The Suzuki Jimny three-door will return to Australian showrooms in February 2026 with several tech updates, ending a production pause for the Japanese-made cult SUV.

Suzuki Australia told CarExpert it has around 600 back orders for the three-door Jimny, which will return with a two model-grade lineup: Jimny Lite and Jimny.

The Jimny Lite with manual transmission will start at $33,990 before on-road costs with the automatic version priced from $36,490 before on-roads – both $2000 more than previously.

The higher price brings new tech, with the Jimny Lite including a 7.0-inch touchscreen – with a larger 9.0-inch version on Jimny – with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.

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The Jimny Lite will lose its CD player for 2026, but appears to have also missed out on the new 4.2-inch instrument cluster screen announced as part of an update for Japan earlier this year.

The three-door Jimny lineup will, however, get front and rear parking sensors, lane departure prevention, adaptive cruise control and upgraded ‘dual sensor brake support system II’ as standard equipment. 

“Jimny’s price increase is driven purely by specification updates,” said Suzuki Australia general manager Michael Pachota, who also put paid to speculation the Jimny’s place in the local lineup is under threat from the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) introduced in 2025.