New Mahindra Armada for 2016?

jkdas · 1st November 2016, 09:01

Sharing a pic I got . Not sure about the authenticity. I am sure they can make this though and hence the doubt. Sharing to confuse fellow BHPians too

Karthik Chandra · 1st November 2016, 09:43

Quite possible that Mahindra can revive the Armada brand though this looks like a photoshop work by someone to replicate the Wrangler and create a vibe, if the project is for real then this will be the poor man's wrangler

speedmiester · 1st November 2016, 09:46

We are almost at the end of 2016, highly doubtful.
There aren't any test mules spied as well.

But the armada looks excellent, if only Mahindra put an effort into developing it.

swiftnfurious · 1st November 2016, 10:53

Even if this is launched, how will they place it? What's the USP of this model in a market where they already have the Bolero / TUV 300 / Nuvosport / Thar?! I think all these have consumed the positions available - the Nuvosport itself looks redundant after the TUV 300's introduction.

This does look beautiful though.

sachinayak · 1st November 2016, 10:56

Definitely a rumour - a Photoshop rendition.

No unwanted or hideous curves, no over the top design, no claws or paws in sight. That too from Mahindra, absolutely impossible.

Sorry, could not resist that.

shortbread · 1st November 2016, 11:08

It's a nice photoshop job, but has absolutely nothing to do with an official Mahindra design.

Go anywhere near the 7 slat grille for a new product and one will end up with an expensive lawsuit from Chrysler. Mahindra knows this all too well.

GTO · 1st November 2016, 11:40

Rightly said, looks like someone's been playing with photoshop (original source). Closing thread.

Zappo · 1st November 2016, 12:12

This is PS job. One simple giveaway... The seven slat grill. That's a design patented by Jeep (Chrysler). About a decade or so back (could be a little earlier though) Mahindra was sued for their grill design and they were restrained from any further copy of that design. That's why Mahindra vehicles do not carry those 7 straight grill design anymore in any of their new vehicles.

GTO · 1st November 2016, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zappo

The seven slat grill. That's a design patented by Jeep (Chrysler). About a decade or so back (could be a little earlier though) Mahindra was sued for their grill design and they were restrained from any further copy of that design. That's why Mahindra vehicles do not carry those 7 straight grill design anymore in any of their new vehicles.

Don't want to carry on a discussion in a closed thread, but:

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Karthik Chandra BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Madras Posts: 857 Thanked: 3,198 Times	Re: New Mahindra Armada for 2016? Quite possible that Mahindra can revive the Armada brand though this looks like a photoshop work by someone to replicate the Wrangler and create a vibe, if the project is for real then this will be the poor man's wrangler
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speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 6,630 Times	Re: New Mahindra Armada for 2016? We are almost at the end of 2016, highly doubtful. There aren't any test mules spied as well. But the armada looks excellent, if only Mahindra put an effort into developing it.
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sachinayak BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 730 Thanked: 2,808 Times View My Garage	Re: New Mahindra Armada for 2016? Definitely a rumour - a Photoshop rendition. No unwanted or hideous curves, no over the top design, no claws or paws in sight. That too from Mahindra, absolutely impossible. Sorry, could not resist that.
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shortbread Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KL 7 Posts: 2,390 Thanked: 6,271 Times	Re: New Mahindra Armada for 2016? It's a nice photoshop job, but has absolutely nothing to do with an official Mahindra design. Go anywhere near the 7 slat grille for a new product and one will end up with an expensive lawsuit from Chrysler. Mahindra knows this all too well.
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,501 Thanked: 300,604 Times View My Garage	Re: New Mahindra Armada for 2016? Rightly said, looks like someone's been playing with photoshop (original source). Closing thread. Last edited by GTO : 3rd November 2016 at 09:47.
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Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,686 Times	Re: New Mahindra Armada for 2016? This is PS job. One simple giveaway... The seven slat grill. That's a design patented by Jeep (Chrysler). About a decade or so back (could be a little earlier though) Mahindra was sued for their grill design and they were restrained from any further copy of that design. That's why Mahindra vehicles do not carry those 7 straight grill design anymore in any of their new vehicles.
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