Force Gurkha 5-Door and 3-Doors share same Mercedes-sourced engine.
The Force Gurkha prices are revealed in India. The Force Gurkha 5-Door is tagged at a price of Rs 18 Lakh and the Force Gurkha 3-Door at a price of Rs.16.75 Lakh. The booking was already announced on the 29th of April at a token amount of Rs.25,000. The Force Motor says the despatch schedule to the dealerships will commence by this week. The test drives and deliveries to the customer shall start by mid-May.
Force Gurkha Price Point and Rivals:
The Force Gurkha 3-Door have only rival in the Indian Market is Mahindra Thar which is currently available in 3-doors. Compared with Gurkha the Mahindra Thar has a petrol engine, 2WD options, and Automatic transmission, on the other hand, Gurkha only has a diesel engine with Manual transmission and 4WD as standard.
About the price point, the Force Gurkha 3-Door is priced Rs.1.75 higher than the Mahindra Thar AX Optional 4WD variant. This may be a plus point for Mahindra Thar to compete. Whereas the Gukha 5-Door does not have competitors until the Mahindra Thar 5-Door launches. The Mahindra Thar 5-Door is expected to launch in mid-June this year.
The Force Gurkha 3-Doors gets an updated 2.6 L Diesel engine sourced by Mercedes and the Gurkha 5-Door shares the same engine. It churns out the power of 140 PS and 320 NM torque which is 91 PS more than the earlier 3-door version. The Mahindra Thar 2.2 L diesel engine churns 132 HP power. So here Gurkha has a strong stand in terms of power.
The Force Gurkha has equipped better features this time. A 9-inch infotainment, Apple Carplay, and Android auto with digital instrumental cluster, powered ORVMs, tilt and telescopic steering adjust a rear camera, and a tire pressure monitoring system.
