We have cars like the Suzuki Jimny here in Australia but they kinda shit themselves on the highway because for some reason Suzuki just didn't feel like adding an extra gear in. They tend to sit around 3-4k revs on the highway in top gear which is a bit much. Love the form factor though. They really excel around super old suburbs close the cities with small cramped streets and a lot of hills like west of Brisbane.
bell-cot|1 month ago
Maybe Suzuki doesn't want to eat into sales of more-profitable vehicles? Or the regulatory/taxation treatment of "higher speed" vehicles is unfavorable?