New Mahindra Thar: All You Need to Know

Mahindra has officially launched the much-awaited 2021 model of the Thar SUV in the Indian market. The base petrol soft-top AX manual variant is priced at INR 9.80 lakhs while the top-spec diesel hard-top automatic variant is available with a price tag of INR 13.75 lakhs. The prices mentioned here are ex-showroom India.

The New Mahindra Thar is available with two engine options: a 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine and a 2.0-litre turbocharged mStallion petrol engine. The mHawk130 DOHC 16-valve diesel engine is good for a maximum power of 130 BHP with a peak torque of 300 Nm.

For your reference, the last-gen BS4 Thar was powered by a 2.5-litre diesel engine that was good for 105 BHP of power and 247 Nm of torque. It came mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Coming to the petrol option, the mStallion150 T-GDi DOHC 16-valve petrol engine generates a maximum power of 150 BHP along with an utmost torque of 320 Nm.

In addition to the new engine options, the 2021 Thar SUV has been equipped with a new 3rd-generation ladder-frame chassis, a new suspension and braking system, and a set of 255/65-R18 all-terrain tyres. For the first time ever, the Thar is available to the customers with an option of a 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox in addition to getting a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard.