Mahindra Scorpio m-Hawk Vlx – A test drive review - Team-BHP

krikah · 3rd March 2008, 10:59

Hey all,

Over the past week or so I have been contemplating on changing my primary mode of transportation, a Ford IKON Flair 1.3. I had two choices in mind, a Ford Fiesta or Mahindra Scorpio m-Hawk Vlx; two very different class of vehicles.

After test driving the Ford Fiesta, I came to a conclusion that it is a 30% improvement to Ford IKON. What I was not happy about was the Audio console on the high-end model which apparently is a 6 CD changer with no MP3 support. To me that seemed to be a big let down considering that it is factory fitted.

Coming to Scorpio; I actually enjoyed driving the Scorpio. The drive feeling was excellent. I rate the UMPH factor at 80%.

I did read the reviews on Team BHP and found the following to be consistent with reviews given here.

Excessive vibration of the gear while driving
Intellipark did not work for me, during my hour long test drive
Voice assist had a mind of its own, was not consistent at times.
In test vehicle that was given to me; the steering controls (volume, seek buttons) showed wear and tear, thus the text was standing to fade
ABS breaking was acceptable
The right side wheel rim was covered with brake dust. The vehicle was cleaned before it was assigned for testing in the morning. I test drove the vehicle around 5.00pm. Between 9 am and 5.00pm the rim was fully covered with brake dust. I am not sure if this is bad or really bad.
The factory fitted music system was sub-standard with very poor speaker quality. No option to opt out of this.
Pick-up/ Acceleration were very good. After driving the Ford IKON it was a different feeling all together. It was not at all difficult to drive this power beast on Chennai Roads.
Cruse Control, no way will I dare trying this on Chennai Roads..

All in all, this is a really good value for money. If you have another 50k or a lakh to spare you can do away with existing music system, chip in a sub-woofer, dvd player, lcd screen, rear-view parking cameras, and jazz up the vehicle.

akshay1234 · 3rd March 2008, 13:11

well there seem to be more minus points than plus points. have you driven the safari or the innova? you could also look at the cedia and the optra magnum in that price range.

GTO · 3rd March 2008, 14:04

Your test-drive only drives home the fact that a Mahindra without bells, whistles and electronic gizmos is best. Why don't you TD a regular Scorpio CRDe? Thats far better value and offers just what one needs.

krikah · 3rd March 2008, 14:17

I am planning to test drive an Innova this weekend. However, I kinda liked the looks of Scorpio more than Innova and Safari.

Also, for the price range, the kind of features on paper (working or not working / usable not usable) seems to good seller. True to the fact, Mahindra failed to study the market well enough to package features that are more needed for Indian markets.

As of yesterday, the wait time to get your Scorpio post booking is 2 months. Another thing that I am not too happy about with Scorpio is "Price of vehicle applicable at the time of delivery. So there is a possibility that if the price of Scorpio goes up in 8 weeks, the price I will have to pay at the time of delivery may be more than what it is now....which to me is kind of dodgey.

dockap · 3rd March 2008, 14:20

why dont you test drive the optra magnum

jaibir · 3rd March 2008, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by krikah

As of yesterday, the wait time to get your Scorpio post booking is 2 months. Another thing that I am not too happy about with Scorpio is "Price of vehicle applicable at the time of delivery. So there is a possibility that if the price of Scorpio goes up in 8 weeks, the price I will have to pay at the time of delivery may be more than what it is now....which to me is kind of dodgey.

I think that is pretty much standard practise. Sometimes, you get the price at time of booking if you make a 100% advance payment (check with the dealer on this). I'm not sure if a 100% advance payment is sensible though, especially if visibility on delivery is low.

m3_07 · 3rd March 2008, 14:52

I have really been longing to see someone buy the mhawk & post the review. I could not locate much threads though ......need better searching practices if needed may be????

How did you feel the chassis roll??? & you did mention that the ABS was much effective. As GTO says, if gizmos doesn't turn you ON (though not much utility factors in there), suggest you go for the conventional 2.6ltr CRDE.

3rd March 2008, 10:59	#1 (permalink)
krikah Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 3	Mahindra Scorpio m-Hawk Vlx – A test drive review Hey all, Over the past week or so I have been contemplating on changing my primary mode of transportation, a Ford IKON Flair 1.3. I had two choices in mind, a Ford Fiesta or Mahindra Scorpio m-Hawk Vlx; two very different class of vehicles. After test driving the Ford Fiesta, I came to a conclusion that it is a 30% improvement to Ford IKON. What I was not happy about was the Audio console on the high-end model which apparently is a 6 CD changer with no MP3 support. To me that seemed to be a big let down considering that it is factory fitted. Coming to Scorpio; I actually enjoyed driving the Scorpio. The drive feeling was excellent. I rate the UMPH factor at 80%. I did read the reviews on Team BHP and found the following to be consistent with reviews given here. Excessive vibration of the gear while driving Intellipark did not work for me, during my hour long test drive Voice assist had a mind of its own, was not consistent at times. In test vehicle that was given to me; the steering controls (volume, seek buttons) showed wear and tear, thus the text was standing to fade ABS breaking was acceptable The right side wheel rim was covered with brake dust. The vehicle was cleaned before it was assigned for testing in the morning. I test drove the vehicle around 5.00pm. Between 9 am and 5.00pm the rim was fully covered with brake dust. I am not sure if this is bad or really bad. The factory fitted music system was sub-standard with very poor speaker quality. No option to opt out of this. Pick-up/ Acceleration were very good. After driving the Ford IKON it was a different feeling all together. It was not at all difficult to drive this power beast on Chennai Roads. Cruse Control, no way will I dare trying this on Chennai Roads.. All in all, this is a really good value for money. If you have another 50k or a lakh to spare you can do away with existing music system, chip in a sub-woofer, dvd player, lcd screen, rear-view parking cameras, and jazz up the vehicle. Last edited by adya33 : 3rd March 2008 at 11:28.
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GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,190 View My Garage	Your test-drive only drives home the fact that a Mahindra without bells, whistles and electronic gizmos is best. Why don't you TD a regular Scorpio CRDe? Thats far better value and offers just what one needs. __________________ GTO Self-imposed limits are the only type that exist. Break them....then, make it a habit. Exceed. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

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3rd March 2008, 13:11	#2 (permalink)
akshay1234 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,940 View My Garage	well there seem to be more minus points than plus points. have you driven the safari or the innova? you could also look at the cedia and the optra magnum in that price range.

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krikah Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 3	I am planning to test drive an Innova this weekend. However, I kinda liked the looks of Scorpio more than Innova and Safari. Also, for the price range, the kind of features on paper (working or not working / usable not usable) seems to good seller. True to the fact, Mahindra failed to study the market well enough to package features that are more needed for Indian markets. As of yesterday, the wait time to get your Scorpio post booking is 2 months. Another thing that I am not too happy about with Scorpio is "Price of vehicle applicable at the time of delivery. So there is a possibility that if the price of Scorpio goes up in 8 weeks, the price I will have to pay at the time of delivery may be more than what it is now....which to me is kind of dodgey.

3rd March 2008, 14:20	#5 (permalink)
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore-Manipal Posts: 236 View My Garage	why dont you test drive the optra magnum

3rd March 2008, 14:52	#7 (permalink)
m3_07 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 139	I have really been longing to see someone buy the mhawk & post the review. I could not locate much threads though ......need better searching practices if needed may be???? How did you feel the chassis roll??? & you did mention that the ABS was much effective. As GTO says, if gizmos doesn't turn you ON (though not much utility factors in there), suggest you go for the conventional 2.6ltr CRDE.