GAZ-53 vs Tata Safari: Specs Compared

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GAZ-53

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Tata Safari

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

GAZ-53Length

6.395 m

Length source ↗

Tata SafariLength

4.655 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GAZ-53larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+37%
Width+25%
Height+15%

Tata Safarilarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

6.4m

4.66m

Length+37%

All recorded figures & sources

6.395 m

Length

Single source

6,395 mm (251.8 in)^[source]

4.655 m

Length

Single source

4,655 mm (183.3 in)^[source]

2.38m

1.855–1.965m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.379 m

Width

Single source

2,379 mm (93.7 in)^[source]

1.855–1.965 m

Width

Single source

1,855–1,965 mm (73.0–77.4 in)^[source]

2.19–2.219m

1.92m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.19–2.219 m

Height

Single source

2,190–2,219 mm (86.2–87.4 in)^[source]

1.922 m

Height

Single source

1,922 mm (75.7 in)^[source]

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1.9t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

1,920 kg

Mass

Single source

1,920 kilogram^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

GAZ-53 and Tata Safari configuration
Specification	GAZ-53	Tata Safari
Manufacturer	GAZ^[source]	Tata Motors^[source]
Also called	GAZ-52^[source]	—
Production	1961–1993^[source]	1998–present^[source]
Assembly	Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]	India: Pune^[source]
Class	Truck^[source]	Mid-size SUV (1998–2021) Mid-size Crossover SUV (2021–present)^[source]
Body style	2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)^[source]	5-door crossover SUV^[source]
Layout	Front engine layout^[source]	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front engine, four-wheel-drive^[source]
Engine	3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)^[source]	2.1 L 486PL MPFi petrol I4 2.0 L Peugeot XD88 diesel I4 2.2 L DW12 Dicor/Varicor diesel I4 3.0 L Dicor diesel I4^[source]
Transmission	4-speed manual^[source]	5-speed manual 6-speed manual^[source]
Wheelbase	3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]	2,650 mm (104.3 in)^[source]
Curb weight	2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]	1,920 kg (4,233 lb)^[source]
Predecessor	GAZ-51^[source]	Tata Sierra^[source]
Successor	GAZ-3307^[source]	—
Platform	—	Tata X2^[source]
Related	—	Tata Sumo Tata Aria Tata Telcoline^[source]
Country of origin	—	India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30

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GAZ-53

Tata Safari

Manufacturer

GAZ^[source]

Tata Motors^[source]

Also called

GAZ-52^[source]

—

Production

1961–1993^[source]

1998–present^[source]

Assembly

Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]

India: Pune^[source]

Class

Truck^[source]

Mid-size SUV (1998–2021) Mid-size Crossover SUV (2021–present)^[source]

Body style

2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)^[source]

5-door crossover SUV^[source]

Layout

Front engine layout^[source]

Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front engine, four-wheel-drive^[source]

Engine

3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)^[source]

2.1 L 486PL MPFi petrol I4 2.0 L Peugeot XD88 diesel I4 2.2 L DW12 Dicor/Varicor diesel I4 3.0 L Dicor diesel I4^[source]

Transmission

4-speed manual^[source]

5-speed manual 6-speed manual^[source]

Wheelbase

3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]

2,650 mm (104.3 in)^[source]

Curb weight

2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]

1,920 kg (4,233 lb)^[source]

Predecessor

GAZ-51^[source]

Tata Sierra^[source]

Successor

GAZ-3307^[source]

—

Platform

—

Tata X2^[source]

—

Tata Sumo Tata Aria Tata Telcoline^[source]

Country of origin

—

India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30