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Mahindra has been testing the highly anticipated 5-door Thar on Indian roads for more than a year. The automaker plans on launching the lifestyle SUV next year, although a launch date is not set in stone yet. The 5-door avatar of the Thar sports some interesting cosmetic changes, including a new grille. Now, new spy shots of the SUV confirm some interior changes and feature upgrades. Let’s take a look.
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New shots of the Mahindra Thar 5-door confirm a 10-inch infotainment system for the lifestyle SUV. At the bottom of the infotainment system lie some quick action physical buttons. The new Thar also gets a new steering wheel, which looks similar to the one on the XUV700 and Scorpio N. This steering wheel gets integrated controls and a squarish panel for the horn. A single pane sunroof will also make its way to the 5-door Thar. Rumours suggest that the lifestyle SUV will also offer a dashcam as a standard feature.
Talking about the exterior cosmetic changes, the front grille on the new Mahindra Thar 5-door now gets 5 vertical slats and a horizontal bar in the middle. This new grille looks inspired by Jeep SUVs. The LED projector headlamps and DRLs also get a new design on the 5-door Thar. The fog lamps also get LEDs. The housing positions of the headlamps and DRLs remain the same.
Mahindra Thar 5-door will be underpinned by Scorpio N’s platform, making it dimensionally bigger than the 3-door Thar. Since the 5-door isn’t under 4 metres in length, it will not qualify for additional tax benefits. It remains to be seen whether Mahindra will utilise the larger cabin space to insert a third seating row on the Thar. The test units spotted testing had dummy seats for the second row.
The Mahindra Thar 5-door will retain the 2 engine options – a 2.2-litre diesel and a 2.0-litre petrol engine. It will also come in a 2WD configuration like its 3-door counterpart. However, it won’t get the 1.5-litre diesel engine found in the entry-level variants of the 3-door Thar. The option of an automatic transmission will be reserved solely for 4×4 variants.
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Expect the first teaser for the new Mahindra Thar 5-door to come out in early 2024. The SUV will go on sale by June/July 2024. Currently, prices for the 3-door Thar start at Rs 10.98 lakh and go up to Rs 16.94 lakh. Expect the 5-door variant to cost around Rs 17 lakh – Rs 20 lakh. Upon launch, the Mahindra Thar 5-door will rival the Maruti Suzuki Jimny and Force Gurkha.
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