Suzuki Jimny Nomade

Never in the 55-year history of the Suzuki Jimny has there been a five-door variant of this world's smallest off-roader—until now. The leader in fuel-efficient cars has decided to make a significant change that hasn't been done to the Jimny in a very long time. Say hello to the first-ever Jimny Nomade, the five-door take on the legend.

2025 Suzuki Jimny Nomade

The first-ever five-door Suzuki Jimny, the Nomade, starts at 2,651,000 Japanese Yen plus additional costs, and unlike its three-door equivalents, the Jimny Nomade marks the third time Suzuki imported something from India's Maruti Suzuki manufacturing line since the defunct Baleno and last year's Fronx crossover.

2025 Suzuki Jimny Nomade interior

To differentiate the Nomade from the Sierra, the extra doors resulted in increased dimensions, and it's not just the increased dimensions that made the Nomade unique; it's the front chrome grille that makes it easy to differentiate. Despite the added dimensions, it's still the Jimny every Japanese offroading addict knows.

As for the interior, it's still pretty much as old-school as all of the previous Jimny generations, judging by its steering wheel integrated switches, a touch-screen sat-nav with smartphone connectivity, a front console box, and USB accessory sockets, but since this is the Nomade, the extra doors made it easier for anyone to get through the rear seats. It's common sense, and then there's the boot space, which is more than doubled in size from the Sierra's 85 to 211 liters. #32 liters with the rear seats folded.

The Nomade still uses the same K15B 1.5L petrol engine from the 3-door equivalent, the Jimny Sierra. It produces 102PS of power and 130Nm of torque. The 5-speed manual gearbox gives the Nomade about 15.4km/L of fuel economy while the 4-speed automatic has 14.3km/L, based on WLTC Mode standards.

Being the smallest SUV with a ladder frame, the Nomade's ladder frame features a center cross member and side frame reinforcements slotted above the X member while retaining the body mount rubbers and three-link rigid axle suspension from the Sierra. As a result, the Nomade is a serious, tiny off-roader compared to the Sierra.

The part-time 4WD system is a standard issue, and with the transfer lever, drivers can switch through three different modes, such as running on rear wheels or engaging a low-range four-wheel drive in case of rough terrain coming through. Other features include a steering damper, brake LSD traction control, hill hold control, and hill descent control, giving the Jimny Nomade much-needed feedback that drivers are looking forward to.

The Jimny Nomade is equipped with Suzuki Safety Support, which includes enhanced Highway and Parking safety technologies compared to the Sierra. It also features familiar safety systems such as sign recognition, lane departure warning, front car departure alert, high beam assist, dual sensor brake support, false launch suppression, and more. When these technologies are combined with electronic stability control (ESP), emergency stop signals, six airbags, a TECT body, and various other safety features, the result is a rugged and reliable off-roader that is durable and safe enough to navigate through all kinds of challenging conditions, whether on or off the road.

The first-ever, fully-imported, Suzuki Jimny Nomade showcases the unexplored side of the Jimny in terms of practicality, thanks to the additional doors that made it easier to get through the rear seats while retaining the signature off-roading capabilities you'd expect for the only small SUV in the world with a ladder frame. Welcome to the most accessible Jimny ever made. A Jimny for all off-roading addicts.

AVAILABLE VARIANTS:

1.5L FC 4WD 5MT - 2,651,000 Yen

1.5L FC 4WD 4AT - 2,750,000 Yen

AVAILABLE COLORS:

Sizzling Red Metallic Black 2-tone Roof, Chiffon Ivory Metallic 2 Black 2-tone Roof, Celestial Blue Pearl Metallic, Bluish Black Pearl 4, Jungle Green 2, and Arctic White Pearl.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation