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Force Motors coming to South Africa

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Force Motors of Pune India is coming to SA.
The model we will be interested in is the Force Gurka - think if it as if Toyota in the 1990's decided to build a Jimny sized 70 series Station Wagon SWB.
They are also bringing in a bakkie (think Mahindra Bolero Maxi Truck Plus) and a few busses...
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OH YES PLEASE! I'll like a Gurkha. Same wheelbase as a JK shorty.

Pity the Trax won't be available in 4x4.........
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Not too bad:

https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/p ... -15-422022
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The only problem will be the price.

Currently 1,475,000 Rupees. Add 43% import duty and we're just under R500k. That's Scorpio 4x4 territory.
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When you order your Ineos Grenadier over Wish...

(Actually not the ugliest thing out there 8-) )
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I must say - I've seen worse looking vehicles...
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Jimny, Thar, Gurkha - same WhatsApp group.
Obviously the Jimny is the most refined of the three...
Interestingly all 3 are working on 4 door versions.
It'll have to come in 20% - 25% below base Jimny pricing otherwise they are wasting their time....
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The article mentions front and rear locking differentials. This will make it more capable than a Jimny and a Thar.
But 90hp 2.6 diesel will make it a sluggish dog
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Just a pity that Suzuki lies about the Jimny fuel consumption.
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Which manufacturers get the claimed fuel consumption figures right?

But 15.8km/l on a Jimny is far fetched
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FWM wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 25, 2022 12:33 pm
 Which manufacturers get the claimed fuel consumption figures right?
Jeep JK official consumption:

14.8L/100km city
11.9L/100km open road

We average 12.5 in ours in mixed driving, and this has been like that since new.
In fact, I've done sub-10L/100km on one occasion.
My wife get around 13.4 when she is in a hurry......
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Not on topic, but wow
That consumption is rough
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jakeslouw wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:02 pm
FWM wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 25, 2022 12:33 pm
 Which manufacturers get the claimed fuel consumption figures right?
Jeep JK official consumption:

14.8L/100km city
11.9L/100km open road

We average 12.5 in ours in mixed driving, and this has been like that since new.
In fact, I've done sub-10L/100km on one occasion.
My wife get around 13.4 when she is in a hurry......
Eskom has better fuel consumption than that...
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Ricof4e wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:39 pm
Eskom has better fuel consumption than that...
But not the Jimny, and let's not talk about the Toyota 1GR-FE.
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