2023 Suzuki Jimny Rhino Version in Malaysia – 30 models; fr RM175k; RM15k package provided for current house owners

Naza Jap Motors has launched the brand new Suzuki Jimny Rhino Version, which is a brand new variant of the compact off-roader that’s restricted to 30 models and priced at RM174,900 on-the-road with out insurance coverage.

The Rhino Version comes with a Pure Pearl White paint end in addition to unique styling touches like crimson, gray and black decals on the bonnet in addition to the perimeters of the car. You’ll discover the ‘Actual Offroader’ wording and rhino graphics as properly, the latter being a callback to the emblem used on the second-generation SJ Jimny greater than 4 many years in the past.

For a little bit of historical past, using the rhino brand took place after British importers acquired models of the SJ Jimny with plastic spare wheel covers that carried a drawing of a rhinoceros for the 1982 Birmingham Motor Present. The distributors discovered the horned animal interesting and adopted a redrawn brand as an indication of toughness and dependability.

Except for the decals, the rhino can also be featured as a badge on the rear tailgate and rear spare tyre cowl. Different options that the Rhino Version comes with embrace a heritage grille (with out vertical slats), chrome aspect mirrors, crimson mud flaps with ‘Jimny lettering’, entrance and rear differential guards in addition to wind deflectors.

In response to Naza Jap Motors, current Jimny house owners can get pleasure from the identical upgrades as the brand new variant by buying the Jimny Rhino Package price RM15,000 from the corporate’s dealership in Petaling Jaya. Do observe that a number of the gadgets talked about are additionally provided via accent packages offered by the corporate.

The Rhino Version shares the identical powertrain with the common Jimny, with a K15B 1.5 litre VVT naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine offering 100 hp at 6,000 rpm and 130 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. The mill is mated to a four-speed computerized gearbox and a part-time four-wheel drive system with a low-range switch field.

The package checklist can also be related, with computerized LED headlamps, 15-inch alloy wheels, a seven-inch touchscreen head unit with Apple CarPlay, two audio system, single-zone computerized air-conditioning, two airbags, ABS, brake help, stability management, hill begin help and hill descent management.