2024 Force Gurkha 5 Door review - Hardcore off-roader is bigger and better |
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- With more doors, more seats and more power, is the new Force Gurkha more rounded as well? Gavin D'Souza finds out.
Cameraperson: Abhijeet Kamane
Editor: Deven Bhalla
0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - Dimensions
1:21 - Styling
2:05 - Interiors
7:13 - Off road test
9:58 - Performance
13:31 - Ride and handling
16:28 - Verdict
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Read the full review of the 2024 Force Gurkha 5 door here - www.autocarindia.com/car-reviews/2024-force-gurkha-5-door-review-bigger-is-better-431368
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WHY IS THERE NO MUSIC IN THE VIDEO
Continuous wheel bearing failure. Even skoda doesn't have wheel bearing failure.
Mileage of 8-9kmpl.
Price of near 22 lakhs. If I have this much money. I'd buy Innova/Isuzu vcross or an Mg Zs ev ( mg zs ev I can run for free as I have rooftop solar ! ).
Middle seat is useless and non adjustable. Normal 5'8" adult will have difficulty sitting. Changing seats with other cars etc will cost 50,000 or more depending upon how ,any seats changed etc.
Articulation is poor, even thar and jimny have better articulation!!! Which are not hardcore offroaders. You only need to spend small amount to get difflockers aftermarket.
Parts rust. Media system is pathetically useless reminds of 15 yrs old aftermarket 5000 system.
Plastics and other things are fine.
No petrol option. Diesel will be banned in 2-3 years. Already life reduced to 10 yrs in all metros.
No automatic option at 22 lakhs is idiotic. Don't give expensive/failure prone excuse. Torque converter based zf transmission are the best and most overbuilt in the world.
Except for good Ac nothing good about car.
Fails in all aspects.
Gurkha already got Merc Engine.. They should hire International designers and work on Interiors as well... Trust this brand got capability to create history.
All their cars are licensed old car models from different brands tho. This one is from Defender's old model,💁
@@Michael-Anghno it uses old merc engine and old g design
Merc engine thats decades old
@@cineenthusiast1234 👍
Diesel Merc engines are the best ones I have worked in my 14 years experience. They never fail even under extreme temperatures.
I can smell karol bagh wale bhaiya ready with g wagon grill for it 😂😂😂
Same thoughts when I saw the black version. They have hit it out of the park this time.
😂😂👍
'Smell' him bro what 🤢
See they are going to simply transform this vehicle into something very different we in Pune are also expecting this vehicle to become and Lifestyle vehicle in aftermarket fitments
@@pranay6716 lol 😂 not him . I meant smell of the thoughts of selling after Market fitments
In real life it looks massive on the road. Its huge
Too tall of a vehicle even for average speeds
@@BudgetCarnivore Thus for offroad.
Common Man's G-wagon is here
Men always love to handle heavy vehicles.
@@maryyaan exactly
Makes a lot of sense for us people in the hills with horrid roads who don’t want to deal with Mahindra reliability issues
I am in Himachal Pradesh, thinking 2nd hand land cruiser, but now maybe better this Gurkha, if 6 airbags will come
@@JustasG it's a tank bro , those extra 4 airbags hardly make a difference:)
why mahindra has great reliability only initial units have some problems
@@ayushbhardwaj7650 yes, one most important safety thing is the heavy weight, that's why I like Gurkha. But need to do a test drive with family, to see will they fit in second row behind me, I am a bit tall, but I like sitting upright, so maybe they will have knee room
This car will have the same reliability issue tho
Finally a 140 bhp engine and ground clearance..
Only 140bhp they need to increase power period
@@spblore agreed with you..
But what I appreciate is at least they are moving forward..
Before it was only 91 bhp now 50 up on that is huge that only 132 bhp @@spblore
Three door Gurkha is smaller now so I think the weight is also less and power will feel good than previous one. Not much as thar but since they improve
Continuous wheel bearing failure. Even skoda doesn't have wheel bearing failure.
Mileage of 8-9kmpl.
Price of near 22 lakhs. If I have this much money. I'd buy Innova/Isuzu vcross or an Mg Zs ev ( mg zs ev I can run for free as I have rooftop solar ! ).
Middle seat is useless and non adjustable. Normal 5'8" adult will have difficulty sitting. Changing seats with other cars etc will cost 50,000 or more depending upon how ,any seats changed etc.
Articulation is poor, even thar and jimny have better articulation!!! Which are not hardcore offroaders. You only need to spend small amount to get difflockers aftermarket.
Parts rust. Media system is pathetically useless reminds of 15 yrs old aftermarket 5000 system.
Plastics and other things are fine.
No petrol option. Diesel will be banned in 2-3 years. Already life is reduced to 10 yrs in all metros.
No automatic option at 22 lakhs is idiotic. Don't give expensive/failure prone excuse. Torque converter based zf transmission are the best and most overbuilt in the world.
Except for good Ac nothing good about car.
Fails in all aspects.
Lifestyle lifestyle bolke bailgadi kharidva denge force aur unke dalle autocar
Don't even have money to eat samosa but still watching 😂😂😂
😂😂😂Same here
Dekhne mein Kya jata hai entertainment ke liye😅
That's why I love car related youtube channel. Itna deklo khi bore hojaye us Gari tha khi Lena na pare gari.
One day you will have loads of money
abe abhi maine aston martin ka video dekh kar aaya mere pas bhi samosa ke paise nahi. dekhne me kiya jata hai kabhi
It's funny how this car was considered substandard transport for villagers just a decade or so ago but now it's an expensive lifestyle vehicle because people have internet and know about G wagon.
true
that villager, that's me
I think you are referring to the Trax. The prev gen Gurkha 2008 model one was not that popular in villages. It was crude but still but fancy. Maybe the village leader had one lol
tu bhi jio ki galti hai
In villages force cruiser is used not gurkha. Gurkha is a 4×4 vehicle. And villages dont have 4×4 😂😂
This is purpose built workhorse.
Get a creta if you want sophisticated features.
For real, This made for men, kids even cry in G wagon 😂
Oh ok we have jimny and thar
@@cineenthusiast1234 Jimny is a kei car, Thar is a mall crawler with features and auto gearboxes. This is a crude offroader for people who like classic.
People fail to understand that this is also an overlanding vehicle!
The lack of features and the barbaric dashboard can be forgiven if priced well. But the poor ergonomics and the pathetic space management cannot be forgiven.
Much needed upgrades are done which were killing the sales and the capability of Last gen Gurkha 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm still using force one 2014 bs4 Marc 2.2 disel engine crossed 244756 km .. very reliable brand and engineering ...time for change new Gurkha 2024
Did you made adventure trips? Any experience of capabilities
Love it,IT will be tough competition for Upcoming 5door Thar and Jimny,Still outdated interior and no steering controls,
Competition to jimny but 5 door thar will be a different category because of its road presence
@@PS-ug7nm Thar is a Wrangler copycat and is wide, Gurkha is a Gwagon copy and is super tall.
@@shahan484 Copycat is a poor word of choice. You cant ignore the fact that Mahindra had the license from willys for cj4 , so the mahindra evolved with the jeep platform. Also daimler and force are very close even the gurkha uses the famous MB om616 derived engine(they used om616 back in the day). Plus pre facelift gurkha looked similar to g-wagen from front and LR defender from back.
Gurkha is literally the og G Washin which was made for wartime@@shahan484
@@darkseid1358The only true thing is you said is about the Force (Bajaj Tempo) Mercedes (daimler) relation. The earlier gurkhas also used First gen Gwagon engineering in the car.
However, if I'm not wrong, Mahindra was given lisence to produce CJ jeeps in India 70 years ago, and not to copy a new 2010s wrangler, bit by bit. There's a reason why they can't sell the Thar outside of India and Mahindra terribly lost the lawsuit for Roxor in Aus, because a copycat is a copycat. They are only safe in India.
No lisence cr*p can explain why the Thar has [] LED tailamps like the Wrangler, Fenders and Bumpers shaped like the 2010s wrangler and front LED drls shaped just like the wrangler and none of these resemble the original jeep models.
Finally ground clearance
This reminds me of the Toofan from the sides 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
That is called trax
For a multistrada, TVS Vicor seems a joke, but it is TVS Victor which is more useful & meaningful 😂😂😂
It uses the same bodyshell as trax cruiser just cut short.
This is toofan infact. Better to say it's a force trax which was sold in 2000s but just put with new engine and 4WD.
Exactly 💯 😂
Force Motors is now Tata Motors from 2000's
No bro , they are doing it like Mahindra , improving slowly step by step and started with little jugaad !
Dashboard looks like a college project.
😂😂😂😂 Nice one bro
The whole vehicle is look like project vehicle...every part like after market look
Hahaha atleast appreciate, they are keeping up, its not for the mass..
Plus a Chinese screen which you can easily get in Karol bagh
@@ALLINONE-ld2took then dont buy let them make good car
Now the modifier companies has pressure on them. If they somehow try to bring kits , interiors, blue matte colour, yellow , bottle green color etc and sound system, infotainment system from other companies, ambient lighting this would come out Dope AF. Just thought if someone can put Tata's new digital infotainment system aftermarket. They should have provided Cruise Control atleast. Yet good.. can't wait to see our Kerala boys modifying this Beast
Modify kyun karoge?!
@@aviksanyal2527 Ache kapde kyu pehente hai log?
It not a cruiser. To have cruise control
@@joffson_pinto cruise control doesn't mean cruiser
@@joffson_pintobrother you are totally wrong 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Everything is good. It's purpose is clear and crisp: Being a hardcore off roader and dominating the road, just it could have been more appealing with better interiors, more features, and we need a more powerful engine, the previous one was just too sluggish and boring 😑 Thankfully, Force corrected it 😍
Yes exactly like but Karol Bagh Chpris will not understand.
This is a proper Hardcore offroader not like a Lifestyle part time 4WD Jeep.
But we gotta wait for Thar 5 door
you are smart bro!! I am for sure buying one!
Finally the front lower arm doesnt seem to get in the way. A little more detail around the suspension design would have helped. Informative. Thanks.
I think Force should actually be marketing the fact that this is the same bulletproof engine, albeit updated to BS6, that Mercedes used to use in 80s G Wagons and in Unimogs. It literally is a G Wagon underneath 😂
Even if the body falls off after 10 years the engine will keep running.
But 80s was like 44 years back ? It will be a shame if someone is still using that era parts
@@Anuj_TomarSeems like u've got no knowledge.90's Mercedes engine was what is called solid superior engineering.Todays Merc engines are all craps and bullshits.
@@Anuj_Tomar brother that was a mercedes like old bmw cars are still faster than majority of the new cars lying in this range
I have never seen reviewers complaining about something, just because it is better 🤔
Those were the days when there were only print magazines and that too monthly... Back to the era of 90s, then there used to be real reviews, rather than just praising each and every car and bike they used to review. There used to be proper comparisons too!
Its really nice that they have bumped up the power! Hope that they improve further in othrr departments too and make this vehicle likeable to masses!
They should also make a luxury variant along with this standard variant
Wow they fixed all of the issues with Gurkha. Good job Force motors.
Is 3 door also boosted to 140 hp? Are the front wheel swings upward than before, had it gained more offroad clearance. Only 3 door?
The gearbox is from the Gurkha Extreme as I understand to handle the higher power and torque figures.
Finally i am here on time.
All the Given offroad gears and tweak in engine plus the easy wide ingress on all doors is what a real offroad should be.
Unpowered yes but stability and rugged work horse is the deal.
how tf is this underpowered? My scorpio has 120bhp, its top model had 140bhp, Thar still has 130bhp, The Gurkha almost doubled its power.
Power to weight ratio matters bro..😅@@shahan484
Will there be an automatic transmission option available for the Force Gurkha in the future?
This was recorded in Goa?
❤❤ Lovely vedio and very well explained
My dream car ,will buy this within the coming 1-2 years.
What would be the Ex-showroom and on road price range in Bengaluru?
I have been waiting for this for the last one year.
Desi G WAGON😂
Yessss 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's 1st gen g wagon
We also have desi Wrangler to launch in 5 doors 😂
The centre row ought to have been offered with a foldable bench seat option and should have offered a sliding and reclining capability and should have been removable as well. There should have been an option for 3 rows of Captain Seats too. The Rearmost Captain seats also ought to have been foldable. It is good that they can be removed as needed. Small practical touches like this right out of the factory would have been great!
Better than Thar
तो loge😁क्या सर
But people will buy only Thar.
Not even selling 1000 in a year .even for a offroader you need some moderness
Yes this time Thar has a real competition on ground in terms of capability not sadly not sales though
@@Jawan269zyaada sales hone se gaadi acchhi ho jaati hai kya?! Aise toh Creta bhi bohot bikti hai, iska matlab yeh thodi na hai ki woh doosri gaadiyon se acchhi hai.
Kudos to the desi team . We are growing stronger . Soon such cars will go international..rooting for our home boys.
is it possible to convert the bench seat to captain seats, same like third row??
Why is the instrument panel showing D in a manual car? Did they source the display from Ali express?
Most probably 😂
this is good now...hope to see more customers buy it...
Force need three things, some improvement to attract cusomers seriously.
Dashboard, Engine and should make it a little bit wide. Rest all good
The main thing they need is a good service network pan India
Engine Issue Is Resolved. Dashboard Is Ok But That Steering Wheel Need To Go.
Hi can you please make a detailed video on the three door 2024 Gurkha as well? Please🙏🏻
I Always wanted that and waited lot and bought jimny over thar and gurkha due to daily off-roading conditions,sand and snow is the biggest challenges for this bulky machines,still am in live with this two machine gurkha and thar
Wow wow wow. I loved the ride quality with those 16 inch wheels, hope that setup isn’t disturbed. To the Force Gurkha Team -> ❤❤❤
This needs to be exported, I'm sure there's a good chunk of people worldwide who would like to own a reliable boxy SUV and need 3 locking diffs with a good ol' reliable Merc engine, just like the older classic G-Wagen.
Oh My God.. I hope this video get billions views
LOOKS LIKE A HONEST REVIEW 👏👌
Cant expect any better from Indian manufacturers...
Ask the force to hire a senior designer for both interior and exterior if they consider the market so seriously. It looks generations old.
This is purpose built workhorse.
Get a creta if you want sophisticated features.
@@kabilanmahi2380 look that's the problem. You keep creta with u I own a compass. This product won't pls masses and eventually it will come as a failure.
@@ankitrawat4736 compass itself is a failed in india,
@@mostlyonwheels5288 u r interested in compass?? As a product? It hasn't failed. It's a global product. It has low sales due to the company's stubborn behaviour. As a product it has no competition nearer to it.
@@ankitrawat4736but that force is reallt more reliable than your refined turbo charged engine, eventually I was intrested in scorpio n but now will stick to it cause I am owning a bolero since 2014 and it suits me more rather than sofesticated cars, I want simpler and maybe the interior may look old but the engine is what I need to be fair engough others can be done in karol bagh if you desire and already smelling yt videos of converting this to a literal g wagon with stage 3 tuning maybe
We have 3 Force trucks and these trucks are so nice. I think these cars are also so nice. I'm waiting to buy this
They have definitely worked on front suspension as compared to previous one 👍👍
Beautiful....much awaited...
Great design an seating much improved
How is the leg space and head space Mr.Shumacher?
I am getting one for sure.
The proportions look so good now
wow it looks great 👌😄
Just throw some 35 inch tires swap out the rear seats put a tent on top you have a perfect overlanding adventure vehicle😎😎😎
Yssw
Bro I like the vlog,it's is imformatic
Reminds me of our old car Trax in 1997. Just improved in all the respect
Love it .... I'll Just alter the seat . Put 3rd row captain seat at 2nd row . At welding shop alter
Or
Install 2nd row sliding seat at welding shop. And remove 3rd row.
Waiting for test drive
Upgraded version on Tempo trax.. from back those days..!! It used to be the road king before the Tata Sumo got launched.
As usual… Autocar India Reviews are more sensible and upto the point… Good Job🌷
Now that's a perfect off-road vehicle!!!❤
Wow!!!! Amazing News!! Show Stopper!
Upgrades which are still missing
1) All around Disk
2) Proper updated Suspension setup at the rear ( still using leaf spring, common it's not a pick up truck any more...)
3) Good amount of space in middle row, With Captain Seats at least as an option.
4) Add more goodies to make it a more updated and comfortable.
5) EBS,EBD & all other options.
6) beg, borrow or Steal but hire good team of interior designer's.
and don't worry if price go up above 30lac (janata hoon 140 hp ke liye ye bohot hai ) still people will Purchase it
Looks like a beast , will surely turn heads to this .
Have to say this is the real deal. Lots of space and go anywhere capability.
I don't really need it but if I needed a vehicle with real off road capability, this is definitely I'll buy over any other.
Does all the updates comes to 3 door gurkha? Specially the engine?
Yes
Best review and The best offroader....
What about the pickup version?
Colour options?
Woooooohoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Time ro start cutting my unnecessary expenses. I need one of these in this very red shade.
I might will take if they will put 6 airbags 😊 black one I would take 😊 for Himachal will be best I think, or 2nd hand land cruiser 🤔
@@JustasG how much is a 2nd hand landcruiser going these days?
@@beast236 100 series for 10-20 lakhs, but it is 20 years old almost. Himachal roads are narrow, maybe Gurkha will be better than land cruiser
Camera man is showing his profession perfect
Great video! The rear right wheel wobbles
The power and torque outputs are very amazing compared to the last updated model
Ohh .. bro I was dreaming about the 5door with better engine specifications now the dream come true..
You know what should they do?
Create a gurkha without any interiors, like no seat, no those cheap looking plastic on doors, or cheap plastic inside.
Let after market guys take over, im pretty sure they gonna modify it like a beast, make vidros go trending, make more sales for force
North Indian chappris will be excited to drive this over medians and dividers
Nice would actually consider this living in the city even not going out of the on regular basis .
Has Force improve their after sale service too??
This is a classic rugged real suv which many people have aspired for.
Go Adventure ❌
Escape Zombie Apocalypse ✅
🎉
Now this suv make sense ❤
A side by side shot of the 3 door and the new 5 door model would have been nice
finally the well proportionate vehicle with good engine and presence
A great review, although the track was a let down. What type of axle does it have in the front ? Rigid ? I mean, it must be, for a diff lock to operate. The gear throws remind me of the Traveller...is it that gearbox, modified to suit the 4x4 system ? The dashboard looks lik ean after thought, like they forgot about it and did something last minute to catch the launch deadline !! IS the cluster display fixed ? Having a 24x7 TPMS is distracting... I'd prefer the needles for speedo and tacho, like the Jimny, with an MID for the fancy stuff. The second row aircon is the similar one that the Safari and Sumo had earlier.. although it gets the work done, it dosen't look good from any angle. A huge vehicle and requires similar broad places to pass through, I guess. The Jimny scores better here. The Gurkha, Rubicon and the Jimny all share similar storage spaces...:) The rear seats are comfy for travel, but luggage has to travel on the roof, I guess. No two ways about that ! A tough car indeed, but, in Delhi-NCR, one has to junk it after 10 years...that's the sad part. The Jimny and the Petrol THAR can survive another 5 years..although with it's dismal FE, the petrol Thar would be disposed way earlier than it's 15 year deadline !!
Man it looks great
Force makes good vehicles. Looks promising. One of my friend who has travel business purchased 8 Force Urbania ❤
The engine improvement is definitely worth praising. Good job force, next thing left is fit & finish, choice of material and comfort before this car etches its name for forever as a fan favourite.
Looks amazing! There will always be pros and cons. But, I think this seems good enough and to the mark. Power and torque seems good to go for. Features are pretty decent.
Are they planning to come up with Automatic gearbox ?
Perfect for camping ⛺🤩
Just simply WoW
Pls share RPM vs Speed in 5th gear. Captain seats could have been placed in the middle with the bench seat moved to the rear with 60:40 split option. Entry and Exit would have been much better.
Proud to see made in India products getting world recognised.
Wow this is incredible 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Is there any option to remove that snorkel?
Surprisely good life style work
They finally fixed the front suspension!!🎉🎉🕺