The fourth technology of the Suzuki Jimny has been round since 2018 and is able to obtain a facelift subsequent yr, however the earlier third-gen mannequin was nonetheless obtainable in Brazil alongside its successor as a less expensive different. Now, the Brazilian manufacturing of the mannequin has lastly stopped, which marks the tip of the street for the previous Jimny.
The third technology of the Suzuki Jimny was initially launched in 1997. In most elements of the world, the ladder-frame off-roader remained in manufacturing till 2018 because of minor facelifts and updates. In Brazil, nonetheless, Suzuki saved assembling the getting old mannequin – first within the Anápolis plant after which within the Catalao plant – till this yr.
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The rationale for the tip of native manufacturing is the brand new rules which might require pricey upgrades on the traditional 1.3-liter engine and the addition of recent digital programs. Such an funding wouldn’t make sense for a low-volume automobile primarily based on a 25-year-old design, so Suzuki determined to drop the previous Jimny from its Brazilian lineup. This leaves the brand new Jimny Sierra as the one member of the native vary, till new imported fashions arrive in 2023.
Those that are excited by buying a brand-new instance of the previous Jimny should act rapidly in the event that they wish to safe one of many final remaining items at present sitting in Brazilian dealerships. In line with the official web site, pricing for the outgoing mannequin begins from R$111,990 ($21,908) for the entry-level Jimny 4Work, and goes as much as R$137,990 ($26,995) for the top-of-the-range Jimny Forest which comes fitted with loads of off-road goodies together with a cool-looking bodykit. Curiously, the flagship variant of the previous Jimny remains to be considerably cheaper than the newer Suzuki Jimny Sierra which begins from R$156,990 ($30,712) in Brazil.
H/T to Motor1 Brazil