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Small wonder

Big or small, size was definitely a defining factor when we set about narrowing down our choices for our annual 4WD of The Year awards.

In doing so we decided that 2019 was actually something of a watershed year for 4WD aficionados, be they hard-core Overlanders or tradie-based life-stylers.

Perhaps the biggest surprise was the response to Suzuki’s new fourth-gen Jimny. OK, while it was absolutely no surprise just how good the cute, wee retro/modern Jimny was off-road, it was a quite some surprise to see the interest in it from the mass market.

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