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Force Motors today (May 2) launched the 5-door version of the SUV Gurkha in India. The 7-seater SUV was unveiled by the company on April 29. Its price has been kept at Rs 18 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom). The company began ordering the vehicle. Customers can book it from the official dealership by paying a nominal amount of Rs 25,000.
The new Gurkha will also get a 425mm longer wheelbase than the 3-door variant. Force Motors offers a 3-year/1.5 lakh km warranty with the Gurkha, which includes 4 free services and one year of free roadside assistance. The 5-door Gurkha competes in the segment with the upcoming Thar 5-door and Maruti Jimny.
Gorka 5 doors: exterior design
The design of the 5-door Gurkha is as boxy as the 3-door model, but it gets two more doors and a longer wheelbase. At the front of the car are round LED headlights with LED DRL with turn function and follow the house. Between the two headlights, a two-rock grille, bearing a Gorkha badge, is provided. Under the grill is a stylish black bumper, with a small air dam in the center and round fog lights on both sides.
Its length has been increased in the side profile. It has square wheel arches, factory-installed snow curlers, a roof rake (optional) and new 18-inch two-tone alloy wheels. It gets a 4×4 badge on the rear bumper. At the back of the car, you can see a tailgate-mounted spare wheel, a ladder to reach the roof rake, LED taillights, Gurkha and Fores branding. Four color options are available on the SUV. It includes green, red, white and black colors.
Force Gurkha 5-Door: Interior Update
The dashboard of the Force Gurkha 5-door model is similar to the old model, but it gets a new 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity in place of the 7.0-inch unit. Notable updates to the passenger cabin include additional seating rows and updated upholstery. The 5-door Gorkha has bench seats in the second row and captain’s seats in the third row.
Talking about the features, it has digital driver display, ORVM enabled, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, manual AC with roof mounted rear vents and all power windows. For passenger safety, the car gets dual front airbags, three-point seat belts, traction control, hill hold assist and a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) with a rear camera, which also monitors the pressure of the spare tire mounted on the tailgate.
The new Gurkha will come with a 4-wheel drive option
The Force Gurkha 5-door model has a 2.6-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine, which is available in a 3-door version. The company retuned this engine and increased its power by 50%. It now produces a power of 140 hp instead of 90 hp and a torque of 320 Nm instead of 250 Nm.
The company took this engine from Mercedes. It has an automatic start-stop system that increases the mileage of the new Gurkha. This makes the Inzer Gurkha more powerful than the Mahindra Thar, which has a 2.2-litre diesel engine that produces 132 PS of power and 300 Nm of torque.
As for the transmission, the Gurkha 5-door will continue to get four-wheel drive with a 5-speed manual transmission and a low-range transfer case. There is a 4WD gear knob located next to the driver’s seat on its center console. An automatic transmission is also available on the Thar.
