Some time ago, the "Tank 100" that everyone went viral on the Internet detonated the heat of the small off-road vehicle market, and that car was actually a new generation of Jimney that cut the roof and replaced it with a set of exterior interior parts of the Tank 300. So why can a fake "Tank 100" trigger the intracranial orgasm of netizens?
I think it is largely a unique domestic market environment, at present, in addition to the Jimney in the level of small off-road vehicles, it is the parallel import of Lada Neva, of course, if you have money, you can also go to more than 300,000 new generation of parallel imports of Jimney. The heat of the "Tank 100" detonated represents the growing demand of consumers for a better life.
Therefore, the second-hand old Jimney has become the only choice for many players in 2022. It is said that the Jimney Japanese value preservation artifact, in 2016 to sell about 100,000 yuan of Jimney, to 2022 to find a 15 Jimney that has not changed, the car condition is better, still want about 100,000 yuan. From the perspective of retention rate and playability, Jimney is the Toyota 86 in the off-road circle, simple, reliable, and the modification potential is not small.
In fact, Jimney has always been the standard of K-Car, and has developed four generations, and it was the third-generation wide-body version that was introduced in China that year, equipped with a 1.3L M13A engine. And this car is a high-end version equipped with a 4AT automatic transmission, which in my opinion is the benchmark among off-road vehicles - it can't pass, and other more powerful off-road vehicles with locks can't pass.
With a wheelbase of only 2260mm and a weight of just over 1 tonne, the lightweight small body short wheelbase is itself a differential lock. In general, Jimney, which has a 37-degree approach angle and a 46-degree departure angle, cannot form a cross axis for it in many places.
If Jimney wants to "change the lock", it is better to install a winch, one is that the Jimney itself is not strong, the improvement brought by the differential lock is not obvious, and the second is that after changing the AT off-road tire, Where Jimney can't go, basically need a winch to assist.
Jimney's steering wheel of 4.1 laps is just right when off-road, and the sudden steering wheel hit will not make you busy, the steering is very direct when off-road, and the steering wheel will also make left and right swings to feedback. The power of the entire steering is very light, and the driving experience is very compatible with this 1-ton lightweight off-road vehicle, which is also in line with psychological expectations.
As for the most complained about 4AT gearbox, of course, many people will say "Jimney does not buy manual which has driving pleasure?" "But when you're really off-road, you don't just have to look at the six-way, but you also have to operate the eight directions, and an automatic transmission helps you eliminate the clutch operation, which allows you to concentrate more and focus on the choice of off-road route."
The knob-switched time-sharing four-wheel drive system is very simple to operate and will make you look like a professional off-road player. If the original open differential lock is still a little bit of a meaning, then the new generation of models has added an electronic limited slip system to the four-wheel drive system. But the problem also comes - the parallel import of the fourth generation of Jimney with electronic slip limit asks for more than 300,000 yuan.
So how do our domestic consumers play Jimney? This car is a good example - first a set of original size (205/70 R15) AT tires, followed by the addition of front and rear tow hooks, and finally a winch to help get out of trouble. It should be said that it is more restrained, and it also fully follows the design concept of the original factory, and there is no destructive modification when selling the car, which fully meets the requirements of the annual review.
This car is the 2015 JLX version, and the only thing that can be used in the configuration is the airbag, power window, central control lock and ABS anti-lock system. In terms of safety, it is far from the family models of the same period, and even the TCS traction control system and ESP are not available. Of course, for Jimney, these are not a problem, and driving a Jimney means that it is not related to "Fast and Furious".
If the 1.3L power of the same level of Radaniova is "can run or not to climb", then Jimney is "can climb can not run", you rush The Jimney to about 100km/h, then the wind noise is like driving a soft-top open-top Wrangler, to communicate with the girl in the car must be louder.
Driver's Summary:
Owning a small buggy? This may seem to many domestic consumers to be a "luxury, but also stupid" idea. Consumers who really buy Jimney actually think of it more as a quad bike that can cross-country, have a roof that shelters from the wind and rain, can expand the boundaries of life, and can also take you to the unknown no-man's land.
Written/Photographed by John 117