BREAKING: The Mahindra XUV700 Prices Undercuts The Tata Safari

Published September 30, 2021
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Bookings for Mahindra’s latest SUV will begin from October 07, but be prepared to wait to finally have it delivered

Mahindra XUV700 priced from Rs 11.99 lakh.
It’s offered in MX and AX trims; the latter is available in multiple variants.
AX7 AT can be teamed with a luxury pack, which includes Sony 3D surround sound system, a 360-degree camera, and blind spot monitoring.
Only the diesel-automatic variant comes with an all-wheel drive.
Gets petrol and diesel engine options.

The wait is finally over! Mahindra has announced the XUV700’s detailed variant-wise prices. Starting from Rs 11.99 lakh (ex-showroom), the mid-size SUV is available in two broad trims: MX and AdrenoX (AX). The latter has multiple variants: AX3, AX5, and AX7. Both trims get petrol and diesel engine options.

Take a look at the prices:

	Petrol	Diesel
Manual
MX	Rs 11.99 lakh	Rs 12.49 lakh
AX3	Rs 13.99 lakh	Rs 14.59 lakh*
AX5	Rs 14.99 lakh*	Rs 15.59 lakh*
AX7	Rs 17.59 lakh	Rs 18.19 lakh
Automatic
AX3	Rs 15.59 lakh	Rs 16.19 lakh
AX5	Rs 16.59 lakh	Rs 17.19 lakh*
AX7	Rs 19.19 lakh	Rs 19.79 lakh

*Can be specced as a 7-seater for Rs 60,000 premium

All variants except the AX7 are 5-seaters.
You can spec the AX7 automatic with an optional Luxury Pack for a Rs 1.8 lakh premium. This includes additional features like a Sony 3D surround sound system, a 360-degree camera, blind spot monitoring, electronic parking brake, and a wireless phone charger.
The AX7 diesel-automatic gets an optional all-wheel drivetrain for an extra Rs 1.3 lakh. And no, neither the diesel-manual nor the petrol engine gets AWD.
The XUV700’s prices undercut the Tata Safari, which is priced between Rs 14.99 lakh and Rs 23.17 lakh.
All the prices mentioned above are introductory and will be applicable for the first 25,000 bookings only.

Bookings for the XUV700 will begin from October 07, and Mahindra has said it will announce delivery dates before October 10. Also, deliveries of petrol variants will precede the diesel model. Test drives will begin in a phased manner from October 02.

The SUV is powered by a 2-litre turbo-petrol and 2.2-litre diesel engine. The latter is offered in multiple tunes and is the only option you can team with the all-wheel drivetrain. Both engines get manual and automatic transmission options:

	XUV700 Petrol	XUV700 Diesel
Engine	2-litre	2.2-litre
Power (PS)	200PS	155PS (MX) / 185PS (AX)
Torque (Nm)	380Nm	360Nm (MX) 420Nm (MT) / 450Nm (AT)
Transmission Options	6-speed manual / 6-speed automatic	6-speed manual / 6-speed automatic
Drivetrain	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel / All-wheel drive
Drive Modes	NA	Zip, Zap, Zoom, and Custom

MX diesel offered only with manual

To know more about the XUV700, including its long feature list, read our in-depth first-drive review. At these prices, the Mahindra mid-size SUV is an alternative to the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Skoda Kushaq, VW Taigun, Tata Harrier/Safari, MG Hector/Hector Plus, and Hyundai Alcazar.