Sumo 4x4, landscape pics, ladakh to Manali.. - Team-BHP

sat · 28th March 2008, 09:35

Thought I share these photographs with you, A german photographer, Robert Huber, has been driving in his Sumo 4x4 from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. He spends 11 months of the year in India, one of the books he is working on is all about Kashmir, attached are some of his pics. He has self driven over 1,50,000 km in India, not all in the 4x4 sumo.

He uses a canon 1Ds mkII with a 24mm tilt/shift lens.

1. Driving in the Nubra valley
2. Road to Pangong lake
3. Horsemen at the More plateau
4. fresh snow at surajlake at baralachala pass, 4980m
5. Khardungla pass, 5606m

sat

khan_sultan · 28th March 2008, 11:35

Is the SUMO available in 4x4 version?

srishiva · 28th March 2008, 11:42

Good photos. Clouds look more processed.

mansidea · 28th March 2008, 11:44

Thanks sat for sharing those wonderful pics.

Hemanth · 28th March 2008, 12:35

Wonderful pictures. These are truly professional pictures.

low_bass_makker · 28th March 2008, 12:45

Very nice photos...really amazing.

neoranjit · 28th March 2008, 12:50

awesome pics.. waiting to go sometime

vinod_nookala · 28th March 2008, 12:53

hi sat,
Amazing pics!!! Really beautiful. Please post more pics of SUMO 4x4. I have seen some military examples and they look handsome. They have stopped civillian examples from past one year...This is what i was told by the dealer. Wish they could rel-aunch it with TATA 407 turbo engine with 4x4, A/c and P/S. Iam sure it would be a good alternative to now the only offering, Bolero 4wd in MUV category. (Gypsy & Gurkha not included due to delivery constraints)

please paste more pics of SUMO 4x4 in action

BlackPearl · 28th March 2008, 13:03

truly amazing pics @Sat. did not know there is a 4x4 version of the Sumo.

ashthedivx · 28th March 2008, 13:08

awesome pics, will be happy to see more pics..

sat · 28th March 2008, 13:25

Robert's sumo nicknamed 'safed hathi' in kashmir...

ballkey · 28th March 2008, 13:36

Photos 1 and 2 would make great ad shots for the Sumo .. even better than the Pajero ads (with wildlife) shown recently..

Spinnerr · 28th March 2008, 13:46

So Sumo 4x4 was one reliable beast I guess, if we could get some first hand review reports from Mr. Huber that would be something. After all he drove the Sumo from the tip to tip of our country (I presume).

sat · 28th March 2008, 16:13

Robert told me the 2nd time he had to use the 4wd on the entire trip was when he came to this road block, 2nd & 3rd pic. After a few hours of road repair by hand, he drove the sumo around the truck, taking a path on the right side of the fallen truck (past the wheels) in 3rd pic.

krazydriver84 · 28th March 2008, 16:35

Amazing Pics.

Hope am able to go on such a journey sometime. *sigh

28th March 2008, 09:35	#1 (permalink)
sat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rajasthan.. Posts: 58	Sumo 4x4, landscape pics, ladakh to Manali.. Thought I share these photographs with you, A german photographer, Robert Huber, has been driving in his Sumo 4x4 from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. He spends 11 months of the year in India, one of the books he is working on is all about Kashmir, attached are some of his pics. He has self driven over 1,50,000 km in India, not all in the 4x4 sumo. He uses a canon 1Ds mkII with a 24mm tilt/shift lens. 1. Driving in the Nubra valley 2. Road to Pangong lake 3. Horsemen at the More plateau 4. fresh snow at surajlake at baralachala pass, 4980m 5. Khardungla pass, 5606m sat Attached Thumbnails

28th March 2008, 11:35	#2 (permalink)
khan_sultan BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 291 View My Garage	Is the SUMO available in 4x4 version? __________________ Shahnawaz Khan

28th March 2008, 11:44	#4 (permalink)
mansidea BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cochin, Thrissur Posts: 205 View My Garage	Thanks sat for sharing those wonderful pics. __________________ Its a Man's Idea.

28th March 2008, 12:35	#5 (permalink)
Hemanth BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 110 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Wonderful pictures. These are truly professional pictures. __________________ Heman

28th March 2008, 12:45	#6 (permalink)
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,749 View My Garage	Very nice photos...really amazing. __________________ If you are good at something do not do it for free !!!!

28th March 2008, 11:42	#3 (permalink)
srishiva BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 648	Good photos. Clouds look more processed.

28th March 2008, 12:50	#7 (permalink)
neoranjit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 159 View My Garage	awesome pics.. waiting to go sometime

28th March 2008, 12:53	#8 (permalink)
vinod_nookala BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 150 View My Garage	hi sat, Amazing pics!!! Really beautiful. Please post more pics of SUMO 4x4. I have seen some military examples and they look handsome. They have stopped civillian examples from past one year...This is what i was told by the dealer. Wish they could rel-aunch it with TATA 407 turbo engine with 4x4, A/c and P/S. Iam sure it would be a good alternative to now the only offering, Bolero 4wd in MUV category. (Gypsy & Gurkha not included due to delivery constraints) please paste more pics of SUMO 4x4 in action __________________ Go anywhere do anything!

28th March 2008, 13:03	#9 (permalink)
BlackPearl BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 673 View My Garage	truly amazing pics @Sat. did not know there is a 4x4 version of the Sumo. __________________ Don't quit when the hill is steepest, for your goal is almost nigh; don't quit, for you are not a failure until you fail to try

28th March 2008, 13:08	#10 (permalink)
ashthedivx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 335 Infractions: 0/1 (7)	awesome pics, will be happy to see more pics..

28th March 2008, 13:25	#11 (permalink)
sat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rajasthan.. Posts: 58	Robert's sumo nicknamed 'safed hathi' in kashmir... Attached Thumbnails

28th March 2008, 13:36	#12 (permalink)
ballkey BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 355	Photos 1 and 2 would make great ad shots for the Sumo .. even better than the Pajero ads (with wildlife) shown recently..

28th March 2008, 13:46	#13 (permalink)
Spinnerr BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 66	So Sumo 4x4 was one reliable beast I guess, if we could get some first hand review reports from Mr. Huber that would be something. After all he drove the Sumo from the tip to tip of our country (I presume). __________________ Zigged before you zagged

28th March 2008, 16:13	#14 (permalink)
sat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rajasthan.. Posts: 58	zanskar valley... Robert told me the 2nd time he had to use the 4wd on the entire trip was when he came to this road block, 2nd & 3rd pic. After a few hours of road repair by hand, he drove the sumo around the truck, taking a path on the right side of the fallen truck (past the wheels) in 3rd pic. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

28th March 2008, 16:35	#15 (permalink)
krazydriver84 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kolkata + Gurgaon Posts: 167 View My Garage	Amazing Pics. Hope am able to go on such a journey sometime. sigh __________________ Rockin to the Sound of the Engine...*

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