My first impressions: Mahindra XUV700 AX7L diesel AT

There was no drama and it loved to take corners. It felt almost German in the sense that it can mask speeds so well.

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Managed to have a brief look at the XUV7OO and a test drive of the AX7L Diesel AT variant along with BHPian Vishy76 last Saturday and have to say, I was super impressed with how the car drove. FSD really does wonders in the handling department and the car really feels like it shrinks around you. There was no drama and it loved to take corners. It felt almost German in the sense that it can mask speeds so well. We were quickly at unmentionable speeds before continuous speed chimes reminded us how fast we were going!

Also experienced the Lane Keep Assist for the first time and it cut in pretty aggressively. I'm not sure if I would keep it on. It was shod with MRF Wanderers.

The backseat was just incredible. It's been a long time since I've been in a backseat so good. Third row was as expected not good at all with poor headroom, legroom and thigh support. Almost felt like sitting on cushions than a proper seat. Better to use this as a 5 seater.

The Sony sound system was also simply superb. I'm not at all an audiophile but this system was truly an experience to be had. The bass was enough to shake the door cards!

The Aisin 6TC has been tuned quite well with the 2.2 Mhawk and the car was always in the right gear. However it is clearly tuned with efficiency in mind and does hesitate a bit to downshift.

The build quality and materials were nothing short of exceptional and I loved the attention to detail Mahindra has given to small things such as the feel of the horn pad and the solid feeling stalks. The display cars however had a few issues like the shut lines on the hatch did not align properly and a plastic trim piece below the second row was misaligned and loose but these are minor issues IMO which could also be attributed to them being the first batch of cars.

Lastly, 24.98 lakhs OTR for the AX7L is definitely steep money for a Mahindra, BUT the car definitely does justify the sticker price in my opinion. I doubt one can find a better package for the price.

Here are some pics:

The display car, a white AX7L. There was another one in silver too:

The classy dash:

The Diesel AT demo car. They had the Diesel MT and Petrol AT for test drives as well. This shade of blue looks absolutely smashing:

BHPian Vishy76 behind the wheel. The panoramic sunroof really helps in making the cabin lively:

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