Making its official appearance in the ASEAN region, the Suzuki Jimny 5-door has been previewed at the ongoing Singapore Motor Show 2024. The Jimny 5-door is produced at Maruti Suzuki’s plant in Gurugram, both for local and export markets. India was also the first market to receive the Jimny 5-door, which is priced between INR 10.74 lakh (~ RM 60k) and INR 14.05 lakh (RM 79k). Also read: Suzuki Jimny 5-door makes global debut at Auto Expo 2023 in India As its name suggests, Suzuki has given the l

Previously, there are big differences between cars developed for developing markets in Southeast Asia and those meant for Japan. Although both are right-hand drive markets, differences in consumer demand and compliance to stricter regulations governing safety and exhaust emission meant that in the past, very few Southeast Asian models are sold in Japan. In the early 2010s, Nissan tried to export the Nissan March from Thailand, but it didn’t sell well. There were some exceptions like the Thailand

Honda RS SUV concept car displayed at GIIAS 2022 Speculation suggests Honda “WR-V” Production may start end of 2022 Largest in its class compared to its competitors Honda's latest SUV was camouflaged and displayed at the Honda booth of the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2022. This is Honda's answer to the Toyota Raize / Daihatsu Rocky (Perodua Ativa), Kia Sonet and Nissan Magnite in Indonesia. Also read: Ativa-rivalling Honda SUV RS Concept: Est. sub-RM 80k price in Indonesia

With prices of the 2021 Suzuki Jimny in Malaysia touching the RM 169k mark, needless to say, internet commenters went ablaze, stating that the Jimny is overpriced. So the big question for everyone’s mind is – why is the Suzuki Jimny so expensive? Also Read: RM 169k 2021 Suzuki Jimny is expensive? First 2 shipments sold out, more coming The short and simple answer is that the Suzuki Jimny itself is an expensive little SUV to begin with, right from the factory. Also Read: 45 pics on why the first

As far as 4x4 vehicles go, I've always had a thing for the Suzuki Jimny. Back in the day, my dad used to have one. He was in the construction industry, and he needed one for site visits. It was also the car he ferried us to and from school with. I still remember our Jimny vividly. Red paint, black steel wheels, a floppy manual transmission and.... all-round drum brakes (yes I was already a car nerd by then). It was bumpy as hell (my mother refused go anywhere in it!), smelled of mud and petrol,

Back in January, we reported that Suzuki has commenced production of the Suzuki Jimny at their Gurugram plant in India. The Gurugram plant is the second plant after Suzuki Motor’s plant in Kosai, Japan to build the Jimny. Initially, the target market for the India-made Jimnys were Peru and Columbia, as well as African countries and the Middle East. With this recent piece of news, Philippines can now be added to the growing number of countries. As reported by CarGuide, Suzuki Philippines has shif