Mahindra XUV has been on the news from last one year and finally the time has arrived for it to hit the auto market. With the introduction of Mahindra XUV 500 the D-segment auto market has been shaken.
Mahindra XUV has been on the news from last one
year and finally the time has arrived for it to hit the auto market.
With the introduction of Mahindra XUV 500 the D-segment auto market has
been shaken. Mahindra XUV 500 has been code named ‘World SUV W201’. This
SUV has been built up from the beginning keeping in mind each minute
detail. The mHawk Engine resembles the Scorpio but it has been again
redefined to offer maximum power of 140bhp and maximum torque of 330nm.
The price of the base model has been kept very competitively at Rs 11.10
lakhs only in Ex-showroom New Delhi. Mahindra XUV 500 has been
manufactured in the Mahindras Rs 2500 crore plant at Chakan. Rs650 crore
has been endowed in this entire project. XUV 500 has been successfully
tested with more than 250 prototypes and the company envisages selling
2000 units each month. XUV has been conceptualized to fill the space
between the Scorpio and other high end SUV’s and it has successfully
achieved that. XUV 500 is an altogether new SUV that is primarily
targeted at generation next. XUV 500 has an element of vivacity and is
therefore regarded as a product with an oomph value.
There are three variants of Mahindra XUV 500
these are XUV500 W6 4x2-Rs11.10 lakhs, XUV500 W8 4x2-Rs12.45 lakhs and
the XUV500 W8 4x4-Rs13.43 lakhs. The cost of the base model W6 has been
increased by Rs30,000, the model W8 4x2 has been enhanced by Rs 50,000
and for W8 4x4 the price is further increased by Rs 55,000. The ARAI
certified mileage of XUV 500 is 15.1 kmpl. XUV 500 is made available in
various colors such as satin white, Tuscan red, Dolphin grey, Amazon
green, volcano black, Moondust silver and Opulant purple. XUV500 is
expected to be exported in different countries in South East Asia,
Western Europe and also South Africa and other parts of Africa. It has
six speed manual transmissions and it has both 2-wheel and 4-wheel drive
facility. XUV500 will give strong competition to other similar segment
like Chevrolet Captiva, Ford Endeavour, Renault Koleos and Toyota
Fortuner. XUV500 possess a huge touch screen display incorporating GPS
navigation system and the music system. It also features ABS, EBD,
Traction Control, Hill decent control and six air bags. XUV 500 also
features a Monocoque chassis.
Mahindra is also planning to
introduce a twin turbo variant of XUV500 that will generate a maximum
power of 170bhp and maximum torque of 400nm. As far as style and looks
are concerned it exhibits a large front grille like that of a Jeep which
is highlighted prominently with Mahindra’s logo in the middle. The
Day-time running LED looks quite stunning with orange indicators. Clear
lens projector double barrel head lights and fog lights are some other
added features. XUV 500 gets its macho looks from the 17 inch alloy
wheel that looks awesome.
