The Suzuki Jimny has seen several special edition models around the world. Most recently, there was the Heritage Edition shown in Australia a few months ago. Now, it’s Malaysia’s turn to make its own limited-run model of the popular mini SUV.
Dubbed the Jimny Rhino Edition, it’s exclusive to the Malaysian market, and only 30 units will be made. With all these country-specific special edition models, we’re hoping that Suzuki Philippines would come up with one down the line.
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Anyway, what makes the Rhino Edition special? For starters, it gets a whole load of retro-themed graphics, but it’s different from the one applied to the Australian-market Heritage Edition. For this one, it gets pink, grey, and black decals all over its body. On top of that, it takes the retro theme a little further with its rhino badge on the tailgate and, um, another rhino on the spare tire cover. Well, they did call it Rhino Edition, after all.
But the changes go beyond the sticker job. There’s the “Suzuki Heritage Grille” at the front to wind back the clock, along with red mudflaps for visual zing. Suzuki Malaysia is also well aware that its customers will take their Jimnys off-road. The Rhino Edition comes standard with a differential guard to protect against potential damage on tougher trails. There’s also skid plates on the sides and the front bumper for more underbody protection.
As for the rest of the mini 4x4, the mechanicals are carried over unchanged. It retains the familiar 1.5-liter K15B engine under the hood that's good for 104hp and 134Nm of torque. There was no mention if all units of the Rhino Edition will either be automatic or manual only, but we’d like to think the latter is available too.
