Maruti Suzuki Jimny Launch Approaching, Marketing Plans Being Drawn

The upcoming Maruti Suzuki Jimny is predicted to launch in India quickly, and advertising and marketing plans for the SUV are within the works at the moment

Maruti Suzuki is creating a five-door/long-wheelbase model of the enduring Suzuki Jimny. As per newest experiences, the carmaker is already drawing our advertising and marketing plans for the SUV within the Indian market. Common readers would do not forget that Jimny was showcased in its present iteration (three-door model) on the 2020 Auto Expo.

As per earlier experiences, the upcoming 5-door Jimny shall be bigger in dimensions – 300mm longer, together with a 300mm bigger wheelbase. There shall be just a few visible variations as nicely, like a restyled entrance grille, new alloy wheels, completely different bumpers (entrance and rear), and many others. The additional set of doorways will assist ease ingress and egress, and the elevated dimensions ought to enhance the cabin house.

Shashank Srivastava, govt director – gross sales and advertising and marketing at Maruti Suzuki – lately revealed that the Indo-Japanese automaker is planning to broaden aggressively within the SUV market house. At present, the model solely has two SUV choices – S-Cross and Vitara Brezza. The previous is ready to get replaced by a brand new mannequin and the latter will bear a era change quickly.

Maruti Suzuki lately revealed its new K15C petrol engine, which belts out 115 PS of peak energy. This powerplant will get dualjet know-how and a progressive smart-hybrid system, that are anticipated to spice up gasoline effectivity considerably. The producer has additionally introduced a brand new 6-speed torque-converter computerized transmission.

It’s doubtless that the brand new engine and transmission talked about above would make their solution to the upcoming 5-door Jimny. At present, the 1.5L NA petrol engine beneath the hood of Suzuki Jimny belts out 102 PS and 130 Nm, and it may be had with a 5-speed handbook or a 4-speed torque-converter computerized gearbox. A 4×4 system with selectable drive (2WD mode and 4WD mode) is obtainable as customary on the SUV.

It must be famous that the 3-door model of Suzuki Jimny is already being manufactured at Maruti’s Gurugram plant, however just for export markets. In India, we anticipate solely the upcoming 5-door mannequin to go on sale, and upon launch right here, Maruti Jimny 5-door will not have any direct rivals. Nevertheless, it will likely be a inexpensive different to Mahindra Thar and Drive Gurkha.