A tribute - Mahindra Scorpio

raj_5004 · 3rd February 2010, 23:08

a great article sid, thanks a lot mate. it is really an interesting thread for a scorpio fan & a mahindra admirer like me.

getsurya · 4th February 2010, 09:51

Sid,

A truly nostalgic trip down your life road! WOW! Great penchant and memories to pen down!

Reading through your article, I realize that one never know's what can touch our lives/soul to grow up owning them. I still remember by grandfather's Willys 4X4-military green & Ambassador-black from my childhood days. That Willys is one beast I always loved a lot and ended up buying a Scorpio 6 years back( to satisfy my creature comforts in today's polluted world) whose genes I date it to my Grandad's Willys!!

Keep writing Sid, Awesome to read! Thank you.

Sankar · 4th February 2010, 10:06

I never knew M&M once stood for Mahindra & Mohammed. Great info!

Mission_Safari · 4th February 2010, 10:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4x4addict

I am a converted Safari fan...

+1 . I am converted safari fan too

shishir_bn · 4th February 2010, 10:12

@Sid, one of the best reading and one of the best story of the Beast coming to life.The three parts which you have written have already become 3 serials. So please pen down the next part of the story. Never knew the whole history of THE BEAST called "SCORPIO" and also that in 1948 M&M was called as Mahindra & Mohammed.Great info.Thanks.

rjalihal · 4th February 2010, 16:11

Scorpio is truly a legend. It turned M&M around big time! However, i do find them a bit bouncy in the back seat! But then again, with a Scorpio, you dont care about the back seat much eh!

shankar.balan · 4th February 2010, 16:49

good one SID
enjoyed reading this tribute

khan_sultan · 4th February 2010, 17:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidindica

......So, for a strong body shell, a strong motor also had to be designed. Any idea of modifying an existing motor was immediately turned off.

A new heavy duty cast iron cylinder block and head with a high pressure direct injection motor, codenamed SZ 2600 was designed completely new from rounds up.

....

Interesting. Didn't know about the "NEW, ground up engine for scorpio".

Folklore has it that this was not a new engine designed from ground up but their existing tractor/jeep engine that was tweaked/reworked (XDP/XD3P family)

As someone from JT said, all engines in M&M come from either the fathers side or the mothers side of the "engine family tree" -- either XDP or DI side.

Would like some knowledgeable jeepers to share their views here and provide more inputs.

indianchiefrsd · 4th February 2010, 17:59

Sid, I just love reading your threads.

Btw is some of the info you posted available on the coffee book table of Mahindra.

You the man, keep the info coming.

esteemer · 4th February 2010, 21:57

Sid Sir, your posts are always a great great read, you know, straight from the heart.

I too am a Scorpio lover, have never even driven one, but the long trips I have done in Scorpios (as a passenger) are times I always cherish.

The purposeful nose, high rear, the graceful lines, are all to die for.

As you very well said,
Nothing Else Will Do

vraghuz · 5th February 2010, 12:58

Wake up SID ...

....just kiddin

Great Write up SID , ... eagerly waiting for the rest...!!!

Cheers
Raghu,

hvkumar · 5th February 2010, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sankar

I never knew M&M once stood for Mahindra & Mohammed. Great info!

It almost became Mahindra & Menon in 1972!

btirthankar · 5th February 2010, 19:12

Informative Insider. More to come?

MileCruncher · 6th February 2010, 02:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by hvkumar

It almost became Mahindra & Menon in 1972!

Saar please elaborate and don't just make cryptic statements

amanmalhotra · 6th February 2010, 09:43

Nice thread, brings back the memories of when the car came into the market and its ads with the blue scorpio in it (never understood that color choice). Also the multiple test drives that I took (even though I had no money to buy that car) and the fact that I came out a happy man after every TD. Finally did manage to buy it in 2009 and am simply just loving it

3rd February 2010, 23:08	#16
raj_5004 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai Posts: 5,238 Thanked: 3,169 Times	a great article sid, thanks a lot mate. it is really an interesting thread for a scorpio fan & a mahindra admirer like me.
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4th February 2010, 09:51	#17
getsurya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,654 Thanked: 2,046 Times View My Garage	Sid, A truly nostalgic trip down your life road! WOW! Great penchant and memories to pen down! Reading through your article, I realize that one never know's what can touch our lives/soul to grow up owning them. I still remember by grandfather's Willys 4X4-military green & Ambassador-black from my childhood days. That Willys is one beast I always loved a lot and ended up buying a Scorpio 6 years back( to satisfy my creature comforts in today's polluted world) whose genes I date it to my Grandad's Willys!! Keep writing Sid, Awesome to read! Thank you.
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4th February 2010, 10:06	#18
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,780 Thanked: 9,254 Times	I never knew M&M once stood for Mahindra & Mohammed. Great info!
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4th February 2010, 10:12	#20
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 123 Times	@Sid, one of the best reading and one of the best story of the Beast coming to life.The three parts which you have written have already become 3 serials. So please pen down the next part of the story. Never knew the whole history of THE BEAST called "SCORPIO" and also that in 1948 M&M was called as Mahindra & Mohammed.Great info.Thanks.
	() Thanks

4th February 2010, 16:11	#21
rjalihal BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 714 Thanked: 103 Times	Scorpio is truly a legend. It turned M&M around big time! However, i do find them a bit bouncy in the back seat! But then again, with a Scorpio, you dont care about the back seat much eh!
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4th February 2010, 16:49	#22
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,797 Thanked: 27,247 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/3 (13)	good one SID enjoyed reading this tribute
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4th February 2010, 17:59	#24
indianchiefrsd BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 74 Thanked: 0 Times	Sid, I just love reading your threads. Btw is some of the info you posted available on the coffee book table of Mahindra. You the man, keep the info coming.
	() Thanks

4th February 2010, 21:57	#25
esteemer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 25 Times	Sid Sir, your posts are always a great great read, you know, straight from the heart. I too am a Scorpio lover, have never even driven one, but the long trips I have done in Scorpios (as a passenger) are times I always cherish. The purposeful nose, high rear, the graceful lines, are all to die for. As you very well said, Nothing Else Will Do
	() Thanks

5th February 2010, 12:58	#26
vraghuz BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 116 Thanked: 23 Times	Wake up SID ... ....just kiddin Great Write up SID , ... eagerly waiting for the rest...!!! Cheers Raghu,
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5th February 2010, 19:12	#28
btirthankar BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Some Moving Vehicle Posts: 816 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Informative Insider. More to come?
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6th February 2010, 09:43	#30
amanmalhotra BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 60 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Nice thread, brings back the memories of when the car came into the market and its ads with the blue scorpio in it (never understood that color choice). Also the multiple test drives that I took (even though I had no money to buy that car) and the fact that I came out a happy man after every TD. Finally did manage to buy it in 2009 and am simply just loving it
	() Thanks