Going Compact

At the time of going to print, South Africans saw some relief at the pumps. It was badly needed before the December holidays but fuel prices remain relatively high and continue to dig deep into people’s wallets.

THERE’S definitely a trend of buying down these days and there is some merit to it. Smaller generally means better fuel consumption so the smaller the car, the less fuel it’s bound to use, right?

Well, yes and no. In the case of the Renault Duster it’s a definite yes, but when it comes to the Suzuki Jimny, it’s not quite the same.

SUZUKI JIMNY AT

The full test of the automatic Jimny can be found elsewhere in this magazine but here we’ll focus specifically on its fuel consumption.