Suzuki Australia has reopened orders for its Jimny three-door with the four-speed computerized, and clients can place an order instantly.
The corporate says resulting from “elevated manufacturing alternatives in 2024”, it has been capable of safe better provide of Jimny fashions.
“While again orders are nonetheless reaching so far as the second half of 2024, we’ve got managed to safe incremental quantity that may enable us to flick the swap again on for the auto transmission in Jimny,” mentioned Suzuki Australia common supervisor Michael Pachota.
“This ties in completely with the thrilling launch of Jimny XL at present to finish our complete product providing of the Suzuki Jimny for Australia in 2024.”
Suzuki paused new orders in January and reopened them in September for the supply-constrained computerized off-roader, however all 500 out there automobiles had been snapped up in beneath 5 hours.
On the time, Suzuki mentioned it additionally had over 1500 pre-orders for the brand new five-door Jimny XL.
Pricing is ready to be introduced imminently for the extended-length Jimny, which options the identical naturally aspirated 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine and part-time four-wheel drive with selectable low vary.
Just like the three-door, it’ll be provided with a selection of five-speed guide and four-speed computerized transmissions.
At 3985mm lengthy, the Jimny five-door is 340mm longer than the common three-door mannequin, with all of this size added to the wheelbase which now spans 2590mm.
Floor clearance is a claimed 210mm.
It’s unclear what provide of the Jimny five-door will appear like when it launches domestically.
The three-door mannequin initially was extra in style as a guide, although the gross sales cut up shifted over time to the automated – therefore orders for the latter being paused within the face of rampant demand.
To the tip of November, Suzuki has offered 4673 Jimnys in Australia. Meaning, regardless of provide points, it’s nonetheless the model’s second best-seller, behind solely the Swift (6486 gross sales).
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