Engage 4x4 India - November - December 2021

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Taking the Mahindra Thar to the last village of India, speaking to the engineers behind the Thar, a whole bunch of adventures, tutorials, tips and tricks plus road tests of the AWD XUV 700 in the second issue of India’s only off-road culture magazine, Engage 4x4
To the LOC: Thar heads to the village of Keran, literally on the edge of India, and gives us a sneak peek across the LOC. It’s so remote that you won’t even find it on Google Maps but guess what? It’s open to civilians and we tell you how to get there.
Meeting the engineers: Reinventing the wheel is never easy but the folks at Mahindra have not only reinvented the Thar, they have made the new Thar more sophisticated, safer, faster, better handling, more liveable, better as a daily driver, and desirable. How? We spent some quality time at the Mahindra Research Valley to find out.
Trail Survivor: What does it take to survive a trail? Off-road noob Selina Chandran finds out, with some fairly unhelpful egging from the Editor.
24 hour Speed Endurance Challenge: How far can you go in 24 hours? How fast can you go, for how long? All of these answered with one big-bang national record in the Mahindra XUV700.
To the rescue: When it’s flooded in Chennai, the Terra Tigers come to the rescue. In their Thars of course. Find out about this super helpful off-road club
Mahindra and the Indian Armed forces: Through the hell of wars, Mahindra’s relationship with the Indian Armed Forces proves it’s a match made in heaven. Excerpts from Adil Jal Darukhanawala’s Timeless Mahindra
A to Z of expeditioning: Not every road trip is an expedition. Kicking off a brand new series on off-road expeditioning with Nidhi Salgame of WBB
Merch: A whole range of Thar merchandise just waiting for you to order this Christmas!
All that, and more!
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Engage 4x4 India Magazine Description:

Engage 4x4 is the official magazine of the Mahindra Thar, a celebration of the off-road culture in India! With unprecedented access, the magazine takes 4x4 enthusiasts behind the scenes with intimate stories of how India’s most iconic 4x4 came to life. From the concept to design, engineering, testing, manufacturing and much more — including the designers and engineers behind it all — successive issues go into depth and detail that you won’t find anywhere, all backed up by evocative imagery.

We celebrate the spirit of adventure and engage 4x4 in the most remote nooks of India, from snow-capped Himalayas to virgin corners of Arunachal, the Thar desert and jungles of the South. Great escapes, cross country expeditions, iconic drives across borders, you’ll find it all here. And we will tell you how to get lost.

The content mix includes tutorials on 4x4 equipment, how to drive off-road, mods, accessories and personalisation. You will find plenty of black & white imagery as we trace the evolution of the iconic 4x4 over the decades with in-depth stories penned by the most knowledgeable historians. Every issue we drive classic 4x4s that shaped the movement in India. And we feature the restorers at the forefront of keeping these classics road, and mud!, worthy.

This is a bi-monthly magazine that celebrates heroes and icons. Off-road clubs are a special focus with stories on and by the community. After all Every cult has its bible and off-roading in India now has Engage 4x4.