Maruti Suzuki will introduce the five-door Jimny in India by August subsequent yr. The Jimny, in its three door bodystyle, was proven on the Auto Expo 2020 and had gathered large buyer response. This, together with its SUV credentials and a compact footprint has prompted Maruti Suzuki to introduce the SUV in India.

Suzuki Jimny 3-door manufacturing presently paused

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) had been constructing the three-door model of the Jimny SUV in its Haryana plant since January 2021, and exporting it to each left- and right-hand-drive markets like Africa and the Middle East. However, based on info revealed to our sister publication Autocar Professional, the corporate stopped manufacturing of the three-door Jimny at this facility in October.

The meeting line inside MSIL’s Gurgaon plant, which was earlier devoted to the now discontinued Gypsy SUV, and was getting used to supply the three-door Jimny, is now being upgraded to fabricate the India-specific, five-door Jimny SUV (codename: YWD) from April 2023. The five-door Jimny will stay beneath 4 metres in size and is more likely to supply 210mm of floor clearance like its three-door export model.

Maruti Suzuki will proceed to have a separate meeting line for the Jimny, just like the erstwhile Gypsy, as the previous additionally has a body-on-frame building. Monocoque automobiles just like the XL6, Ertiga and Eeco are additionally produced on the similar plant.

Maruti Jimny 5-door: manufacturing more likely to be round 6,000 models a month

Autocar Professional has learnt that MSIL is concentrating on to supply round 5,000-6,000 models of the five-door Jimny every month. There are talks that the SUV could possibly be rebranded because the Gypsy, thereby resurrecting the enduring model in India after it was discontinued in 2018 attributable to stricter emission, crash and security norms.

Maruti Jimny 5-door: powertrain particulars

As far as engine choices go, the Jimny will include a sole 1.5-litre K15B petrol engine good for 102hp. This similar powerplant presently sees obligation on the Ciaz, however has been changed by the extra superior K15C engine in fashions just like the Ertiga, Brezza, XL6 and the Grand Vitara. The SUV will proceed to return with a four-speed computerized and a five-speed handbook gearbox possibility.

The Jimny will strengthen Maruti Suzuki’s assault within the SUV class, which has been witnessing surging demand owing to purchaser preferences, and now contributes to over 50 p.c of latest car gross sales within the nation.

Maruti Jimny 5-door: Maruti’s Thar, Gurkha rival

The upcoming Jimny SUV can be positioned as a household way of life automobile to compete in opposition to the Mahindra Thar and Force Gurkha, and can empower India’s largest carmaker to develop its total share within the nation by introducing extra SUVs – a section the place it’s eager to extend its market share.