A report from earlier this month stated that the design of the next-gen Mahindra Thar was not finalised, so there are no specific details out there.

Regardless, Shoeb R Kalania created a rendering of what he believes can be the design direction Mahindra will take for the next generation Thar, so it is merely a speculative design. Featuring a mix of contemporary and retro touches that usual off-roader concepts have, we are hoping that the next gen Thar will finally stray from the Willy’s inspired design, and feature a unique look.

Reports state that both Pininfarina and SsangYong may offer inputs for the second-gen Thar, along with Mahindra’s own design team. “For every vehicle that Mahindra develops, we will seek three proposals for its design. One each from Ssangyong, Pininfarina and our team,” said Dr Goenka.