KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Thar Roxx becomes the first ladder-frame SUV to get a 5-star rating at the BNCAP.
- The AXL7 and MX2 variants of the XUV 3XO were sent for testing.
- These ratings are applicable to nearly all variants of the three cars.
Yet another day of Mahindra announcing more safer cars in its lineup. The Mahindra Thar Roxx, the XUV 3XO, and the XUV 400 have all secured a five-star rating at the Bharat NCAP, thus joining the small list of cars to have been crash-tested in India itself.
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Mahindra Thar Roxx
The Thar Roxx has become the first ladder-frame chassis car to secure a five-star rating at the Bharat NCAP. The newest Thar sibling scored 31.09 out of 32.00 points in adult occupancy safety, and 45.00 out of 49.00 points in child occupancy safety. While overall protection has been rated as good, protection to the chest and knee regions of the driver have been rated as adequate in the frontal offset deformable barrier test.
Although the car maker sent the AX5L and the MX3 variants for testing, these ratings are applicable to all variants of the Thar Roxx. The AX5L variant comes with six airbags as standard, along with parking sensors, a tyre pressure monitoring system, seat belts for all passengers, seat belt reminders, hill-hold and hill-start assist, vehicle dynamic control, traction control, and a Level 2 ADAS suite with lane keep assist, autonomous emergency braking, forward collision assist, and adaptive cruise control among other things.
The MX3 variant misses out on the ADAS suite, front parking sensors, and the tyre pressure monitoring system, but it still comes equipped with all the necessary electronic aids.
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Mahindra XUV 3XO
The XUV 3XO ended up scoring 29.36 points out of 32.00 in adult occupancy safety, along with 43.00 out of 49.00 points in child occupancy safety. While protection to the driver and the passenger has been rated good in the side impact tests, protection to the driver's chest has been rated as adequate, with marginal protection to the legs in the frontal offest deformable barrier test.
The AX7L and the MX2 variants of the XUV 3XO have been tested, but the ratings still apply to all the variants. The MX2 comes with six airbags as standard, along with seat belts for all passengers, seat belt reminders, electronic stability control, and reverse parking sensors, to name a few. The AX7L additionally packs in a level-2 ADAS suite, along with a 360-degree camera with surround-view, and an electronic parking brake with auto-hold.
Mahindra XUV 400
The XUV 400 continues to be around, and it has scored 30.38 out of 32.00 points in adult occupancy safety, along with 43.00 out of 45.00 points in child occupancy safety. The XUV 400 performs similarly to the Thar Roxx, offering good protection overall, and adequate protection to the driver's chest and knee regions.
Similar to the other two cars, these ratings also apply to all the variants of the XUV400. The electric SUV comes with a rear-view camera with adaptive guidelines, six airbags, cruise control, tyre pressure monitoring system, and ESP, to name a few.
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Verdict
Mahindra knows how to keep itself relevant, announcing yet more safer cars in its lineup. The Thar Roxx and the XUV 3XO have already been hot-sellers, while the XUV 400 should gain some much-needed attention with this development, although it does need an upgrade soon.
