My Raging Red Mahindra Thar

[J.Ravi]

Now, my Thar sports a beautiful steering cover [₹ 199 from amazon] and well illuminated dickey, thanks to bright dome light [₹ 840 from flipkart].

 

[J.Ravi]

My Thar P AT 4x4 took us for a 1412 km-long ride of Bangalore>Goa>Bangalore during 30 Nov - 3 Dec 2024. We breakfasted at Ganesh Hotel near Hubli, went via Mollem and returned via Honnavara. I visited my erstwhile residential quarters, where I lived 20 years ago on our way to Bangalore. Now, Thar's odometer reads 24 k + in 2 years.

 

[J.Ravi]

My gleaming Thar has so far visited 15 states/UT of India and is ready to add one more state shortly.
1. KA
2. TN
3. MH
4. GJ
5. RJ
6. MP
7. HR
8. PB
9. JK
10. LA
11. HP
12. UP
13. TS/TG
14. AP
15. GA

 

[J.Ravi]

My Thar P 4x4 took us for a 812-km long ride of Bangalore-Mysore-Bekal-Muzhappilangad drive-in beach-Mysore-Bangalore during 28-31 December 2024. My previous visit to Muzhappilangad drive-in beach was in 2015 by my erstwhile XUV 5OO. Another state, Kerala [KL] has been added to the list of states/UT my Thar visited, making the total to 16.

 

[J.Ravi]

Today, I enjoyed driving my Thar at 120 kmph (official max speed limit) on Nehru ORR, Hyderabad for about 50 km distance after a long time. I ignored the continuous beep and drove.

 

[J.Ravi]

My Thar P 4x4 took us for a 1,629-km long ride of Bangalore->Chennai->Hyderabad->Bangalore during 15-26 January 2025. Had petrol at TN [Chennai (100.80/litre)], AP [Nellore (109.72)], TG [Hyderabad (107.46)] and KA [Chikkaballapura (103.08)]. The lowest being TN and the highest, AP. Enjoyed driving Thar at 120 kmph [official max speed limit] on the superb Nehru ORR both to and fro Hyderabad after a long time.

 

[J.Ravi]

New passengers in my Thar!

 

[J.Ravi]

Drove Hyderabad to Bangalore yesterday with 11 kmpl of petrol. Maintained 120 kmph on Nehru ORR and 80 kmph on NH. Drove more than 473 km in one tankful. I tried cruise control at 120 kmph. But it disengaged automatically after a couple of minutes and couldn't resume it again. So it was 'foot on the pedal' only on Nehru ORR. Last time also it happened. I set it at 120 kmph speed by pressing the 'set' button. It worked for a couple of minutes then deactivated itself. I tried at different speeds like 110, 115, etc. same story. But it worked flawlessly at 100 kmph speed. But, the owner's user manual does not specify any maximum speed limit for using cruise control. Only minimum speed is mentioned in the owner's manual. I will get it checked during the 30 k km service. Maybe it is a safety feature.