Mahindra & Mahindra has unveiled a stylish SUV Coupe based on the XUV500 called as the XUV Aero.
Mahindra & Mahindra has unveiled a stylish SUV Coupe based on the XUV500 called as the XUV Aero. The front resembles that of the XUV500 SUV while the rear looks completely reworked. Being a concept, the car features oversized everything like the wheel arches and wheels. There are two huge front doors and has a pair of tiny rear suicide doors (open towards the rear). The coupe like rear end features a long windscreen and three-piece vertical taillights, something like the Komodo Concept that was revealed a couple of years back. The Komodo Concept was more of a design study and never made it even to the clay model stage. But looks like Mahindra has taken inputs from that design more recently.
Mahindra recently bought a controlling stake in Italian design marque Pininfarina. The Mahindra XUV500 Aero could be another design study by the company in India but we would more than accept if Mahindra plans to bring such a model out on the roads. No one in India has dared to enter into the SUV Coupe and globally only a couple of German manufacturers have given a throw at it. The XUV500 Aero is definitely something that we are looking forward to see in production, as a halo product in Mahindra’s portfolio.
Mahindra also unveiled the E2O Sports at the 2016 Auto Expo. The car looks stunning with a wide body kit, low profile tyres, massive wheels with disc brakes all around and a rear spoiler. The E2O Sports has a high output electric motor that develops 105kW (143PS) and 180Nm of torque right from standstill. This enables the car to reach 100Km/hr in just 8 seconds with a top speed of 120Km/hr (claimed). The steel shell lithium ion battery gives the car a range of up to 200Km, which can be charged via wireless charging technology sourced from GE.
Mahindra also revealed its Hyundai Creta rival, the Ssangyong Tivoli at the 2016 Auto Expo. The car will be launched with 1.6-litre petrol and diesel engines from the mFalcon engine family which could be renamed by Ssangyong. The new compact SUV looks attractive from all angles and boasts of many quirky design elements like the rear taillights and the thick crease line that runs into the taillights. The car is all set to launch this year in India.
Mahindra & Mahindra at 2016 Auto Expo Photo Gallery: