Rhino Rover - Anyone?!

kbk_75 · 6th March 2006, 03:26

Oh my God! I just checked out the Rhino's website! It says it is a 75ps engine! Great so around 73 bhp on a 1603 kg car! AWESOME! That translates to a power to weight ratio of 45 bhp/ton. Now that is SURE to make this a REAL high performance machine!

And since this thing is an MUV (what a sick term), with 8 light people on board, say you add another 480 kgs to the kerb weight, that would give you a total weight of 2083 kgs, for a grand power to weight ratio of 35 bhp/ton. Whoah!

aseem · 6th March 2006, 05:27

For those of you who want to see Rhino, the wait is over. It actually looks the result of Qualis and Scorpio having a night out and the child being born

ajmat · 6th March 2006, 08:30

Run, run and hide - .....and sell your shares in ICM

GTO · 6th March 2006, 09:17

One thing that the Sonalika group is doing really well WRT the Rhino : Paying all the auto magazines a fat packet!!

GTO

devarshi84 · 6th March 2006, 10:34

May work as Rural people mover. A bigger engine would have been a sure welcome though

BUSA · 6th March 2006, 10:40

What would a bigger engine do in such a tall and unstable car. Will lead to more problems as this car will mostly be run by taxi fleets who think they inherited their driving genes from none other then Micheal Schumacher.

nitinbhag · 6th March 2006, 10:54

My God!!!!!!
I shudder at the sight.. And to think, that I actually breifly considered waiting for this before deciding the Dicor!!
Thanks to Steeroid, I was saved this ignominy....

ajmat · 29th March 2006, 08:37

Just glanced through the review in the latest CAR - they actually praise the damn thing. The real CAR guys would slam the beast!

Money talks !!!!

whatcanthisbe · 29th March 2006, 11:53

what is the monstrosity ? why the Benz like sign on the front grill ?

ghostrider4385 · 29th March 2006, 12:45

This car looks like a lovechild of the Renault Kangoo and the Qualis. Ugly just got a whole new meaning!

Godspeed.

Alok.

sridhar24 · 29th March 2006, 15:43

When i saw the Rhino for the first time i couldn't stop laughing, It looks down right ugly. This definitely is the "Ugliest car in india".

LLL · 29th March 2006, 18:49

Just wondering, is a manufacturer in India obligated to get some safety and performance tests done on the cars they wish to launch?

Dont know whether this MUV would drink gallons of precious & subsidized fuel as well as pollute the air? May also not be safe leading to accidents, loss of property and life and public expendture to clean up the mess.

sumitkalindi · 17th May 2006, 18:01

This makes the Qualis look seriously handsome.

Well I don't think this is going to be too much competition to the bolero xl also.

rahul_intlad · 26th November 2006, 20:37

Whats the update on the Rhino Rover ? Anyone travelled in one of them or have details about the same.

ajmat · 26th November 2006, 21:06

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Originally Posted by rahul_intlad

Whats the update on the Rhino Rover ? Anyone travelled in one of them or have details about the same.

Not the kind of vehicle, a t-bhpian would like to be seen in

6th March 2006, 03:26	#16
kbk_75 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,233 Thanked: 388 Times	Oh my God! I just checked out the Rhino's website! It says it is a 75ps engine! Great so around 73 bhp on a 1603 kg car! AWESOME! That translates to a power to weight ratio of 45 bhp/ton. Now that is SURE to make this a REAL high performance machine! And since this thing is an MUV (what a sick term), with 8 light people on board, say you add another 480 kgs to the kerb weight, that would give you a total weight of 2083 kgs, for a grand power to weight ratio of 35 bhp/ton. Whoah! Last edited by adya33 : 8th December 2006 at 21:43.
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6th March 2006, 05:27	#17
aseem Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,730 Thanked: 441 Times	here is the pic For those of you who want to see Rhino, the wait is over. It actually looks the result of Qualis and Scorpio having a night out and the child being born
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6th March 2006, 08:30	#18
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,864 Thanked: 27,975 Times View My Garage	Run, run and hide - .....and sell your shares in ICM
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6th March 2006, 09:17	#19
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,545 Thanked: 300,751 Times View My Garage	One thing that the Sonalika group is doing really well WRT the Rhino : Paying all the auto magazines a fat packet!! GTO
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6th March 2006, 10:34	#20
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	May work as Rural people mover. A bigger engine would have been a sure welcome though
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6th March 2006, 10:40	#21
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	What would a bigger engine do in such a tall and unstable car. Will lead to more problems as this car will mostly be run by taxi fleets who think they inherited their driving genes from none other then Micheal Schumacher.
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6th March 2006, 10:54	#22
nitinbhag BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 262 Thanked: 2 Times	My God!!!!!! I shudder at the sight.. And to think, that I actually breifly considered waiting for this before deciding the Dicor!! Thanks to Steeroid, I was saved this ignominy....
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29th March 2006, 08:37	#23
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,864 Thanked: 27,975 Times View My Garage	Just glanced through the review in the latest CAR - they actually praise the damn thing. The real CAR guys would slam the beast! Money talks !!!!
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29th March 2006, 11:53	#24
whatcanthisbe BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: http://www.wandering-online.com Posts: 499 Thanked: 6 Times	what is the monstrosity ? why the Benz like sign on the front grill ?
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29th March 2006, 12:45	#25
ghostrider4385 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 389 Thanked: 12 Times	This car looks like a lovechild of the Renault Kangoo and the Qualis. Ugly just got a whole new meaning! Godspeed. Alok.
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29th March 2006, 15:43	#26
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	When i saw the Rhino for the first time i couldn't stop laughing, It looks down right ugly. This definitely is the "Ugliest car in india".
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29th March 2006, 18:49	#27
LLL BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 635 Thanked: 2 Times	Just wondering, is a manufacturer in India obligated to get some safety and performance tests done on the cars they wish to launch? Dont know whether this MUV would drink gallons of precious & subsidized fuel as well as pollute the air? May also not be safe leading to accidents, loss of property and life and public expendture to clean up the mess.
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17th May 2006, 18:01	#28
sumitkalindi BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 376 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	This makes the Qualis look seriously handsome. Well I don't think this is going to be too much competition to the bolero xl also.
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26th November 2006, 20:37	#29
rahul_intlad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,579 Thanked: 4 Times	Whats the update on the Rhino Rover ? Anyone travelled in one of them or have details about the same.
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