Mahindra Thar Diesel Variants Sale 10 Times than its Petrol Models

Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the biggest automobile companies, sold almost 10 times more diesel variants of its Thar SUV than its petrol models last month. In May, the company sold 5,207 units of the diesel variants of Thar. In comparison, its petrol models sold 543 units.

This is a big change compared to the same month last year when company Mahindra sold 3,190 units of petrol variants and 1,106 units of diesel variants of Thar. Last month, Mahindra manufactured 5,224 units of diesel variants and 482 units of petrol variants. In the same month last year, the company manufactured 2,512 units of petrol variants and 1,061 units of diesel variants. Mahindra also plans to launch a five-door variant of Thar. Maruti Suzuki It will compete with the Jimny.

Recently, Mahindra launched the sub-compact SUV XUV 3XO. The company started its delivery from May 26. More than 2,500 units of XUV 3XO have been delivered to customers in three days. Its starting price is Rs 7.49 lakh. Booking for XUV 3XO started from May 15. Mahindra had said that more than 50,000 bookings have been received for it within an hour. XUV 3XO has been made available in nine variants. However, the delivery of its entry level and top-end variants has not started. Customers buying these variants will have to wait for delivery till next month. The company had said that more bookings have been received for its petrol variants. It will compete with Maruti Suzuki’s Brezza, Hyundai’s Venue and Kia’s Sonet.

The company has provided panoramic sunroof for the first time in this segment. It has a floating infotainment system and digital instrument cluster. Its 1.2 liter petrol engine generates maximum power of 109 bhp and peak torque of 200 Nm. Apart from this, the 1.2 liter GDi petrol engine gives power of 129 bhp and peak torque of 230 Nm. Its 1.5 liter diesel engine has a maximum power of 115 bhp and peak torque of 300 Nm. The XUV 3XO has a seven-speaker surround system with a nine-band equalizer.