TRIM & EQUIPMENT

It was JLX trim or nothing when the Jimny was launched, and while it was a long way from being lavishly equipped, it suited the car’s workmanlike appeal. The 2005 update was a more enticing prospect, though, bringing new seats, dashboard layout and steering wheel, and fresh interior fabrics along with a decent smattering of standard kit. Costing £9999 for the manual and £10,782 in automatic form, exterior niceties included new five-spoke alloy wheels and front fog-lamps, while the cabin benefited from electric windows and mirrors, remote central locking and airbags for both driver and passenger. Power-assisted steering was standard, while the safety roster also included front seat belt pre-tensioners, ABS and electronic brakeforce distribution.

In early 2006, a new trim level was added: JLX+. Prices rose to £10,499 and £11,299 for manual and auto respectively, a sum that garnished the seats and steering wheel with leather and also brought a choice of additional paint colours and external colour-coordination.

By the summer of 2009 it was all change as Suzuki replaced the original trim levels with the plusher SZ4, which got 15-inch alloys, part-leather trim, rear privacy glass and new exterior colour choices. It cost from £10,990.

November 2013 saw further changes announced, with buyers getting the choice of SZ3 trim starting at £12,900 or the SZ4 which now featured airconditioning and seats trimmed in cloth and synthetic leather. Both models also got rear seat ISOFIX mountings. There were yet more changes to the exterior colour palette, with £390 needed for a metallic shade, while the exterior was refreshed, growing by 30mm as a result of a new front bumper design.

For the 2015 model year, prices had risen again, from £12,195 for a manual SZ3 to £14,545 for an automatic SZ4, although all models now benefited from further trim and colour tweaks, the standard fitting of electronic stability control, a tyre pressure monitoring system and a gearshift indicator.

The Adventure special edition from March 2016 took an SZ4 and added twotone Pearl White Metallic/quasar Grey paint, a sat-nav with Bluetooth, and Adventure logos. Costing £14,949, just 200 were made.