It's nice no, I think we can call it call...
Varun!
Hey, what's up?
Realme called, they want to do something new.
New?
I got their new piece of kit called the realme GT Neo 2, their flagship killer, that's right.
That's awesome, but which car is it then?
The car, well, Varun you haven't seen it on PowerDrift before.
Come see it for yourself.
It's beautiful.
What's up everyone, welcome back to the GT Journeys series here, Season 2 Episode 1.
We're smiling, he's smiling because of course, we are together and we are headed where, we
are headed nowhere in particular, where do we go left here or there.
A right is right so, let's take a right.
Let's head here, this particular episode, which is the first episode of our Season 2 is
dedicated entirely to one of my most favourite SUVs in the world, or perhaps the most favourite
SUV in the world because it is the most OG SUV of the world and that is the Jeep Wrangler.
I know for a fact that we are going to have a lot of fun, but my question to you bro is that,
why is this an OG SUV?
But the thing is, all the real SUVs you see on the road today can trace their roots back
to one car, the great grandfather or the Wrangler, which is the Willys Jeep.
Now the origin of the word Jeep is debatable, but would you believe it?
The first name appeared in 1936 as a character in the comic strip Popeye, yes, our very old
pipe smoking, spinach guzzling, Olive loving sailor man, not as a car though, but as an
animal with supernatural abilities.
Willys Overland liked the name so much, that they filed a trademark for Jeep and the Willys
Jeep became one of the heroes of World War II as a lightweight reconnaissance vehicle
for the US Army.
The Jeep kept evolving after the war and one of its derivatives, the CJ 2A was among the
first civilian vehicles of any kind to be equipped with four-wheel drive from the factory.
However, in 1948, they added a wagon body to the mix and the resulting Jeep station
wagon became the ancestors of all SUVs today.
In the late 80s when Varun wasn't around, Chrysler took over the reins of Willys Jeep
and the Wrangler was born.
The big reason why we have it here today for the first time on a PowerDrift is because
this OG SUV now is built in India.
Starts at Rs. 55 lakh but for that, you're going to get a car that's going to last you
80 years again and this is something that I want to pass on to my kid.
How many Willys insignias does this car have?
There are plenty, every wheel has one, at the back also there is one and here the
driver so that the driver never forgets what he's driving, to the bottom-right of the windshield
is a Willys insignia, here the gearshift lever... oh ya!
There's one here too, so the reason why this is an OG SUV is of course because it's,
it's as old as eighty years.
As far as the brand goes, I mean when you look at something like this on the road,
the first thing that people say it's a Jeep.
It's a Jeep, it's like Colgate, right?
Yeah, every toothpaste might be called a Colgate or like...every copy's called a Xerox.
Yeah, like a biscuit is called ParleG, I mean... yeah but that's how iconic, that's how original
this car really is and the fact is, that it still runs on solid front and rear axles,
which is what hardcore off-road enthusiasts want. Wow.
Now, solid axle is going to give you immense amount of strength, I said it like Cyrus right?
And it's also going to allow for maximum amount of articulation so, and you know what, I am
going to have some fun doing some spotting, you can take the steering, I'm going to take
along my realme GT Neo 2 phone here.
So um, this terrain here, it doesn't really warrant me spotting for you, but, I do have
an excuse for today.
All right Varun, I'm going to make this fun, this is totally going to work, oh god it's
so hot and bright.
4k 60 FPS feed coming in through the video camera here,
120 hertz screen, always a pleasure to look at.
Okay Varun, we are going to catch that solid axle in action for the first time live here
on PowerDrift.
I can't believe I can see something like this even while the day is so bright
and I believe this is, thanks to the industry leading, one of the brightest screens here
in the segment, right?
Yeah put the right wheel on that rock there.
It's relame's first HDR+ screen which means that it's got a very high peak brightness,
1300 nits, keep an eye out on your temperature gauges.
Okay, I'm gonna go into off-road pages.
Temperature's good to go.
Much like this phone then, there's supposed to be vapour-cooling in the GT Neo 2 edition here,
that is managed through diamond particles.
You know what, if my wife knew that this had diamond particles,
she would be the first one to run away with this.
Oh man, I'm having so much fun in the Jeep Wrangler and now I think I finally understood
why this car is such a legend.
Let's cross this river.
Everything in this car is so purpose-built no, I mean, all the buttons are quickly accessible,
everything is within reach, everything seems so sturdy.
To the left, to the left, there's a big stone there.
Child's play. Oh, that seemed so easy.
Yeah, and you can even hose down the interiors of this car in the middle of that river like
you can hose down the exteriors when it does get dirty, but you know what, the Wrangler does
look pretty where it's dirty, let's keep going forward.
After off-roading for the first time in a car, I've come to realise one thing, that
great technology like the Jeep Wrangler, or the realme GT Neo 2 enables a greater life,
one that motivates you to push your boundaries and enjoy new experiences.
Oh, and one more thing, new experiences usually have a tendency to end with a breathtaking view.
Look at this.
Wow, it's beautiful.
You called the car that today morning.
Yeah, truth be told I've had a great off-roading experience, thanks to the Jeep Wrangler.
But there are many things that we have the Jeep to thank for and of course, we thank
realme for helping us put this episode of our GT Journeys together, but as our journey
continues then to all the way to episode 2, it's time we charge this phone up to 100%.
super dart technology with, believe it or not,
a three-pin, 15amp socket that the Wrangler comes with in 36 minutes.
What?
That's fast...that's very fast.
Everything is fast, Snapdragon 875G processor, fastest in the segment.
The day is not over yet.
Oh yes.
Let's get back into the car.
We're going to make episode.
Yes.
Okay, ya this is this is good.
Hey, guys, I hope you enjoyed watching this episode of GT Journeys, if you did, then do
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But now, it is time for a contest, all you have to do is answer a very simple question,
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