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The Rain Forest Challenge India is among the toughest off-road events globally, and the fourth edition of the 4x4 event was won by Chandigarh’s Gurmeet Virdi

Off-roading is always fun as you get to slide and literally muck around while getting drenched in the rain. In my stint at ZigWheels, I have been fortunate enough to witness quite a few off-road events and I have never been disappointed by any of them as they deliver a high amount of action and visual drama. But watching the RFC (Rain Forest Challenge) was always an aspiration as most of my colleagues or fellow journalists who had covered the event told me that my perception of off-roading will change once I witness it. So when the invite for the 2017 RFC India came in I made sure that I wouldn’t miss it this time around, and, after a delayed flight from Pune, I found myself in the jungles of Goa to experience one of the toughest off-roading events held in India. But before we move ahead with the race, let’s take a peek into the history of the event. The Rain Forest Challenge, or RFC as it is popularly known, was started in 1997 by Luis J.A.Wee. The basic idea of RFC is to make it a survival race which tested both the machine and the driver. The RFC is an extreme 4x4 event in which participants have to face mud, drenching rain, steep... read more »

The new Gurkha is available in the three-door and five-door models and now has a BS IV-compliant engine

With minor updates on the outside, the biggest change will be the deployment of the 2.2-litre BS-IV engine, from the Force One, under its hood