Mahindra Roxor Watch Before Buying! 

Mahindra made Willy's army jeeps in WW2 for the Asian theater (against the Japanese). That's how they got started.

In texas they can't be run on the highway but you can put farm tags on it and run it as farm equipment. I did have a tune put on mine because 55 wasn't cutting it. It now tops out at about 105mph. Running 36 inch tires off a polaris 1000 on it has a 6 1/5 lift with flipped axles added full snorkel and 10,000 lbs winch made by waren after the delete I get about 45 mpg, it has been roof deep in a swamp 2 times and walked in and out with no problems. Mine is a 2022.. very well built so far so good.

Mahindra makes reliable vehicle in India. They also make military vehicles called Mahindra ALSV which is armed vehicles for Indian armed forces.

Back in 2010 I was in Nicaragua on a surf trip and was trying to get a Toyota Hilux from the rental company. All the had was a Mahindra Pik Up. Turns put it was probably the most fun vehicle I have ever driven. Highway, dirt roads, jungle trails it didn't matter. I wish I could get one here in the US sooooo bad.

Glad I came across this. Mahindra has a local dealership (Texas), and I looked it up and found out that Mahindra "subbed out" during WW II, building many of the Jeeps used in the War. My great-uncle drove an old Willys for years, but I have no way to know if it was a Mahindra. This video is a good explanation of the vehicle and the options, and you were lucky to get what sounds like a good deal. Look forward to more videos.

Love this machine. I don’t know why anyone would buy a Polaris anything unless you love to work on them. Looking forward to watching videos of this cool Mahindra

THIS is what Jeeps should still be like! Not expensive 4-door monsters that people only use to drive to Starbucks :P

I worked for a large auto company in NZ in the early 70s, who were the main Toyota agents, also for Rambler, Peugeot, Renault, Daihatsu, Chrysler Australia, and Mahindra Jeep. The Mahindras were a copy of the original Jeep, with an engine which was a copy of the early Land rover motor (with overhead inlet and side exhaust) . One day the Mechanics took a CJ5 and a Mahindra down the road to a really steep slope to find out which was the best on hills. The CJ5 with the big 4.0L 6 cyl couldn't get up the slope, but the Mahindra drove around it easily to everyones' surprise. They were a bit roughly made and everything felt loose from new, but they did what they were supposed to.

I test drove one in Wyoming. That was allot of fun. It was rated at 3/4 ton.

Roxor is very cool Im a big snowmobiler always thought that the diesel with tracks would be a awesome trail groomer. Cool video thanks for sharing

Nice vehicle. Love the simple, tried and tested approach. It reminds me a lot of the Mahindra small diesel pickup they were working to sell in the US about 10 years ago. I saw some in person being road-tested and it look like a big brother to this. The simple, affordable small diesel pickup people had been clamoring for ever since pickups got huge. Mahindra ended up not selling their truck in the US, sadly. The gubmint makes it really hard to sell a small and affordable truck, much less a diesel.

My first off-road build was a 75’ CJ5. After many iterations it wasn’t street legal, had a Chevy crate motor, was sitting on D60/D80 and 42’s and the only thing Jeep left about it was the original grill and a couple of trademark body/tub pieces. 😅 We currently have a TJ that has a D44/Ford9” and 36’s. And yes, to confirm you are running a D30/D44. There is so much off-road capability sitting there and the great thing is you also get reliability and comfort too with the heat/AC. I’d love for you to “take us along” on one of your off-road days like you do on the boat days.

Civilian Jeeps had 5.38 gears from '47 through at least '64. The military version has 4.88's. All the CJ's from 2a thru 5 and 6 were Dana 27 or 30 front and rear axles, and 5.38's. These Roxors are using licensed Dana 44's front and rear; compare the diff cover. The transfer case is also a licensed Dana 20... Mahindra has been very cagey maintaining the terms of the various licensing agreements they've made. It's all completely legit.

The Mahindra Roxor is a solid, work horse for ranch use. I drive one for work and we threw in somes upgrades to fit our needs, and it’s been an excellent rig. Bigger tires, lift kit, torque locker in the front differential, manual locking hubs, bilstein stocks and an engine retune. Even with open rear diff, it still a pretty good rock crawler. It has more bed space than the rest of the our sxs, so it’s great for haul hay, range boxes, fencing materials, etc. if you want a work rig and you don’t use it for play, the roxor is a solid pick.

All said and done I see about $40,000 investment. You can one hell of a truck, Jeep, anything awesome for 40K. My offroad vehicles need to be affordable. Very cool Roxor. Thanks for the vid.

By far the most informative video on one of these I've ever seen. Thanks!

built very similar to my 1987 suzuki samurai tintiop, the samurai has been the simplest, most reliable vehicle aI have ever owned, street legal, will do 60 mph all day on the interstate, will climb walls in 4 wheel drive, always starts, very easy to work on, great truck, still have it after 25 years. wonder if this is built that sturdy? time will tell

Dude...i want to have that as a daily. I am a city boy. This looks like a real jeep, and is enough to do all i need. And it checks all the eight boxes.

I dream to buy my dad one of these before its too late... Its been his dream to have one for a while now. haha

Very good presentation. I have no use for one of these. But your a good speaker and straight to the point. You could be a salesman

In India these have a legendary reputation as indestructible.The 2.5 ltr diesel with a Bosh injection is maintenance free and bulletproof.Its not sold in India anymore because of emission regulations.Dyna makes acles in India too.

As a kid, I learned on an M38A1 relegated to my grandparents’ farm. This is exactly the solution I’ve been looking for!

This reminds of my YJ Jeep. I removed the back seat and use it as a short bed Truck. Big stuff I put on the roll bars on top and use tie downs. That back window is a nice feature. I going to look one up for mine. I mostly ride it with everything off. Doors etc.. But it be nice to have on the few days it rains.

That reminds me of an old FJ40 Toyota I used to have. It ran a straight 6 factory but we dropped a chevy 350 in it out of a corvette, just chopped the exhaust down shorter and welded it in. It was a bit much power for it though and ended up tearing the clutch assembly to pieces, I'm talking it shredded the clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and the Y fork that pushes the bearing all to pieces.

The ultimate toy, glad that you managed to get it:))) I hope weather isn't too bad.

You will love that Roxor, I’ve had mine for close to a year and love it 👍

That is really cool guy thank you for the video I'm 65 years old and that thing would be perfect for the 160 acre ranch that I take care of with hills and mountains and yeah that would be just right don't know where I could get one but I sure would like one thanks again

You are so right about the ATV/UTV vehicles. Others are looking for other options on their properties, such as Kei trucks from Japan. Some have AC and 4wd, if you are mechanically inclined and a few mods a very reliable farm truck. Top speed 60-70 mph on the road. Mostly gas, some diesel. Price point since they are 25 years old 5-7,000... I've seen a couple in Florida driving around. Good deal on your new to you vehicle.

I love the old cj2 style. Land crushers are my second favorite

i have 2016 Thar in INDIA. So much fun to drive. Realiable vehicle

It seems like a 4BT series Cummins would be right at home in something like that, with no upgrades needed. Some love to the suspension, and you got a small, but unstoppable rock crawler/adventure machine!

I’d love to see more on the Roxor, and what you do with it. New subscriber!

Mahindra started manufacturing Willys in India since 1949 at Mumbai.

That thing looks so cool, it looks like a model T jeep lol Edit, reached the point where you said they bought the CJ rights, that makes sense

I've been wanting one of these, but I've got an old TJ already. So I don't know if it makes since for me. But dang that is sweet! Very helpful video!

Totally informative. Thank you. From 10,000 miles off. RSA.

The Roxie has been on my radar for a few years, nice wheeler!

Fallowed you over from the country life channel. Had a CJ5 years ago, it was street legal and a fun driver.

Great review! The only thing I would correct is both axles are a Dana 44 style axle. They’re not a Dana 44 but pretty much a clone. You cant buy Dana 44 parts and just bolt them in. For example you need a spacer if you buy a 44 carrier and the Roxor axles are 19 spline and I believe most 44’s are 30 spline. Again probably the best informative review on RU-vid so far.

I believe it's a CJ-3B that they liscense built and made minor changes too since the 1950s. Supposedly there are still parts that interchange with a Willy's CJ-3A or B. It's a shame it's giving you so much trouble, I wanted one before covid when they were $10-15k new or nearly new. In TN and a few other states they're road legal on B roads. I saw they they're speed limited and guys were tuning them, taking the limiter off and they were capable of over 70. I had the idea that if I wanted it to be fully playable and drivable everywhere that I would buy the cheapest Jeep tub with a title that I could find, do the bare minimum to use it's firewall, front end and whatever to use the Mahindra too "restore" the old Jeep. Weld in the parts of the old Jeep, repaint it, disguise it and go. They don't have inspection or emissions in TN so nobody would know accept me. I even thought it might be cool to stretch it and make it into an M170 so it would have a decent length bed, more wheelbase for better handling and it would probably work better with a lift, bigger tires and would allow longer, softer leafs that would have tons of articulation and improve the ride. I'd rather have the 3.70 or maybe something between 4.10 and 4.56 if my tires were 35", 37" or more to keep the rpms down and be easier on the engine.

Dude. Tmi. Let's see it drive! Great breakdown but goodness that was very long winded. I wanna see ya drive it over a small log or something.

Wow! that is very beefy looking. Very sharp, strong and really cool looking. Wow, you sure talked a lot..lol. Loved the video.

These are very interesting vehicles. Thanks for the review. I am sorry to hear that the hard top leaks. That would make it problematic in the Pacific Northwest. The original Roxor had no hard top option, but there was a firm that made an aluminum top and door kit for it, which looked to be very well designed and executed. The lack of jumper seats in the back of the new Roxor is a loss, IMO. There was a little known vehicle made for the Canadian armed services in partnership with VW called the Iltis which you might find interesting. It was 4WD open top light weight vehicle with a 1.6 liter TD engine (as was used in the Jetta of the late 1980's). It was the complete antithesis of the Hummer, but part of the drive to a single fuel (diesel) in order to simplify logistics.

Yes I love to see yall do offroad vlogs

I love your accent and how you explain things

congratulations for your ROXOR, you are lucky one, and it's look so much Capable and beautiful in upgrad tyre and tyre guard. love from INDIA 🇮🇳

Can't afford to buy shit these days FJB

That is a sweet little rig!! I would love to have one for my families property!

Minding those that buy the older model, if you ever total it to point of not being road worthy, just sell the parts and for the chassis scrap it but take all the identification markings, then sell the paperwork of it, so someone can ID swap the new model into older and swap some decent engine in it with out all that emission junk.

I love my 95 Tracker, super reliable and definitely also highly off-road capable. I think that qualifies... for about $20k less, lol. I can't lie, though, I would totally pick one of those up if my budget allowed hahaha!

Hey there I really enjoyed your video I'm going to purchase one of these and yours is the coolest one I've seen, I subscribed, first time ever lol! Thanks

Nice video but in January 2021, I Bought a new, Sarge Green 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 2.0L Turbo 8-speed automatic. I'm a 68 year old Disabled Veteran & deserve a vehicle that I don't have to work on, especially in the snow, for the next 5 years of extended warranty.

7:29 He's right on the tight corners. The Roxor can have problems with turns and you can quickly get into a tight spot if you're not careful. My FIL bought one and tipped his on it's side after he over-steered into the hillside.

Andrew that’s a good vehicle for what you use it for. I had a Polaris Ranger Northstar not a big fan of them.

I love these Mahindra's, would Love to have one for a fun get around vehicle, but I wouldn't call these a replacement for Jeep in any way. they're very much similar, at least the old Jeeps are similar, but they are very much two different things. I hate seeing massive comment arguments about which is better on videos for these little offroad vehicles, and all I can say is I love both Jeep and Mahindra, although at the end of the day, if I wanted something with more "luxury" and capability, I would have to go with Jeep. Overall when comparing these with a more modern 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and any newer Jeep, Jeep will out perform this is many ways, If you want something with the same use and capability as a 40s or 50s Willys, Mahindra is the way to go for that old simple design and function.

I love it. Can we see a review video of some off roading, towing, and regular driving?

OMG, it is like a Jeep, without the Noob factor.

You have an Excellent presentation! Very knowledgeable, and practical. Congratulations.

Base price for new 2022s are 17,500 up to 25,900...

Mahindra was contracted durrig WW2 to make Jeeps for the Allies, whichbis how they got into the Jeep market. Their tractors are good, but here in Komiforniastan, all the dealerships disappeared about 10 years ago. Parts for the tractor are hard to come by, and the John Deere dealers won't touch it even as a trade-in.

Wow I've built a bunch of trucks and off road vehicles and that thing is impressive

Wow, nice review of the machine Joe. I bet it would go for around $1100.

Thank you for a really good review!

This is perfect I want one someday can't justify it now though.

They should call this the “Super Willy”. I honestly Love love the idea of having this at my camp way more than any side by. My camp is 3 hrs up north in extreme rough country and I need a reliable, powerful work horse.

Great UTV, but for cost and reliability I'd go with a JDM Mitsubishi Jeep (2.7L and roadworthy) or a mini-truck

Instead of tuning import thar ecu it will be safe for engine except warranty

Yeah its cool Im diggin it. That thing is already an HD compared to the Polaris side by side. Like my old dodge ram straight front axle 🦾

Excellent review, thank you

A fellow here in town has one as his everyday driver … he drives it on area highways…

Just watched a vid about the Polaris and just what you said, constantly being fixed.

I've never heard of these... Very good review, I'm very familiar with them now!

I've got a 1980 Isuzu Diesel PUP that has all that.

The leaf spring looks too straight, Can you please check online , Concept of Leaf Spring is a curve (when in Presure Would Straighten) ,so please just check

I put an eight slot Diesel Freak Grill on my 22. looks way better!

Hope they’re built better than their tractors. Great hobby machines, but their tractors don’t hold up when used for real farming, especially compared to John Deere’s.

Right to make jeeps was given to most allies of WW2. Many/most countries developed their own manufacturer some of whom still exist. Was prior to the CJ's, but some of them copied the CJ's as they came online.

Mahindra should take advantage of the 25 year old rule of the US and export the old Jeeps from India.

18:20 The vents there look like they’re a NovaBus’s windshield vents hahaha!😂😂😂 19:43

Thumbs up subbed Great video, 8ve never seen one of these before, but I'm sitting here wondering if it has a snow plow hook up

Best vid yet, thx!

i'm impressed. not keen on the wipers though...through the front windshield ?..hmm..not cool. deff love the warn winch !. too bad its 3k lbs, you will need a hd trailer to haul it.

The wheelbase is 3 inches longer than a CJ7. So it’s actually closer to the CJ7 than CJ5.

Nice video. But what’s the price?Since you said you got it for a great price. Or at least the ballpark figure?

I liked their look until Jeep sued them and made them change the front end, looked like a old Willey's before that. They are easy to make street legal. Mahindra I believe was one of the many companies that under contract made jeeps in WW2.

I looks like a General Dynamics M1163, used by the USMC since 2004…

There a copy of the cj2a with diesel 5-speed dana44 centers but there a sweet farm and family vehicle specifically if u put the pto hydraulic n tractor tires

Now why doesn’t Jeep bring back a Wrangler Jr.? Something like the YJ, only a bit smaller with diesel or gas power. Street legal and fun, all for under $20k closed to the elements with HVAC, wipers and roll bars? I bought a stripped YJ in 1995, the last year, 2.5 4 cyl, 5 speed, 2 speed 4x4, in black paint with dark tan/orange seats, dash, door skins and vinyl roof with zipper windows, no power steering or radio, the only option being fold/tumble rear seat. All out the door for $12,400! Brand new! I kept till 2003 and 78,000 trouble free miles, only tires/wheels, shock upgrades and Bestop neoprene lined matching roof with dark brown tinted windows. The traded it in for a new Dakota truck and got $7,000 in trade! Because I kept it looking like new. With plenty of off road/beach adventures, water filled trails up to the headlights! Ok I have to add the newer grill Mahindra was forced to replace the Jeep looking one? Is fugly!

Would be great for a daily driver if it had the older gear ratio, a cheaper jeep that has good fuel economy and is reliable.

That was an excellent review. Enjoyed it.

I think Mahindra ought to launch this model in India

These things have gotten stupid expensive over the years. I remember a few years back around when they got sued by jeep a new one would. Be like 10,000. Now used ones are running 32,000. F that I’ll be a actual jeep for that much.

Honestly, if the bed was just a tad longer this would be a really nice looking thing. Visually it looks like an AI creation, jeep uncanny valley.

the difference with the polaris is the jeep is a real car and the polaris is a bad quality toy ...i really like the little jeep but i cover the name and the logo ...but aftermarket not too much because is pretty much unique here in america

I like it, except I absolutely hate the sound and smell of diesel.

Pretty cool...But, I would buy a used Jeep to have fun in and go exploring!

I'd love one of these. Thanks for the vid. I'm not finding much used with a quick google search. Is there any trick to finding used ones?

Looks more like a Willys than a CJ5. Cool for sure.

Having driven these for a couple years they are not worth the price. Ive worked on them and driven them and they are cheap trash for what you pay. Im glad it does what you want it to and is good for your use but for my money im just going to buy a used suv 4x4 , take the doors off , and have a more than capable pasture buggy that can also be registered for road use if need be.

Lucky! Great review