Indian Army Orders 3192 Tata Safari Storme Vehicles

[Śakra]

You can see the Land Rover influence on it. Looks great.

 

[Storm Force]

My god indiand SUVs look awesome

Tata is a industrial giant

 

[Abingdonboy]

Nice.
But Scorpio would have been better.

Scorpio was tested too, Safari Storme was what the IA selected.

Spied the next Safari

That's the Land Rover Discovery Sport, the next gen Safari (codenamed Tata Q501) is speculated to have similar design features (as seen in the render at the top) and is based on the same L550 platform as the LR Discovery.

 

[Abingdonboy]

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[RangeHunter13101]

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Why are they driving on the dessert terrain with fully inflated tires?
Also isn't there any difference in the civilian version and the army version with respect to the tyres like the Tata Sumo has?

PS what can be the use of the chain in pic 2?

 

[padamchen]

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Second photo. Being winched out of the sand.

I drive one. It's too heavy for soft sand. Even with sub 10 psi in the tyres.

 

[Icarus]

Bhai kahan se engineering ki hai ?
Diesel engine are the original injector engines.
Petrol were carburator based and have shifted to injectors in last 30 to 40 yrs.

Sorry, sorry I meant spark plugs.

I'm not an engineer or anything. I'm just a bike hobbyist.

 

[dilpakistani]

Indian Army Orders 3192 Tata Safari Storme Vehicles
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Tata Motors has signed a contract to supply 3192 units of the Tata Safari Storme 4x4 to the Indian Armed Forces, under a new category of vehicles - GS800 (General Service 800).

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD) had floated an RFP for vehicles with three basic criteria – minimum payload capacity of 800 kgs; hard roofs and air conditioning, the company announced today.

Developed indigenously, the Tata Safari Storme 4x4 has completed total trial duration of fifteen months in various terrains across the country, demonstrating supreme performance in the most demanding conditions with capabilities of coping with extreme on or off-road terrains.

Vernon Noronha, Vice President, Defence & Government Business, Tata Motors Limited said, “This variant of the Storme has been modified from the one available for civilians with an upgraded drivetrain and significantly modified suspension.”

“The Safari Storme was conceived and designed keeping in mind the need for a rugged, comfortable and reliable vehicle, making it popular with law enforcement agencies,” Noronha added.

“We will shortly commence delivery of these vehicles for the Army and Navy in a phased manner.” He added.

Introduced in 2012, with a renewed power of 156 PS & 400 Nm torque, the Storme provides easy drivability, swifter response and lower NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness), with superior fuel efficiency and best-in-class ground clearance of 200mm.

The 4X4 variant also features ESOF (electronic shift-on-fly) technology, enabling engagement of the 4X4 or 4X2 mode on the move.

whatever ... even if its indian... it's wow...

 

[punit]

old Safari was more good looking. Engine was crappy though !!

 

[Abingdonboy]

Some pics of the first few Tata Motors' Safari Storme 4x4 inducted into the IA (out of 3,129 vehicles ordered under the GS800 program), which will replace the old Maruti-Suzuki Gypsy as the General Service Vehicle (via LIVEFIST).

Credits to @Gessler

 

[Water Car Engineer]