Mahindra XUV500: 5 Things You Need to Know
- Apr 18, 2018
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Mahindra has finally launched the automatic version of the popular XUV500 SUV in India at Rs 15.36 lakh (ex-showroom. Navi Mumbai). The XUV500 will feature a brand new 6-speed automatic gearbox that has been made by Japanese component manufacturer Aisin Seiki and will also feature in future Ssangyong SUVs like the Tivoli which is due to make an appearance in India next year.
The new gearbox is a conventional unit which comes with a torque convertor and has six forward gears and one reverse gear. The gearbox also comes with the manual mode that can be activated by slotting the gear lever to the left of the Drive mode. The gearbox also has inbuilt features like hill start assist and a crawl function that holds the car at 10kmph (without pressing the accelerator), which is a boon in start-stop traffic.
Mahindra has not used a conventional straight shift pattern and has instead chosen a gated type shifter to house the gear lever. What this means is that there is no button on the gear shifter and pressing the brake pedal is enough to shift from Park to Drive.
The Automatic gearbox will be available in three variants on the XUV500. The W8 variant will be available with the front wheel drive layout and will be available with both the manual and the automatic. The W10 version on the other hand will get both the manual and the new automatic with both the front wheel drive and the all wheel drive package. The all wheel drive also gets features like ESP.
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