Photo: Kolesa.ru
Almost a year ago, Suzuki chopped off the rear of the Jimny to create a pickup for the Tokyo Auto Salon. That one-of-a-kind concept never made it into production, and knowing the Japanese automaker, the off-road SUV won’t get a pickup option anytime soon.
There are a few companies out there specialized in converting the previous generation into a single-cab workhorse, but the peeps are Kolesa.ru took things further with a rendering of a dual cab. The Jimny certainly looks weird in this flavor, partly because the wheelbase is too long when compared to the stock model without a bed.
The renderings also bring the point home with black fender flares, black mirror caps, and a black roof over blue paintwork and gunmetal grey wheels. Mud-terrain tires and a 2.0-inch suspension lift kit would’ve been nice, more so if you remember how capable the Jimny is off the beaten path.
As for the single-piece rear window and design of the tailgate, we’re sure the pixel artist at Kolesa.ru could have done a better job with a little more time on his hands. Turning our attention back to how viable a pickup is for Suzuki, the Jimny could use a more powerful engine for this application.
The K15B four-cylinder with 1.5 liters of displacement and natural aspiration is too underpowered for the job, and the R06A three-cylinder turbo exclusive to Japan is even more inappropriate. A turbo diesel could be the ticket thanks to low-down torque, something similar to the 1.6-liter DDiS in the SX4 S-Cross and Vitara crossovers.
Another interesting possibility would be the 1.4 BoosterJet in the Swift Sport, but fuel economy is not this engine’s forte. Popular in pretty much every corner of the world where the Jimny is sold, the Suzuki with the most off-road capability of them all isn’t coming to the United States anytime soon.
The automaker left North America at the beginning of the decade for a number of reasons, including a collapse of U.S. sales aggravated by the financial crisis. Sales peaked in 2007 with almost 102,000 vehicles, which isn’t exactly good enough to survive in the United States.
By comparison, Suzuki and Indian subsidiary Maruti moved 3.3 million vehicles in 2018 despite disappointing results in the People’s Republic of China.
The renderings also bring the point home with black fender flares, black mirror caps, and a black roof over blue paintwork and gunmetal grey wheels. Mud-terrain tires and a 2.0-inch suspension lift kit would’ve been nice, more so if you remember how capable the Jimny is off the beaten path.
As for the single-piece rear window and design of the tailgate, we’re sure the pixel artist at Kolesa.ru could have done a better job with a little more time on his hands. Turning our attention back to how viable a pickup is for Suzuki, the Jimny could use a more powerful engine for this application.
The K15B four-cylinder with 1.5 liters of displacement and natural aspiration is too underpowered for the job, and the R06A three-cylinder turbo exclusive to Japan is even more inappropriate. A turbo diesel could be the ticket thanks to low-down torque, something similar to the 1.6-liter DDiS in the SX4 S-Cross and Vitara crossovers.
Another interesting possibility would be the 1.4 BoosterJet in the Swift Sport, but fuel economy is not this engine’s forte. Popular in pretty much every corner of the world where the Jimny is sold, the Suzuki with the most off-road capability of them all isn’t coming to the United States anytime soon.
The automaker left North America at the beginning of the decade for a number of reasons, including a collapse of U.S. sales aggravated by the financial crisis. Sales peaked in 2007 with almost 102,000 vehicles, which isn’t exactly good enough to survive in the United States.
By comparison, Suzuki and Indian subsidiary Maruti moved 3.3 million vehicles in 2018 despite disappointing results in the People’s Republic of China.
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