The price list for the 5-door Maruti Suzuki Jimny is out, and it starts from Rs 12.74 lakh (ex-showroom). It’s a purpose-built off-roader that will face tough competition from the 3-door Mahindra Thar. While we have already compared both SUVs on their specifications ground, let’s now conduct a swift price comparison between the two.
| Maruti Jimny | Price | Mahindra Thar | Price | ||
| – | – | 1.5-litre Diesel–Manual (RWD) | |||
| – | – | AX (O) | Rs 10.55 lakh | ||
| – | – | LX | Rs 12.05 lakh | ||
| 1.5-litre Petrol-Manual | (4WD) | 2-litre Petrol–Automatic (RWD) | |||
| Zeta | Rs 12.74 lakh | LX Automatic | Rs 13.50 lakh | ||
| Alpha | Rs 13.69 lakh | – | – | ||
| 1.5-litre Petrol-Automatic | (4WD) | 2-litre Petrol-Manual (4WD) | |||
| Zeta | Rs 13.94 lakh | AX (O) Convertible Top | Rs 13.87 lakh | ||
| Alpha | Rs 14.89 lakh | LX Hard Top | Rs 14.56 lakh | ||
| – | – | 2-litre Petrol Automatic (4WD) | |||
| – | – | LX Convertible Top | Rs 16.01 lakh | ||
| – | – | LX Hard Top | Rs 16.10 lakh | ||
| – | – | 2.2-litre Diesel-Manual (4WD) | |||
| – | – | AX (O) Convertible Top | Rs 14.44 lakh | ||
| – | – | AX (O) Hard Top | Rs 14.49 lakh | ||
| – | – | LX Convertible Top | Rs 15.25 lakh | ||
| – | – | LX Hard Top | Rs 15.35 lakh | ||
| – | – | 2.2-litre Diesel Automatic (4WD) | |||
| – | – | LX Convertible Top | Rs 16.68 lakh | ||
| – | – | LX Hard Top | Rs 16.77 lakh | ||
- The automatic variants of the Maruti Suzuki Jimny are priced more or less on par with the petrol-manual variants of the Mahindra Thar.
- The Jimny is up to Rs 2.19 lakh more expensive than the Thar RWD diesel variants.
- Both the variants of the Jimny are better loaded than the AX (O) and LX variants of the Thar. However, the Mahindra SUV is more powerful and torquey than the Jimny. Click here for a complete specification and feature comparison.
- Buyers can also opt the Thar with the bigger 2.2-litre diesel engine that starts from Rs 14.44 lakh (ex-showroom), asking up to Rs 1.7 lakh more than the Jimny’s base Alpha petrol-manual trim.
Maruti Suzuki Jimny Drive Impressions | Gagan Choudhary
