4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1985–2019
NAMED MODELIndiaJapan

Maruti Gypsy (India, 1985–2019)

India’s SJ: the Maruti Gypsy, built at Gurgaon from 1985 on the long-wheelbase SJ410 and later the 1.3-litre G13BB, the Indian Army’s and police forces’ light vehicle and a rally winner, in production for thirty-four years until 2019.

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Sources & evidence
Maruti Gypsy (India, 1985–2019) — Maruti Gypsy Green of the Indian ArmyDassurojitsd · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLESJ30, SJ410 and SJ413 / Samurai (1981–98)BUILT BYSuzuki, Kosai, Shizuoka, Maruti Suzuki, GurgaonIN SERVICE1985–2019OPERATED INIndiaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 79.9″

The record

The Gypsy outlived the SJ everywhere else: the Indian Army bought thousands, the police ran them in every state, and the Indian rally championship was theirs for decades. Maruti ended it in 2019 on safety rules, replaced in military service by the Jimny five-door and the Mahindra.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1985–2019
ENGINE1.0-litre F10A; 1.3-litre G13BB four
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINIndia
OPERATED INIndia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELJ, SJ and Jimny
FAMILYLJ, SJ and Jimny
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE79.9″
BODY STYLElong

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Superior White

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Sources

  1. 1Maruti Gypsy ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Suzuki Jimny ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched