[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by Capt.Arun

After days of contemplation, I had swapped my booking to petrol auto HT by the end of October.

That is a great decision, Capt.! The mStallion engine is miles ahead of the mHawk in terms of refinement and power. I test drove both of these back to back, and found the diesel mill - which is indeed quite refined compared to earlier Mahindra diesels - to be no match for the petrol unit. If one's running is low, the petrol is a no brainer. The fact that you avoid the whole DPF/AdBlue mess is an added bonus!

I had booked a petrol myself back in April but the dilly-dally around the CPD and dealer's callous attitude lead me to cancel my booking for now. Will book again sometime next year, once the whole booking/delivery process gets saner.

All the best for a speedy delivery of your Thar!

[Kosfactor]

I was having a look-see under the Thar on the lift, this thing is made very well underneath. The Chassis is quite massive for something of its size, There is the radiator and DEF tank that needs protection but otherwise things look pretty impressive underneath. You can surely throw this around , jump, do whatever and still fly home through the highways.

I doubt if M&M is making much money out of it at all or as much as they could.

[4x4addict]

Originally Posted by Kosfactor

I was having a look-see under the Thar on the lift, this thing is made very well underneath. The Chassis is quite massive for something of its size

The chasis will be shared with the next generation Scorpio, so I guess they had to make it strong enough for a full size seven seater SUV. The Thar has a shorted version of the chasis.

Originally Posted by Kosfactor

I doubt if M&M is making much money out of it at all or as much as they could.

I sincerely doubt the 2020 Thar is a charitable venture by Mahindra. They are surely making good margins like they made on the previous gen Thar CRDe also.

[darkpython9]

Does the rear Tyre have a sensor too?
I don't think so.
But this popped up on my Thar.

[navpreet318]

So guys a small update on the BF Goodrich tires. A friend was after me to try 28 PSI or less in the tires. I was a bit apprehensive but then gave in and reduced the pressure from 31 to 28. And what a world of a difference it made! The Jeep now glides over stuff!! And I went a bit further to 26 PSI. This thing is meant to be driven on BFGs at 26 PSI. All the movement etc. Is reduced to negligible. Super super happy with the result and my choice.
Some parting shots of the BFGs.

[DrvSafe]

I booked my Thar on 1st May 2021. Diesel Auto.

I'm an NRI and living in UAE. My usage will be very less. 1 month maximum per year and mileage also will be less. So was thinking of changing my booking from diesel to petrol.

What you guys advice?. Shall I stick to diesel or change to petrol auto.

[Cavityavenger]

Originally Posted by navpreet318

So guys a small update on the BF Goodrich tires. A friend was after me to try 28 PSI or less in the tires. I was a bit apprehensive but then gave in and reduced the pressure from 31 to 28. And what a world of a difference it made! The Jeep now glides over stuff!! And I went a bit further to 26 PSI. This thing is meant to be driven on BFGs at 26 PSI. All the movement etc. Is reduced to negligible. Super super happy with the result and my choice.
Some parting shots of the BFGs.

26-28 is the sweet spot for these... Best offroading tyres period. How much did you pay for them?

[jkrishnakj]

Originally Posted by darkpython9

Does the rear Tyre have a sensor too?
I don't think so.
But this popped up on my Thar.]

I had the exact same query and wanted to check here and lo, I see your message.

I have the Tyre pressure low warning sign pop up on the screen. I went to the Instrument cluster and when I saw in TPMS, all 4 seemed ok and that’s where I noticed the spare one being off.

I’ll pump in the spare today and see is the warming light goes off.

[Kosfactor]

Originally Posted by navpreet318

So guys a small update on the BF Goodrich tires. A friend was after me to try 28 PSI or less in the tires. I was a bit apprehensive but then gave in and reduced the pressure from 31 to 28. And what a world of a difference it made! The Jeep now glides over stuff!! And I went a bit further to 26 PSI. This thing is meant to be driven on BFGs at 26 PSI. All the movement etc. Is reduced to negligible. Super super happy with the result and my choice.
Some parting shots of the BFGs.

Stick to an inflation pressure closer to OE recommended 1-2 PSi here and there is okay.

Running an under inflated tyre is dangerous, an emergency lane change at high speed is going to be... I think you got the picture. This vehicle is seriously fast for a Jeep, don't mess with its balance.

[highwaypatrol]

Originally Posted by Kosfactor

Stick to an inflation pressure closer to OE recommended 1-2 PSi here and there is okay.

Running an under inflated tyre is dangerous, an emergency lane change at high speed is going to be... I think you got the picture. This vehicle is seriously fast for a Jeep, don't mess with its balance.

Running a car always on low pressure will also lead to extra strain on engine, thus by affecting its life on the long run. Please do not attempt this unless you don't care about the vehicle performance over a longer period.

[navpreet318]

Originally Posted by Kosfactor

Stick to an inflation pressure closer to OE recommended 1-2 PSi here and there is okay.

Running an under inflated tyre is dangerous, an emergency lane change at high speed is going to be... I think you got the picture. This vehicle is seriously fast for a Jeep, don't mess with its balance.

Yes. Being in this field for now decades, I can say that I understand the mechanics.
But there is a reason why these BFGs can be taken to such levels. Some are running even lower.
These have a 8 ply rating sidewall and are load bearing LT tires. The stock are 2 ply rating. So you can imagine how the stock sidewalls would fare.

I took the vehicle for some spirited driving on a banked road with severe undulations to check its limits. Happy to report that even pushing it with sanity intact I wasn't able to reach the limits. So it's good to go.

[phkr19]

It’s been less than a week since the delivery of our Thar, haven’t had much chances of taking the vehicle out for a spin besides the usual grocery runs.

Took the vehicle out for a quick run around the city (30kms), once back and parked observed that the floor of the driver side foot well was hot. Vehicle is a LX Diesel AT HT.
I still haven’t gotten the floor mats installed, is this heat expected?

[ankur_fox]

Saw this heavily modified THAR in our building recently. It's got a full interior and exterior mod, no idea how much then owner spent but clearly looks like a lot! The entire body kit is custom built.

[BoneCollector]

Originally Posted by ankur_fox

Saw this heavily modified THAR in our building recently. It's got a full interior and exterior mod, no idea how much then owner spent but clearly looks like a lot! The entire body kit is custom built.

That looks like a previous generation Thar, not the new one. And surely is DC design's undoing.

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by DrvSafe

I'm an NRI and living in UAE. My usage will be very less. 1 month maximum per year and mileage also will be less. So was thinking of changing my booking from diesel to petrol.

I would strongly suggest switching over to petrol. Having test-driven both engines, the petrol is a no-brainer for a low-running Thar - refinement and power are multiple notches above the diesel.