The Suzuki Jimny is simple, tough and cheap, keeping faith with its predecessors in a model line that stretches back almost 50 years. Priced from $26,990, the Jimny looks too cute and toylike to take seriously, but it’s the real 4WD deal.
It runs similar heavy-duty hardware to the ultimate hardcore off-roader, Toyota’s 70 Series Landcruiser: separate body on frame construction, part-time 4WD, a dual-range transfer case with manual rather