4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY SUZUKI · MARQUES · LJ, SJ AND JIMNY

Marque · LJ, SJ and Jimny · in production 1970–present

Suzuki LJ, SJ and Jimny

Fifty years of the small 4x4: the LJ10 of April 1970 from the HopeStar design Suzuki bought when Hope Motor Company failed, the SJ410 and SJ413 of 1981–98 (Samurai, Sierra, Katana, Santana in Spain, the Maruti Gypsy in India to 2019), the JB23 and JB43 of 1998–2018 and the JB64 and JB74 of 2018 with the Indian-built five-door of 2023.

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Suzuki studied a Steyr-Puch Haflinger and bought the HopeStar ON360 — of which about 45 had been built — and turned it into the LJ10 of 1970: a kei-class ladder-frame 4x4 with a 359 cc two-stroke twin. Nearly 5,000 sold in the first Japanese year, and the LJ80 of 1977 took it abroad.

The SJ of 1981 made it a world product, sold as the Samurai in America (47,000 in its first year, and a rollover controversy in 1988), the Sierra in Australia and the Katana in Indonesia, built under licence by Santana in Spain and as the Maruti Gypsy in India. The JB Jimny of 1998 kept live axles and a low range while rivals went to monocoques, and the 2018 JB64/JB74 turned that stubbornness into a waiting list.

3 chapters, 1948 → today

1LJ series (1970–1981)1970 – 19812SJ and Samurai (1981–1998)1981 – 20193Jimny (1998–)1998 – present
194819601975199020052025
11970 – 1981

LJ series (1970–1981)

2 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

The LJ10, LJ20, LJ50 and the exported LJ80.

Registry records · chapter 1

LJ10, LJ20, LJ50 and LJ80 (1970–81)1970–81LJ80 and LJ81 Stockman (1977–81)1977–81
21981 – 2019

SJ and Samurai (1981–1998)

5 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

The SJ410 and SJ413, the Samurai, Sierra, Santana and the Maruti Gypsy.

Registry records · chapter 2

SJ30, SJ410 and SJ413 / Samurai (1981–98)1981–98Samurai (North America, 1985–95)1985–95Sierra and Stockman (Australia)1982–98Santana-built SJ and Samurai (Spain, 1985–2009)1985–2009Maruti Gypsy (India, 1985–2019)1985–2019
31998 – present

Jimny (1998–)

4 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

The JB23 and JB43, the 2018 JB64 and JB74, the five-door of 2023.

Registry records · chapter 3

Jimny JB23 and JB43 (1998–2018)1998–2018Jimny JB64 and JB74 (2018–)2018Jimny JB64 (kei, Japan)2018Jimny five-door (2023–)2023

Base models

The structural configurations the registry and the Creator build from; each page carries the researched specification.
LJ10, LJ20, LJ50 and LJ80 (1970–81)1970–81SJ30, SJ410 and SJ413 / Samurai (1981–98)1981–98Jimny JB23 and JB43 (1998–2018)1998–2018Jimny JB64 and JB74 (2018–)2018

Sources

  1. Suzuki Jimny — Wikipedia
  2. Santana Motor — Wikipedia
  3. Maruti Gypsy — Wikipedia

LJ, SJ and Jimny records in the registry

11 records, oldest first.
LJ10, LJ20, LJ50 and LJ80 (1970–81)1970–81 · JapanLJ80 and LJ81 Stockman (1977–81)1977–81 · JapanSJ30, SJ410 and SJ413 / Samurai (1981–98)1981–98 · JapanSierra and Stockman (Australia)1982–98 · JapanMaruti Gypsy (India, 1985–2019)1985–2019 · IndiaSamurai (North America, 1985–95)1985–95 · JapanSantana-built SJ and Samurai (Spain, 1985–2009)1985–2009 · SpainJimny JB23 and JB43 (1998–2018)1998–2018 · JapanJimny JB64 (kei, Japan)2018 · JapanJimny JB64 and JB74 (2018–)2018 · JapanJimny five-door (2023–)2023 · India