Booked new Mahindra Thar? You may have to wait for 6 months to get it

Have you booked the new Mahindra Thar? You may have to wait for around six months before getting to drive it. The car-maker has claimed that it has got a thunderous response for the new Mahindra Thar which has taken the waiting period to between five and seven months, leaving interested buyers with no other option but to wait.  

Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday said bookings for the all new Thar have crossed 20,000 mark, within a month of its launch. Given the overwhelming response, the waiting period for the model now ranges between 5 to 7 months, depending on selected variants, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said in a statement. 

The Anand Mahindra led company had recently handed over the first unit of the new Thar to Delhi’s Aakash Minda who won the bidding for the prized possession. The Delhi man had won the auction at Rs 1.11 crore for the LX Petrol Automatic Thar 2020. Minda emerged the winner in the auctions by outdoing close to 5,500 bidders from 500 different locations in the country. 

Mahindra had said that the winning bid amount would be matched by it and the total amount would be donated for a noble cause. And while the money is being given for charity - to Swades Foundation, the exclusive No 1 Thar has received a whole lot of attention as well.    

The car was launched in six different colours and Minda chose to have the Mystic Copper colour. He chose the petrol auto variant because it is for the first time that an automatic transmission unit is on offer on the car. The car will flaunt ‘Thar No 1’ badge on the outside as well as in the cabin, setting this unit apart from others.   

"I am truly excited to own this much coveted Thar #1 and contribute to a relevant cause. I would like to thank Mahindra for all the personalised touches in my Thar #1 and making it even more special," he said. "Afterall owning the Thar #1 is not just about possession but an emotion that makes it special."  

The car was unveiled on August 15 and was launched earlier this month with the car maker also announcing the prices of all variants. The price of second-generation Mahindra Thar starts at Rs 9.8 lakh for the base model. The prices for the Mahindra Thar AX variants start at Rs 9.8 lakh, going up to Rs 12.2 lakh, all prices ex-showroom. Thar luxury-focused LX variant prices start from Rs 12.49 lakh for the hard-top convertible petrol and go upto Rs 12.95 lakh for the diesel.