It wouldn't be a big deal if they moved the Thar up into a different segment so they can bring back more of an updated bare-bones Major type rig. IMO that'd be super cool. I don't think that'd bother too many people. Same deal with Jeep here stateside. They keep bloating the bottom end of the ultra-capable ute segment to where they don't even resemble the vehicles that got them here.
Wheelbases: 80" died in the early 60s, 81" died in the early 70s, 84" died in the early 80s, 93" died in the mid 2000s. The JL is now ~97 inches..
Now the ultra-capable compact segment is twice as heavy, > 20% longer than they used to be, and lack nearly all farm/rural/ag utility they once had. This is not progress. Obviously there is a very profitable segment catering to urban weekend warriors, but don't completely ditch the utility-focused consumers that got you here. I wish Jeep would had offered a strippo trim at least. IMO the Willys Edition was that opportunity, but instead they just did Willys flavored badging..
It seems odd that MM, who is taking full advantage of the watering down of the Jeep brand, doesn't see they are "JK'ing" the Thar lol