Sitting in this car, you’d look into a Tata Nexon beside you but a Mahindra Thar will dwarf both of them.
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Just brought my Jimny home today. Picked up from the showroom at 6 pm and went straight to change the boots to 215 Yokohama Geolanders.
I am not an expert in driving analysis, but compared to the Brio and Baleno CVT, the Jimny did not feel underpowered. Reading the reviews, I kind of expected it to be struggling to cross 100. The AT is a little noisy, like the Baleno CVT but it is predictable and linear. I didn’t drive too much beyond 100, but crossed the 80 mark and the associated chimes came in quite fast and multiple times between traffic signals.
I also liked the height. Even though it has the same dimensions as say, the Nexon. Sitting next to one, you look into the Nexon. A Thar, sitting in the next lane, obviously, dwarfed both of us.
The steering, while not hard, needs some getting used to. At the gas station, I had trouble initially judging the turns required. On the road, it was a little better.
The things I don’t like are the annoying chimes of the rear seat belts, the fixed driver seat height and the bad quality and even angle of the rearview camera.
I didn’t notice much difference after changing tyres, but then I didn’t drive too much either. It felt a little more surefooted but that might be me imagining things. Road noise also didn’t seem to change much.
I really wanted the roof rails, but the dealership does not have them in stock nor does it know the price. This is the first Jimny they have sold and they are still getting the hang of things.
Here are the before and after tyre change pictures.
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