Mahindra is working on building an all-new SUV from scratch with an eye on foreign markets. The utility vehicle manufacturer will invest Rs 700-800 crore in the new product that is expected to be out before the next fiscal-end. While naming the product under development as Global SUV, Mahindra feels the new SUV has a market abroad where people are looking for a VFM vehicles. The new SUV will be will be manufactured at the company’s Chakan plant in Maharashtra and positioned a notch higher than the flagship Scorpio.
The SUV will be initially launched with a diesel engine with hybrid variants following in at a later stage. The current Scorpio engine is capable of belting out upto 180bhp with ease so the 2.2L mHawk engine is certainly going to be part of the engine line up for this new Mahindra. India would also be a target market for the product. An indicative pricing for the new SUV is around Rs. 10 lakhs.
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October 18, 2009 at 4:31 pm
What is this new SUV like? I can’t wait to see this new one. I have just three words for my favourite scorpio – Amazing, fantabulous, awesome. If the new so called ‘global SUV’ of Mahindra is a notch above scorpio, then I think I will have no words to describe it.
October 18, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Mahesh, its most likely the 2010 Mahindra Scorpio.
October 20, 2009 at 2:34 am
This SUV is planned for US launch in 2011.
October 20, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Kriss, it might replace the Scorpio.
January 13, 2010 at 2:52 pm
oh god wats wrong with mahindra replacing with the current scorpio, please ask them not to do that, let this world suv pitted against the mighty fortuner, crv, landcrusiers,audi , bmw, suvs etc, let them create a new platform and there will b two suvs in thier kitty
February 15, 2010 at 8:20 pm
nice to hear mahindra coming up with a SUV….