Maruti Jimny Review

The Jimny can be lifted on a common two post lift with arms, the type found in every workshop. The rubber pads of the lift's arms should contact the radial arm mounts on the chassis. It is how the service manual instructs the Jimny to be lifted on a workshop lift.

Kudos to the man who took the extra effort to screw the screw from the inside out

Ordered this off Amazon JP and fixed it today. The lighting is not 100% even but looks very OEM, the fitting is an easy DIY and no wires are hanging around.

Happy and would definitely recommend this mod.

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Hi All,

I did the mistake of getting wheel alignment done. And once the service station touched it, the steering alignment is gone. Now they are not able to fix it. Does anyone know of any service station in Pune that can do wheel alignment of Jimny?

Regards

If its just the front wheel alignment that you need to be done (for aligning the steering) - then any nearby reputed tyre store should be able to do a sufficiently good job. Clearly specify the problem beforehand and your expected fix. If its just a steering wheel logo mis-alignment but car drives straight fine OR there is a clear pull to one or the other side while driving, without any steering input. Be clear and they'll act accordingly. Tell them beforehand that you'll take a test drive after the work is done, and they'll have to continue working on it till you are happy with the fix in case needed. In our part of the world - proactive diagnosis of all possible problems is not something people often like to do.

Which service centre in Pune messed it up.? For the Jimny some batch of vehicles have had to have the steering angle sensor reset to fix the alignment problems.

Took the automatic on a highway ride for the first time. In a couple of occasions, while overtaking at 100+ speeds, the automatic gear box seems to be trying to upshift (while it can't since it's in 4thbgear already) and there's some fluctuation in RPM. Is this normal?

K&N or BMC?

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Yes, its this ^^ one. Plug n play. I have one IMP200 LED strip extra (if anyone's interested), but I have used the PnP lead (circled) for another job.

Test-drove the Jimny on the highway today.



Finally, I found my mojo with the Jimny. And it was all Samba's conviction why I would even try it for a third time around. Today, I realised that the AT is not for me. My discomfort with the Jimny was because the previous times I had driven the Jimny was the AT, which is way outside my comfort zone. I had refrained my comments on the car the first time we test drove in June very briefly. (Maruti Jimny Review)

The Jimny is super fun to drive and super-easy (ladies, please take note!) I know what to expect out of the steering wheel response, which isn't the Jimny's best selling-point, especially if you are transitioning from a nimble-manoeuvre car to a Jimny. But the gear ratio just fits into my 1.2-MPI-Polo habits accurately as far as downshifting and engine-braking go, so the problem people have been talking about regarding slow braking is rather a relative perspective - everyone may not have the same experience.

I was cautioned about the knotty gear shifting, but I don't think it is anything but an old Maruti gear system.

The electronics and the stereo system is bang ostentatious - I don't know if people are comfortable with such stuff these days, I am not. But nothing that takes away from the other mechanical capabilities of the car at this price point.

It is a no-frills Maruti experience. But a capable offroader, as demonstrated by Samba, who took the car up on an empty sidewalk along the highway.


In terms of pilot controls, eh! Why oh why is the window control on the left dash panel - not sure why it could not be put on the door panel for the love of simple sanity and aesthetics. Modularity is missing. Glove-box is small, no place to keep bottles and stuff and store knick-knacks during long travels.

Backseat width is uncomfortable even for a small person like me, and for Nemo (the dog half of the Dog n Damsel). For 200 km-ish I can manage, but not for the 500 km ish ones - can get really uncomfortable. Nemo will find it difficult to curl up and sleep, as he does in the Polo. I cannot have the same relaxed seating experience that I otherwise have in a Duster or Grand Vitara, not to mention similar other vehicles of higher price point. The navigator's seat width is just fine. Back-support is excellent for a perpetually broken-back person like me.

Boot space is really small and good only for two people for longer travels, or one has to be a really light packer.

In terms of driving, this car is darling - I am in love with it already.

Takes on decent enough speed, cruises well, not the favourite for high-speed corners, good for the city only if one isn't much of a zip-zapper / zig-zagger, else you will miss the swift steering wheel response. Unlike monocoques, the bumps can be felt, which is nothing surprising for body-on-frame manners. On undulations at higher speed, felt the rear wheels to be shifty. Fuel efficiency is awesome even with spirited driving. Highway cruising should be a breeze.

In terms of colour preferences, of course it is a personal choice, but the kinetic yellow has quite the cheeky road presence that had stolen my heart on day 1.

I am told women are not much prefering the car. I can understand the initial reaction - I would say give it a longer test, ask for a highway /off-road test, methinks it will blow you away!

Photos, mostly taken by Samba:

Thanks. I went to the one on JM road. I will pass the information on sensor reset to the service advisor and see if that helps.

Maruti organised an off-road event in Kolkata to showcase the capabilities of their Jimny.

This was a very well-organised event, where safety was given the first priority. The good thing was that, anyone with a valid driving license, who wanted to experience the Jimny off-road could drive the car with a professional instructors from Maruti seating beside them.

The instructors



To drive the car, one had to register at the kiosk. Coffee mug and snacks were given to all the participants.







The track was a mixture of some easy, tricky & technical obstacles where the car's electronics like BLD, Hill-hold assist, traction control and of course the 4wd was put to good use.

With an experienced offroader, many of the obstacles were possible in the 2wd mode with the traction control off. The BLD in the Jimny works like a charm.

Few pics from the track-

The chicken holes





The axle twisters. This was also possible in 2wd & TC off. The BLD worked superbly.



The side incline





The steep down slope where the HDC was put to good use while the car was in 4L 1st.



This uphill was doable in 4H 1st with TC off.



Side-angle drop. The right turn was tricky, this needed a proper judgement from the driver.





Trench crossover. This required proper throttle modulation.



A video of the track drive with Bhpian Dog&Damsel12 behind the wheel.