Mahindra XUV 3XO vs Tata Aria [2010-2014]

The Mahindra XUV3XO is a refreshed version of its predecessor - the XUV3OO. The variants also follow a new nomenclature, while the compact SUV gets new styling, additional features, and more. We delve into these details finding out if the changes make the XUV3XO better than the XUV3OO.

The Aria has been around since October 2010 but so far it’s been available only as a 4x4. Admittedly, one did have the option to switch to 2WD on the fly but then you end up paying for 4WD in any case. Now however, to increase the sales numbers, Tata Motors has introduced a 4x2 version of the vehicle.

The Aria is a familiar name to those who’ve been following what Tata Motors have been doing for over a decade now. The first automobile from the Tata stables to be called the Aria was a lovely two-seater convertible concept car which was displayed at the Geneva Motorshow ten years ago. The next year, in 2001 Tata Motors displayed the Aria Coupe concept and that was the last time we heard of a Tata product called the Aria – until now! Tata Motors have christened their new Crossover vehicle, the Aria which internally was referred to in hushed voices as the X2 platform (the X1 being the Vista platform). Some may be more familiar with names for the Aria such as the Xover (crossover) and the IndiCruz since the Xover concept made its debut at the Geneva Motorshow in 2005. In 2006, Tata Motors once again displayed a derivative of their Xover concept, albeit with a pick-up style cargo bed and called it a Cliffrider – which was clearly a lifestyle vehicle. And between then and now, what they’ve been working really hard at the last five years is some real mile-munching to create a vehicle that is today their flagship product and a technological tour-de-force for Tata branded passenger automobiles.