The Force Gurkha has been speculated to be a 5-door guise for some time now, and has recently been spotted without any hidden testing.
see photosThe upcoming 5-door Force Gurkha has been spied undercover testing for the first time
While there is no news that the Force is working on a 5-door version of the Gurkha, this purpose-built off-road SUV has been spotted testing for the first time. While it may not be the final production-ready look of the SUV, there are some noticeable design changes compared to its 3-door sibling. The 5-door Gurkha is expected to be launched in the C ladder-frame architecture along with the stretched version of the 3-door K Si, and may go on sale later this year.
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The obvious difference in the appearance of the upcoming SUV is the addition of 2 doors. The sides of the SUV also have split windows between the second and third rows, instead of the longer window on the second row version, and a large foot step between the longer wheelbase of the SUV. The SUV also features square off wheel arches as the 3-door, but sits on chunkier tyres. There are also horizontal ventilation slits at the top of the front wheel arch which are unique to this variant, but they may only serve a visual purpose.
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The test mule features square headlamps, thick tires and a few design cues that are unique to the variant.
photo credit: Abhijit Mane
At the front, the design of the bumper looks unchanged, and the camouflaged grille also retains the same shape as the 3-door counterpart. The headlamps at the front have been changed, as the units spotted on the Test Mule are square-shaped, as opposed to the round headlamps on the 3-door model. The Spotted Mule also got blacked out steel rims and did not get fog lamps, which suggests that this could be the baseline trim of the upcoming off-roader.
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The SUV could be offered in 6 seater and 7 seater options, with the 6 seater featuring captain seats in all the rows, while the 7 seater could have a bench in the middle row. An 8-seater variant seems unlikely, as the last row of the SUV is accessed through the rear door.
The rear of the SUV remains largely unchanged in comparison to its 3-door sibling.
photo credit: Abhijit Mane
The 5-door Force Gurkha could take on the upcoming 5-door Maruti Suzuki Jimny and 5-door Mahindra Thar for launch, and this could help the off-road based SUV to carve its own market in the niche segment. The SUV should remain on offer with the same feature list as the 3-door model, and will be paired with the same 2.6-litre diesel engine and 5-speed manual gearbox.
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