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LOADED 008: SUZUKI JIMNY
Did you read the other day that the Mercedes G-Wagen
is dropping its live front end and intends using IFS in future
versions? Well, there goes another one. Even Blind Freddie can
tell you it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a true 4WD
these days with live axles front and rear, but folks there’s still
hope from the Land of the Rising Sun thanks to Suzuki.
It’s incredible that the Jimny has been around for twenty
years in its current shape and using the same chassis and
suspension design in all that time. It’s thumbed its nose at the IFS
brigade, and the AWDs of the world (remember my contributions
are SUV excised) that have lost any semblance of 4WD capability
including low range and are simply pretenders.
Not the Jimny and it seems from what I’ve been reading, the
soon to be in production 2019 model will retain a proper 4WD
driveline, and that is cause for much celebration! We’ll make sure
we show you the 2019 Jimny
here in Loaded 4X4 as soon as
stocks land in Australia, but in
the meantime have a look at
this little beauty originally from
Queensland and now residing
in South Australia.
Tim Lindenmayer is an
aircraft technician working
for the helicopter specialists
Babcock Mission Critical,
which sounds very militaryfocussed,
but Babcock works
in transport, mining, energy
and emergency services. It’s