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Suzuki Jimny celebrates five decades of offroad prowess The iconic small dog with a big fight turns 50 17 December 2020 - 05:05 Denis Droppa Five generations: the Suzuki Jimny and its predecessors.
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Apparently Jimny is a portmanteau of Jeep Mini, and is a nod to the Suzuki SUV’s grandfather being inspired by the American military offroad vehicle.
The Jimny has worn a number of name tags since it was first launched in 1970 as the LJ10 (for Light Jeep 10) with a two-stroke 360cc engine, but in its five generations its purpose has always stayed the same: to be a small and lightweight offroader with the ability to scurry over the same obstacles as vehicles several times its price. A tiny dog with a big fight.
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To think, it s already 50 years that the Suzuki Jimny has been in the market. The SUV officially debuted in 1970, but its story began three years before that. Interestingly, did you know that the original Jimny - or the initial idea, rather - didn t belong to Suzuki?
Here s the Jimny s story over the last five decades.
Jimny legacy
Flailing Japanese car firm HOPE introduced its Hopestar ON360, a tiny 4x4, built to conform to the Japanese Kei car (small car) regulations. Unfortunately, there was to be no hope for it. The ON360 was a momentous commercial failure, with only 15 units eventually produced.
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