2004 Suzuki Jimny
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The Suzuki Jimny is a line of off-road vehicles from Suzuki produced since 1968.
The history of Suzuki four-wheel-drive cars dates to 1968. Suzuki bought former Japanese automaker Hope Motor Company which had introduced fifteen small off-road vehicles called the HopeStar ON360. The first Suzuki-branded 4-wheel drive, the LJ10 (Light Jeep 10), was introduced in 1970. The LJ10 had a 359 cc air-cooled, two-stroke, in-line two-cylinder engine. The liquid-cooled LJ20 was introduced in 1972 with the cooling changed due to newly enacted emission regulations, and it gained 3 hp. In 1975, Suzuki complemented the LJ20 with the LJ50, which had a larger 539 cc, two-stroke, in-line three-cylinder engine and bigger differentials. This was originally targeted at the Australian market, but more exports soon followed.
The Jimny8/LJ80 was an updated version of the LJ50 with an 800 cc, four-stroke, in-line four-cylinder engine, followed by the Jimny 1000/SJ410 and Jimny 1300/SJ413. An updated version of the SJ413 became known as the Samurai and was the first Suzuki officially marketed in the US. The series from SJ410 to SJ413 was known as the Sierra in Australia, and remained the Jimny in some markets.
The new Jimny was released in 1998, and now bears the same name in all markets. The 1998 release used the G13BB EFI engine, replaced by the M13AA EFI engine in 2001 and the M13AA VVT engine in 2005, in conjunction with a minor interior redesign.
Also called : Suzuki Jimny Wide
Suzuki Jimny Sierra
Chevrolet Jimny
Mazda AZ-Offroad
Production : January 1998–present
Assembly : Iwata, Japan
Bogotá, Colombia (GM Colombia)
Linares, Spain (Santana Motor)
Class : Mini SUV
Body style : 2-door SUV , 2-door convertible
Layout : Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Engine : 658 cc K6A I3 (JB23)
1,298 cc G13BB I4 (JB33)
1,328 cc M13A I4 (JB43)
1,461 cc K9K TD I4 (JB53)
Transmission : 5-speed manual , 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase : 2,250 mm (89 in)
Length : ,295–3,645 mm (129.7–143.5 in)
Width : 1,395–1,600 mm (54.9–63 in)
Height : 1,655–1,715 mm (65.2–67.5 in)