[Venkatesh]

Thar Armada spied near ARAI's Pune facility.







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[Sudarshan42]

Originally Posted by LionX

Look like Mahindra is listening

This shade is very close to the prohibited green, no? Since it can almost be mistaken for an actual military vehicle?

Tamil Nadu recently banned registration of Olive green cars, wonder if they'll permit this.

[BhayanaV]

Originally Posted by Sudarshan42

This shade is very close to the prohibited green, no? Since it can almost be mistaken for an actual military vehicle?

Tamil Nadu recently banned registration of Olive green cars, wonder if they'll permit this.

That order was promptly withdrawn by TN govt.

[LionX]

Originally Posted by naj

With the new color additions, can see the prices have again increased by @10k across all trims. The RWD (Gasoline) is now 14.1L ex.
Also feel the 3 door if upgraded may be pricier by at least 50k more.

Price hike is limited to the entry level variants of Thar. I think Mahindra will just add a top end model for the 3 door Thar instead of ‘upgrading’ the entire variants. My guess is most likely they will replace the ‘Earth’ variant with a top end variant.

https://www.rushlane.com/mahindra-th...-12496707.html.

Originally Posted by Sudarshan42

This shade is very close to the prohibited green, no? Since it can almost be mistaken for an actual military vehicle?

Tamil Nadu recently banned registration of Olive green cars, wonder if they'll permit this.

It’s the same shade offered with Scorpio N and XUV 3XO models. Nothing new, so I don’t see any issues.

[shashanka]

Originally Posted by naj

Hello Folks,
It’s somewhat related to this thread. Apologies if I have not posted in the “what car?” Thread.
I am fortunate to work in India for a long time. And looking at the global scenario, India is the best place to stay, extremely safe (police human rights vis a vis US), retire and grow without sirens and stray artillery. It’s really safe. Pune is like an oven unfortunately. I am fortunate to get approved for a PIO through a Baghdadi relationship/DNA and stuff and present regime is very supportive to genuine applicants (otherwise??). I don’t mince words.

Now my question is since as we plan our future retirement and things before we die, with 15L down payment ready + 8L-12 L loan/3y what do I choose, say between a Isuzu Vmax or a 5 door Thar.

Thar which is being tested + seems to be a far more feature enriched and enhanced machine, pls kindly guide if possible to the best options.

PS- Will be asking for economical property options in UT in shifting gears.
Thanks.

Hello naj,

Am I right in concluding that you are a marine Engineer? A school mate (his surname I remember was Mallick) emigrated to Israel with the family back in the 1960's (yes I ask because of the star-of-david in your logo!). I am a retired marine engineer and I was wondering if you have any news of my friend. Our school was St. Joseph's, Allahabad, and i have fond memories of the chap.

Now about your query - I have the 3-door Thar ('21 model, LX, hard top, manual, turbo petrol) and I have no real complain with the car apart from the rear seat ingress/egress issue plus of course the near complete absense of luggage space. It is a great vehicle and draws eye-balls even after three years. The turbo petrol negates the usual low-end torque issues associated with petrol engines. The rear-seat access issue is the only reason that we too are hoping to migrate to the 5-door model.

[Venkatesh]

The upcoming Mahindra Thar 5 door will get the 1.5-litre diesel engine.

- 1.5 diesel will serve as the entry-level powerplant in the line-up.

- Will also get 2.2-litre diesel and 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine options.

- Will be available with both 4WD and 2WD options

- Unofficial bookings open at dealer level

Source

[SithDefender]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

The upcoming Mahindra Thar 5 door will get the 1.5-litre diesel engine.

Excellent news! There was speculation that Mahindra would reserve the lower engine to the Thar 3 door, at least initially. But it seems they will be offering all options from the beginning itself, which is great news. Honestly, I can't wait to see it in person in the showrooms.

[Rohitthebest]

Originally Posted by SithDefender

Excellent news! Honestly, I can't wait to see it in person in the showrooms.

Me too.
I cross a Mahindra showroom daily on my way to home and office. Can't help the head turn as I pass the showroom with hopes that I will see the new 4 door soon in front of the showroom
Can't wait to see it in person with full feature list disclosed.
Price - irrelevant.

[Vishnu_Nellutla]

The beast to be unveiled ...
Camouflaged pics itself are so intimidating. Just imagine how much road presence it would have. Definitely more than Scorpio-n.
I am super curious about 2 features in Thar Armada. They are:-
1) ADAS: I feel it is time for Indian road users to habituate ADAS. If not all, few of them are very good. For example, right now in India, KIA-HYUNDAI Group has the best ADAS suite. As Mahindra says that Thar 5 door will be family oriented, ADAS will be even more appealing.
2) White coloured interior: Elevates the cabin experience. It is a big machine, it feels more spacious when interior in white coloured.
Cant wait...

[Turbolove]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

The upcoming Mahindra Thar 5 door will get the 1.5-litre diesel engine.

1.5 ltr engine for the 5 door, I'm assuming the 5 door would weigh atleast 1800-1900 kgs, wouldn't this make the car quite underpowered ? Ideally mahindra should aim to maintain a similar power to weight ratio as the 3 door atleast.

[Phantom 510]

The 1.5L diesel under the bonnet of the upcoming 5dr Thar is a great news. Lower price tag + similar torque output + better FE. Hope M&M prices it aggressively.

[Phantom 510]

Originally Posted by Turbolove

1.5 ltr engine for the 5 door, I'm assuming the 5 door would weigh atleast 1800-1900 kgs, wouldn't this make the car quite underpowered ? Ideally mahindra should aim to maintain a similar power to weight ratio as the 3 door atleast.

The 1.5L 5dr Thar would make it more approachable to a larger audience and shouldn't lose out on pep, considering the current 2.2L and 1.5L has similar torque outputs on paper.

[Apex1815]

Being a Homologation Expert in my Organization, I myself visit ARAI, GARC Chennai and ICAT for vehicle Testing but never take photo there because we are not supposed to do so inside these Test Agencies. (OEMs execute Non-Disclosure agreement with Test Agencies to safeguard their Data/ Specification /Photos of the camoulflaged vehicles etc).

I think we should respect that and not take photos atleast in the Test Agencies.

[Sk8r]

Originally Posted by Apex1815

think we should respect that and not take photos atleast in the Test Agencies.

FYI, this is taken on public roads and that's the reason "camouflage" exists.

[for_cars1]

Latest rendered image of the 5 door Thar (source link