Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant should you buy?
Best value for money: Star Edition, at ₹7,000 over the AX5L. No other step you pay for is better value for money on the price list.
Above that there is one upgrade left, AX7L, at ₹1.55L over Star Edition. Nothing sits above it to weigh it against, so take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
+₹2.05L (₹14.23L to ₹16.28L)
- Rear parking camera
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Cruise control
- Rear wiper & washer
- Rear defogger
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- and 4 more
+₹1.00L (₹16.28L to ₹17.28L)
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 10.25" digital
- Connected car tech
- Auto climate (single zone)
₹26,000 less (₹17.28L to ₹17.02L)
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Front parking sensors
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- LED fog lamps
- Speakers4 → 6
- SunroofSingle-pane
- and 3 more
Worth knowing: this step also gives up level 2 (core suite) ADAS, driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital), connected car tech and auto climate (single zone).
+₹89,000 (₹18.52L to ₹19.41L)
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 10.25" digital
- Connected car tech
- Auto climate (single zone)
AX5L to Star Edition
Best value+₹7,000 (₹19.41L to ₹19.48L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- 360° camera
- Blind spot monitor
- Wheel size18" → 19"
- Speakers6 → 9
- Premium sound systemHarman Kardon
- SunroofSingle-pane → Panoramic
- and 2 more
Worth knowing: this step also gives up level 2 (core suite) ADAS.
Star Edition to AX7L
Least value for money+₹1.55L (₹17.97L to ₹19.52L)
Why
Nothing above the best-value step asks more for what it adds. Worth it only if you want these features specifically.- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- Powered driver seat6-way
Why some steps are not ranked
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register does not change which step is the best buy here. AX5L to Star Edition asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, and that holds once road tax is counted too, in all 25 of the states we can price this ladder in.
Why the road could have changed this, and did not
Every price on this page is the showroom's. States charge their road tax as a share of that price and step the share up in bands, so a trim that carries a car past a band boundary is charged for the whole boundary. A ranking worked out on the price list is not automatically the ranking you pay.
Take the badged step, AX5L to Star Edition: ₹7,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹7,350 to ₹8,391 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest, across the 25 states behind that range. Every other step moves by its own amount, and that is what can reorder them.
In each of those states we ranked the 5 steps that keep the same engine and gearbox again, and the order came back the same every time. So the badge above is safe to act on wherever you buy the car.
Mahindra Thar Roxx on-road price, in all 25 states we price →
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- All 6 are standard from the base MX1, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety features
- AX7L, from ₹19.52L, is the cheapest trim with every safety feature this car offers at its best.
The good news
Spending past it buys comfort and cosmetics, not protection.- Cheapest automatic
- MX3 Turbo Petrol AT, ₹15.28L
- ADAS
- You need the AX3L, from ₹17.28L, for ADAS: ₹4.76L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Star Edition at ₹17.97L has no ADAS.
- Airbags
- Every Thar Roxx has 6 or more airbags, the base MX1 included, so there is no step to pay for.
- 360° camera
- You need the Star Edition, from ₹17.97L, for a 360 camera: ₹5.45L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the AX5L at ₹19.41L has no 360° camera.
- Sunroof
- You need the MX5, from ₹16.64L, for a sunroof: ₹4.12L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Spend ₹1.33L more again, to the Star Edition at ₹17.97L, and that sunroof is panoramic rather than single-pane. Worth checking before you spend past it: the AX3L at ₹17.28L has no sunroof.
- Ventilated front seats
- You need the Star Edition, from ₹17.97L, for ventilated seats: ₹5.45L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the AX5L at ₹19.41L has no ventilated front seats.
- Cruise control
- You need the MX3, from ₹15.28L, for cruise control: ₹2.76L over where the Thar Roxx opens.
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The Thar Roxx is sold with 3 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
Mahindra Thar Roxx: the questions people ask
- How many Mahindra Thar Roxx variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 21 variants across 7 trims, from ₹12.52L for the MX1 Turbo Petrol MT to ₹23.53L for the AX7L Diesel AWD AT, ex-showroom.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The MX1, from ₹12.52L ex-showroom, is where the Thar Roxx range starts. Features you get even here: 10.25 inch touchscreen, 6 airbags and ESC. What you give up against the top AX7L: no ADAS, no 360° camera and no blind spot monitor, and 27 more.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx is the top model, and what does it cost?
- The AX7L tops the range at ₹19.52L to ₹23.53L ex-showroom. Over the base MX1 it adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, and 27 more.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant is the best value for money?
- The Star Edition. It costs ₹7,000 over the AX5L, and no other variant you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. You get 360° camera, blind spot monitor, wheel size (19" against 18") and speakers (9 against 6), and 4 more.
- Is the AX7L worth it?
- It is the only step above the best-value one, so nothing higher up competes with it: ₹1.55L over Star Edition for level 2 (core suite) ADAS, surround sound (Dolby Atmos) and 6-way powered driver seat. Worth it if you specifically want those features, hard to justify otherwise.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has 6 airbags?
- Every Thar Roxx has 6 airbags, including the base MX1, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has all the safety features?
- AX7L, from ₹19.52L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the Thar Roxx offers at its best level. Anything above it repeats those features rather than improving on them.
- What is the cheapest automatic Mahindra Thar Roxx?
- The MX3 Turbo Petrol AT, at ₹15.28L ex-showroom.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has ADAS?
- You need the AX3L, from ₹17.28L, for ADAS: ₹4.76L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Star Edition at ₹17.97L has no ADAS.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every Thar Roxx has 6 or more airbags, the base MX1 included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has a 360 camera?
- You need the Star Edition, from ₹17.97L, for a 360 camera: ₹5.45L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the AX5L at ₹19.41L has no 360° camera.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has a sunroof?
- You need the MX5, from ₹16.64L, for a sunroof: ₹4.12L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Spend ₹1.33L more again, to the Star Edition at ₹17.97L, and that sunroof is panoramic rather than single-pane. Worth checking before you spend past it: the AX3L at ₹17.28L has no sunroof.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has ventilated seats?
- You need the Star Edition, from ₹17.97L, for ventilated seats: ₹5.45L over where the Thar Roxx opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the AX5L at ₹19.41L has no ventilated front seats.
- Which Mahindra Thar Roxx variant has cruise control?
- You need the MX3, from ₹15.28L, for cruise control: ₹2.76L over where the Thar Roxx opens.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.