Suzuki Jimny 2023: Heritage edition unveiled for Australia, limited to just 300 units

There are some real oddities in the new-car market. It’s well established that mid-size family SUVs do well, as it is true that affordable small cars have Plucky 4WD gets more safety and equipment but does that make it a more compelling buy at new-found price?

Whenever I’m in a Suzuki Jimny, tradition dictates I select Sheryl Crow’s My Favorite Mistake from my playlist. Not because I’m particularly a fan of the More practical and now with two extra doors, is the Suzuki Jimny XL a viable family 4x4 SUV? We throw the kids in and give it the week-long test

The five-door version brings newfound practicality to the Jimny nameplate. But in doing so, has it lost its core charms?

“New” is an interpretive label, particularly when officially applied to 2026’s ‘New’ Vitara Hybrid – or Vitara Turbo Hybrid, depending on your Suzuki A power drop and a price hike complement the debut of hybrid drive in the now 11-year-young Vitara

With Suzuki’s local line-up slowly frittering away after Australian Design Rules halted import of key models - Jimny three-door, S Cross, Vitara, Swift Indian-sourced compact crossover brings funky styling to Suzuki’s local line-up, but it comes up short in a number of key areas

Could Suzuki’s S-Cross possibly be the most high-achieving small SUV offered to Australia buyers in the past decade? Possibly (if perhaps not probably). Is the most expensive model variant in Suzuki’s Aussie line-up the hidden gem of its importer’s range? And why isn’t the S-Cross more popular?

The new Suzuki Swift boasts big gains in refinement over the previous model, is impressively efficient and is a staunch reminder of how good small cars It’s impressively efficient and light weight, but is Suzuki’s new Swift Hybrid good enough to out-gun the best-selling and newly revised MG3?

The Suzuki Ignis is a thrifty way to get around town, but does the tiny SUV live up to the claim as being all the car you’ll ever need?

Click the video above to watch our video review of the 2014 Suzuki S-Cross.

We've finally driven the all-new, fifth-generation Mitsubishi Pajero on Australian soil – literally! – in this first taste of what it's like off-road from behind the wheel of a range-topping GSR.

Ferrari has finally brought back the iconic gated manual gearbox. Except it hasn’t – not quite. The 12Cilindri Manuale is the first three-pedal Ferrari in The gated shifter and clutch pedal are back at Ferrari – but the conventional manual hasn’t made a full return. The distinction matters, but not as much as you’d think

Leapmotor has struggled to make its mark in a market swamped by affordable Chinese electric vehicles. At a time when rivals are experiencing explosive With lots of tech and a pricepoint to turn heads, is the new BO5 hatchback the car to firmly put China's Leapmotor on the map in a crowded EV market?

Swedish-branded, Chinese-built hyper GT is huge on style, manic in pace and reasonably priced. But can it seduce with enough charisma to find Aussie buyers?

Kia’s petrol-powered K4 hatch appears to be fighting a losing battle against the wave of sharply priced small Chinese EVs. But for the purists, there’s still plenty to like

Volvo puts itself in the key midsize electric luxury SUV buyers’ conversation with first electric equivalent of its best-seller

On the July morning that our newest long termer, the 2026 RAV4 GXL AWD, landed in the Chasing Cars garage, Toyota’s medium SUV was about to celebrate its Australia’s most popular SUV, in desirable yet affordable GXL trim, has rolled into the Chasing Cars garage for a proper long-term test. Can it live up to the hype?

Suzuki Australia has teased pictures of a toughened up Jimny variant before it goes on-sale

Renault has declared its interest to build a Suzuki Jimny-rivalling compact off-roader, which will be known as the Bridger. Detailed alongside Renault’s Bridger Concept car developed by Renault should be in production by the end of 2027, with a choice of electric, hybrid, or petrol drivetrains

The Suzuki Jimny Heritage has returned, except for a pedal and a gear. After selling out its 2023 run of 300 in a day, Suzuki Australia announced another

Suzuki Australia has now fully unveiled a new ‘Rhino’ grade for the five-door Jimny XL, which is set to arrive in showrooms in July. Rather than an Rather than enhancing the Jimny’s impressive off-road ability, the new Rhino grade has focused on making its punchy 4x4 look cooler without adding substance

Suzuki Australia has today confirmed that the popular three-door version of its compact Jimny 4x4 wagon will return to local showrooms in early 2026 after New safety-compliant version of the cult 4x4 to hit showrooms a year after coming off sale for ADR infringements

Suzuki has announced that it will release a five-door version of its iconic small four-wheel drive, the Jimny, and the best news is that it will be The popular small off-roader is set to gain a five-door variant this year in Australia to join the iconic three-door

A five-door, long wheelbase Suzuki Jimny is coming, according to reports from India, however no date has been confirmed.

Suzuki has thrown out the touchscreen and strapped on a set of 15-inch steel wheels to create a true no-frills off roader.

Suzuki’s most popular model in Australia – the Jimny XL – is back on sale after a sudden and mysterious sales halt came into effect early last month. In After launching an investigation and immediately halting sales last month, Suzuki has resumed sales but provided little detail as to why the Jimny XL was under the microscope

High demand for the Suzuki Jimny in Australia has led the Japanese manufacturer to develop solutions to keep the compact four-wheel drive available to Strict emissions laws will clamp down on Suzuki’s ability to sell the Jimny profitably in Australia, but selling EVs will create breathing room

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Suzuki Australia has today announced pricing and specifications for its 2024 Jimny small off-road SUV. The three-door Jimny is now joined by the Jimny XL, A new XL five-door variant now joins the three-door in the range, priced from $34,990 before on-road costs

Thanks for joining us this Friday 13 December 2024. Notably in car news today: the Suzuki Swift small car has achieved a shock one-star result from safety Every important car news story breaking today, in one convenient read

Suzuki Australia has announced a pause on sales of the automatic-equipped Jimny three-door models as the brand struggles to fulfil a huge list of orders. While the automatic is unavailable for now, buyers can still snap up a manual version if they are willing to wait.

Following the Australian release of the Ineos Grenadier later this year, the brand will unveil a smaller, all-electric off-roader