5-Door Suzuki Jimny Coming In Mid-2023; To be Available In Both 5-Seater and 7-Seater Options

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, is working on a five-door version exclusively for the Indian market and it could debut in mid-2023. The Jimny 5-door will be based on the Jimny 3-door that was showcased in India at the Auto Expo 2020. Moreover, the Jimny will also have a 7-seater variant to counter its rival, Mahindra Thar.The Jimny 5-door will be sub-four metre in length. It will measure 3,850mm in length, 1,645mm in width, and 1,730mm in height. It will have a wheelbase of 2,550mm, a 300mm increase over the 3-door Jimny has a wheelbase of 2,250mm and is 3,550mm long overall. The Jimny 5-door will have a 210mm ground clearance and will weigh 1,190kg, 100kg more than the three-door version.The Jimny 5-door will come with a 1.5-liter K15B petrol engine that will develop around 102hp of power and 130 Nm of torque. The 1.5-liter engine will be similar to the one in the Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, Ciaz, and the Ertiga in our market, but tuned to give a bit more torque. Gearbox options will include a five-speed manual and a four-speed torque converter automatic. There are also talks of the updated Jimny getting a turbo-charging, mild-hybrid powertrain, internationally.The fourth-gen three-door Jimny, launched overseas in 2018, is still in demand. So much so that Suzuki started making the three-door Jimny in India only for exports. The Jimny is currently being sold in 194 markets around the world. The three-door Jimny is currently being primarily exported to Peru and Columbia and will soon be offered to the Middle East and Africa.