Mahindra had earlier confirmed that it would be developing a five-door version of the Thar for the Indian market, and it looks like the SUV may be launched soon next year. A fully camouflaged test mule of the upcoming 5-door throw The test has been spied on, and it looks like it’s ready to go into production very soon.
5-door Mahindra Tharo Unlike the present, the Scorpio-N is likely to be based on the platform 3-door throw, It will obviously be longer than the standard Thar, and will also have a longer wheelbase, as evident from the latest spy shots. However, the test mule reveals that all the rest of the design elements will be carried over to the five-door version as it is. The five-door Thar is also likely to get a bigger boot than the current version.
5-door Mahindra Tharo Unlike the present, the Scorpio-N is likely to be based on the platform 3-door throw, It will obviously be longer than the standard Thar, and will also have a longer wheelbase, as evident from the latest spy shots. However, the test mule reveals that all the rest of the design elements will be carried over to the five-door version as it is. The five-door Thar is also likely to get a bigger boot than the current version.
Upcoming 5-door Mahindra Thar (Left) vs Existing 3-door Thar (Right)
We expect the 5-door Thar to be available with a hard top as standard, unlike the 3-door variant which also gets a soft top option. Also, speculations suggest that the 5-door version of the off-roader may not get a 4×4 configuration as standard. It could use the Scorpio-N’s 2.2-litre mHawk diesel and 2.0-litre Amstallion turbo-petrol engines, which are more powerful than the engines offered with the regular Thar.
As of now, Mahindra sells the 3-door Thar at a starting price of Rs 13.53 lakh, which goes up to Rs 16.03 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom) for the top-end trim. However, expect the 5-door Thar to be a bit expensive.
Source: @moto._tourer (Instagram)