Maruti Jimny: Real world observations by a 2020 Mahindra Thar owner

Overall, the 5-door Jimny looks smaller than the Mahindra Thar.

Thanks to the Team-BHP fan (he prefers to remain anonymous) who sent this in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP share page!

Had the opportunity to check out a 5-door Jimny:

• It was a lovely dark blue colour shod with 195/80 R15 alloys (Bridgestone Duelers).

• The length is exactly same as the Thar (sub 4m) but the wheelbase is much better.

• Ingress and egress was a breeze both front and back.

• There was a lot of chrome in the front grill (globally it is black) and the rear tail lamps integrated into the rear bumper looked a little out of proportion.

• Overall the car looked a lot smaller than the Thar.

• The steering was lovely to hold and the 4H/4L lever was nicely placed below the 5 MT lever. The front power window switches were next to 4WD lever.

• Wish they had got the 3 door version instead, otherwise with the 102ps/130Nm (1462cc engine) it is neither here nor there.

Looking forward to a proper test drive in the near future.

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