Suzuki Jimny | jimny jlx
MotorvehicleTheSuzukiJimny(Japanese:スズキ・ジムニー,SuzukiJimunī)isaseriesoffour-wheeldriveoff-roadminiSUVs,manufacturedandmarketedbyJapaneseautomakerSuzukisince1970.Originallybelongingtothekeiclass,Japanslightautomobiletax/legalclass,thecompanycontinuestomarketakei-compliantversionfortheJapaneseandglobalmarketsastheJimny,aswellasversionsthatexceedkei-classlimitations.Suzukihasmarketed2.85millionJimnysin194countriesthroughSeptember2018.[1]History[edit]ThehistoryofSuzukifour-wheeldrivecarsbe...
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The Suzuki Jimny (Japanese: スズキ・ジムニー, Suzuki Jimunī) is a series of four-wheel drive off-road mini SUVs, manufactured and marketed by Japanese automaker Suzuki since 1970.
Originally belonging to the kei class, Japans light automobile tax/legal class, the company continues to market a kei-compliant version for the Japanese and global markets as the Jimny, as well as versions that exceed kei-class limitations. Suzuki has marketed 2.85 million Jimnys in 194 countries through September 2018.[1]
History[edit]The history of Suzuki four-wheel drive cars began in the latter half of the 1960s, when Suzuki bought a Steyr-Puch Haflinger to study with the intent of building a kei-class off-road vehicle.[2] A better opportunity presented itself in 1968, when Suzuki was able to buy bankrupt Japanese automaker Hope Motor Company, which had introduced a small off-road vehicle called the HopeStar ON360. The tiny Hope company had been unable to enter series pro...