2025 Mahindra Thar Facelift Interior ReviewWhile the overall design of the cabin remains the same, there are a few changes and feature additions here. Some of them have been through customer feedback, like the addition of a dead pedal and placement of power window switches, which is a good thing: You get a grab handle on the A-pillar on the inside to help you climb into the car. These are quite popular in the aftermarket: You also get the new Mahindra steering wheel that we’ve seen on the Thar Roxx & XUV700, but it’s not leather wrapped. The music and telephony controls are placed on the left spoke, while cruise control and MID controls are on the right. The steering wheel is of a good size and is nice to hold. You also have a new dead pedal now (AT only): Stalks are a direct lift from other Mahindra cars. You don’t get auto headlamps or auto wipers here: In the outgoing Thar, the MID controls were placed here and now that they have been moved to the steering wheel, you get a bunch of dummy buttons. Note that the fuel lid release is placed here, along with the switch for the idling start-stop: You still don’t get an engine start/stop button and have to make do with the key: A lot of owners will appreciate that Mahindra has now moved the power window switches from the centre console to the doorpad. The driver’s side window has a one-touch up & down function, but not the passenger’s side. I did notice that the power windows moved more slowly when rolling up or down than they do in other cars: Instrument cluster hasn’t been changed: Centre fascia gets some much-needed updates, and the design gets minor tweaks: LXT variant gets the new 10.25-inch touchscreen head-unit: The display is crisp, and the interface is pretty user-friendly, with not many options to complicate things. You get wireless Android Auto & wired Apple CarPlay (as of now). There are some sound settings to play around with, including speed-dependent volume control. You can also access some of the drive information through the touchscreen: Head-unit also now features Gen 2 Adventure stats. The off-road section displays vehicle information like steering angle, engine temperature, altimeter, engaged gear, and drive mode, pitch & roll angles, and more. You can also have on-road information displayed, and there’s also a Racing mode with a lap timer. Lastly, you can customise what information you want displayed in Adventure Statistics: The much-requested rear-view camera is here for the LXT variant. The display quality is good, and you also get dynamic lines: You get a manual A/C like before. Below, you will find that the traction control and hill descent control buttons along with the central locking button: A new 15W USB Type-C charging port has been added. You still don’t get wireless charging: The transmission mode selector and the 4×4 lever remain the same: Another customer requested feature was a centre armrest, and Mahindra has provided one. It’s a split armrest with only the driver’s side that can slide forward, as the passenger side unit would get in the way while operating the handbrake. There’s a small storage bin underneath: The front seats remain unchanged and… …so do the rear seats: What’s new is that you now get rear A/C vents with a 12V power outlet and a USB Type-C charging port: One of the areas of complaint in the outgoing Thar was the placement of the HMSL. It was not placed on the rear windshield, but it was hanging off the roof, which was pretty odd. Thankfully, now the HMSL is integrated into the rear windshield: At the bottom of the windshield (behind the rear wiper), you will find this plastic cover, which has a nice 3-door Thar motif: Read Team-BHP’s detailed 2025 Mahindra Thar Facelift review here
