It's been quite a while having something moved over here.
Meanwhile, Roxor kept climbing the ladder of respect in a distant land.
This diamond in the rough that got eventually found(not by Indians) has sold between 5-10k units already in what is currently its only market. With production shut for local sales in the Indian market, the US is expected to become its home market in the coming months. This could turn the present 60:40 part sourcing to 100% Made in the USA.
The 2018 Roxors came in a better finished Thar DI form with a typical ATVish ROPS, functional dashboard, rhino lined interiors and miscellaneous bits aimed at the vehicle class it was targetting. To play safe, they were restricted to 45mph. It took only a respectable time for the vehicle to mark its presence in terms of sales. The production line maxed out during the 2018 model year itself with 20 units moving off the factory floor daily. MANA is currently scouting for a second facility to expand production.
Owing to market demand, 2019 Roxors comes with a slightly higher top speed of 55mph and a sump guard from the factory. The rest of the vehicle mostly stayed similar to the 2018 model year. Most of the development currently happens in the accessories department with an array of fittings coming directly from MANA. Other than the usual bumpers, hitches and other external bits, the most notable of the fittings is the hardcab option. This MANA supplied cab kit made by Curtis Cabs is close to a whooping 10k option with HVAC. This brought in another player in the aftermarket by the name of DFK with their Hardcabs model retailing at 5k. Owing to popular demand, an effort to bring back the PTO is also said to be happening at MANA R&D. Whether it will be mechanical or hydraulic is yet to be seen.
Roxor A/T fitted with a 6-speed 6L50 automatic transmission from Punch Powerglide of Belgium is another highlight of the 2019 model year. A version of this self-learning sealed-for-life transmission sits in the Chevy Colorado truck lineup. Roxor A/T has also proved its mettle in the rock crawling segment. The maximum reported fuel mileage for the manual Roxor is 37mpg while that for the A/T is still said to touch the 30s with SxSish kind of usage.
With the top speed remaining at 55mph due to fair reasons, the tuners are having a field day in breaking out the MDI3200TC engine that powers the machine. The big names include Diesel freaks, Vivid Racing, RXR Performance & Calibrated Power. Most of them offer more or less the same tunes in terms of stages, with changes only to the fuel map in ECU. Stage-1 removed speed restriction and added around 20HPs at the wheel. Stage-2 went a bit further with around 115WHP & 350Nm torque. Currently reported top speed is in the 90s. Fuel mileage with both the tunes still stays in the 30s without any reported hit to durability. A Full Floating Chromoly Rear Axle option is currently available from Yukon Gear and Axle including a Chromoly upgrade for the front axle. This is aimed at the hardcore users running lower gears and much larger tires. On The Rox Fabrication and Dirt Legal are the two big players currently in the Roxor aftermarket. A range of differential lock options is available from Ox, Spartan, Torq, etc. Current R&D is focussed on aggressively upgrading from the stock 'soft-turbo'. This could come as the Stage-3 tune.
I'd been following this vehicle since its reveal and from having gone through the literature, more than 90% of the views towards the Roxor are positive. This is coming from legit users in the mostly rural market who was spoilt by the myriad SxS options, Jeeps and other go-arounds.
The two major Roxor groups can be found here:
Mahindra Roxor Enthusiasts Group: /groups/169724703819892/
MAHINDRA ROXOR: /groups/MahindraRoxor/
The main Roxor forum could be found at:
https://teamroxor.com/
A user channel dedicated to the Roxor: Red, White & Roxor
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqb...QNqEVHQ/videos
This video is the pinnacle of Roxor's evolution at the moment. All the upgrades mentioned above are found in this Roxor.