Mahindra Thar 5-Door: Mahindra can introduce its 5-door Thar on August 15 this year. The company has been testing it for the last several months or more than a year. Now once again a new picture taken during its testing has surfaced. This time the photo shows that it can be equipped with ADAS safety features. The interior of the 5-door test mule of this SUV has revealed a rectangular housing located just behind the IRVM. It is used for ADAS camera setup. It is expected that the Thar 5-door may get ADAS features similar to the Mahindra XUV700.
Assuming the Thar 5-door gets ADAS technology, then it will get features like automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, smart pilot assist, lane keep assist, traffic sign recognition and driver alert detection. Along with this, this offroad SUV will also have features like 6 airbags, front parking sensor, 360-degree camera and 4 disc brakes for all wheels.
Features and specifications
Looking at the pictures that have surfaced of the 5-door Thar, it is clear that its design will be similar to the existing 3-door Thar, but its body panels will be completely new. It will have a box-like shape with high pillars, vertically slatted front grille, round-shaped headlights, flared wheel arches, straight tailgate-mounted spare wheel, muscular bumper section, rectangular tail lamps. Its track will also be extended to increase stability.
The wheelbase of the 5-door Thar will be longer by about 300 mm. The alloy wheels will be completely new in this. Pillars will be found on its rear door handle. It is believed that it will get an edited touchscreen infotainment system. However, other features of the cabin will be similar to the 3-door model. Test prototypes have only been seen with individual rear seats. However, there is suspense over whether it will have a bench seat behind the second row or just boot space.
Thar 5-door can be launched in 6 color options. Talking about other features, it has a 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless smartphone connectivity support, wireless charger, automatic AC, multi-functional steering wheel and roof mounted speakers and many other standard features including multiple airbags, hill start control, EAC. . Safety features are expected.
Engine and Power
Talking about the engine and power of Thar 5-door, 2.0 liter mStallion turbo petrol and 2.2 liter mHawk turbo diesel engine can be seen in it, which generate 152 bhp power as well as 320 Newton meter peak torque. 6 speed manual and 6 speed torque converter automatic transmission will be seen in 5-door Thar. 4X4 drive will also be seen in Thar 5-door. Its price may be Rs 2 to 3 lakh more than the current model.
