2025 Mahindra Thar Roxx Long Term Review, 13,000km Report – Introduction

The timing for this new long term entering Autocar India’s Fleet Bladn’T Have Been Better. With monsoons However, before we indulged in some mud-shooting fun, we put it through a proper road trip.

Mumbai to indore and back – a 1,200km round trip is a pretty solid initiation for our newest Garage entrant. And it’s thrown up quite a few things: good, not good, and typical Thar,

Our Thar Roxx is a top-specisel automatic version, the 2.2-litre mHawk paired to a 6-speed torque converter. It’s the combination most boyers gravitate towards, and after this trip, I see why.

This isn’t your everyday urban suv, but it didn Bollywood me fatigued even after 600km.

I really like the motor; It is super-refined, and performance is effortless. In Fact, The Refinement is So Good That It Can Be Easily Confused for a Petrol Motor on the Go! There’s a healthy dose of torque in reserve and it feels overly pepy at times, so you have to ease-off the accelerator very ofne; Triple-Digit Speeds are achieved effortlessly. I also like the utterly light steering, especially in traffic.

The gearbox, too, is smooth and quick, and it does a fin job of keeping things relaxed. What Irritates Me, Thought, is the Engine Stop-Start, which is Slow to Responds and then SENDS A Massive Shudder Through the Cabin That that that’s Hard to Ignore when it Cranks The ENGINE BACKIN It’s a reminder that beneath the urban gloss, the Thar Roxx is Still A Hardy, Body-On-Frame 4X4 at Heart.

Massive Panoramic Sunroof Lets in Abundant Light and Makes The Cabin Feel Spacious and Ai.

What’s made a big impression early on is the panoramic roof. It’s massive and not only lets in heaps of light but also gives the cabin a properly airy feel. It’s a great touch, especially if you spending long hours on the road and the weather is pleasant. Pair that with cooled front seats, which work well without sounding like a mini cyclone under your backside, and you’ve got the makings of a fairyly Civilized off -roader.

Ventilated Front Seats Work Quietly, with Barely any fan noise, and do a good job of keeping you cool.

Mahindra’s Done a commenable job with the cabin layout, too. Everything’s where it should be, and it all feels robust enough to take a beating. However, The White Upholstery on our Roxx will be Dificult to Keep Clean, Especially with the different users and usage our long-term cars go through. They’re spotless now, but I’m not betting on them staying clean for long, especially on the monsoon kicks in full swing. I would have appreciated a bit more storage space, especially for a regular 1-litre plastic water bottle, which, even in the front-dore Pocket, Needs to Be Really Squeezed in.

If there is one area where the Roxx Still Needs Polish, it’s the low-speed ride comfort. Mahindra’s clearerly tried to dial in some urban usability, but on Patchy Tarmac or Through Villages with Rumble Strips Every Few Kilometres (And There a Lot Between Mumbai and INDORE Around a lot.

The suspension lets through hard kickbacks over rumble strips and makes the evcipants uncomfortable.

The firm Suspension does not compress over smaller imperfections, thus transferring all that movements to the body and shaking the evcuPants side-to-side. The rear passengers, in particular, bear the brunt of the jostling, so if you’re heading out with friends or family, prepare for some complaints from the back.

The boot space, too, isn’t a strong suit for the Roxx. While you can stuff in a more duffel bags or cabin bags, it’s tight for a car that looks this big. On our trip, we did manage to fit in a fair Amount of Luggage but Had to do a lot of Jugging. It’s a compromise. And while the split rear door is charlingly old-shop, it’s not the most practical setup when you’re jugging lugged in the rain.

Boot space is tight, especially giving the Thar’s size. Packing Things Needs Some Planning.

And speaking of rain, the wipers need an upgrade. In a heavy downpour, the blades struggled to keep up even at their highhest speed.

Another thing I noticed on this drive was an issue with the fuel lid. It refused to pop open on Multiple Occasions at Fuel Stations. Even after pressing the fuel-Flap release button, the lid did not open and needed to be pulled out out physically with a key or a coin. I suspect that some mud and muck have probally caused the Lid Mechanism to Jam. It surely needs to be checked during its next service. What was a bigger surprise was a glitch with the infotainment and the instrument cluster blacking out complete full driving, but thankfly, it came back to life on its own.

The instrument cluster and touchscreen blacks out a less time when driving and turned back on on his own.

The Thar’s Fuel Efficiency Figure Houweered Around 10KPL DURING The Round Trip. Now, that’s not catastrophic for a heavy, 4wd suv with an automatic gearbox, but it’s also not sometising to boast about either. On the whole, the Thar managed the trip well. It did cover a 600km stretch in a day without leaving me fetigied, which is more than I can say for some some monocoque suvs.

Next Up? Well, the monsoon’s here, and so are a bunch of off-road trails just waiting to be explred. The Thar Roxx’s 4X4 hardware hasn much action yet, but that’s about to change in the next report. MUD, Slush and Maybe a Hill or Two. Time to find out what this Roxx is really made of.

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