If you are after a 2WD vehicle and want a family car, just go for the Mahindra XUV700. If you are looking for a 4×4 SUV, then the Thar Roxx makes sense.
BHPian sachin_cs recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
I went for the test drive of the Mahindra Thar Roxx (AX7 D MT), I really wanted to find out what the buzz is all about. Me and my school friends decided to spend our Sunday with the car, we all live in different parts of the city and we decided to meet at Mahindra. For reference, we all are driving enthusiasts and we love spending time behind the steering wheel. I drive a Skoda Rapid DSG, my friend Ali drives a Ford Fusion + diesel (it has done 2L kms and he has maintained it so well) and my other friend Ashish drives a Creta OG & 3XO. We took turns to drive the car and we all had almost the same opinion on the drive experience.
Likes:
- Road presence, there’s nothing like the Thar, looks menacing on the road.
- Interior quality is very good, looks modern and luxurious
- Practicality over the 3 door Thar
- You can have all the features you want in a modern car
- Mahindra has better touch points across India, you will find a Mahindra dealer even in small cities
- Good glass area, the car doesn’t feel claustrophobic
- Clutch and gearbox was easy to use, gone are the days of long throws of Scorpio
- Electronic steering is city-friendly
- Turbo lag is well-masked, the Mhawk offers great drivability
Dislikes:
- If you are after the 2WD variant & want a family car, just go for the XUV700, it’s a far superior and more comfortable car. If you are looking for a 4×4, then the Thar Roxx makes sense
- The ride is still choppy, you will feel the road, even small undulations unsettle the car or rather the Thar
- I was driving at 80kmph over my regular commuting route & there is a dip in a flyover, the rear went hell loose and my friend Ashish bumped his hand
- High speed direction changes are best avoided, it lacks that confidence and has a lot of body roll as expected from a tall car
- I’m sure I would get motion sickness if I spend too much time in the rear seat
- I don’t know why but somehow I felt that both the front & rear seats lack underthigh support
- There’s massive nose diving under hard-braking
- I understand it’s a ladder-on-frame, so I can’t expect much in terms of driving dynamics
- Engine is tractable but it doesn’t offer that pushed-into-the-seat feeling as the numbers suggest
After reading so many positive things about the Thar Roxx, we had slightly mixed feelings, I mean, it’s a wonderful car no doubt, but it still can’t be my primary car. I love taking long road trips and I would want my car to be comfortable, safe and predictable in handling, I would not want to be constantly correcting the steering inputs to keep the car straight. I don’t know if it was the test drive car or Thar Roxx in general feels like a nervous handler. On the other hand, I would love to have a Thar in my garage as a 3rd or 4th car, not the only car, it has got that charm.
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