Mahindra XUV700 kicks Tata Harrier and Safari on March Sales

April 25th 2022

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Mahindra XUV700 kicks Tata Harrier and Safari on March Sales

The recent sales report of full-sized SUVs in India for the month of March depicts that the SUV market is slowly grasping its pace back post COIVD-19 pandemic.

Top SUV sellers like Hyundai and Maruti have recorded a little downturn in terms of sales compared to other key players like Mahindra and Tata Motors.

In the month of March, Tata Motors and Mahindra stayed at 3rd and 4th positions respectively in terms of car sales.

Tata and Mahindra Sales

In March, Mahindra managed to sell 27,386 units while Tata Motors had 6.061 units on hand.

The newly launched Mahindra XUV700 played a key role in uprising Mahindra’s sales. This popular SUV offered in both 5 and 7 seats also managed to beat the sales of Tata Harrier and Safari jointly.

The combined sales of Tata Harrier and Safari stood at 4,718 units while Mahindra sold 6,040 units of the XUV700 and remained the segment leader.

Mahindra XUV700

Mahindra’s new SUV- XUV700 adopts tons of high-tech features. The company has infused the new AdrenoX Connect feature in the SUV which allows the customers to use the new features.

Mahindra claims that this technology system introduced by Bosch India is very new, attractive, and easier to use as well.

First, the XUV700 gets two different engine options: 2.0L petrol and 2.2-L petrol and diesel engines churning out a horsepower of 200bhp and 185bhp respectively. As for the transmission, the SUV gets both, six-speed manual and automatic gear options.

The flagship SUV has arrived in optional All-Wheel Drive (AWD) specs as well. As for seating capacity too, there are two options available: 5 and 7.

Coming on to the features, the MX series gets an 8-inch Infotainment system with Android Auto, a 7-inch instrument cluster, Smart Door handles, steering mounted switches, Power Adjustable ORVMs with turn indicator, and R17 steel wheels.

Safety features in the SUV include up to 7 airbags, a 360-degree camera, an electronic parking brake, ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist System) with radar, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot detection, drowsiness detection system, and so on.