Coimbatore based Jeep Studio has turned a regular
Mahindra Thar into a three door Jeep Wrangler lookalike. The project was
commissioned by a customer, and took four months to complete.
The first step of the Mahindra Thar to Jeep Wrangler
conversion was comparing the dimensional blue prints of the Thar and the 3 door
version of Wrangler, followed by calculating the scaling ratio between the
dimensions. To carry out the conversion, Jeep Studio stripped out a brand new
Thar right down to its chassis. The new body panels have all been crafted by
hand to mimic those of the Wrangler.
To ensure no issues during servicing and maintenance
of the custom, the engine compartment was retained. “While designing the engine
room layout, we challenged ourselves on better design for serviceability. As
the result, we have retained exactly same engine room, such that all the
spares, hoses, clips, fasteners are all exactly same as OE Thar,” said Naveen
K, the CEO of Jeep Studio.
The total cost of the project came out to around INR
6.75 Lakhs, not including the price of the donor car. Currently, the Mahindra
Thar retails for INR 8.67 Lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi). It is powered by 2,498 cc
CRDe Diesel with a max power output of 105 bhp and peak torque of 247 Nm.
