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Is the new Jimny really that bad on the motorway?
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We test drove one and it seemed OK at 70 mph on the local bypass. Certainly not “incredibly noisy” as Autocar reported.
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It’s not an Evoque but it’s not meant to be.
So when is it bad, is it in bad weather and cross winds?
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We only have a Gen3 as our main vehicle, it tours the country, goes to the shops, pulls our caravan and covers many trouble free miles. The Gen4 should be better with the bigger engine and I can't see anything wrong with the old Jimny.
If you are happy in it that's all that matters.
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Also a bypass is not a motorway and may not have been particularly windy. Just because you wouldn't ask the question doesn't mean someone else can't. Please also check your grammar.
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Autocar journalists have spent far too much time driving German saloons, they don't know what a great working 4x4 feels like. The Gen.4 s**t's all over the likes of defenders when it comes to on road handling and vehicle creature comforts.
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But it was a nice day and there was no wind, so l was unable to fully test it.
We both liked the Jimny and will get one if we can find one at a reasonable price (not £24,000!)
I contacted Suzuki about dealers charging over list price, and they said they didn’t approve but the dealers are registering them so they are officially used cars.
And because of that they can sell them for whatever price they want, Suzuki have no control over it.
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Busta wrote: Compared to any other modern car I think it is fair to say a Jimny is terrible at motorway speeds. Even my girlfriends Citroen C1 is a better motorway car by a long shot. But that's not to say the Jimny isn't capable of doing motorway driving all day long. I certainly prefer the Jimny to the Defender. You just have to manage your expectations!
Land Rover Defender sits more comfortably on Motorway at speed in rain and with large puddles. Jimny feels skittish and on occasion downright dangerous when overtaking HGV's in windy and wet conditions. Even the other day in the city, as I was stationary at the traffic lights the wind gusting between two high-rise office blocks was enough to have us thinking "Are we about to get blown over or find ourselves on the wrong side of the road"? Personally I find that the Jimny is a lot more comfortable/in the zone at 60 65mph - above that speed it all begins to get a bit uncomfortable at various levels. If you want to go fast on the Motorway, there are a lot of cars that will do the job better than a Jimny.
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On standard wheels it was a crazy ride above 70mph.
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