches off all safety systems! 🙄 This color is not only two-tone, it excists in single color. The 2 fake buttons in the center console, are seat heating in mine, but we don't have a rear viewing camera (Belgium). To end: It shows in everything you say... running the clutch, not a lot of torque, etc... that you haven't discovered low-gear 1st! 😂 A whole new world will open, I assure you 😋

Suzuki should make a long wheel base version with soft top, like the old SJ510 series, i might consider selling my HJ60 to buy one.

I got one with manual in Iceland. The key in off road is to use the 4lo if the speed is below 40Km then you dont have to use the clutch so much

I'm a Car Freak. Right now in May 2019, there are 2 cars i would really like to look deeper into , & probably buy. If i was buying New/ Almost new 2019 cars. Suzuki Jimny, FIAT 124 Spider . If i won the Lottery i would still buy both these cars & nothing Newer or More Expensive than the best of these 2 cars. I would Swap them twice per yr , & Buy old Classic cars for fun. Yes With £99 Billion Quid I would have a JIMNY, & a 124 Spider. & a BARN FULL of Old 2 Dr Range Rovers. A Stag, A Triumph 2500 'S'. & a DOLLY Sprint.

Waiting lists here in Europe range from half a year to 1.5 years.

I like the Jimny, come run with Jeep any time. the back seat is designed for people without feet ( no where to put them) great for people 5'5" or less & if your normal sized children's power wheels fail, they will enjoy the Jimny.

Eagerly waiting for Jimney in India

Great review mate - plenty of detailed info so well done. One thing though, while you’re doing the flick test on the steering wheel, not nit picking but couldn’t help but notice you were sitting in the middle lane going up the F3 freeway.......110 Koh zone mate, stay in left lane unless overtaking and you won’t have pis*ed off people behind ya. Cheers 👍

Awesome and thorough review!

What an excellent review. No BS, no loud an obnoxious voice, just a calm presentation. Carwow and other companies should take notes.

Very cool little offroader. With a maybe 3" lift and some better tires it would be even better.

I want this car so much but they stopped selling it in Europe... 😞

the buttons on the middle console are for seat heating in Europe

The tracking problem is just a swb problem you jump into any swb 4wd and they all like to the follow the bumps in the road

Awesome. Super helpful. Keep up the good work. Kudos

this is the first review of the many reviews of this suzuki that gets it right and talks about what the car is made for , great job and thank you .

"CX3 or segment below", I think that's a matter of opinion whether you consider off-road prowess over mall crawlers lol. Good overview buddy I enjoyed it.

This is the almost perfect car for me, it just needs to be that tiniest bit bigger. I drive a 2005 grand vitara and that’s as small as I’d want. But this car should be on every mans xmas list, great little toy. And i can see it being a collectors item in a couple decades.

I’m in South Australia and considering to buy one, thanks so much for such a great review, you’ve covered everything I want to know

Nice but need more work to be done, however, safety should be the main concern. Although nobody should undermine other safety........... over all is a good start .....

Hi, would you recommend manual or automatic better? Good review man.

What this little vehicle can do with stock tires and no modifications whatsoever no other full sized off road vehicle can do!!! Way to go Suzuki!!!

bring this to america please...

I'm still driving my 1st Gen HiLux.........this would be awesome here in California with just a 2'' lift and some BFG's!

I'll be most than happy to own one 😌

I'l be getting one of these , im also in Aus and wondering why your shown prices are way lower than whats on carpoint ?

Beautifully reviewd