Mahindra Thar Roxx MX3 vs AX3L: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹17.28L for the AX3L against ₹16.28L for the MX3.+₹1.00L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹17.28L for the AX3L against ₹16.28L for the MX3.
For that you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS, connected car tech, auto climate (single zone) and driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital).
MX3 or AX3L, and what each costs
Where you start
MX3
From ₹15.28L to ₹17.82L ex-showroom Delhi
The sensible step: rear camera, cruise, wireless charger, wireless Android Auto and the drive and terrain modes.
The step up
AX3L
₹17.28L ex-showroom Delhi
The tech track: Level 2 ADAS, digital cluster and connected car tech on the diesel manual, but none of MX5's comfort kit.
- Diesel 6-speed manual₹17.28L
Our take
₹2.00L more buys level 2 (core suite) ADAS and connected car tech
What MX3 to AX3L costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,05,000 to ₹1,19,870 on the road, against the ₹1,00,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,00,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹14,870 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹14,870, and both be right.
What the AX3L adds
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 10.25" digital
- Connected car tech
- Auto climate (single zone)
The working behind our take
₹2.00L more buys level 2 (core suite) ADAS and connected car tech. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹2.00L: the Thar Roxx AX3L adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS for it. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and auto climate (single zone).
- Also on the Thar Roxx AX3L: driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital)
MX3 vs AX3L: the questions people ask
- Is the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX3L worth ₹1.00L over the MX3?
- For ₹1.00L you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS and connected car tech, on top of 2 other things the MX3 goes without.
- What does the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX3L have that the MX3 does not?
- It adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, connected car tech, auto climate (single zone) and driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital).
- How much is the Mahindra Thar Roxx MX3?
- From ₹15.28L for the MX3 Turbo Petrol AT to ₹17.82L for the MX3 Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX3L?
- ₹17.28L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the AX3L Diesel MT.
- Is there an automatic MX3 or AX3L?
- Only the MX3, from ₹15.28L ex-showroom Delhi. The AX3L is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Thar Roxx MX3 to the AX3L cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,05,000 to ₹1,19,870 on the road, against the ₹1,00,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,00,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹14,870 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹14,870, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 17 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.