[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by cc_unlimited

Has anyone been able to see a Battleship Grey color in person? Most of the YouTube videos compare it to a shade offered by BMW. How close is it? I am confused between white and grey. I would have liked to see it in person, but I couldn't find it at any dealer in Pune.

It is very close say 85% same shade as BMW. White makes the vehicle look larger, standout.. where as the grey will make it understated and elegant. It will depend on your personal choice at the end of the day.

[Vikash Kumawat]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

Mahindra introduces All-New Mocha Brown interiors

- Available at no extra cost

- Both options (Mocha Brown and Ivory White) feature premium leatherette seats

- Deliveries for Thar ROXX with Ivory interiors will begin in Oct 2024, while the Mocha Brown interiors option (available only in 4X4) will be available by the end of Jan 2025.

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Thats why it is always said, one should always avoid buying Tata and Mahindra's initial products.

If someone wants to be the unofficial beta tester then should buy the freshly launched products

[amrutmhatre90]

Is anyone like me going ahead with booking trim with White Interior?

I didn’t like the Mocha Brown interior, the white makes the cabin looks spacious when it is not. Might be the main reason for it to have it that way.

I have parents and cousins who felt claustrophobic in cars with darker interiors. White makes it airy and bright.

Yes it will be difficult to maintain, but how difficult only time will tell.

Going ahead booking 4x4 AT Diesel White color with Ivory White interiors.

[gopa99]

Originally Posted by H0RSEPOWER

Jokes apart, it seems that the seats getting dirty from the initial media drives itself & the mention of the same in multiple reviews pushed M&M to quickly take this decision! Hope the other improvement areas that are easy to implement, are also rectified in similar fashion.

This iwas much awaited and a welcome news.The design thinking philosophy does conceptualise a product from the eyes of the user. I wonder how this choice of white would have been finalised differently. Or were the folks just too busy on getting the basis correct for the launch!

[Clayton Crasto]

Now that they have resolved the interior color, there's that mudguard liner on the front wheels that needs to be extended upto the side steps. One BHPian pointed out the fact that it falls short and dirt splashes onto the front doors.
I noticed the exact same thing on the test car that I drove last week.

[hemmmer]

Originally Posted by amrutmhatre90

Is anyone like me going ahead with booking trim with White Interior?

I didn’t like the Mocha Brown interior, the white makes the cabin looks spacious when it is not.

I feel the same way. I am going ahead with Ivory. Even if Mocha Brown was available as an option on all variants, I wouldn't have preferred it. Ivory looks so much more energetic and refreshing.

Yes, the only question is how difficult it would be to maintain them. Perhaps XUV700 owners can enlighten us...

[84.monsoon]

My Thoughts on Exterior and Interior Color Combinations

By throwing in the option of Mocha Brown interiors, Mahindra has launched a "Surprise Quiz" to prospective buyers on which exterior and interior color combinations will look best. Answers have to be submitted in less than 48 hours as booking open (and close) at 11:00 AM tomorrow!

Previously, after a lot of deliberation, I had decided to pre-book the AX7L Nebula Blue Roxx in 4X4 D AT guise with ivory interiors. Factors guiding my exterior color choice have been richness and uniqueness of the color, ease of maintenance, and how well the exterior color would go with the ivory white interior, which was so far the only option. On the exterior choices:

• Black is great, but would be way too commonplace. More than half the 3-door Thars I see on the street today are black ones.
• White looks great on 3-door, but on the 5-door, the weird metal piece on top of the rear door (Prathap Bose quirk) shows up too starkly, and I hate this part of the Roxx's design
• Red a great color but too flashy for me
• Deep Forest looks great on the ScorpioN since that car has a simpler, more coordinated design. The Roxx with its various design elements already looks a bit crowded, and the uncommon Deep Forest shade adds to the complexity of the looks in my opinion. Hard to decide is it looks good or is a bit too much of good! Eliminated this color choice due to this confusion.
• Battleship Grey was my initial favourite, as it reminded me of BMW's classic Brooklyn Grey shade. I know that the Roxx' Battleship Grey is a couple of shades darker, but still looks good. However, the interior upholstery colours will not match this grey shade. The battleship grey exterior cries out for a black interior, neither the Mocha Brown nor the Ivory White goes well with the Battleship Grey exterior in my opinion, this is the reason I had to eventually drop Battleship Grey
• Since I already have the Brown (Mystic Copper) three door Thar, I wanted to avoid the Burnt Sienna color, as it would be too close to the car I have been driving for almost 4 years now. Else, this would have been a good color option.
• Finally, coming to Nebula Blue, it's an intriguing colour - a very dark shade of blue, not too dissimilar from the Imperial Blue of BMW. The dark shade will hide the quirky design above the rear door. Though the exterior will be harder to maintain, I felt that when clean and polished, it will really look grand in bright light. The front grill from the factory also looks the least offensive on this particular colour. The Ivory white interior goes very well with this exterior. I decided to choose this exterior colour in the end.

Now the googly about the possibility of Mocha Brown interiors had me thinking again, as the exterior and interior color combination needs to work well together for me. Given how quickly the Ivory White Upholstery in the Roxx is getting dirty and stained, the introduction of Mocha Brown gives me a huge impetus to change my booking to this interior colour, as it is available in the specific variant of Roxx that I was going to book (AX7L 4X4). However, I was not initially sure if Nebula Blue exterior would go well with the Mocha Brown interior.

I tried to lay out all exterior and interior combinations of colours on a slide. Although it was difficult to get the exact color shades and the resulting output did appear differently on different types of screens (Macbook, Mobile phone etc.), this attempt gave me a bit more clarity on which combinations might work best.

I think the following colour combinations would work best:

• Black Exterior - Either Ivory White or Mocha Brown would work well, but Ivory white would look a little better IMO.
• White Exterior - Mocha Brown would work well - Ivory white will be too boring as everything will be white, in differing shades, avoidable in my view.
• Red Exterior - Mocha Brown works better, Ivory White is less well suited here, but still acceptable.
• Battleship Grey Exterior - Neither interior color options work well, black interiors would have been the best here.
• Deep Forest Green Exterior - Mocha Brown would work better with the rough and ready army look of the Jeep in my personal opinion, but Ivory White is also acceptable. Neither make the exterior and interior look "made for each other" though.
• Burnt Sienna Exterior - The Ivory White would work well here. Mocha Brown will not work, as the multiple shades of brown in the exterior and interior will look uncoordinated.
• Nebula Blue Exterior - I think as it is a dark shade of blue, both interior colors will work well here.

After all of this deliberation, I decided to change the interior color to Mocha Brown and retain the Nebula Blue exterior color, which I still think is the best color for the Thar Roxx.

On Mahindra's Speed of Launch of Mocha Brown Interiors

It is with stunning speed that Mahindra has reacted to customer and media feedback, to bring the Mocha coloured interiors to the Thar Roxx. It is obvious that they have been listening to market and customer feedback and acting quickly to design the new interiors, and incorporate the required parts and specifications into their supply chain. Given that the Thar Roxx has been in development for more than two years, it is inconceivable that Mahindra would have not have launched the Mocha interiors as an option at launch, if it was always on the cards.

Developing and launching an entire new interior color option would normally take months. Remember that it is not just the upholstery on the seats that needs to change, but a large number of plastic parts on the lower dash area, the door trims on all 4 doors, the armrests, side areas of central console etc. that would also have to be changed to the brown colour. This would normally take many quarters, but M&M have, at least on paper, promised to deliver this interior colour starting in January. Assuming they had actually decided to launch the project to add a new interior color scheme in September, after the media drives of the ivory-coloured interior cars, this means they would have managed to design the interior, create mockups, rejig the supply-chain for the new interior trims, as well as the seat Upholstery - all in just 4 to 5 months from start to finish!

I'm pretty sure this would be a new record for the automobile industry in India. This type of speed in product introduction is what it takes to compete in the future in the automobile industry. Chinese EV makers have blazed the way by introducing new models and facelifts at an astonishing speed. To be able to compete with these companies globally in the future, Indian automaker have to develop the kind of agility M&M have exhibited here.

However, our regulatory bodies, both in Central and state level, such as Road Transport authorities involved in the approval of new models and significant model revisions, have to act much faster and simplify the regulatory and testing requirements were changes which are not affecting safety, fuel efficiency etc. are concerned - For example, other than the engine, transmission, moving parts, safety systems etc. - cosmetic interior and exterior upgrades, including facelifts should be allowed to come to the market with less regulation, such as extensive and onerous testing and approval requirements.

[sachin_cs]

As per my knowledge, the bookings are supposed to start on 3rd October 2024, I wanted to know if there will be any price protection if we book it in the first slot? I tried looking for any information on the same but couldn’t find one.

[SithDefender]

Originally Posted by amrutmhatre90

I have parents and cousins who felt claustrophobic in cars with darker interiors. White makes it airy and bright.

All-black interiors, like the Seltos & Creta N-line, do tend to feel rather claustrophobic. However, the Scorpio-N, old Alcazar & the Hycross have brown interiors which I felt were easier to maintain and yet not depressingly dark. Just my opinion, since color is a subjective topic.

Originally Posted by hemmmer

Perhaps XUV700 owners can enlighten us...

If I am not mistaken, the XUV7OO uses a different leather or leatherette finish on their white seats. Hence, it does not look soiled as quickly as the Roxx. It's also easier to clean because of the same reason.

Originally Posted by 84.monsoon

...this means they would have managed to design the interior, create mockups, rejig the supply-chain for the new interior trims, as well as the seat Upholstery - all in just 4 to 5 months from start to finish!

I am assuming another aspect. I don't think they reacted at breakneck speed and listened to the customer and went into overdrive at all. I just feel that it was always part of their plan to offer darker interiors for the 4WD variant, just that they kept it as a surprise.

[kgt.v8]

Originally Posted by hemmmer

Even if Mocha Brown was available as an option on all variants, I wouldn't have preferred it. Ivory looks so much more energetic and refreshing.

Yes, the only question is how difficult it would be to maintain them. Perhaps XUV700 owners can enlighten us...

I am sticking to Ivory white interior booking preference. Mocha brown interior is not seen in real life yet. If Mocha brown interior material is as soft as the white one, then brown interior will get dirty but you may not see dirt because of brown colour. Brown color would give perception of less dirty seat but in fact it could be as dirty as white one. The white colour interior would let me know when deep cleaning is required and effective the cleaning was done.

Interior colour combination and feel matter more to me now than exterior colour as I will spend more time inside the cabin.

The seat material used on Roxx is in softer side as compared to the one in XUV700 AX7 variants. The softer material is causing more dirt and grime to stick as per my observations.

[daf23]

I will be making two different bookings - white AX7L AT 4WD in ivory and mocha.

If I'm lucky and get the allocation around Diwali, I'll cancel the Mocha one otherwise I'll go for Mocha.

The ivory theme looks identical to the one I've on my Endeavour so I'm sure I'll be able to manage it.

[shivamk11]

I am booking the deep forest AX7L RWD D AT tomorrow but am disappointed that while the Mahindra course corrected and gave the option of brown interiors, it is limited to 4x4. Also, I am confused between white and green, I have changed the preference to green on the website. Being an owner of an XUV 700, I can confirm that even with minimal maintenance my car looks just fine 2 years later but I do not why this new material is getting spoiled so easily

[originalamit]

So it seems the mocha brown interiors is identical to what we get in the ScorpioN as per the dealer. I went to the showroom to see the SN today with mocha brown interiors as attached. Maybe SN owners can comment as well on this. I intend to book the white AX7L 4x4 with the mocha brown.

The white interiors on the thar on display looked so crazy dirty! Its not the white which is the issue, its the nature of the material used on the Thar which is causing the issue.

[Venkatesh]

Thar ROXX bookings open tomorrow at 11am.

[a023624a]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

Thar ROXX bookings open tomorrow at 11am.

Now that there’s no price protection, is M&M still going to deduct 10% of booking amount of Rs 21000 if booking is cancelled ?