GAZ-53 vs Tata Sumo: Specs Compared

AMilitary transport & logistics

GAZ-53

Credit

Sergey Korovkin 84 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Tata Sumo — licensed reference photograph

BMilitary transport & logistics

Tata Sumo

Credit

order_242 from Chile · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

GAZ-53Length

6.395 m

Length source ↗

Tata SumoLength

4.45 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GAZ-53larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+44%
Width+35%
Height+16%

Tata Sumolarger 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

13 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

6.4m

4.45m

Length+44%

All recorded figures & sources

6.395 m

Length

Single source

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

4.45 m

Length

Single source

4,450 mm (175.2 in)^[source]

2.38m

1.76m

Width+35%

All recorded figures & sources

2.379 m

Width

Single source

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

1.756 m

Width

Single source

1,756 mm (69.1 in)^[source]

2.19–2.219m

1.91m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.19–2.219 m

Height

Single source

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

1.906 m

Height

Single source

1,906 mm (75.0 in)^[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 Sumo configuration
Specification	GAZ-53	Tata Sumo
Manufacturer	GAZ^[source]	Tata Motors^[source]
Also called	GAZ-52^[source]	—
Production	1961–1993^[source]	1994–2019^[source]
Assembly	Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]	India: Pune^[source]
Class	Truck^[source]	Mid-size SUV^[source]
Body style	2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)^[source]	5-door 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]	1.9L Peugeot XD88 I4 diesel 3.0L 4SP I4 diesel 3.0L Dicor CR4 I4 diesel^[source]
Transmission	4-speed manual^[source]	5-speed manual^[source]
Wheelbase	3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]	2,400–2,425 mm (94.5–95.5 in)^[source]
Curb weight	2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]	—
Predecessor	GAZ-51^[source]	—
Successor	GAZ-3307^[source]	Tata Harrier Tata Sumo Grande^[source]
Platform	—	Tata X2^[source]
Related	—	Tata Estate Tata Sierra Tata Telcoline Tata Safari^[source]
Country of origin	—	India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 6, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30

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GAZ-53

Tata Sumo

Manufacturer

GAZ^[source]

Tata Motors^[source]

Also called

GAZ-52^[source]

—

Production

1961–1993^[source]

1994–2019^[source]

Assembly

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

India: Pune^[source]

Class

Truck^[source]

Mid-size SUV^[source]

Body style

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

5-door 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]

1.9L Peugeot XD88 I4 diesel 3.0L 4SP I4 diesel 3.0L Dicor CR4 I4 diesel^[source]

Transmission

4-speed manual^[source]

5-speed manual^[source]

Wheelbase

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

2,400–2,425 mm (94.5–95.5 in)^[source]

Curb weight

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

—

Predecessor

GAZ-51^[source]

—

Successor

GAZ-3307^[source]

Tata Harrier Tata Sumo Grande^[source]

Platform

—

Tata X2^[source]

—

Tata Estate Tata Sierra Tata Telcoline Tata Safari^[source]

Country of origin

—

India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 6, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30