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Production chronology1970–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
← Suzuki
Suzuki / Model record
SuzukiSamurai
Production1970 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassSport utility vehicle
The Suzuki Samurai is catalogued as a sport utility vehicle originating in Japan. Recorded powertrain evidence includes gasoline. This entry summarizes the Suzuki Samurai nameplate from the catalog's observed regulatory and technical records.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1986–1989
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1985–2004
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗20 years