Mahindra XUV 500 : Exclusive Photo Feature!
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Coming our way from the country's leading UV maker Mahindra & Mahindra is this new age, new wave soft-roader, the XUV500 (XUV - Five Double O). The new Mahindra is no softie, keeping in sync with its maker's reputation for the rugged, but in this new baby rugged melds with style and the concoction of the two is deadly delicious! Not many details and information can be divulged right now but our pictures of the car speak louder than words. Adil Jal Darukhanawala lends commentary to Kunal Khadse's photo-artistry
Mahindra’s XUV500 breaks new ground for the firm in that it is not just its new age offering in this millennium, but also the firm’s first all-monocoque passenger vehicle, its first with a transverse-engine, front wheel drive layout and also one which finally makes the break from its distinct Jeep lineage. And again let it be said that its design was signed off before the Ssangyong acquisition! The sheer dynamism of the design on the move is further heightened by the wedgy swoop of the belt line and the sharply raked windscreen. The subtle roof rails play their own part in the overall aesthetique and by and large thanks to the brilliant surfacing of the external sheet metal, the overall sheen and finish of the XUV500 is magnificent. In fact it puts many Indian-assembled and painted high end luxury cars to shame.
Form follows function they say but here in our smallish first drive, it was great to experience the XUV500 function in a form which should impress not just in class but also those who would have made do with sedans.
Well planted stance, decent manners and a good balance between ride and handling should really pull in the troops to cheer for the XUV500. The meaty 5-spoke alloys are shod with 235 x 65 – R17 Bridgestones and with the underpinnings they do make for the vehicle’s dynamics to bear positively for the occupants – be it the driver or passengers.
The XUV500’s tail light cluster treatment is distinctive yet simple and very effective. Note the manner in which the leading edge of the reflector is also made into a style detail.
The XUV500’s large tailgate flips upwards to reveal large load area with the rear row of seats folded flat. The spare tyre sits below the floor and is easily accessed from below in the same manner as in the Toyota Innova.
Pricing Ex-showroom Delhi
XUV 500 W6: 4x2:*Rs.10.8 Lakhs
XUV 500 W8 4x2:*Rs.11.95 Lakhs
XUV 500 W8 4x4:*Rs.12.88 Lakhs
*(ex-showroom Delhi invitation pricing)
Page 2: Exterior Details, Action Shots >>
Page 3: Engine, Tyre Profile, Fascia >>
Page 4: Driver Information Display, Seating >>
Page 5: Steering Wheel, Interior Gadgetry >>
Page 6 : Door Handles, Rear Badging >>