Five-door Suzuki Jimny coming to Australia in 2023!

Suzuki pulled the wraps off its much anticipated 505mm longer five-door Jimny off-roader at the 2023 Delhi Auto Expo.

After months of spy photos emerging from India, the formal unveiling comes as a pleasant surprise. Even more so that the 505mm longer Jimny will hit Aussie dealerships in Q4 this year.

“We've been knocking back hundreds of orders and customers for customers that have been speculating that a five door will be available", General Manager Suzuki vehicles, Michael Pachota told 4X4 Australia.

"Now that we've confirmed it for Australia, we're taking orders. First in, best dressed."

The Jimny five-door will be constructed in India and exported to Latin America, Africa and Australia from there.

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How much bigger is the five-door Jimny?

There’s little need to worry that a five-door Jimny won’t fit into your garage, it’s still less than four metres.

Measuring 3985mm long, 1645mm wide and 1720mm tall, the stretched Jimny five-door rides on a generous 2590mm wheelbase – that’s comparable to a small SUV such as a Hyundai Kona.

Compared to a three-door Jimny, it’s 505mm longer overall with a 340mm longer wheelbase. Significant increases, and some that may indeed harm the Jimny’s off-road chops despite the five-door's 210mm ground clearance being unchanged.

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The Jimny will also soldier on with its 1.5-litre petrol four-cylinder engine that develops 75kW of power and 130Nm of torque. A four-speed automatic or five-speed manual will be available.

Further details are very hard to come by, though it appears the five-door scores second-row curtain airbags, too. Pricing for the new five-dorr Jimny will be confirmed closer to its Q4 2023 local launch.

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December 2022: Five-door Jimny spied without camouflage

Well, we’ve heard rumours, we’ve seen images of it under covers and now we can finally see what the 2023 Suzuki Jimny 5-door Long model will look like in final production form.

This image appeared today on Autocar India, and you can find the original article here – but the original source, an Instagram post, appears to have been removed.

According to Autocar India, the 5-door Jimny is due for its global debut at the Auto Expo 2023 next month. The vehicle was spotted somewhere in north India, rumoured to be undergoing final rounds of testing before release.

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Image: 2022 Suzuki Jimny Long rendering, courtesy mail.ru

What we know so far

Based on the popular JB74 Suzuki Jimny, the five-door Jimny is reported to have a length of 3850mm – offering a rumoured increase of 300mm to the wheelbase.

This allows space for two additional doors, providing a more comfortable seating experience for occupants, if you can call a Jimny comfortable.

This additional length is also a boon for recreational users, offering more space inside to store camping gear and so on, especially with the seats folded flat.

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Image: 2022 Suzuki Jimny Long rendering, courtesy mail.ru

It's expected the five-door Suzuki Jimny will retain the K15B 1.5L naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine, unchanged from the current Jimny.

The same applies to the transmissions on offer, a five-speed manual and 4-speed automatic transmission will also carry over.

Personally, I would have loved to see a turbocharged engine offered for a bit more poke to help carry the additional weight of the five-door model, but I’m not surprised either to hear the same engine and transmission combo will remain. Fingers crossed we see something more powerful in coming years, but for now it seems like the 1.5L engine is it.

Autocar India reports that the production of the Jimny five-door is expected to begin next year, with an Indian-market launch due in mid-2023.

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The new five-door Jimny spied earlier this year

Will the 5-door Jimny be sold in Australia?

Australian delivery has not been confirmed, however, Suzuki’s CEO Michael Pachota said this earlier in 2022:

“The moment it's available for our country, I will place as many orders as I can. When anything starts with the word Jimny, it just ends in sales.

"I can tell you there's a lot of speculation out there, but can I confirm there's one coming at all and or to Australia? No, I can't. It's an unbelievable product, we are definitely going to have our hands up for it,” he said.

Stay tuned for further updates as they come, and It’s safe to say we are looking forward to getting our hands on one for a proper off-road test.

Will that extra wheelbase be a hindrance off-road? Will the 1.5L engine have enough grunt to move the larger 5-door Jimny? And how much will it all cost? These are the questions we’re keen to answer.