India is definitely a "magical" country, and it feels like everyone in India is a big god of "opening and hanging". But when it comes to Cars in India, especially hardcore OFF-Road Vehicles, it is estimated that very few people know about it. Today, let's talk about what kind of off-road vehicles Can India build?
If you don't look at the logo, you would think it's a Mercedes-Benz G-Class, but it's actually Gurkha from Les India's car brand Force Motors. To be honest, if I hadn't made this issue, I wouldn't have noticed that there are still such car brands on the planet. But in fact, the Force Motors brand has been established since 1958, and it was only officially renamed Force Motors in 2005.
The predecessor of the brand was actually a factory that manufactured tricycles and tractors, and because of the long-term cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, it began to gradually explore its own car manufacturing.
Don't look at this car that looks like a Mercedes-Benz, think that it is a "cottage" product with a superficial appearance. In fact, its accessories and even quality control are compared one by one according to mercedes-benz standards.
This one uses time-sharing four-wheel drive, the front and rear axles are equipped with mechanical differential locks, which can easily wade through 0.55 meters of water depth in the original factory state, and with all-terrain tires, its off-road performance is still very strong.
In terms of power, the car has two configurations to choose from, namely a 2.2T in-line four-cylinder turbo engine and a 2.6T in-line four-cylinder turbocharged engine, both of which are from Mercedes-Benz. It's just that it's already an antique from the 70s of the last century, and it's broken, but after so many years of testing, the reliability is still good.
Matching the engine is a 5-speed manual transmission, the gearbox is also from the Mercedes-Benz, I have to say, such a configuration has been very conscientious.
In terms of price, the Gurkha starts at Rs 975,000 and the top model is Rs 1.33 million, which translates to between RMB84,800 and 115,000 yuan. Because it is cheap and an off-road vehicle, it is still very popular in India. However, I personally think that the reason why it sells well, in addition to the high cost performance, the most important thing is because it looks like a Mercedes-Benz G.
After all, the Mercedes-Benz G is a luxury car in all parts of the world, and India is no exception. Take the Mercedes-Benz G500 as an example, its price in India is 9.7 million rupees, a Mercedes-Benz G500 is equivalent to 10 Indian versions of the big G, this price is simply too high for ordinary people, so many people choose the "cottage" Mercedes-Benz G, and even some people have modified it.
After the modification of the small workshop, it can basically be done to fake the real, if you do not know the car very well, you really think that it is a broken shaft version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. With more and more people modifying, the accident cars and scrap cars of the real Mercedes-Benz G are very popular, and even form an industrial chain of second-hand accessories.
For the local tycoons in India, if they are not willing to use the Mercedes-Benz G to off-road open car, then this Gurkha is definitely a good choice. Finally, I wonder what you think of this car?