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Suzuki Samurai

🇯🇵 Japan ·1986–2000· convertible / SUV / MPV

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Suzuki Samurai (1990): Kapusi Zalán ( Kapusizalan at Hungarian Wikipedia )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. 1987 Suzuki Samurai (29481769135): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 1988 Santana S-410 Samurai: Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden· CC BY 4.0
  4. 4. 1989 Suzuki Samurai QJX: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. 1994 Suzuki Katana (Samurai) dashboard: OtomotifRandom· CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. Suzuki Samurai 7874: Flominator ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. Suzuki Samurai High Roof Hardtop, Bangladesh. (34634023795): Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. Suzuki Samurai II 1998 (15381546039) (cropped): order_242 from Chile· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Suzuki Samurai In Türkiye – POV Test Drive No. 1313 Joe Black 02: JoeBlack9· CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Suzuki Samurai SJ 413 1992: RL GNZLZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 11. Suzuki Samurai front 20071025: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  12. 12. 1986 Santana Samurai S-410 front: SolanaBogon· CC BY 4.0
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Suzuki Samurai, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Kapusi Zalán ( Kapusizalan at Hungarian Wikipedia )· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 70 hptop version
  • efficiency 205 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 287 in NL#970 most common
  • weight 1,022 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1986–2000
body
convertible, SUV, MPV
engine
1.3 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
55–70 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
manual
seats
4
doors
3
weight
1,022 kg
fuel use
8.5 L/100 km
CO₂
205 g/km
US rating
25 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Special Purpose Vehicle
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

287 are registered in the Netherlands today, #970 of all models. Most common build year: 1992 (43 cars).

19862000

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (9)
  • Samurai 99
  • Samurai Cabrio U9 62
  • Samurai Cabrio 26
  • Samurai Cabrio De Luxe K6 24
  • Samurai Cabrio De Luxe U9 19
  • Samurai Cabrio De Luxe 19
  • Samurai Deluxe 16
  • Samurai Cabrio K6 15
  • Samurai Cabrio De Luxe K9 7

🇺🇸 US versions (19)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1986–1995. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1995Samurai1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1994Samurai Soft-top 4WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1993Samurai 2WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular259.4
1993Samurai Soft-top 4WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1992Samurai 2WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular259.4
1992Samurai Soft-top 4WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1991Samurai 2WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular259.4
1991Samurai Hardtop 4WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1991Samurai Soft-top 4WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1990Samurai Hardtop1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1990Samurai Soft-top 4WD1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1989Samurai Convertible1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1989Samurai Hardtop1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1988Samurai Convertible1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1988Samurai Hardtop1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1987Samurai Convertible1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1987Samurai Hardtop1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1986Samurai1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4
1986Samurai Convertible1.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular259.4

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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