India’s Original Off-Roader Is Still Serving the Army: The Maruti Gypsy Story

Ep 15 – Maruti Gypsy The Maruti Suzuki Gypsy – Maruti Gypsy army, Maruti Jimny India, Gypsy off-road – is the only car in this series still actively serving the Indian Army. Launched in 1985 and built for three decades, the Gypsy was the original Indian off-roader: light, simple, unstoppable, and immune to the conditions that defeated everything else. It made 4x4s cool before the word SUV existed in India. In this episode of Gone But Not Forgotten, editor Sirish Chandran tests the new five-door Maruti Suzuki Jimny – both on road and off – and brings out the legendary Gypsy for a special appearance. We find out exactly how much better the Jimny is, and whether anything has been lost in the transition from the machine that built the legend to the machine that carries its name. The Gypsy never asked to be cool. It just was. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:54 Exterior 3:53 Dimensions v Gypsy and Thar 4:48 Jimny back seat 6:13 Gypsy interior 7:36 Jimny interior 9:24 Jimny driving impressions (on-road) 13:19 Gypsy ride quality 14:58 Gypsy history 16:26 Gypsy performance and handling 19:16 Sirish's Desert Storm rally experience 21:33 Jimny off-road 28:46 Verdict Gypsy owner: Ashwin Gardé #GoneButNotForgotten #MarutiGypsy #evoIndia Want more #ThrillOfDriving videos? Subscribe to the evo India channel: https://bit.ly/2VfzioP Read our stories here: https://evoindia.com/ Buy #EvoIndiamagazine here: www.evoindia.com/magazine Follow us on Instagram:   / evoindia   Find us on Facebook:   / evoindia   Follow us on Twitter:   / evoindia   Official merchandise on 100kmph: http://www.100kmph.com/evoindia