Mahindra Thar 5-door SUV to make global debut on August 15

This year's event is going to be held in South Africa as it is an important market for Mahindra

Mahindra & Mahindra is going to show off the new Thar 5-door at an event on Independence Day on August 15. The company has marked every August 15 since 2020 with a new product launch. This is it's fourth time and Mahindra is revealing a new product again. In the past, they introduced the new Thar, the XUV700, and some electric concepts.

This year's event is going to be held in South Africa as it is an important market for Mahindra. They have been doing business there since 1996. Right now, they sell a few SUVs there like the XUV300, XUV700, and Scorpio N. Now, they want to add the Thar to their lineup in South Africa. The Thar 5-door is also expected to make its debut in India as well. 

The Thar 5-door is an extended version of the Thar car. It will be bigger than the 5-door version of the Maruti Suzuki Jimny, which is another popular off-road vehicle. The Thar 5-door is expected to go on sale in India next year. The new version will offer more comfort and practicality aiming bigger families. Comparitively, the 3-door Mahindra Thar is much shorter. However, the 5-door version is expected to be much more expensive compared to the current 3-door variant. The 5-door variant will be longer than 4 meters and hence won't qualify for the sub-4m tax benefit for smaller cars.

In terms of powertrain options, the Mahindra Thar 5-door may retain the same options as the 3-door Thar. The 5-door version may get the same 2.0-litre turbo-petrol and a 2.2-litre diesel. Mahindra may not offer a 1.5-liter engine option that allowed the company to provide a Rs 10 lakh launch price for the 2x2 variant. 

Mahindra Thar RWD launched: The new Thar range comes in two colours – Blazing Bronze and Everest White. New accessory packs for both interior and exterior styline are offered in four designs. 

Mahindra has launched a new range of its popular offering, Thar, starting at Rs 9.99 lakh. The new range includes Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) variants in two engine options and enhanced capability in the Four Wheel Drive variants. It is offering an introductory price on the first 10,000 RWD bookings. Deliveries of RWD variants will begin from January 14.

The diesel variants of the RWD range are powered by an all-new D117 CRDe engine that produces 117 BHP and 300 Nm torque (87.2 kW@3500 rpm) with manual transmission. The mStallion 150 TGDi engine, producing 150 BHP and 320 Nm torque (112 kW@5000 rpm) with automatic transmission, powers the gasoline variant. 

The 4WD variant comes with an advanced electronic brake-locking differential that kicks in more aggressively. It will allow off-road enthusiasts to tackle low traction situations with ease. Those who prefer the mechanical locking differential, this will be available as an option on the LX Diesel 4WD variants. The 4WD powertrain line-up remains unchanged – it is powered by the 2.0L mStallion 150 TGDi petrol engine producing 150 bhp of power and 320 Nm of torque and the 2.2L mHawk 130 diesel engine producing 130 bhp of power and 300 Nm of torque. These engines are offered with a choice of 6-speed manual transmission of 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission.

The new Thar range comes in two colours – Blazing Bronze and Everest White. New accessory packs for both interior and exterior styline are offered in four designs.