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Will Suzuki Jimny Lite Version Be Available in Indonesia?

When it was relaunched, the new Suzuki Jimny model was arguably one of the legendary small jeeps and obviously quite a lot of fans in Indonesia.

Even though the price of this car cannot be said to be cheap, based on monitoring on the official Suzuki Indonesia page, the new Jimny car is priced from 443.9 million rupiah OTR Jakarta as of June 2023.

But did you know yet? It turns out that in the country of origin of the manufacturer with the S logo, a Suzuki Jimny was released that costs Rp 160 million.

As quoted from GridOto.com, The cheap version of Suzuki Jimny sold in Japan is classified as a mungi car aka Kei Car (Jimny JB64), unlike the Indonesian version (JB74).

Previously, it should be noted that the Kei Car was designed by the Japanese government so that its citizens could have a cheap, low-tax, practical, and easy-to-use vehicle.

Because of this, it doesn't seem wrong to call the kei car version of the Suzuki Jimny a "lite version" of the tiny jeep.

Talking about the appearance, there is actually not too much difference between Jimny JB74 and Jimny JB64.

It's just that in this kei car version, the sides are not fitted with overfender black plastic.

Removed overfender It slightly reduces the dashing impression of the Suzuki Jimny JB64, but overall it still looks cool.

The next difference is in the heart sector, the kei car version of Suzuki Jimny is equipped with a R061 3-cylinder turbo engine with a capacity of 660 cc.

It is claimed to have 63 horsepower at 6,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 96 Nm at 3,500 rpm.

It is claimed to have a fuel efficiency of 17.1 km per liter using the JC08 test method in Japan.

There are two options for power delivery, a 5-speed manual transmission and a 4-speed automatic, with part-time 4WD drive that is suitable for off-road.

The features available on the kei car version of the Suzuki Jimny are also similar to the Jimny JB74.

These include traction control, LSD, Hill Hold Control (HDC), Hill Descent Control, and cruiser control for the highest type.

Quoting from the suzuki.co.jp page, the Suzuki Jimny kei car is priced from 1,555,400 Yen to 1,903,000 Yen.

If converted to Rupiah, the price is equivalent to IDR 165.5 million to IDR 202.5 million (exchange rate 1 Yen = IDR 106.46 as of June 8, 2023).

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