Mahindra has revealed the details of its upcoming KUV100 compact SUV. The vehicle, which had been codenamed S101, will be launched on January 15, 2016. Bookings for the car open on December 19, 2015.

The KUV100 is a sub-4 metre vehicle with crossover-like styling. At the front, it has a long and narrow grille with a honeycomb mesh pattern and Scorpio -like claws, sweptback headlamp clusters, and a bumper with a silver skid plate and tall fog lamps. The roof line of the car slopes downwards towards the rear, the B-Pillars are blackened and the wheel arches are prominent. The rear door handle is located in line with the rear windows like the Chevrolet Beat and strong character lines run along the sides of the car.

Earlier images have revealed that the KUV100 gets wraparound tail lamps, a curved rear windshield, a rear spoiler. The rear bumper houses fog lamps at both ends and the number plate in the centre.

The vehicle will be available in seven body colours - Fiery Orange, Flamboyant Red, Aquamarine, Designer Grey, Dazzling Silver, Midnight Black and Pearl White.

The KUV100 is powered by a new family of engines called mFalcon. It consists of a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol unit (G80) and a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder turbocharged diesel powerplant (D75). The petrol engine develops 82 BHP @ 5,500 rpm and 114 Nm of torque @ 3,500 rpm while the diesel makes 77 BHP @ 3,750 rpm and 190 Nm of torque @ 1,750-2,250 rpm. Both engines comply with BS-IV emission norms and are mated to a 5-speed gearbox. 

Mahindra has invested Rs. 500 crore in the development of the mFalcon engine series. The engine family will also have 1.5-litre and 1.6-litre engines.

The KUV100 will come in seven trim levels - K2, K2+, K4, K4+, K6, K6+ and K8. All variants will get ABS as a standard, while the K2+, K4+, K6+ and K8 will come with dual airbags.

The KUV100 was designed at the Mahindra Research Valley, Chennai. The car will be built at the company's manufacturing facility at Chakan, Maharashtra. 

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A production-ready version of the upcoming Mahindra S101 has been spotted.

The car is seen with wraparound, smoked effect, tail lamps, a curved rear windshield with a rear wiper and a hatch with an integrated rear spoiler. The bumper has reflectors / rear fog lamps at both ends with chrome accents. The car appears to have three adjustable headrests at the rear. The exhaust pipe of the car peeps out from the rear right side under the bumper. The number plate housing is integrated in the rear bumper of the car.

The S101 is likely to come with 1.2-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines, which are expected to be mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. An automated manual transmission could be available on the diesel version.

It is rumoured that Mahindra could use the name XUV100 for this car. 

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The interiors of the upcoming Mahindra S101 compact SUV have been snapped again.

The image shows the S101 with a three-spoke steering wheel and a modern-looking black dashboard with silver accents. The centre console has a couple of rectangular air-conditioner vents at the top, a multimedia system with a screen and multiple buttons below it, and modern controls for the air-conditioning placed in a vertical sequence at the bottom. Also seen, is a dash-mounted gear lever. Earlier images of the car show a bench seat at the front, which could give it a 3+3 seating configuration.

To power the S101, Mahindra is expected to use a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine, which it is developing in collaboration with its Korean subsidiary, SsangYong. A 1.5-litre diesel engine is also likely to be on offer. Reports suggest that the vehicle will get a manual gearbox as well as an automated manual trasnmission.

The S101 will be pitted against other sub-4 metre SUVs such as the Ford EcoSport and Fiat Avventura.

Source: Autocar India

Mumbai-based automaker, Mahindra is said to be in the process of developing a new family of engines in association with Korean automobile manufacturer SsangYong. The Indian utility vehicle major is understood to have invested a sum of Rs. 700 crore in the project.

A report by Autocar India suggests that the family of engines will be based on a common platform and will include both petrol and diesel units, which will be used in the company's upcoming models. There will be 1.2-litre and 1.6-litre petrol and diesel engine and a 1.5-litre diesel. The company has kept options open for the manufacture of 1.5-litre and 1.0-litre petrol units as well.

The first engine to be developed will be a 1.6-litre, 4-cylinder unit in petrol and diesel versions. This engine will be introduced in 2015 and will be used in the SsangYong X100 SUV, which will be sold in international markets. India will get a downsized version of the same engine. It will have three cylinders and a displacement of 1200 cc. In naturally aspirated form, it is expected to produce 80 bhp and will be used in the company's upcoming compact SUV, which will be launched in 2015. The 1.5-litre diesel will come only in late 2016 or 2017 and will power another vehicle.

The company has also started working on direct-injection with turbocharging for its future petrol engines.

Mumbai-based automaker, Mahindra is said to be in the process of developing a new range of three petrol engines which will be used in the company's upcoming models. This range of engines is being developed in association with Korean automobile manufacturer SsangYong.

A report by Autocar India suggests that these engines will range between 1.2-litre and 1.6-litres in capacity and comply with Euro-VI emission norms. The 1.2 will be a 3-cylinder unit and the other two will be 4-pot motors. The 1.2 is likely to be used in Mahindra's upcoming compact SUV, which has been codenamed S102. The S102 will be positioned below the Quanto in the company's line-up.  SsangYong's X100 SUV is also expected to use an engine from the new range. Parts will be common across the entire engine family.

Most of the new engine development will take place at Mahindra Research Valley near Chennai. AVL of Austria is said to be consultant in this project.