Unwrapped towards the end of April in India, Mahindra has formally confirmed price and specification details of the radically different looking XUV 3X0. The brand’s smallest SUV as it sits below the XUV 300 instead of replacing it as originally believed, the 3X0, its name pronounced “three-ex-oh”, uses the same platform as its sibling, but is classified as an all-new instead of a facelift. The fundamentals Extensively teased before its unveiling, the XUV 3X0 still conforms to India’s sub-four metre regulations by measuring 3 990 mm long, 1 821 mm wide and 1 647 mm high while riding on a 2 600 mm long wheelbase.
ALSO READ: Boldly restyled Mahindra XUV 300 finally revealed as new XUV 3X0 Despite remaining front-wheel-drive, Mahindra claims a ground clearance of 201 mm, wading depth of 350 mm and the same 364-litre boot as the XUV 300 with the 60/40 split rear seat in place. Petrol only In the biggest change from the XUV 300, the XUV 3X0 takes leave of the 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine that now conforms to the much more stringent BS-6 emissions regulations that has been it being dropped from South Africa.
As such, motivation now comes solely from the turbocharged 1.2 mStallion petrol engine that makes the same 82kW/200Nm as in the XUV 300. For the first time, a choice of transmissions is offered, the standard being the carryover six-speed manual and the option a new torque-converter six-speed automatic made by Aisin with three driving modes; Zip, Zap and Zoom.
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