4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2001–06
NAMED MODELJapan

Grand Vitara XL-7 (2001–06)

The seven-seat Suzuki: the XL-7 of 2001, a stretched ladder-frame Grand Vitara with a 2.7-litre V6 and three rows, Suzuki’s largest four-wheel drive of the period.

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Sources & evidence
Grand Vitara XL-7 (2001–06) — 2001–2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 (JA) wagon. Photographed in Audley, New South Wales, Australia.OSX · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLEGrand Vitara (1998–2017)BUILT BYSuzuki, Kosai, ShizuokaIN SERVICE2001–06PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 98.4″

The record

The XL-7 was built for North America and Australia against the compact American SUVs; the 2007 XL7 that followed was a GM crossover without low range and is outside the registry.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED2001–06
ENGINE2.7-litre H27A V6
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEEscudo, Vitara and Grand Vitara
FAMILYEscudo, Vitara and Grand Vitara
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE98.4″
BODY STYLExl7

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

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Suzuki Grand Vitara ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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