Mahindra Thar RWD review - Petrol and Diesel driven | First Drive | Autocar India

The Mahindra Thar line-up has expanded with the arrival of the Thar RWD. There's no 4x4 but the lower price will sure tempt you. Jay Patil and Nikhil Bhatia bring you the details.

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[asitadkar]

RWD Thar will be a hit as most people who buy the Thar don't even take it offroading.

[amritchaswal]

Since Mahindra is eyeing primarily the City roads with this one, they should've retuned the suspension a bit so that dealing with bumps and potholes could've been better.

[travancorebiker]

This is a VFM option for customers who are not interested in extreme off roading but like the styling and rough roading capability of the Thar. The waiting list will be strong err.. long with this one!😁

[uthams]

A good option for someone who wanted a cheaper Thar as a second car. (Not for a serious off-roader). This ticks all the boxes for majority buyers now

[RideWithRahulOfficial]

Absolute marketing masterpiece with the Thar 1.5 diesel, this is a full on statement car. Didn't get the mileage figures for 1.5 diesel on the video.

[im_ikramkhan]

7-8 kmpl
Will be waiting for the Jimny to arrive.

[MRHarshajeet]

Mahindra just hit it out of the park with this version of Thar!

Mahindra should only work on delivering it on time! This car could easily sell around 6k-7k units/month easily. For average enthusiast it's just perfect!

[yashsahu]

A perfect matchmaking between the affordability (that the new customers who craved for a THAR to be in their budget) and the performance as well the looks that the THAR brings along. A thumbs up from every auto analysts and crowd will definitely make it a big hit .

[saish]

Nikhil's style of presentation is the best of all the presenters of autocar

[pradipthakur]

This new Thar RWD is a big hit for Mahindra.
A desirable car has become affordable too..

[taljeetsingh]

Wow two of my favourite Autocar presenters in the same video ❤️

[vyshakreghukumar]

I own a Thar Diesel Manual 4WD, and frankly the new Thar RWD with the smaller 1.5L diesel seems like a much more ideal machine for me as per my current usage. I mostly use it within city limits and may have taken it on rough terrains maybe 1-2 times.

However I do not regret buying the 4WD Thar, since I wanted to learn the 4WD driving skills and wanted my own machine for that. I do intend to take it off-road sometime soon.

But my concern is, if I do not engage the 4WD system for a long time, will it get damaged in the long run?

[scharminglootera]

I have scorpio 2WD since 7 years
One doesn’t actually need a 4WD even in hills

Even ladakh has roads 😅
One can save 4 lakh- excellent move 👍🏻

[pradipthakur]

Would like to hear about the air-conditioning, audio system, and ease of climbing to rear seats..

[saliloza]

Not having a diesel automatic is a big disappointment.

[vishnusivaramanvi]

Can't compete with lilmon jimny, Mr mahindra ..your ideological move is we are appreciated..baai

[aaryan]

What’s the fuel efficiency of the 1.5?

[ppcuzel]

If Scorpio, Thar, come on full scale in It will get a huge
Bangladeshi People are very fond of brand new attractive mahindra has a huge fanbase

[AshwinT]

I drove it yesterday. The 1.5 diesel one. Not the most sporty or punchy to drive but does the job effortlessly and I feel it wasn’t made for comfort. It should have had a dead pedal and I did feel it throughout the test drive. It will sell good considering it’s macho X factor plus now it’s attractively priced ❤

[rahulgupta-txrc]

In all the Indian reviewers, you have the best script. A request - Please make the videos in 4K and use some HDR effects