Mahindra & Mahindra, the utility vehicle specialist of India, is getting ready for the busy festive season. The automaker will launch a premium MPV christened Marazzo ahead of Diwali followed by S502 (codename) compact SUV and a premium SUV rivalling Toyota Fortuner by 2018-end.
The company has now showcased the premium SUV in production-ready form at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM), in Mumbai recently.
The model showcased at the AGM was spotted with codename 'Y400' in the number plate. The unnamed SUV is essentially the rebadged version of SsangYong G4 Rexton. For the uninitiated, SsangYong is a South Korean car company owned by Mahindra.
The Mahindra version of the SUV made India debut at the Auto Expo 2018 while the test mules spotted afterwards in Indian roads were featuring SsangYong's grille design. Meanwhile, the SUV showcased at the AGM comes with the signature toothy grille of Mahindra with chrome touches.
Mahindra has also worked on the suspension, ride height and handling package of the new SUV to make it better suited for Indian road conditions. The new SUV gets muscular bumpers and the newly designed wrap-around headlamps look modern while the black body claddings accentuate off-road appeal. The prominent character lines on the side and the thick C-pillars cannot go unnoticed.
Inside the cabin, the SUV gets a premium dual-tone dashboard with black and brown finish. It also flaunts a 9.2-inch HD touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a 7.0-inch LCD instrument cluster, cooled seats, Nappa leather upholstery, a smart tailgate, and others.
Mahindra is expected to employ a 2.2-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel engine that produces 187hp and 420Nm of peak torque in the new SUV. The mill may come mated to a seven-speed torque converter automatic transmission channelling power to the rear wheels.
The SUV has been rumoured with the names Rexton and XUV700. Mahindra yet to comment about the name while International Business Times, India learns that the company will be using a new alphanumeric name for its new flagship SUV.
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