スズキ・ジムニー（初代 LJ10）
Jimny LJ10LJ10
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- MAKER
- SUZUKI
- YEARS
- 1970–1972
- CODE
- LJ10
- TYPE
- KEI CAR / OFF-ROAD
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN
02 — Historical context
Historicalcontext.
- 01
Introduced in April 1970, it was the first four-wheel-drive kei car to enter series production.
Source: Suzuki Jimny — Wikipedia (English) - 02
Suzuki bought the rights to Hope Motor's HopeStar ON360 4WD and re-engineered it with a Suzuki engine.
Source: Suzuki Jimny — Wikipedia (English) - 03
To stay within kei limits the spare tyre was carried inside, making it a three-seater under 3 m long.
Source: Suzuki Jimny — Wikipedia (English) - 04
Nearly 5,000 sold in Japan in the first year, outselling the Mitsubishi Jeep.
Source: Suzuki Jimny — Wikipedia (English) - 05
The LJ10 was replaced in May 1972 by the water-cooled LJ20.
Source: Suzuki Jimny — Wikipedia (English)
03 — Engineering
Technicalspecifications.
- Manufacturer
- Suzuki
- Chassis / model codes
- LJ10
- Production
- 1970-04 – 1972-05
- Body styles
- 2-door open SUV
- Layout
- Front-engine, four-wheel drive
- Engine
- FBInline-2 (air-cooled two-stroke) · 359 cc · Naturally aspirated25 PSNote: At launch; soon uprated to 27 PS
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Length × width × height
- — × 1,295 × 1,660 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1,930 mm
- Curb weight
- 590 kg
Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).
04 — Generations in the archive
05 — Gallery
06 — On film
Onfilm.
HeritageOfficial channel
JIMNY 1st Generation | Suzuki History
Driving footage of the first-generation Suzuki Jimny, launched in 1970 as the first fully-fledged 4x4 minicar.
Source: Suzuki Global · YouTube
07 — Related
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Jimny (fourth generation, JB64)
Successor
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JB64W · 2018– · Kei car
Second generation (1979), incl. Delica Star Wagon · 1979–1986
Delica (second generation)
Same era
Mitsubishi
Delica (second generation)
Second generation (1979), incl. Delica Star Wagon · 1979–1986 · Minivan
Same maker
Suzuki
Cappuccino
Cappuccino (1991–1998) · 1991–1998 · Kei car
08 — Sources
- 01Suzuki Jimny – WikipediaWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
- 02スズキ・ジムニー – Wikipedia (ja)Wikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26
09 — Photo credits
Suzuki Jimny LJ10
Yellow first-generation Suzuki Jimny (LJ10) on a dark display at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.
ByAlexander Migl