Mahindra Thar Roxx MX5 vs AX5L: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹76,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹19.28L for the AX5L against ₹18.52L for the MX5.+₹76,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹76,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹19.28L for the AX5L against ₹18.52L for the MX5.
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).
MX5 or AX5L, and what each costs
Where you start
MX5
From ₹16.52L to ₹19.42L ex-showroom Delhi
The comfort track: sunroof, leatherette, alloys and TPMS, and the cheapest way into the 4WD hardware. No ADAS here.
The step up
AX5L
From ₹19.28L to ₹21.52L ex-showroom Delhi
The first trim with both tracks: MX5's comfort plus Level 2 ADAS and connected tech. Diesel automatic only.
Our take
What MX5 to AX5L costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹79,800 to ₹91,102 on the road, against the ₹76,000 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 ₹76,000 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 ₹11,302 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 ₹11,302, and both be right.
What the AX5L adds
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 10.25" digital
- Connected car tech
- Auto climate (single zone)
The working behind our take
Here is everything that fed that read.
The full story
₹2.76L more gets you level 2 (core suite) ADAS on the Thar Roxx AX5L. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and auto climate (single zone). Fair if those top your list, easy to skip if not.
- Also on the Thar Roxx AX5L: driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital)
MX5 vs AX5L: the questions people ask
- Is the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX5L worth ₹76,000 over the MX5?
- For ₹76,000 you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS and connected car tech, on top of 2 other things the MX5 goes without.
- What does the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX5L have that the MX5 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 MX5?
- From ₹16.52L for the MX5 Turbo Petrol MT to ₹19.42L for the MX5 Diesel AWD MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 5 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX5L?
- From ₹19.28L for the AX5L Diesel RWD AT to ₹21.52L for the AX5L Diesel AWD AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic MX5 or AX5L?
- Both: the MX5 Turbo Petrol AT at ₹18.02L and the AX5L Diesel RWD AT at ₹19.28L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Thar Roxx MX5 to the AX5L cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹79,800 to ₹91,102 on the road, against the ₹76,000 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 ₹76,000 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 ₹11,302 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 ₹11,302, 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.