[Victor18]

Originally Posted by Brumby

What is the process of this system of deliveries.

I mean, how will I get to know that M & M has allotted a car against my booking.

Is M & M going to send a SMS/email to me or its the responsibility of the dealer to call and inform the customer.

Cheers.

Based on my discussion with the Branch Manager of the dealership, once the vehicle allotment and invoicing for April are completed, the dealer will receive the details and then inform the customer. It the responsibility of the dealer to inform the customer and there won't be any update from M&M

[HotChillyPepper]

Is this panel gap between the front grill and the bumper is normal ?

[Rex52]

Originally Posted by Rex52

I'm planning on buying GFX mats. Everyone is saying positive things about them. How is your experience? I found a few links for ROXX Accessories. Anyone, let me know if the links are good. I am never aware of them.

Been good so far, but they have different sizes for AX5 and AX7 boot mats get the appropriate one.[/Q

I ordered it for my AX7L auto. The fit and finish is good. They do tend to show dust even after a single use. A wipe with a moist cloth is all it takes to clean. I had Mr. Rahul from CarMan India ( New Delhi )shipped to me. a set of 4 pieces @5750/-

Purchased 7D mats. Directly from the seller. It is easy to clean, as I am already using it on my 3-door Thar. cost me 2500/- + 500/- courier charges.

[xotiq]

Originally Posted by HotChillyPepper

Is this panel gap between the front grill and the bumper is normal ?
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Yes and No. If you are looking for uniform panel gaps and alignment, well - the Roxx is not the one. In our Roxx, the bonnet alignment where it meets the body on right side, has a slight gap. Weld seams are visible at certain places. Overall- whether these aid to give a rugged look or can be called out as lack of fit and finish- not sure

[getsurya]

Hi folks,

I have recently learnt that Roxx AX7L has a DVR capture feature(akin to car dashcam) and decided to explore that option.

I am sharing the same here for everyone's benefit. You will need to procure a 32gb micro SD card for enabling the feature. If you check the left portion under the glove box, you will find a small rectangular black cap portion at the far end which can be pulled open. It will reveal two ports one of which is where the micro SD card can be inserted. Close the rubber cap once done.

On the head unit panel, press the 360 degree cam button to display the camera live options. Go to settings and you will see the DVR recording option, when you press that it will show you the recordings of all the 4 cameras in the files storage area.

With this enabled, you actually don't need to invest in a dashcam additionally.

I am attaching some pictures for your reference.

[Brumby]

Originally Posted by himanshu_j

Contact your dealership, connect with a sales manager with your booking details and I am sure they will allot you a car in the next few days as dealers are flush with stock (as per my SA)

Originally Posted by Victor18

Based on my discussion with the Branch Manager of the dealership, once the vehicle allotment and invoicing for April are completed, the dealer will receive the details and then inform the customer. It the responsibility of the dealer to inform the customer and there won't be any update from M&M

All my queries to the dealership in the past were answered with a standard reply.

"We do not know as we do not have any information as of now. This booking was done directly with M & M and not through us, once a car is allotted to you, you will get a SMS from M & M"

There was nothing from the dealer's side.

I have read and heard that a M & M car once allotted against a booking ID cannot be registered in any other name unless a written confirmation is given by the customer. Is that true?

If it is, then I understand that there is a chasis number allotted against a booking ID, however here in the forum one of the members mentioned that he is close friends with the dealership and can get the car anytime.

So how does this work, how do we even know that there is fairplay.

Why do I expect fairplay is because the customer is paying an advance booking amount under the terms and conditions that the deliveries will be done based on the booking number.

In this thread, I read that one of the members with a delivery time as Oct 2025 got the car in March 2025, that's how I ended up posting here.

I sent a message on X to M & M support asking about the status of my booking, and suddenly I have a car allotted to me within 1 hour after I posted a message on X, a senior person (VP sales) from the dealer ship calls and asks me "when do I want delivery etc. etc."

My queries regarding more details about when why etc are not answered as expected, and a polite displeasure was expressed as to why did I ask M & M through X.

So probably there was a car allotted to me much earlier but the dealership never cared to inform me and sold it either to a friend/family or to someone for extra profits.

What needs special mention here is that after telling me that a ROXX has been allotted to me, the next question was when and how will you make the payment, nothing else was important.

Though the ROXX seems to be a good car but I just hate buying cars with long waiting periods.

This the first time I have waited for a car this long, in all other car purchases in the past, we got delivery in max 4 weeks.

Cheers.

[ArSh]

Originally Posted by BSaikia09

Did anyone in this forum receive a message about a fuel line recall in Thar Roxx? A service centre executive said it's a top priority and should be done immediately.

I didn't get any call but it was one of the action items during our first service/check-up along with CarPlay update

[Gaurav_P]

Originally Posted by Brumby

All my queries to the dealership in the past were answered with a standard reply.
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I had booked the AX7L through the dealer in the last month. Tomorrow I am getting the delivery. I think the customers who booked through the dealers are getting the priority.

[yedukrishnan199]

Originally Posted by Gaurav_P

I had booked the AX7L through the dealer in the last month. Tomorrow I am getting the delivery. I think the customers who booked through the dealers are getting the priority.

This has quite often been the case, with many manufacturers and dealerships, the ones booked through the dealership somehow tend to get more priority and get their cars quicker as dealerships have a hand in allotment as regards the cars shipped to them. I have seen this in the case of Kia, Hyundai and Mahindra with the cars in demand like the Seltos (initial lots), Creta, XUV7OO, Scorpio-N, and now recently the Roxx, BE 6 and XEV 9E.

[Turbanator]

Originally Posted by Rex52

Purchased 7D mats. Directly from the seller.

Is your seller or manufacturer? Any pointers to a manufacturer- I am looking something done differently.

[Rex52]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

Is your seller or manufacturer? Any pointers to a manufacturer- I am looking something done differently.

Yes, he is a manufacturer. I have also done some customization. You can reach him at Auto Comfort - 8800250503, 9625803851
Very genuine person. He gave me a Surprise gift also.

[svt204]

Recently took delivery of my Mahindra Thar Roxx 4x4 AT with Mocha Interiors. I heard from the dealership that it was the first Mocha Interiors car in Vizag - an interesting little detail.

As it's my first post on the platform - I'll be taking advice from Team-BHP as of what to include in an initial ownership review. So expect this post to cover what I like and dislike about the car, the booking and delivery experience, all costing and purchasing details (barring personal information), and general thoughts on the various aspects of the car. This definitely isn't the first Thar Roxx review - and I don't think it'll be the last, I've loved reading through the Thar Roxx review topic, I think I've skimmed through it over twice, trying to capture as much information as I could.

The car now sits at a little over 150kms driven - so it really is just an initial ownership review...

Anyways - let's start with an overview of what I like and dislike about the car. Disclaimer here that I did do a test-drive, and obviously read and watched tons of reviews, so knew about many of these but still - once you own a car it's quite different.

Likes:

• Exterior styling by and large looks great - it's a really powerful looking car. Front and side stance look fabulous. I personally like the grill too, and the new DRLs.
• Maybe I'm a bit vain to say this, but I love it when I get stares of awe from people on the road. So many people staring at the Roxx!
• Headlights are quite powerful, cornering lights are smartly placed, and work quite well.
• Mocha interiors really complement the forest green colour I chose (well, my wife chose).
• All the reviews complain about the MID and how unfriendly it is. But actually I find it quite simple to navigate through it. If you visualise it as a 'tree', then obviously there is a big list of sub-menus, with many "branches" but overall I find it is very very usable. Especially if you set up all the key things ahead of time.
• Loving the light-ness of the steering wheel, especially after daily driving the Isusu V-Cross 4x4 AT. I think I got tennis elbow trying to lug that car around in town. The switch to the Roxx however is great, turning circle is amazing compared to the Isuzu (naturally, the >5m long car has a relatively poor turning circle....), and the general driving experience is good too - missing a little steering feedback, but you can't win them all.
• NVH levels are amazing! I really love how quiet it is in the car. Engine noise is minimum - tyre noise is also quite low.
• Harman Kardon audio system is good.
• Drive is very smooth, enjoying the experience so far. Diesel engine is fantastic - giving decent milage so far after limited drives.
• Driving position is great (but.....)

Dislikes:

• They totally screwed up on cup-holder space in the doors, what an absolute mess! They could certainly fit cupholders at least for 1l bottles.
• Electronic parking-brake placement is irritating - if I put bottles in the center cup-holders (because they don't fit anywhere else) then it becomes difficult to access the parking brake, and to be honest, difficult to access the gear level too - I know it's an AT - but I don't want to have to remove the bottles every time I need to move it into N or R. Especially consider they could've placed the cupholders closer to the passenger - the majority of people won't need to access the 4x4 gear lever every day. I guess this has to do with the platform, but I can't believe they couldn't spot this simple thing.
• Thigh support is really poor for someone as tall as me (186cm), so taller drivers would have an even harder time! Seating position is great otherwise, but the lack of 8-way or 12-way adjustable seats is a kicker. I don't need a thigh-extender like BMW and some other 'luxury' car companies give, but if I could raise the angle of the seat like on MANY other cars - that would be amazing!
• CEAT tyres are kind of underwhelming. Had my V-Cross fitted with Continental CrossContact tyres and they're phenomenal. Obviously the CEAT's are fairly inexpensive compared to the Continentals, but still. For a dedicated off-roader, I would've expected a slightly higher standard of tyres.
• Android auto keeps disconnecting for me, hopefully it can be sorted in a software patch. The car has been released for number of months now - I hoped this sort of simple software glitch would be sorted out. It's disappointing.
• Mirrors don't offer as much flexibility as I would like, perhaps I just need to get used to the shape as it's not quite like other cars - but I think a little bit more movement would help. Especially as when I adjust it all the way to the side, I can still see SO much of the body of the car.
• The rear seatbelts retract way too fast that it's a bit dangerous? It's hit the window twice, I have to physically put it back into place, I can't just let it go.

Having gone over that, I think it warrants saying that I recently got married, so the totally utilitarian Isuzu wasn't quite supporting my wife and I, and with a number of other finance issues to consider - my budget currently couldn't go beyond 50L. Guess what, for a 5 seater SUV with 4x4 or atleast AWD - there are surprisingly limited options. Besides, if I go beyond 50L - I would rather dish out for luxury.

My other options? Well - I test drove the Tucson, I found the driving experience to be underwhelming - it's a plush interior, but for 44l it seemed underpowered and a bit sluggish - definitely a chauffeur driven car if you'd ask me. I know the Kodiaq is coming out this year, but to be honest I've always found that car to be really underwhelming for an SUV. I disliked the test drive, and beyond that it never caught my eye, even though I really love Skodas (I learned to drive in a Skoda, so some emotional attachment is there). The Kodiaq, and the VW Tiguan also seems too small and a bit underpowered. And then the RS version of the Kodiaq will cost a bomb I guess.... These are a bit too mid-sized looking and feeling. No road presence at all. I hate all things Jeep apart from the Wrangler. Compass was almost my first choice before I purchased the Isuzu, and it was a nightmare experience, poor interiors, dated tech, and trash milage. The Meridian suffers the same and then the only other option is the Wrangler, and I'm not spending 80l on that. Don't get me wrong, it's a dream car to own despite it's impracticalities. My dad wanted one forever, and it rubbed off on me. I like off-roading, but I think the Roxx can handle everything I would throw at it, the extra 50l of spending is worthless at this point in time. All this said, even if my budget was 80l, I wouldn't get it - because I'd just get a BMW.

I booked the Roxx on the day bookings opened, it took me exactly 3 minutes to complete the booking, and the assigned delivery date for me was been 28 March and 28 April. I received the car promptly on 30 March. The delivery experience was decent, my dealer contact was very helpful with all my questions. I went early and completed a PID based on the Team-BHP checklist. I noticed some small marks on the interior, likely made by some grimy fingers - but I'm confident it can be cleaned. The TR was also promptly assigned, and I drove the car home. In total, the invoice came to 29l - a very good deal for what I get, at least that's what I think!

My first drive was quite nice. My home is about 60km away from the showroom, and even what was a sleepy town like Vizag is becoming a bit traffic laden (not to mention driving sense has gone down the drain, about 75% of drivers are using their phones these days, and not just calling! The other day I saw someone texting while driving. Drives me mad (pun intended)). I will be installing a dashcam - eyeing the 70mai A810 for now. Regardless, I took things slow getting used to a slightly different cabin experience, and got home safely and comfortably.

The Roxx is a comfortable drive, the ADAS features - when set up properly can be non-intrusive, though I wouldn't trust them with anything in India. At least lane-keep assist works well. The other features remain to be seen, but I don't think I would use them too often.

I like the dual 10.25 inch digital displays, though I have to confess the navigation function on the driver's display (MID) is a bit wonky for now. If I don't have a destination on Google Maps or Mappls it sometimes veers off. There isn't any way to bring it back to my location apart from adding a location to the maps. Wonder if this is an isolated incident... I am also missing the audio/music menu on the MID, what happened to it? That's a mystery....

The ventilated seats are a god-send, however when speaking about seats - let me elaborate about the under-thigh support! Fundamentally, it should be fine - in fact for the majority of drivers it should be fine. It's not that I'm unnaturally tall, but let's bear in mind that that the average height of an Indian man is 165cm, and an Indian woman is 152cm. I have a kind of disproportionate body - with very long legs, and I find the under-thigh support lacking. For me, there are two solutions - the first, to add a function for cushion tilt. Instead of a 6-way adjustable seat, and 8-way adjustable seat would be great. The second solution, to increase the length of the seat base. Aftermarket, I guess the second is the only valid option. I noticed this problem when I drove the XUV700 also, though I am not sure if the seats are the same - maybe a standard Mahindra problem? I've seen some people say that the XUV700 seats are better - but I'm calling them equally underwhelming. Mahindra needs to up their ante here. However, I got through a 8 hour drive in those, and I'm sure I can manage these.

I usually drive around 300-400km per week 60% of that is on the highway (as the national highway cuts straight through Vizag), so comfort was a big deal for me, I think I can definitely manage a long drive with this car - but I would certainly need to stretch my legs every 3 or 4 hours (which I think is a good practice anyways!). Regardless, I will be thinking of after-market options. Does anyone have ideas? Can I get it done without impacting ventilated seats function?

The boot space is giving - of course it's not as much as the Isuzu, but to be honest it's much more useable for the everyday (though I guess that's a given). Back seat comfort is also good. I can't quite squeeze behind my own seating position - but this car is more for my wife and myself so I think that's okay.

Especially since we considered all that when buying. I wouldn't like my elder family members to get into this car - as the ground clearance is massive! I have test driven the 3-door Thar - I have to say it feels higher than that, and in fact it feels higher than the Ford endeavour too. Maybe not in ground-to-undercarriage ground clearance, but definitely to get into the car. Anyways, like I said - we ruled that out while choosing to purchase this.

The suspension is lovely, body-roll is there but isn't very exaggerated, I guess that's an engineering marvel in itself because this car is a box. It drives great even over our uneven Indian speed bumps, and is pretty well planted. Can't wait to upgrade the tyres! Braking performance is good, there is nose-dip but that's to be expected. Stopping distance is okay...... but better tyres should also help here.

I mentioned the drivetrain performance in the likes - but for another word it's magnificent. I've heard a lot about how great the Mahindra engines are - and this is no different. Lovely experience. I like the tune more than that of the XUV700, which I drove from Bangalore to Ooty in February. It pairs well with the 6-speed auto, I think it's sometimes a bit slow to downshift, but hardly noticeable. There's enough power for an SUV, it's eager to move - and smooth too.

Some other minor things to mention - that aren't quite likes or dislikes, but things I'll learn to live with over time.

• Wipers are a little bit underwhelming - I hear they have updated them, but new type are not provided with my unit.
• No request sensor! Even my V-Cross came with one, and that was in 2019. Disappointed. Regardless, I will get used to it. I hope Mahindra get a grip, I heard they will be providing these updates, and I hope they offer buyers a choice to go in an get them replaced. It's not fair 7 months into production that they add these pretty valuable features and the first deliveries are left without them.
• The hazard triangle is just kind of hanging out in the boot? What's with that? So much engineering and design acumen, but they couldn't find a separate place for that?
• The rear seatbelt warning. I know it's best practice for passengers to wear seatbelts in the back seat too, but let's admit it - not many do. Give me a warning, that's fine. But why is it so inconsistent?! Sometimes it goes off after 2 mins, only to come back - and sometimes it just doesn't stop. I just wish it had a single warning, or a 10 second warning - and then stopped. Also the warning keeps taking up the driver's display which is irritating as!
• All three indicator sounds are unbelievably annoying. Please, I just want some normal indicator noise. Why does it have to sound like a water droplet?
• It's been said before, but C-Pillar shape is weird..... from inside the car though, who cares?
• I swear fog lamps should be yellow? Not comfortable with the white, yellow doesn't scatter in fog as much. 100% will be changing them.
• Horn sound seems a little bit too low, apart from when you lock the car without closing a door properly - then it makes such a loud noise. It's a little embarrassing!

Mahindra's after sales service in Vizag remains to be seen - touch wood for good experiences!

I will preface the ending of this review by saying that despite all I have said, one of the most important things is that my wife loves the car. She's comfortable, excited to drive it, and really likes it despite it's quirks. I showed her all the options, and she's the one who chose the Roxx (and she's named it Roxy too - so I guess now we have to keep it!)

Sorry this review is a bit all over the place! I am a bit of a meandering writer, always have been when I'm writing this sort of genre - but I hope I covered everything important. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase, but I'll definitely drop in with a long-term review in a while.

Until then!

[SithDefender]

The Roxx that wanted to be a Defender!!!

[mrkireeti]

Originally Posted by svt204

Recently took delivery of my Mahindra Thar Roxx 4x4 AT with Mocha Interiors. I heard from the dealership that it was the first Mocha Interiors car in Vizag - an interesting little detail.

Congratulations, enjoy the drives! I am waiting for same colour and interior combination too. Looks great.

Originally Posted by SithDefender

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The Roxx that wanted to be a Defender!!!

Haha, that too while on Temporary Registration!

[GEMINI]

Can't wait to upgrade the Tyres ! Braking performance is good, there is nose-dip but that's to be expected.

Which set of tyres are you planning to replace with?