[dipen]

Originally Posted by a023624a

Is it only the windshield that’s acoustic or all glasses of the vehicle ?

Only windshield. If I remember, the Compass is another car to feature the same.

[BunnyPunia]

Originally Posted by shastryBLR

3. High-speed stabilty: Does the 5d lose confidence at ~110kmph and higher? Cant it reach mid triple digits for shorts bursts, say overtaking in a expressway without feeling like it will topple over?

[/i]

Drove from Kochi to Pune via Mangalore - Goa - Anuskara Ghats. The Thar Roxx is unbelievably quick for what is a 4x4 vehicle. Feels rock solid between 100-120 and gets to high speeds rather quickly too. No nervousness. I had the diesel AT 4x2 with me for the stint. Top marks to Mahindra for the kind of road manners this thing comes with. Kudos! Attaching a picture

[GoBlue]

Originally Posted by BunnyPunia

Drove from Kochi to Pune via Mangalore - Goa - Anuskara Ghats. The Thar Roxx is unbelievably quick for what is a 4x4 vehicle. Feels rock solid between 100-120 and gets to high speeds rather quickly too. No nervousness. I had the diesel AT 4x2 with me for the stint. Top marks to Mahindra for the kind of road manners this thing comes with. Kudos! Attaching a picture

How did you find the suspension over broken roads, undulations, concrete tarmac etc?

Please share more notes if possible regarding suspension behavior over different surfaces.

[Prado]

Originally Posted by vikash49

Excellent review of an otherwise promising

Wish it was like this instead!
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Then it is no longer the Thar ROXX, it becomes XeROXX

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by GoBlue

Seeking further clarification of this point, Mahindra's recommendation for the 2L (175HP tune) engine's petrol grade is 91 RON?

Confirming that 91 RON and no 95 RON needed.

Originally Posted by dipen

Only windshield. If I remember, the Compass is another car to feature the same.

Yes only front glass.

[simplyself]

I don't think Thar ROXX would lure away Creta buyers, at least not in large numbers because of the obvious difference in styling and running costs ( say, FE). Creta would face competition, in addition to the existing ones, from the Curvv and from the Basalt ( for petrol buyers).

I thought the ROXX would be offered with the 1.5 litre diesel in its base avatar but that's not the case. May be they were concerned about the cannibalization of the three door version.

[PB65]

I think Mahindra's product planning team is definitely a lesson for all other competitors as well as businesses. Off-late, they are on their way to establish a monopoly in the 15-30 lakh Rupee Segment. The most lucrative and the most profitable Segment.

How they give you vehicles with immense road presence, strong build, good performance, features, and mechanical reliability within this price range is a lesson of scales itself.

They started with the new gen Thar, established themselves with the XUV 700, minted the reputation of Scorpio and now this. No company boasts of such a blockbuster portfolio in the Indian market. And all this with cars that are mechanically sound (although the sensors are still half cooked in the initial batches). Maybe the Thar Roxx will become a bread-snatcher of most of the mid-size crossovers. They just need to get their after sales experience sorted out now.

I'm in no way a Mahindra fan. But whatever they have done in the last 2 years is indeed a lesson to all others who say that Indian market is a cut-throat or over-engineered cars in India are a mistake. All it takes is a strong product that has good presence, features, performance and reliability. Couple this up with a creative marketing team, and you have one winner after the other.

[a023624a]

Originally Posted by vij

What is a "Chapri Car"? I assume you own Scorpio N. Why did you think Scorpio N could be a "Chapri Car" initially, and why did you still buy it (I assume a negative connotation for the term ******)?

Yes, OP needs to clarify.
Also, how can the launch of one car (Thar Roxx in the context of OP) devoid the other car (Scorpio-N, again in the context of OP) of “Chapri” status, as it appears OP meant to say so.
To me it appears, he considers some perspective buyers of Scorpio-N as “Chapri” class and he’s thankful that such a class of people would now be lured to Thar Roxx and his beloved Scorpio-N would get saved from going into the hands of those class of people.

[DieselLover]

Originally Posted by Aditya

Interior

• A proper bench seat for 3 occupants has been provided. Leg room, head room, shoulder room and hip room are healthy at 930 mm, 985 mm, 1,434 mm and 1,343 mm respectively. Even so, 3 adults will find sitting here a squeeze. Under-thigh support is adequate for most, but taller occupants find themselves sitting in a knees-up position. There is room under the front seats to slide your feet into.
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Thanks Jaggu & Aditya for the review..
How is the width of the rear seats compared to say a Duster?

[RajahSaheb]

Thanks for the fast review guys!

I was going thru the brochure and made a quick & dirty comparison table between the three major Petrol Auto models... MX3, MX5 and AX7L.

Thought I'd share it here and hope someone finds it useful.

Prices are from CarWale.

[cool_dube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q8n9D-0qc0

Here is a good review from OD! They jump right into the meaty stuff i.e. off roading. The intelli-turn and crawl modes are quite interesting.

[Brumby]

The design of the rear makes me think that a Roxx Pick-up/Getaway will be the next launch in the Thar line-up.

Imagine the rear without the rear triangular glass & related body panels, you have a smart and proportionate looking Pick-up ready to make the pick-ups mainstream vehicles.

Cheers

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by DieselLover

Thanks Jaggu & Aditya for the review..
How is the width of the rear seats compared to say a Duster?

I remember Duster comfortable for 2 and squeeze for 3 if you are on the heftier side, same for Roxx. 3 average adults can sit comfy, add a hefty individual and it will be not so comfy for longer trips. This is the case with most of the current gen cars.

Originally Posted by Brumby

The design of the rear makes me think that a Roxx Pick-up/Getaway will be the next launch in the Thar line-up.

Ha ha I don't think so, the rear seat recline will have to be forgone + this is a proper metal body, chopping it open will have many set of challenges thrown in.

[Santy19]

IMO Thar roxx is playing a zero sum game rather than a positive sum game.

People who want a off-roader will prefer the 3-door Thar, People who want a plush car they will get the XUV700, the people who want a bit of both will get the Scorpio-n.

Thar Roxx will only cannibalize the sales of all the above 3 said SUVs, as its basically a Scorpio-N with a Thar inspired body work.

It will be a sales success but at what cost is yet to seen.

[MyGoRa]

Originally Posted by shastryBLR

Some questions for Team-bhp mods for the extended review of the 5 door Thar.

3. High-speed stabilty: Does the 5d lose confidence at ~110kmph and higher? Cant it reach mid triple digits for shorts bursts, say overtaking in a expressway without feeling like it will topple over?

Please watch the video from 4:40 to know the High-speed stability and the handling characteristics of the ROXX.

https://youtu.be/BUSK7SdOOcc?si=a7y0ypQhp6rDw0pr