People waiting for the Mahindra Thar 5-door will have to wait longer. As per reports, we won’t see the SUV make its mark at least not this year. First confirmed for production in 2021, the 5-door Thar would have gone on sale sometime this year. But at the announcement of its annual results, Mahindra hinted at bringing in the more family-friendly version of the off-roader in 2024. This is because the company currently has a backlog of nearly 3 lakh SUVs for delivery. Thus, we won’t see any new Mahindra SUVs launched in 2023.
Mahindra Thar Is In Much Demand
The Thar 3-door recently crossed the 1 lakh units production mark. And we are very aware of that excitement of the five-door Thar. Being a 5-door, Thar will have a longer wheelbase and more room for second-row passengers. Thar has been a sensational product from Mahindra. It has been a success story for the Indian SUV maker, as it recently crossed the 1 lakh units production milestone. The introduction of a more affordable rear-wheel-drive model further added impetus. Mahindra is now averaging about 14,000 bookings for the off-roader on a monthly basis.
Given the rising demand, this has resulted in long waiting periods for specific variants. So much so, some variants have a waiting of over a year and a half. The newly added RWD version too has been getting a lot of demand. Thus, Mahindra is now working to try and get the waiting period a little under control. The waiting period for that has gone up very dramatically and thus they need to ramp production to counter that.
Jimny Will Have Its Rival Very Soon
Thar 5-door will very much mirror the 3-door model. Infact, the Thar 5-door will most likely carry over the 3-door model’s powertrains. Once launched, it will become the closest rival to the Maruti Suzuki Jimny, which will soon arrive in its five-door avatar.
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