But then again, you can't really sell a car without these, now can you?Īs for the seats, the bucket options upfront don't offer much support, the ones in the middle are flat and a bit too upright, and the two benches in the boot are, well, benches. Instead, its list of features include slim door pockets a simple instrument cluster with just a speedo, a trip meter, and gauges for temperature and fuel level and a pretty insignificant stowage option in front of the gear lever. No power windows, no internal adjustment for the ORVMs, no rear wash and wipe and not a single cup or bottle holder either.
But, otherwise there's no real creature comfort to talk about. Sure, you get power steering and an aircon, and a tiny glovebox. Unlike the Xplorer, the Xpedition is meant for the road and be a full-fledged family car. And it must be said, the new Gurkha even in this longer length and wheelbase form does look better than the older SUV. The fender mounted turn indicators, the snorkel and the slab-sided looks continue unchanged. And in terms of visual upgrades – compared to the older Gurkha – it gets new metal bumpers front and back, a new grille, new fog lamps and tail lights. It gets the same revamped 2.6-litre diesel with 85 horsepower and the conventional shifting 5-speed gearbox from the more lifestyle oriented Gurkha Xplorer (you can read that review HERE).
So, it has four doors and seating for eight people and a driver. Meet another version of the new for 2017 Force Gurkha. Simply because I can’t have a no frills SUV as a family car it needs more creature comfort. If I wanted a no nonsense, no frills, reliable workhorse, I’d settle for the Xpedition.
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