Cool Jeeps You Can't Have - Mahindra of India
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jscherb
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The Mahindra Thar 2-door has been out for a couple of years now and anticipation has been high for a 4-door version. Mahindra released the 4-door today (it's Indian Independence Day BTW). The 4dr model isn't called the Thar, it's called the Roxx. I'll let the intro video and photos speak for themselves.
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12.99 Lakh rupees is $15,484 at current exchange rates. What does a new JLU cost these days?
Mahindra Thar ROXX | World Premiere
Get ready to live the rockstar life. Witness the launch of 'THE' SUV: Mahindra Thar ROXX. Welcome to the World Premiere.Know more: https://auto.mahindra.com/...
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12.99 Lakh rupees is $15,484 at current exchange rates. What does a new JLU cost these days?
jscherb
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Hey, at less than $16k MSRP think of all the money you'd have to customize it
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jscherb
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For anyone interested in the Roxx's technology, here's a post from the Indian forum Team BHP with lots of details: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indi...a-thar-roxx-official-name-5-door-thar-98.html
jscherb
Expedition Leader
A few pictures from a thread on the Indian Team-BHP forum; they're in a long thread someone wrote about his Mahindra Marshal. This link is from the current last page of the thread, he's told the story of this Jeep for many pages before the page in this link: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-vehicles/127716-our-marshal-di-4x4-ngcs-23.html if you're interested in the whole story.
AggieOE
Trying to escape the city
I Love this!! This would be the true Land Rover Jeep we all want. Longer rear overhang, higher ceiling. Sign me up!
jscherb
Expedition Leader
My wife and I are still talking about bringing a Mahindra Savari over to the US and putting it on an LJ frame and mechanicals. It's a longer body and longer overhang than the Marshal in my most recent post so even better as an overlander.
Dan Grec
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What years were they manufactured?
One they're 15 years old I could bring one into Canada whole. Hmm.
-Dan
jscherb
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The Savari was produced from sometime in the late 80's or early 90's (I believe) up until about 2010. The first versions were had full bodies but around 2005 Mahindra offered a removable top version and options included a full soft top and a removable hardtop.
I've got a book on Mahindra jeep history covering most of the models made, here are a few pages from that book on the Savari.
I've got photos of all 3 versions of the Safari (full body, removable hardtop and soft top) if anyone wants to see them.
In the US the rule is 25 years and you can bring one in, so right now anything up for 1999 would be eligible. I want a full body version, so I can bring one of those in as long as it's 1999 or earlier.
jscherb
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Let's check the specs... from the book pages I posted above, the 4wd Savari kerb weight is 1770 kg (3902 lbs.) and it's powered by a 4-cylinder diesel generating 59 horsepower and 150 nm of torque (110 ft. lbs.)
The curb weight of a 2006 LJ with a hardtop is is 3850 lbs. and it's powered by a 190 hp inline 6 generating 235 ft.lbs. of torque.
So the LJ is within 50 lbs. of the Savari with over three times the horsepower and twice the torque. No problem there.
Let's also look at my Wrangler pickup. The wheelbase of the Savari is 2900mm (114 inches). The extended wheelbase of my pickup is 123.5", so there's more frame weight of the pickup to consider. The pickup curb weight is 4200 lbs. (the frame extension and bed mostly are the extra lbs.) I've never felt that the pickup is underpowered, and I regularly carry heavy loads in the bed or tow my trailer with enough cargo to push the trailer over 2500 lbs.
I think a Savari with on LJ frame stretched to 114" will be just fine, both on the trail and on the highway.
Even with it's small diesel, the Savari does very well in rural taxi service in the foothills of the Himalayas, it's not uncommon to load 20 people in/on one in taxi service.
And they do pretty well on the trails too, even with the not-uncommon bald tires in rural use in India, check this one out:
I think a 4.0 powered Savari on an LJ frame would be the perfect overlander. My wife continually encourages me to import one and convert it. Maybe Dan and I should each import one and save on the container costs
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AggieOE
Trying to escape the city
I need to see how much one of these would cost to import. I'm also curious how much is interchangeable with Jeep. I like your idea though @jscherb, A body swap to something more modern underneath would prove much more bearable for daily driving. There are plenty of donor JKs that could serve well.