Eyodwa Suzuki Jimmy igundane? Kubonakala kungenangqondo… Uma ithuba livela lokushintsha i-Jimny, into engenzeka kakhulu kungaba ukuzama ukucija amakhono ayo asevele ehle kakhulu ngaphandle komgwaqo futhi hhayi “ukunamathelisa” ku-asphalt.
Ngisho noshintsho oluningi esilubonile kuJimny asebenzisana “nokumgqokisa” imvunulo elingisa i-G-Wagen noma i-Defender (eyakuqala), kodwa amakhono akhe okugibela awavamile ukonakala.
Lolu shintsho, nakuba lungokoqobo, alukwazanga ukwehluka kakhulu.
Umbhali wale modeli ye-3D, ehlonzwe njenge-les83machines no Béhance - ngemuva kwesiteketiso kukhona u-Leo Esteves, umqondisi wezobuciko nomklami onyakazayo - ubengenayo imfashini futhi wenza i-Suzuki Jimny rat rod, futhi akakwazanga ukusungula isidalwa esiyinqaba kakhulu.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Kusenjalo kakhulu… kuphucuziwe ukuze sikubone ngegundane elihlanzekile, eliqinile; bathambekele ekuthatheni ukubukeka okugugile nokungakhiwe, njengokungathi bashiye inhlolokhono yesinye isiqephu sendaba kaMad Max.” Kodwa ingqikithi ilapho, namasondo “aphushwa” ngaphandle, ngaphandle kwesembozo, awehlise ngendlela efanele. futhi… ngokuhlubuka.
Akuwenzi umqondo ukusebenzisa isi-Japanese esinendawo yonke encane kulolu hlobo lwenguquko, kodwa mhlawumbe yingakho le rat yegundane le-Suzuki Jimny lithakazelisa kangaka.
Sigcine sithole ukuthi bekungeyena uJimny wokuqala "aphendule" igundane - futhi bekungeyona indawo yokuqala ukuthola lokhu kwelashwa. Enye i-Jimny rat rod iphenduka ithembeke kakhulu emcabangweni, ngokususelwa kusizukulwane sokuqala sikaJimny, kusukela ngo-1977.