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Suzuki Jimny vs Ford Ecosport

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Suzuki Jimny
Suzuki Jimny

$30,490 - $37,490

2024 price

Ford Ecosport
Ford Ecosport

2019 price

Summary

2024 Suzuki Jimny
2019 Ford Ecosport
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Inline 3, 1.5L
Fuel Type
-

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
-

6.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
-

5
Dislikes
  • Would get tiring on a long trip
  • Quite spartan in terms of features
  • Low power, surprisingly high fuel use

  • No active safety
  • Nasty cabin materials
  • No auto headlights
2024 Suzuki Jimny Summary

You really can’t please everyone, can you?

It seems like just about every example of the wildly, ridiculously, immensely popular Suzuki Jimny barely had time for the suspension to settle as it parked in the showroom before it was being snapped up and rolled out for a customer - in fact plenty of Jimnys probably never saw a showroom floor, such was the length of the waiting list.

But even then, you all wanted a bigger version of the Jimny. It’s never enough is it? 

Fine, says Suzuki, here’s an even more easy-to-live-with version of the adorable 4X4 that everyone wants, and these examples will probably continue to fly off the shelves too.

But is the XL just that - a Jimny with two extra doors? Or is there more to it than that?

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2019 Ford Ecosport Summary

We live in a strange time, where cars are going the way of the dinosaur and SUVs will take their place as the primary offerings of the worlds oldest and biggest car companies.

Look at Ford, the brand that literally wrote the book on automotive mass-production will soon no longer sell cars in its home market of America (apart from the Mustang, of course…) There’s a story your grandpa won’t believe.

It makes SUVs, especially small ones like the EcoSport all the more important. Customers who once would have considered the Fiesta small hatch (on which the EcoSport is based) would now rather hop into one of these. At least, that’s what the data says.

So, is the EcoSport a worthy successor to the hatchback mantle? Is it even economical or sporty? And what happened to the spare wheel on the rear door? Read on to find out.

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2024 Suzuki Jimny 2019 Ford Ecosport

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