Mahindra Thar Roxx Review: The Real All-In-One SUV
The Mahindra Thar Roxx makes is flamboyant, feature-packed, and some of the variants can go anywhere and do anything. The level of tech the Thar Roxx packs in at its price point – Rs 12.99 lakh to Rs 20.49 lakh. When Mahindra set out to build a five-door version of the Thar, popular opinion was that it would look like a Jeep Wrangler. But the design team at Mahindra took it a step further, adding design elements to give the Mahindra Thar Roxx a look, a design that does draw sharp reactions and close affinity with past Thar looks.
Here’s what “Roxx” means to the world after its launch.
The Design
Mahindra didn’t just stretch the chassis and add two more doors to the three-door Thar Instead, it rebuilt the Thar Roxx almost from the scratch. The chassis is a modified version of the chassis in the Scorpio N, with further weight savings and rigidity. The rear suspension is a penta-link design, like the Scorpio N.
The wheelbase is even longer than the Scorpio N by 100 mm at 2850 mm, while the length has gone up by 443 mm compared to the three-door Thar at 4428 mm, yet shorter than the Scorpio N (4662 mm). It is 50 mm wider than the three-door Thar at 1870 mm, but slightly narrower than the Scorpio N (1917 mm).
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All this has translated into the Roxx being a spacious vehicle, where three people can easily sit side by side on the rear split bench seat. The white interiors and the panoramic sunroof on the top-spec AX5 and AX7 variants lend to the feeling of space. The driving position is pretty high, giving a good stance to the driver.
To highlight the rear doors, Mahindra has given it a design flow that extends into the roofline, along with a slanting, thick C-pillar and a quarter glass for the boot area. The door handles for the rear door are on the C-pillar. The boot continues to have a split tailgate design – with the boot door swinging outwards and the windscreen lifting upwards. The Thar Roxx has plenty of boot space at 447 litres standard and 644 litres with the rear 60:40 seats folded.
The Feature rich That Roxx
Thar Roxx, literally checks almost all the boxes that are trending today as far as the features are concerned. These include a panoramic sunroof (largest in segment), 9-speaker Harmon Kardon system that packs a punch, 360-degree camera with multiple views, lane-change cameras, auto dimming interior mirror, ventilated front seats, power-folding mirrors, zip and zoom drive modes, electronic parking brake, auto-hold, hill-descent control, LED headlamps with DRLs, automatic climate control (single-zone), six airbags as standard and even the full suite of Level 2 ADAS – lane keep assist, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, collision warning etc.
Phew, you name it and they have it.
The driving comfort
The reworked suspension system for the Thar Roxx has done wonders for comfort and gets hydraulic rebound stops and a multi-link suspension, which irons out undulations.
The Mahindra Thar Roxx can woo buyers towards buying this feature loaded SUV. The other popular monocoque compact SUVs like the Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos will have a tough time to sustain in the market. It has all the tech and features while holding a price advantage on the top-spec models, which are cheaper than its rivals.
