Mahindra took its time to introduce a new three-row XUV in the Indian market. It was only after a good long decade that the Mahindra XUV700, the spiritual successor to the Mahindra XUV500, entered our market. While Mahindra’s efforts were delayed a bit, the SUV is receiving a strong response from the buyers. Well, this is undoubtedly a superhit product of the Indian brand. Booking numbers also copy the same. Mahindra XUV700 has received over 1.5 lakh bookings within just 10 months from its official launch. In fact, the SUV received 50,000 orders in just three hours, when the bookings initially started.
As of now, Mahindra has given around 50,000 examples of the XUV700 in the country, and the carmaker does not have around one lakh bookings available. Talking about the waiting period, the delivery waiting period for select variants of the SUV gets extended up to one year. As a result, the model is enjoying a strong performance in the used car market as well. The less used model can be seen selling for almost the same on-road price as the original. In fact, some buyers are even charging a premium on their used examples.
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Mahindra launched the XUV700 in August last year at a starting price of Rs 11.99 lakh, ex-showroom. Soon after, the prices were hiked, and the XUV700 currently starts at Rs 13.18 lakh (ex-showroom) for the entry-level trim and goes up to Rs 24.58 lakh (ex-showroom).
It is on sale with two powertrain options. Buyers can opt to settle with a 2.0L mStallion turbo-petrol motor or a 2.2L mHawk oil burner. Also, both these engine options come with two transmission options – 6-speed MT and 6-speed AT. Also, the option of AWD layout is available, but only with a diesel power plant.