Impressed by the Mahindra Thar Roxx after completing a 900 km road trip

As for the fuel efficiency, I got around 13-15 km/l on the highway while maintaining 100-120 km/h.

BHPian amrutmhatre90 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Back from a short trip.

I just completed a 900km trip from Mumbai to Kolhapur, and in one word, I’m impressed by the Thar Roxx's driving and handling at highway speeds. The SUV feels stable, rarely losing its composure. There's minimal bounciness, and the body roll is well-contained. Nothing like monocoque mini-SUVs but more than satisfied.

Being an automatic, using adaptive cruise control on the Mumbai-Pune expressway was a joy. I set it to 99 kmph and only made minor steering adjustments. I occasionally went over 100, and the car felt planted.

Adaptive cruise control also helps to keep those challans in check, short bursts helped me drive the car with the foot just on one pedal. The car slows down nicely to match the set speed.

Bad roads were no issue at all. For those familiar with the Satara-Kolhapur stretch and its broken roads, the Thar tackled them effortlessly. It’s great how quickly it regains speed with all that power.

I'm in love with the engine and gearbox tuning. As for the fuel efficiency, I got around 13-15 kmpl on the highway while maintaining 100-120 kmph, though I had short bursts over that too and this was with the 4x4 AT variant.

The built-in maps surprised me—I ended up using them for the entire drive instead of Android Auto. Jio Saavn and Alexa handled music duties.

Got the first challan for doing 100kph, there was no board of 90kph limit.

Can this be challenged?

I have been doing this road for the past 10 years every 4-5 months, but never got fined!

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