Thar, the sport utility vehicle from Mahindra and Mahindra is getting ready for home coming. Thar is new avatar of Mahindra Jeep and will be hitting Indian market 10 years after the manufacturer discontinued Jeep brand in India. So if you are an adventure loving motorist and searching back yards of garages for your dream machine, you may hit pause button for now.
Mahindra and Mahindra will be launching Thar SUV by end of this year, ie end of Dec-10. Thar will be powered by a 2.5ltr Turbo charged diesel engine coupled with a five speed manual transmission box. The engine can yield a maximum power output of 107 HP at peak. Only soft roof body style will be available and may be priced in the range of Rs. 5-5.5 lakhs. Mahindra Thar is already on sale in selected European markets (hard top version), there the vehicle manages to clock annual sales of 5,000 units.
The overall dimensions of Mahindra Thar are 3920 x 1710 x 1930 (Length x Width x Height). In European markets both two seats and four seats options are available. We are not sure about which variant will be coming to India. Official words from Mahindra are still awaited. Stay tuned to Wheelosphere for more updates.
Update (21/12/10):- Mahindra Thar launched in India
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Mahindra Jeep is the good for safari rides and i have been in some of the rides. that was i great experience with the jeep . mahindra thar vehicle have sporty looks and will definitely rock the roads again .
Posted by Mike | January 13, 2011, 2:34 pmThe most awaited Mahindra Thar hit the India road on 21st Dec’2010 with 2 types of engine such as CRDe abd DI. CRDe BS IV engine produces 103.5 bhp@3800 rpm and DI BS III engine has 63 bhp@3200 rpm power. CRDe 4×4 BS IV costs 6.28 lakh(ex.showroom, Mumbai).
Posted by NBSmahindra | February 24, 2011, 10:00 am