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Newbie Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Bangalore
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I estimate that the on-road pricing of the 2WD petrol AT AX7 should be around 19.99L ex-showroom as it might be the preferred powertrain of choice for most. This would allow lower taxation in some states like Karnataka. The 4WD AX7 might end up at around 25L ex-showroom. I was considering a used xc40 d4 AWD recently but now I’m torn (which I was picking simply because it had park assist pilot; missing in the new xc40 t4 FWD) ![]() But my salutations to M&M for taking the lead on active safety. Much needed in this decade, you can’t sell cars by counting airbags anymore. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: May 2015 Location: New Delhi
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| ![]() Any idea if the top variant will be available with black / dark seat color option? The all white is the single reason I would not put my money. Noticed dirty patches already in all drive videos (despite assuming Mahindra would be cleaning them regularly before each drive). |
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BHPian Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Kochi
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| ![]() Boy oh boy! This car ticks most boxes for most car buyers, and with the excellent M&M pricing strategy, this surely is a winner. What can stand between a long term success of this car is niggles associated with a fresh Mahindra product and delivery delays. Hope that Mahindra has considered these aspects appropriately. The value proposition that the XUV 700 is unbelievable! What you can get is a 200 bhp turbo petrol at 11.99 lakhs. How this car can be perfect for me: 1. Value - I had booked a Seltos GTX+ 6AT at close to 22L (including extended warranty and stuff). At this price, the car is too small, considering the other cars like 700, Harrier and Hector. 2. No DSG/ DCT - I liked the fact that the XUV700 does not have a DSG gearbox, considering that GSG/ DCT has long term reliability issues. The torque converter AT with the 200 bhp engine can pull to 100 kmph in 9.XX seconds, as per reviews. This is very fast for the size of this car. 3. Options - Diesel is your only option, well, not in here. One can choose from Diesel, Petrol, 5 seats, 7 seats and AWD. This reminds me of the Seltos launch with so many variants. This is a good thing for us, consumers. 4. Better engineered product - Seeing the many videos of the XUV 700 and reading the Team-BHP review, it feels that this is a better engineered Mahindra. Mahindra also chose to have the car driven by the media at their proving ground and asked for inputs! Well, that gives a sense of relief - many niggles can be spotted this way and they get to fix it before the car reaches dealerships. Media drive and tests in one shot! Good one. I feel lucky that I did not book a Harrier and chose the Seltos. Had I booked the Harrier, I would have got it delivered by now. With Seltos, I got a long waiting period, which would allow me to experience the XUV 700 as well. One thing is for certain - I won't take delivery of Seltos unless I consider the XUV 700. Period. |
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BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Pune
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I used to own scorpio 7 seater before and was seriously impressed by the mhawk engine, it was such a fun to drive so not reallly thinking about Alcarzar. I feel its under powered. Both new xuv 700 engines seem to drivers delight. I would probably wait for Xuv 700 2nd gen hoping for a sliding second row. Fingers crossed. ![]() | |
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BANNED Join Date: May 2020 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() I've taken a plunge and gone with booking at dealer level in Bangalore. I'm eagerly waiting for full feature set reveal so that I can decide on variant. As of now I'm thinking of MX or AX3 petrol variant. Initially I was thinking between Kushaq base vs Ecosport Titanium diesel, went ahead with Ecosport. I recently cancelled my Ecosport booking for few reasons. Honestly both Ecosport and Kushaq didn't feel like an upgrade for me from my Fabia because of cabin space. XUV was never in my consideration because of its price in the past. With current pricing its almost irresistible, MX petrol is just 1.7 lacs away from Kushaq's base variant. Last edited by Aditya : 19th August 2021 at 15:27. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bengaluru
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| ![]() Okay having consumed a multitude of videos, poring over 13 pages on the forum and multitude of Whatsapp conversations on this, here's my take on the 700:
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Excellent and unbiased review as always. We are the only review calling it a reworked XUV 500 platform. And, I am pretty sure it is. Else, how can Mahindra price it so aggressively? Mahindra also mentioned that the XUV 700 has 80% more chasis stiffness. Would that be possible if they have reworked the XUV 500 chasis? Did anyone else notice that the steering wheel has a round crease. Does it have some function? Is it a design or poor machine tooling? Definitely XUV 500 on steroids. Nevertheless, a great product and that too by a home grown automaker. Last edited by Horizon85 : 19th August 2021 at 11:07. Reason: Missed one point. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Mumbai
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| ![]() Has anyone been successful in securing a booking at the dealer level in Mumbai? I called up a couple of dealerships, like NBS(Juhu) and Hare Krishna(Mulund), but both of them denied accepting bookings. If anyone has managed to do so, which dealership did they book it with? |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Jabalpur
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It is shame that VW has removed these features( Lane Assist & Front Assist) from 2021 T Roc. Mahindra has hit the bull's-eye. Now other brands will be forced to add active safety features. | |
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BANNED Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: BLR
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| ![]() Finally, a Mahindra that deserves respect. Well done! |
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1. Which engine, gearbox or variant are you veering towards tentatively? 2. What is your opinion of top of line XUV 7OO variants versus say a Hyundai Tucson? Thanks. | |
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