About three months
ago, the Japanese aftermarket specialists at DAMD (Dream Automotive Design and
Development) revealed two CGIs that previewed the company’s customizing plans
for the all-new Jimny. More specifically, the images showed a “Little D.” Jimny
styled to resemble the Land Rover Defender and a “Little G.” model designed to
look like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
With the Tokyo Auto
Salon (January 11-13) right around the corner, DAMD has now released photos of
the two actual demo cars that will be on display in the Japanese capital. We
hope you’ll agree with us when saying the demo cars look much better than the
CGIs. The Little D. and Little G. make a great impression of the iconic
off-roaders they pay homage to. We’ll leave it up to you to say if DAMD’s work
has exceeded that of Liberty Walk as far as the Jimny styled after the G-Class
is concerned.
As for the
Defender-flavored Jimny, it’s safe to say the Little D. is the best-looking of
its kind so far. As a reminder, Chelsea Truck Company has also promised to
build a Defender-like body kit for the Jimny but its CGI pales in comparison.
DAMD says both body
kits will be released at the beginning of this spring, with prices to be
announced closer to launch. The packages will be available both for owners of
the widebody Jimny (called Jimny Sierra in Japan) and the Jimny Kei car. Let us
know which of the two body kits is your favorite and whether you’d consider
buying one if they were available outside Japan.
