My observations of the Maruti Jimny AT: Acceleration & Highway manners

Overall, I feel the Jimny on the highway does what it's supposed to do.

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Test drove the Jimny this weekend on the highway to understand its road manners at 'highway speeds'. Impressions below.

Car: Approx 5k done Jimny Alpha AT with Roof carrier

Road: Hebbal to Airport road in Bangalore - a fairly straight stretch of 6-lane road with good traffic that allows to test for overtake prowess of the vehicle and cruising speeds

Impressions:

1. Initial acceleration - coming from a GT TSI 1.2, the AT gearbox takes it time but does reach 80-90kmph rather effortlessly. It's not a drag but not a DSG either. It does the job well. I did not feel a lack of 'punch' in the acceleration

2. Cruise speeds - it can cruise at 80-100kmph speeds all day. It was drizzling slightly that day and the SUV felt planted at these speeds.

3. High-speed manners - adequate (again compared to the Polo GT). The SUV does what it is supposed to do. Requires a bit of steering input to get used to changing lanes but one gets used to it as one drives more.

4. Overtakes - the highly debated topic on this thread. Honestly, the SUV can overtake almost all vehicles that you would want to overtake on a highway - slow-moving trucks, buses, and cars. I used 'OD off' as well on the highway and it does give a boost of rpm - not that one needs it if driving sanely.

Overall, I feel the Jimny on the highway does what it's supposed to do. It will take you places on the better tarmacs provided you respect the vehicle's abilities. The vehicle will not win you drag races on the traffic green light or ego fights with the next 'big' SUV.

I am also surprised at how all YouTube reviewers and car experts call the Jimney underpowered - maybe they drive AMGs or M packages or RS packages all the time or maybe they drag-raced this against we all know who

Now, we are only left to choose the colour and haggle on the price Thanks to this forum I am pushing for a reduced ex-showroom price vs a discount on on road.

I am however looking for recommendations on the colour as I am not very sure about how Suzuki colours age and the road presence of each colour. I am inclined towards the White (Gypsies are best in white while the better half is inclined towards Red or Bluish Black. A decade from today - how would the white fare vs the red. Any long-term holder of a Suzuki (Maruti) car could please help here.

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