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| ![]() I was once in a rickshaw and it was quite dark. The guy was driving without headlights ON. When asked why he said it affects mileage. These folks would have some equally absurd reason as there's no logic to it. |
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: chitradurga
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| ![]() Went for test drive today for the XUV 300 and man I was in for a surprise. I drive a 85 ps duster and was amazed at the ride, handing, power, space and features of this car. It feels as big as the duster from inside. The test drive car was a W8 petrol and it felt very powerful, the diesel has even more power and torque. The interior quality felt good though I would have liked the switch gear in black rather than somewhat gaudy shade of silver. Sometimes I feel Mahindra still hasn't completely matured in design and tend to overdo the stuff. Coming back to the car, the only negatives I found was the lack of rear AC vents and the price. The ride quality and suspension us top notch, I felt almost on par with the duster, even on bad roads. My budget is 12 lakhs for diesel car which gets me a SX Venue two tone with a lots of bells and whistles. In this price only the W6 XUV 300 fits in at 11.40 lakhs on road in Karnataka. This version only has a 8 inch touch screen and parking sensors nothing else. If it had similar equipment level as the Venue even excluding the sun roof I'd have brought this, but in my budget the venue makes a much better vfm proposition. The sales rep made a pitch that forget Venue the XUV 300 is better than the Creta as it has 1 airbag extra and costs a full 3 lakhs less than the Creta top end. This made me laugh, I told him if this had a boot as large as the Cretas I'd have agreed but this is a mini and it doesn't compare. W8 option diesel costs 15.30 lakhs on road in Karnataka, well I don't care about the feature set but I think this is over priced by at least 2 lakhs. But Mahindra seems to be running all the way to the bank as the SA told the waiting period was 45 days for it. Don't know if this is true though. Anyways a brilliant product from Mahindra let down by over optimistic pricing. |
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Some observations from a recent BLR-Coorg- BLR trip on my W6-Diesel The vehicle completed 1,000 kms on this trip and I believe it is a top quality product by Mahindra @80-90kmph- The vehicle is super smooth, running @ 1500-1700 RPM. You get a plush ride, feel like sitting at home with minimal vibrations and road noise @90-100kmph- The vehicle is still supremely stable and smooth with a bit of vertical movement over road undulations/expansion joints of flyovers but nothing felt at good surfaces @1700-1900 RPM and overtakes are quick and effortless |
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bangalore
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Ya, it`s actually pretty useful. What`s your take on Nexon`s ride and overall NVH. Is it a Diesel? | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bangalore
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Actually the music system is damn good that drowns all other noises. Vibrations were felt initially but guess I got so used to it now I hardly notice it. Ride quality is really funny, at very low speed <15KPMH it's quite good, till 35-40 one can feel the firmness, at higher speeds it rides very well. Have not driven XUV300 much so really cannot compare. But for me 3 things knocked XUV300 out of contention. 1. Boot Space 2. Price 3. Newer product of the line makes me nervous I hope you have a wonderful experience with your XUV300 | |
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![]() 1. When I started the car at night, the DRLs lit up my compound sufficiently well. So I thought the headlights were on! 2. Today's cars have an illuminated instrument cluster, even when the headlights are off. While that's a welcome move, it's taken one of the "no headlamp" signs away. 3. The car had "auto" headlamps, so I wasn't habituated to put the headlamps on manually. It was only after driving for a couple of km that I realised the illumination is poor / not as good as the headlights, and I have to turn them on ![]() These smarter cars are making drivers dumber! Last edited by GTO : 25th June 2019 at 11:21. | |
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| ![]() MAHINDRA ADVENTURE SUPER XUV300 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This car replaces the Super XUV500 in the INRC. The Super XUV300 R2 with a 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine will be piloted by reigning champion Gaurav Gill whereas the Super XUV300 Turbo Diesel will have Amittrajit Ghosh behind the wheel, and a 4-cyl 1.5-litre diesel under the hood. Arka Motorsports has managed to squeeze out about 40-45PS and 40Nm torque more than the road-going XUV300. The 1.5-litre diesel is closer to stock mechanically, with only a retune netting around 30PS and 60-70Nm torque more. Source Last edited by jailbird_fynix : 27th June 2019 at 00:03. |
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![]() By the way, here's my 2-cent test-drive report, based on the few minutes I spent driving the AMT variant of the XUV300 today. The AMT is out-of-place in an otherwise luxurious car. Excellent engine, excellent ride and handling, great interiors, all features you'd ever want in a car and more, and then you have the AMT. It's like checking into the presidential suite of a luxury hotel only to find that hot water for bathing has to be brought up from downstairs in a bucket. Mahindra may claim this is the best AMT around, but it still is an AMT and it's never going to match a TC or even a CVT. Creeps well in traffic and sometimes the gear changes aren't directly perceived, but the transmission gets confused and goes through a long 2-3 seconds of hesitation when climbing on a gentle incline. Once it finds a gear, it gets going but until then your 300 Nm of torque amounts to nothing. I later test-drove the Venue Petrol 1.0 DCT to compare. the Turbo petrol and DCT combination provides a much smoother experience than the AMT with the powerful 1.5 liter turbo diesel. The OTR pricing in Hyderabad for the top end AMT is expected to be around 15.2 to 15.4 lacs. Had Mahindra chosen to plonk a TC and priced it at 15.5 lacs, I'd probably consider buying it. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chennai
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| ![]() Mahindra has started accepting bookings for AMT. As per the SA in Zulaikha motors Chennai, AMT is going to be available only in diesel and that too in W8 variants. The ex-showroom price is yet to be disclosed and test vehicles haven't yet arrived. I almost booked Nexon XZA(+) but two things have made me wait a) Impending XUV AMT launch and TBHP review of the same before putting my money on it. b) Expected refresh to Nexon (rear ac, restoration of defogger, rear wiper etc.) |
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1) Jerks while shifting from A1-A2-A3 2) Delay of around few seconds while upshifting 3) Clutch plates worn out at 38K odo reading 4) Fly kit worn out (Replaced under warranty) 5) Actuator gone (Replaced under warranty) 6) Sudden power loss and sudden power gain resulting in heavy jerks in bumper to bumper traffic 7) Once it stopped on national highway while I was doing 80 speed, suddenly shifted from A5 to N 8) MASS inefficiency and lack of technical expertise to identify and fix issues on timely manner. They keep vehicle for weeks and do not provide any donor vehicle. I tried to sell it off, but was making a huge loss, so just went ahead with extended warranty. Even though the AMT in XUV 300 is sourced from different company, it is still not tried and tested. The youtube reviews from many people highlight the above mentioned issues in their reviews. | |
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