A great news has been revealed by the sources for all the people wishing for bringing the Maruti Suzuki jimny to India. According to the reports the new generation Jimny will likely be manufactured in India for local and export markets as well.
The Maruri Suzuki Jimny has made its reputation in the market by the popularity which is particularly based on 3 attributes: Jimny possess the convenience of hatchback, the versatility of an SUV and the attitude of a little coupe. The Jimny already has a linkage in the Indian market by having its 2nd generation avatar which has been known as Gypsy.
The Jimny had first came in sight at the 2002 Delhi Auto Expo. And now the car manufacturing giant is considering India as the manufacturing base of the 4th generation Jimny, which will make its debut globally in 2017.
Suzuki will be looking to cover the automobile market of South East Asia, Europe(United Kingdom, France, Germany particularly) and Brazil possibly. So, we can say that the Jimny will be exported overseas to these markets too. Subsequently, the model may also be sold in Japan.
The dealers in some key markets have been demanding a new model for some time as the Jimny has been an important product of the firm. The model has a legacy and the company will need to maintain that with the new 4th generation model.
The Jimny is also expected to come with a 4X4 system just like the upcoming Ignis as standard. The model will use 1.0 liter booster jet on the engine front as standard which can be seen in the upcoming Baleno RS, besides the Ignis as well. The Diesel variant of the model may not be introduced but a more powerful 1.4-liter booster jet variant may be revealed soon which will possibly come with an automatic gearbox. That variant of the model is likely to be sold as BSVI model in India only.
The company may drop the name Jimny and make it ‘Samurai’ or possible may go on with the evergreen ‘Gypsy’ nametag. The India-spec version is expected to be a 4-wheel extended wheelbase version- which will still remain a sub-compact SUV. Brazil and Indonesia are also expected to have the same version of the Jimny. Though the standard exported version is likely to have a shorter wheelbase featuring 2-door body.
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