The Mahindra XUV500 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra . The XUV500 was designed and developed at Mahindra's design and vehicle build center in Nashik and Chennai and is manufactured in Mahindra's Chakan & Nashik plant, India. During its development, the car was code-named 'W201'. It is the first monocoque chassis-based vehicle the company has produced.
16-561: It is succeeded by the XUV700 , which was planned to be the second-generation XUV500 during development. The XUV500 was launched in 2 variants in 2011, sharing the same engine: the W6 in two-wheel drive only. The W6 includes a 6-inch monochrome infotainment display, two airbags, ABS with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), and disc brakes on all wheels. The W8 which can be specified in two or four-wheel drive . The W8 adds GPS navigation, six airbags,
32-609: A touch screen, electronic stability program (ESP) with rollover mitigation, Hill Hold and Hill Descent control, alloy wheels, and leather upholstery. The company later added a W4 base variant in 2013. The XUV500 was facelifted in May 2015. After the facelift, the top-end W10 variant was launched. Automatic transmission was announced to be implemented on the W6, W8 and W10 variants in November 2015, being available on December 5, 2015. On April 18, 2018, another facelifted version of Mahindra XUV500
48-614: Is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra . Introduced in August 2021, the vehicle is positioned to replace the XUV500 . The vehicle was introduced in India on 14 August 2021. The XUV700 was originally designed as the second-generation XUV500, however Mahindra decided to reposition the model nomenclature due to its plan of expanding its SUV portfolio. It
64-539: Is also available. It has a claimed ARAI rated fuel efficiency of 15 km/L (35.28 mpg-US) and 17 km/L (40 mpg-US) for the petrol and diesel manual respectively and 13 km/L (30.58 mpg-US) and 16.5 km/L (38.95 mpg-US) for the petrol and diesel automatics respectively. The XUV700 achieved a 5 star rating for adult occupant protection and 4 stars for child occupant protection in 2021 Global NCAP tests (identical to Latin NCAP 2013). The vehicle tested
80-580: Is also equipped with advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology tuned for Indian road conditions, making it the first Mahindra product to receive Level 1 autonomous tech . Variants include MX, AX3, AX5, AX7, and AX7L, which is the top model. The XUV700 went on sale in Australia in June 2023 with two variants available, the AX7 and AX7L, powered by the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. The XUV700
96-530: Is also responsible for car mileage figure for every car sold in India. ARAI claims to be the first Indian institute to develop HCNG fuel engine. ARAI established in 1966 is located at Pune, India, 150 km from Mumbai . It was incorporated as Industrial Research Organisation formed by the Indian Automotive Industry, affiliated to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. The Institute
112-463: Is offered with one petrol engine and one diesel engine option. The former is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged mStallion unit which is tuned to produce 200 PS (197 hp; 147 kW) and 380 N⋅m (38.7 kg⋅m; 280 lb⋅ft). The diesel option is a 2.2-litre four-cylinder mHawk turbodiesel . The entry level option of the engine produces 155 PS (153 hp; 114 kW) and 360 N⋅m (36.7 kg⋅m; 266 lb⋅ft), while
128-618: Is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. In order to meet the development requirements of Industry, several facility and competence build-up projects have been completed. Most notable amongst these are Engine Design/Simulation Software Installation, development of bi-fuel CNG kits, new techniques and software capabilities in Noise, Vibration, Harshness Analysis as well as Vehicle Crash Analysis and VDACS software for chassis dynamometer control. Amongst
144-575: Is their first model to use the new Mahindra logo, which is reserved for their SUV products. In India, the XUV700 is available in two series, which are MX and AdrenoX (AX). The MX series has a single MX trim, while the AdrenoX series consists of four trim levels, which are AX3, AX5, AX7 and AX7L. The AdrenoX series is equipped with the eponymous AdrenoX, an Amazon Alexa -based voice command. Both 5-seater and 7-seater configurations are available. The top-end variant
160-488: Is well connected by air, rail and road about 25 km from Pune Airport and 12 km from the railway station. The Institute has been set up by the Indian Vehicle and automotive ancillary manufacturers and the (Government of India), Ministry of Heavy Industries, as a co-operative industrial research body to provide services to the industry in the fields of applied research and product development in automotive engineering. It
176-600: The Association are Research and Development in automotive engineering for industry, product design and development, evaluation of automotive equipment and ancillaries, standardization, technical information services, execution of advanced courses on the application of modern technology and conduct of specific tests. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is located in the western part of Pune , Maharashtra . The 105 hectares (260 acres) of land houses various laboratories, test facilities spread over 8343 m of area. It
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#1733085974666192-585: The SUV would be exported to Australia , Chile , Italy , Nepal , New Zealand , Peru , South Africa , Middle East and Spain as a complete knock-down . In the South African market, sales of the XUV500 exceeded 1,200 units by February 2013. The Mahindra XUV500 secured first place in the 2014 Desert Storm Rally and clocked the fastest time in three sections of the rally. Mahindra XUV700 The Mahindra XUV700
208-644: The XUV700 achieved the Autocar Car of the Year award and also Indian Car of the Year 2022. The XUV700 also achieved Global NCAP's Safer Choice Award. Automotive Research Association of India The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is a co-operative industrial research association by the automotive industry with the Ministry of Heavy Industries and the Government Of India. The objectives of
224-406: The unit in higher variants is capable of 185 PS (182 hp; 136 kW) and 420 N⋅m (42.8 kg⋅m; 310 lb⋅ft) (manual) or 450 N⋅m (45.9 kg⋅m; 332 lb⋅ft) (automatic). Both engines can be had with 6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmission options, while the lower-spec diesel variant will only be available with a manual transmission. An all-wheel-drive variant
240-401: Was released. It was released with a more powerful engine and a horsepower increase of 15 hp. Mahindra also changed the naming system of the variants. There were W5, W7, W9, W11 variants. Instead of even numbers, Mahindra used odd numbers, to denote the step up from the earlier variants. In the second facelift, there were minor styling tweaks, and feature updates. Mahindra announced that
256-504: Was the most basic safety specification, fitted with two airbags, ABS and ISOFIX anchorages. The model presented low risk of injury to most body regions in the frontal impact and passed regulatory ECE95 side impact requirements. In June 2022 the XUV700 achieved a Global NCAP Safer Choice award for performance of its optional Electronic Stability Control and its pedestrian protection performance in adult and child head impacts and adult lower leg impact according to UN127 regulation. In 2022,
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