Rugged dunes along the pounding surf or secluded mountain trails; 4WD vehicles can traverse all types of terrain, letting us enjoy nature firsthand. NTN's auto air hub makes switching to 4WD much easier than before and it has already been adopted in the 1997 upgraded Suzuki Jimny, a pioneer in 4WD vehicles.

The Suzuki Jimny equipped with NTN's Auto Air Hub

Changing to 4WD in the original Jimny meant stopping the car, shifting the transfer lever, and then getting out to manually lock the free wheel hub. In NTN's auto air hub, however, an air system control links the transfer lever to the hub locking mechanism. This means that the driver can automatically shift from 2WD to 4WD while the car is in motion, eliminating the need to stop or get out of the vehicle.

The NTN auto air hub can be adopted in most part time 4WD vehicles with wheel bearing outer ring rotation drive axles. And those of you who are thinking about buying a new car, why not consider the upgraded Jimny with our auto air hub, complete with the NTN logo! (E. Tajima, NTN Corp. Iwata, Japan).