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One coming up tomorrow :)

Its that time of the year when we visit Rajmachi trail with our Fortuners to give the 4wd system a proper workout :)

We all left from Mumbai around 6:30 am & arrived by 8am @ Kamats (Lonavla) for breakfast where Pune gang too joined in;



^ Breakfast was done in about 20 mins, but the excitement to hit the trail & meeting everyone after a long time the talks went on for another 20 odd mins.

But soon after we were on the trail;



Some action from the trail;



The tyres totally leeching their way through;



Come what may;



This slope section of the trail we do every year but this year it was the most treacherous;





The Only Endeavour of the group had much to prove;



^ & BHPian MadMonkey did just that

Wheel Articulation on point;



The other side;



The line up;



Trail continues;



Some more trail shots from the cabin;





The line up once again;



Group pic (Most of them are BHPians)



Solo pic;



A parting shot of the BF Goodrich after they received a mud bath today. Their performance was totally exceptional be it Traction, Toughness or overall Ride quality too :thumbs up

What an outing it was!
This year the trail difficulty level was the highest I feel.
Great to have such a good turnout too. Let's do it one more time before the monsoons are over.
All in all a Sunday well spent. 😃

Lovely Sunday!

My first OTR experience and I'm absolutely amazed at what these trucks can do!
I'm into fast bikes and never seen such torque at work.

I was a fun shotgun drive in Monaro and Jay's fortuners, the climb midway was simply epic! The fortuners actually climbed a portion off-road which was difficult to climb on foot. :D

Looking forward to attending many more OTR sessions in future.
Karan those new tyres are simply lovely!:thumbs up

Sharing some pics taken on my iPhone.

Karan leading the trail.


Monaro ready to climb.


Karan climbs first! From what I understand, climbing first is really difficult because no one knows the exact terrain. Skill and guts!


Monaro ascending.

Looks like it did it with aplomb.clap:

Any other videos that show the overall outing?

How did your tires perform BTW?

How did the Endeavour perform when compared to the Toyota Army? Was it as good, a bit weak or better? :D

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Thanks Siddy for these pictures & your crisp report, also glad you enjoyed this expedition.

Yeah !!!

True that !

Thanks again.

Thanks for the compliments, but having new tyres you guys automatically made me the Scapegoat lol:

Not really !

As stated in my earlier post the tyres performance was totally exceptional be it Traction, Toughness or overall Ride quality too.

Also to answer your earlier query noticed these tyres being slightly more audible compared to the OE HT tyres specially on Mumbai - Pune Expressway (which is a Concrete/Cement road) but on regular tarmac yet to notice a difference.

Overall the Endeavour was a good performer, but most of these obstacles on the steep slope it attempted in ROCK MODE which is its most aggressive setting (not sure if MadMonkey locked diff any point of time). In my New Fortuner just once i engaged 4L.

Yesterday got the Truck foam washed at a 3M centre;



Interior vacuuming;



High pressure wash with water to clean before foam wash;



Tyres scrubbed separately before foam wash begins;



Foam wash starts;



Major focus was on the Underbody wash, which was done thoroughly;



The Front wheels were turned to get proper access to the wheelwell area & other key places where mud would've been stuck.



Total cost: INR 851/- (Incl GST)

Yesterday did a 550kms road trip to Baramati & back.
The tyres performed great at high speeds and i did not really alter my driving style to adapt to the A/T setup.
Performed well in the rains too :thumbs up
On bad roads around New Mumbai and some other Bad Roads the tyres performed exceedingly well & are a real confidence booster.

FE for this trip was 10.8km/l

Sharing a picture of the car from the drive;

Hey Karan,

I guess, I spotted you some time back at the Fountian signal coming from Ghodbunder road Thane, heading towards Vasai.
I was one car ahead of you at the signal in my white XUV.
Your Fortuner looks really mean with those new tires.

Cheers.
Sahil.

Hi Sahil,

Yes i did notice an XUV with TEAM-BHP stickers before taking the right on the National Highway, Glad you messaged now i can relate to whose it was :)

Thanks :D

This Sunday it was time for an OTR & this time 3 New Gen Fortuners from our T-Fog group head out to Karjat.

Meeting point was at Airoli Bridge (Parked before toll)



Ganged up;



On the Mumbai-Pune Expressway;



Entering the trail;





Playing Hide n Seek;



Fun Continues;





BFG's finally getting some exercise :)



Testing the approach & departure angles.





Did not attemt going over these, 2.1 Tons would've been too much for these pipes hence didn't risk it.



Caught in the act;



Solo Pic;



Group Pic;



Have posted a small video from todays action here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BoW1UH1B...y=kkconamotive

Good outing we had. Would be all the more fun in the monsoons. Two things I learnt that day:
1. The Fortuner has excellent approach and departure angle
2.The BFG's rock! Makes the trail effortless.

Those bumpers look like they've taken a hit on the trail? That's the sign of a great off-road session, glad to see you enjoying your monster in its natural habitat!

:thumbs up

Yes, this Fortuner with the damaged bumpers the driver was enthusiastically confident & hence had attempted a few obstacles without any spotting & hence got damaged. With spotting and better approach the other Fortuner cleared thankfully without any damage.