Team-BHP - Mahindra BE 6 Review

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Originally Posted by FlankerFury (Post 5887889)

I hope Indigo wins this one so Mahindra is forced to come up with better names. Right now the names sound like a discount coupon code lol.

Indigo's statement on the '6E' mark!

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 5887897)

Indigo's statement on the '6E' mark!

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Very petty and childish from Indigo to be honest. These are two completely different segments and Mahindra has named their car "BE 6E" not just "6E".

Its like BMW suing Indigo for using "6E" because they already had "6 Series" since 1970's or so?

I have travelled through Indigo sometimes and I didn't even know they have something called as "6E". Big deal!

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Originally Posted by rkv_hunter (Post 5885806)

As someone said XEV 9E could have been a complete SUV rather than Coupe, with a 6-7 seat option as the Indian market loves its 6-7 seaters but maybe Mahindra is earning too well with the 700 and don’t want to disrupt it as yet. If u look at it it’s a smart strategy and these cars do not cannibalise any Mahindra car. It targets the competitors like Harrier, Creta segment and not to mention the EVs.

I guess in one of the reviews, I could see XUV 7OO EV in its current shape, so I am sure the project is in progress.

The car packs a lot and not everyone was able to catch up with every little bit in the perhaps short preview (e.g. how this review initially missed the rear center head-rest that was very neatly tucked in).

Many reviewers missed the gesture-controlled boot opening in the BE 6E (v/s the XEV 9E), but looks like it gets one indeed. Check this video

https://youtu.be/Gsu3AU_XBrw?t=314

Waiting for more such new findings.

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Originally Posted by santosh.s (Post 5887293)

1. Weird placement and operation of horn and other steering buttons, seems susceptible to unintended horn blows. I guess people will get used to it once they start using it.

The horn is really badly positioned, and on top of it it's a capacitive touch rather than a button. Who designed this thing!!!

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2. Regen + is on left and - on right, seems counter intuitive and defying standard practices. It may create confusion if you use multiple cars wtih paddle shifter buttons.

This seems very intuitive to me. Left = slow down more, right = slow down less. IIRC other EVs like IONIQ 5 also use the same and it was very intuitive for me in test drive.

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3. You need to press window buttons up to roll down windows and vice versa! Don't know whether they are tryig to mimic some premium/luxury car here? Just like how they have done it for many other things.
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The switches are not up and down, they are forward and backward. I think of them as regular switches turned upright. So towards you is up and away from you is down.

Dear All, I may sound stupid, but is it possible that when Mahindra announce the final pricing of BE 6e & XEV 9e in January 2025, we will get a shocker that 18.90 lacs and 21.90 lacs price is without the battery (just like MG Windsor BaaS) and the battery cost is Rs.6 lacs for 59kWh and 8 lacs for 79kWh battery pack. (posting this message in XEV 9e thread also)

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Originally Posted by GoBabyGo (Post 5888347)

Comparing BaaS Windsor to BaaS BE 6E, the BE 6E isn't 1.9x better than a Windsor. Surely the price can't be 1.9x of a Windsor.

Anyways, had this been with BaaS, Mahindra would have let us know in advance.

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Originally Posted by GoBabyGo (Post 5888347)

Lol, this is impossible. If anything the last 3 cars of Mahindra were also priced lower at the introduction phase. Expect the price to go up by 2 lakhs for each variant 6 months after the release.

Your comment feels like, you just wanted to participate and stir it up. lol:

Any idea when display cars or TD cars will arrive in the showrooms, generally after media drives within a week cars are at showrooms. I checked with a dealer and they have no communication yet.

They have successfully created the needed buzz in the market and I know many people who are considering the 6E or 9E, people who never spoke of EVs.

Given the gap between the launch and booking/test drive window, the buzz will slow down a bit and may not reflect in the initial booking numbers. Don’t know why they did the launch in November when variant distribution and booking windows are 1 to 1.5 months away.

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Originally Posted by aweracker (Post 5888432)

If anything the last 3 cars of Mahindra were also priced lower at the introduction phase. Expect the price to go up by 2 lakhs for each variant 6 months after the release.

I am not expecting Mahindra to increase prices like their ICE variants. Unless Govt suddenly wakes up to increase the GST. In EV space, we are seeing prices falling these days. I am sure the competition would not sit there and let Mahindra eat all the pie.

Any idea what is the 0-100 time of the 59kwh? Also, does anybody have an image of a person seated in the rear seat of the 59kwh version? Was wondering if a lower floor would mean better rear seat comfort.

Also, sorry for the noob question but most reviews mention an AWD version being launched at a later date. Could someone confirm whether adding motors to the front wheels would increase power or reduce the range?

The amount of design and engineering that went into the suspension and body. Video is in tamil but one can still understand a few bits. Every shape, design choice and material used is for a purpose. Even the choice of RWD helps in cutting down the length of HV cables improving efficiency.
https://youtu.be/-5tdGS7c8tg?si=RooS0NfCZX2dVYnQ

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Originally Posted by ottocycle (Post 5888747)

Otto I feel the price would increase not due to battery costs but for R&D recuperation on ADAS tech, the sound system, chassis and all.

But again, Pack 2 and Pack 3 might be priced a lot more, so who knows. Let's wait for Jan.