Forland Safaari vs Changan Karvaan | Detailed Comparison After Price Cut

Just a day ago, JW Forland announced the big news of reducing the price of Safaari by up to 400K PKR. Now that it’s just 500K more expensive than Changaan’s Karavaan, and 500K might be a big difference, but relative to 3 million, it’s not that much if the competitor is offering a better deal.

After paying 500K, what do you get? Is it really a better option to pay an extra 500K and get a Safaari or save 500K and get a Karvaan? We’ll make the comparison, and you’ll decide which is the better option for you.

Of all the variants of these two vehicles, the above-mentioned variants are the best options for comparison.

Pakwheels Un-bias POV on Both Options

These types of vehicles are very different from typical 4-door cars and are more used for commercial purposes than for personal use. Buyers of such MPVs look more toward practicality, such as fuel average, sitting capacity, and maintenance cost, rather than interior design, aesthetics, and ride quality.

For such buyers, both MPVs are great options. The attention to detail is that both cars have slim tires, minimal interiors, and smaller engines, so they could provide better fuel efficiency and nothing much that can be broken by passengers.

However, Safari is a better option if you can manage to add 500K to the budget. It seems like they have tried to incorporate an unconventional, good-looking interior into the vehicle rather than an old, conventional plastic dashboard like a parcel delivery van.

Karvaan is certainly not a bad deal. It comes with all the practical options that a commercial transport owner would need. Still, for family use, we would prefer to go with Safaari, as it has a bit better interior and options.

 Here’s a 1-1 comparison:

Interior

Specs JW Forland Safari Comfort 1.5 CL Changan Karvaan Plus 1.2
Interior Tri-tone ABS scratchy dashboard with black on top, wood in the middle, and beige on the bottom. The wood is ABS plastic, not real wood. All ABS scratchy plastic dashboard
AC Yes + separate vents for back passengers Yes + separate vents for back passengers
Infotainment Chinese MP4 player Chinese MP3 player
Reverse Camera Yes No
TPMS Yes No
Under-seat heat-absorbing pad Yes Yes
ABS Yes No
ISOFIX Yes No
Seatbelts 6 2
Adjustable headlights Yes Yes
Multi info steering No No

Exterior

Specs JW Forland Safari Comfort 1.5 CL Changan Karvaan Plus 1.2
Paint Dual-tone off-white on top and brown on bottom Single-tone paint
Fog lamps Yes Yes
Headlights Projector on low beam and halogen on high beam Projector on low beam and halogen on high beam
DRLs Yes No
Door handles Body-colored Body-colored
Side mirrors With indicators No indicators
Rims Steel rims with no covers Steel rims with no covers
Footstep No Yes
Front and back bumper Body-colored Body-colored

Engine

Specs JW Forland Safari Comfort 1.5 CL Changan Karvaan Plus 1.2
Engine size 1480cc 1243cc
Power 107 HP @ 4000 RPM 72 HP @ 5000 RPM
Torque 141 Nm @ 3000 RPM 119 Nm @ 4800 RPM
Fuel injecting technology EFI MPI

 

Additional comments: Neither car has airbags, so if you get into an accident, there is a very high chance that the driver and passenger will not survive, as both cars don’t have anything in front to absorb the crash’s impact.

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