Mahindra Thar vs Maruti Suzuki Jimny: Battle Of The Off-road Legends On Tarmac

We have already established the fact on plenty of previous occasions that both the Mahindra Thar and Maruti Suzuki Jimny are in their own league when it comes to off-roading. But let’s admit that both theseSUVs will spend most of their time on tarmac. So in this report, we have lined up the petrol-automatic models at our test location to find out which is quicker in our on-road performance test.

Spec Check 

As you can see clearly, the Thar’s larger, turbocharged petrol engine is much more powerful than the Jimny’s naturally aspirated unit. And considering that we have the automatic variants on test, the Thar has also a much more sophisticated 6-speed torque converter, as opposed to the simpler 4-speed unit on the Jimny. 

A clear advantage, then? 

Performance Comparison 

Yes. The Thar, with the additional power on tap, managed to beat the Jimny by a significant margin. As you can see, the Thar was a whopping 5.5 seconds quicker than the Maruti in the 0-100 kmph run. And in the roll-on acceleration, the 6-speed automatic and more torque managed to beat the Jimny by over three seconds. 

Price 

*Jimny offered with special price as part of year-end offers

Clearly, the Thar, being the more powerful and quicker car here, is the winner in the confines of this test. But how do both the cars manage to fare in our handling, performance, and ride test? To answer that, we suggest you stay tuned as we have an exciting comparison coming up your way on our YouTube channel.