Bookings
for the new Thar have begun.
Booking
for the All-New Thar have begun on October 2, 2020. Test drives for the new Thar
will begin in phases, starting with 18 cities. The company will add 100 more
cities on October 10, 2020 and test drives for the rest of the county will be
available from October 15, 2020.
Designed
and engineered in India and manufactured out of Mahindra’s Nashik Plant, the
All-New Thar will be available in six colours, namely - Red Rage, Mystic
Copper, Galaxy Grey, Napoli Black, Rocky Beige and Aquamarine.
The
new Thar stays true to the iconic 2-door silhouette but adds purposeful and
contemporary touches and design elements to it. It comes with a wider,
better-balanced stance and a choice of hard top and convertible roof top
options.
The
Tar will sport LED Daytime Running Lamps, Dual Tone Bumpers, LED Tail Lamps, R18
Deep Silver Alloy Wheels, Choice of three roof options: a Hard Top,
First-in-Class Manual Convertible Top & a Fixed Soft Top, Front Fog Lamps, All-New
Purposeful Interiors with an All-Black theme with Silver Accents and faux
carbon-fibre detailing around the AC vents & centre bezel
Engine
options: The new Thar is powered by two
all-new engines. A first for Thar and
Mahindra, the new Thar is powered by the 2.0L mStallionTGDi petrol engine, and
by the 2.2L mHawk diesel engine. These engines are offered with a choice of
6-speed manual transmission or 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission,
with an authentic 4x4 manual shift transfer case with a low ratio.
The
new mStallionTGDi Petrol engine produces 150 bhp & 320 Nm of torque. The new
mHawkCRDe diesel engine produces 130 bhp and 320 Nm of torque. It gets a manual shift 4x4 transfer
case with low crawl ratio. The Thar has been built on a rugged 3rd generation
chassis. The vehicle is also equipped with advanced off-road hardware that
seriously improves its capability.
With
a body-on-frame construction, it has an Independent Front Suspension &
Multi-Link Rear Suspension set-up, 4x4 Manual Shift Transfer Case with Low
Ratio, Mechanical Locking Differential on the Rear Axle, First-in-Class Brake
Locking Differential, Class-leading approach (41.8 deg), departure (36.8 deg)
& ramp over (27 deg) angles , Ground clearance of 226mm, Water wading depth
of 650mm, All-Terrain Tyres 255/65 R18, with White Lettering, the largest tyre
in its Class and first-in-class Electromechanical Driveline Disconnect.
As
for comfort & convenience features, it gets Sporty Front Seats, Front-Facing Rear Seats with 50:50 split, Roof
mounted speakers, Height Adjustable Driver Seat with Adjustable Lumbar Support ,
One-Touch Tip & Slide Mechanism on the Co-Driver Seat, Tilt Adjustable
Steering Wheel, Power Windows, Electrically Adjustable ORVMs and Central
Locking with Remote Flip Key.
As
for technology it features 7 inches Touchscreen Infotainment System with
Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, USB, Navigation, First-in-Class Adventure
Statistics Display on the Infotainment System, First-in-Class
Adventure Connect, Mahindra Adventure Calendar Display, First-in-Class Smart
Watch & Phone Connectivity with Blue Sense App, TFT Multi Information
Display in the Instrument Cluster, Electronic HVAC Controls, Dust & water resistant (IP54
Standard) interiors (Infotainment system, dashboard & steering switches), First-in-Class
Tyretronics: Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, First-in-Class Tyre Direction
Monitoring System, Cruise Control and Steering Mounted Audio & Phone
Controls
Safety
features: These include Crash-safety compliant bodyshell, First-in-Class ESP
with Rollover Mitigation, First-in-Class Built-in Roll-cage with 3-Point Seat
belts for all passengers, Dual Airbags & ABS, First-in-Class Hill Hold
& Hill Descent Control, First-in-Class ISOFIX Child Seat Mounts and Intellipark: Rear Parking Sensors.