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10-24-2006, 02:49 AM
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  | Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test Im sure MB fans  has forgot about it but the same thing happen to A-class a few years back, done with the same carmag. Now it has happen again and this time with a japanese car.In the instructionmanual Suzuki warns about making quick turns     article in norwegian http://www.aftenposten.no/forbruker/...cle1505239.ece in swedish http://www.vibilagare.com/artikel.as...6-F63A244A2FBB[/quote]
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| Re: Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test Very impressive flip... 
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| Re: Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test I believe there was a similar incident in the U.S. back in the 80's with the Suzuki Samurai... apparently they didn't learn anything from it. Then again, I suppose the only way to prevent something like the Jimny from flipping would be to fit it with some sort of hyperactive ESP.
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| Re: Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test A lot of people were killed with Suzuki Samurai in Europe especially in UK. I remember the newspaper articles saying how dangerous car it was. Actually there is an even more dangerous car than Jimny, the previous Daihatsu Terios:  Very tall and narrow. At least the Japanese could had used ESP on that cars but they don't seem to care too much about safety.
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| Re: Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test Quote:
 I've driven it before and yes, the sensation of toppling over is pretty great if you treat it like a conventional SUV.
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| Re: Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test I have driven the Jimny and it's a hell of a crappy car. As for the driving dynamics? Just very bad. It's no surprice to me that it failed this test...
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| Re: Suzuki Jimny flips in swedish moose test I'm not really suprised, the Suzuki Jimny is around 5 or so years old. |
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