महिंद्रा क्वाॅन्टो [2012-2016] यूज़र रिव्यूज़

Exterior : Eye catching and eye turning. Sleek  yet powerful  looks. Elegant back side. Mounted  tyre  adds  to  the  style.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) : Spacious, Comfortable. Middle  row  could  have  been  tiltable. A  little  more  headroom  in  the  back  seat  would  have  added  value.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox : No issues. First Class. Cruises  on highways. Effective  in city driving. Easy  to  park  and  retrieve. Good  turning radius.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb : Slight body roll. Overall breathtaking.

Final Words : Go  for  it. It's  not  only  value  for  money  but  also  significantly  better  then  Duster  and Ecosport  in  being  spacious and  stunner.

Style, Comfort, Space, Sturdiness, Safe.Body Roll.

Riding experience: It feels driving a truck with the kind of viberations
Details about looks, performance etc: The word PERFORMANCE does not suit the car in anyways.
Servicing and maintenance: Never satisfactory, its just shelling out money from the pocket
Pros and Cons: I hate everything about this car, I hate my self for buying this car

After Driving Mahindra Scorpio (Base model 2600CC Turbo - Not the crde 75 K driven only) for almost 8.5 years I exchanged that with Quanto C2 @ same mahindra showroom. just paid 3.70 Lakh. For me it was a value for money deal. First impressions: No Major difference between sitting inside Scorpio vs Quanto. In fact the view is much better and brighter. The meters seem cheap against Scorpio but I am not complaining (you get what you pay for).  However No one used to cut me in front of the Scorpio and people used to be afraid. (Mind you I never drove rash) but people do cut me while I am driving the Quanto. I now feel Scorpio had bigger street presence. I thought it would be the same given the size of vehicle but I was wrong. (again not complaining as it was my perception).  Another difference between Scorpio and Quanto that I feel is that there was no knocking of the engine at 2nd or 3rd gear at engine idle while driving Scorpio. You cannot do that in a Quanto. It needs to be revved. Scorpio Torque was much higher and it was a very forgiving engine as against Quanto. If you are not in the right gear in quanto it will shake you up like anything with the knocking.

2nd Quanto drives much lighter than the scorpio. May be scorpio had gone old and I had not got it serviced for some time as I was thinking to sell it. But this one flies.. I feel that earlier I was driving a Tank (Scorpio) but this one is feels like a driving a very light vehicle, which it’s not.

Have bought white colour so it looks big. While negotiating with the dealer I asked for the Body colour bumper and mirror package and he agreed so it looks like top end now from outside. Have fitted the original Xylo 15”wheel covers so they look nice. Spent Rs. 2600 to buy 5 wheel covers at the Mahindra showroom. (One for the back wheel also and it fits well after some modification on the bolt where there is a provision for a lock. (little cutting required on the wheel cover. The cutting does not stand out so no issues.))Bigger wheels would have made a difference. Don’t know why Mahindra did not use bigger wheels. In my opinion it will give much better look.

Interior No problems so far. The driver seat is better than the Scorpio seat and has more back support and neck/head support. I never have to sit at the back seat so I am not worried at all. The front seat is more spacious that the Scorpio seat. So overall I am more comfortable now.

Engine performance as written above. It feels light but the engine is not as forgiving as the Scorpio. One has to be in the right gears otherwise it knocks a lot.

Fuel economy to me it seems the same- 12 KMPL or little less in city Conditions. Scorpio also returned me same mileage. However I was not speeding the Scorpio as much as I speed up in Quanto so may be that’s the reason of low mileage. May be with time it will improve. (I sincerely hope so)

Gearbox is ok. No comments. Sometimes I have an issue with the reverse gear but I guess it’s a matter of getting used to it.

Ride Quality & Handling I would say quanto is better as it has better view, seats, and much smaller turning radius. Body roll is the same as  Scorpio. However Scorpio was a tad little smoother (negligible) but I can tell that people who are saying that it has excessive body roll have not driven SUV's at all. They all have body roll.  

Final Words Guys this car is comfortable and value for money and not as much style (if you are expecting any style then this is not the car for you). Other day I saw a pickup vehicle from Mahindra which had a similar shape.  If you want style and want to stand out then shell out 2.5 -4 lakh Rupees extra and invest in Ford eco sport, Ertiga, Duster or a Scorpio. This is purely a utility vehicle. I will have to now research how can I get the rear seat foldable – Aftermarket because only then it will become a utility vehicle.

Areas of improvement Bigger Wheels, Foldable rear Seat.

Like it overall . with few mods it will be a very nice MUVSmall Tires spoil the look .. Rear seat in not foldable in my model

First of all a big thanks to Mahindra for this Wonderful mini SUV. Big thanks to @#Anand Mahindra for his great idea of this segment. Feel Very proud to have this car. Great design, good comfort, low service cost,great fule economy,

Exterior Dashing like SUV in such a price . Specially the back look is excellent, the height of car is also nearly to xylo.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Not bad but still the copy of xylo but fit for this price tag.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Already purchased Quanto last week, everything is OK but for fuel on road is nearly 15 and in city it gives 12-13 with AC.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb already have renault duster feels same while riding both car and Duster is already high in price for about 2.5 lakhs than quanto.

Final Words Finally saying that the renault dealers have no commitment about delievery , the car launched for Test drive at 7th July , I already booked on 26 th June , their commitment was to give the car before 30th July but they have given me on 27th August, many people were fighting for delievery period dealers booked the model RXe but not a single car delievered by company. Serviced duster at 1000kms not as per commitment but still not serviced my mahindra ,expecting better service than renault as its my first experience with both the Suvs. I think Mahindra Quanto is value for Money . Excellent job done by Mahindra.

Areas of improvement Interiors.

Everything excellent in low budgetinteriors not really good

Exterior Looking good , but if tail light is more attractive it wll raise the market demand.and also the poor thing is inner curve depresion on fender if the same is positive side it will look more cool same problem with Xylo.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very nice as it costs , space leg room and all comfort related points are awesome.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox performance of vehicle is good, fuel economy compairing to seating capacity is some what in acceptable limit.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride & handling is good.

Final Words Go for it.chassis mounted vehicle is more safe compairing to body mounted and its chassis mounted means more rigid more safe. on long drive travel it is comfortable , you feel relax after traveling for 5 6 + hrs.

Areas of improvement Exterior should be class A for looking like a personal vehicle, other than that Weight of the vehicle is more need to focus on the same.

Space and suspensionLook

I am driving Quanto C8 from last two years and feel that I have been cheated with a worthless product. The car is not at all smooth to drive. The company has not tested the car before launching. In last two years I have experienced 5-6 major breakdowns. Everytime a breakdown occurs, i convince myself that probably this is a one-off and nothing will happen in future. But the car has some genuine problems with turbo charger, shaft, gear box. Body paint is pathetic unlike maruti cars which does catch scratch marks so easily. 

I will advise not to buy this car and regret later. I also read a number of reviews before purchasing this car, but none of the reviewer had driven it long enough for me to consider. The company should take back the sold units and compensate to improve reputation. I have driven/owned maruti and hyundai cars and none of them gave so much trouble.

MaintenanceSpacious

Exterior MY EXPERIENCE WITH MAHINDRA QUANTO SUV,A TEST DRIVE REVIEW·

War for hatch backs is picking up pace and atmosphere is every time charged up for the launch of the new cars every now and then with india being the prospective market for brand leaders like Toytota, suzuki, chevrolet honda and renault jumping in to the drag race for revealing their new products in the indian market. Market fot SUV is touching sky in view of the balance of convenience shiftring towards the use of diesel oil burners owing to the ever increasing hike in the petrol prices. It may not be out of place to mention the indian car makers like Mahindra and Tata are neck to neck in competition with exotic car manufacturers and in a process of time have come up with SUVS" like safari, scorpio, XUV 500, xylo and Aria being at the fore front. Car makers like toyota has already tasted the success of their popular brand Toyota innova, tata with their safari and mahindra with their scorpio have been the attractions of prospective indian byers who rely upon the concept of more car per car.It may be apt to mention that despite of the success and competition thrown, segment leaders are ever hungry for the release of their new products, particularly when the concept of compact hatch is gaining attention and for that matter Renault, french car manufacturer has come up with their new compact SUV called duster. Skoda too has launched its mini SUV called yeti in the market. But with all this the point to make here is as to whether they are able to give us the vehicle, light on pocket to purchase. If price is to be considered these SUVS are priced high with respective price tag of 10 lakh and 14 lakh respectively. Every time the question would arise as to whether any of the auto makers would come up with a compact SUV in the lower price bracket. Mahindra in a bid to muster its strength has come up with its first compact SUV called Mahindra quanto, which though is a xylo made short with very minute changes to take note of. So this car has been recently launched in india with the price tag of 6.24 lakh rupees for base variant and up to 7.76 lakhs for the top C8 version which comes fully equipped with ABS, EBD, and air bags, both for pessenger and the driver seats. In response to it I decided to proceed ahead towards my nearest local Mahindra dealer to have a glimpse and to examine this new SUV with lesser price tag suited for my pocket though. I rushed straight away to the nearest dealer in srinagar, shuhul automobiles on bye pass road to see as to whether the vehicle is reasonably justified for its price or not. Reaching the main gate and parking my car there was followed by my sight catching the attention of this new launch from Mahindra stable, as it was parked right inside the permises of the show room. Without wasting any time, I initially took some snaps of the car and headed with its examination. External appearence of the car is nothing to talk about,as it is a xylo which has been shortened at the back to avail the excise benefits and to keep the pricing very low. The car measures 3985 mm in length. This sub four meter SUV is slightly modified at the back without any significant and noticable change as tail is slightly different from its predecessor, the xylo. The front look of the car is totally unchanged and is an xylo in front, while as rest other dimensions have also been unchanged. the built quality of the car is not up to the mark, as to make it cost effective the material used is light and cheap which makes the car as not to appear sturdy and well built. Interior quality too has suffered as the dash resembles the one used in xylo but the plastic quality here is pathetic and looks and feels cheap, but how ever the light biege trim gives it a more airy feel. The dash assembly has lot of panel gaps and it appears that console and the dash has been layed hurriedly, lacking fit and finish. It is no way at par with the likes of Renault duster, and for that matter other SUVS", but now the again the price is very low on that count. Except for some bottle holders there is no such space available to keep ur daily stuff while on a trip. Seats are only fabric and even the highest variant of this SUV lacks leather upholestery. Now coming towards the drive train, the engine is a three cylinder twin turbo oil burner under the hood which churns out 99 bhp of power at 4000 rpm. Starting the car makes engine to appear noisy a bit with clatters seeping in even when the windows were rolled up,but the idling noise subsided after some time and engine felt a bit calm. This 1.5 littre DCI unit,has low end torque delivery, but is noisy in ist two gear shifts but feels quite decent and refined after that in higher gears, and the acceleration is rather linear, though turbo lag is evident below 1500 rpm, but then engine comes to life and pulls decently when reved above 2500 rpm. This is the point where I could feel turbo kicks in again and mid range torque is available right from that point till 3700 RPM, when engine feels out of breath after that point. So to keep engine alive after that is a hefty process and on high ways to manouver this Suv, needs frequent gear shifts to make an over take ventures. Still the performance if not outright is not bad though, keeping in mind that I was driving a 3 cylinder 1.5 litre DCI unit.What else I could have expected from this engine from Bosch. The car does not handle well at the corners and reflects lot of body roll particularly when thrown around the corners, which can be bit risky on speedy drives, and steering feels light and not composed with the gush of the gas pedal.More specefic to say, city driving would be an ease on this compact SUV, but lacks high way composure.Over all at this price tag, the vehicle is justified for the price tag I think.For the customers who intend to purchase this SUV I would like to suggest them C6 variant which comes with price tag of 6.71 lakh, and purchasing any variant above it would be unjustified, since c8 top variant is priced at 7.76 lakh and for that price one is very near to likes of scorpio and safari, which start at the price just above 8 lakh or so for the base variant, which I feel would be a sensible buy then.

Ride Quality & Handling It is too pathetic.

Final Words Still better for price tag it has.

Areas of improvement  Mahindra needs to work on ride and handling of this SUV,and interior fit and finish too.

GOOD LOOKING,BIT REFINED ENGINE AND CHEAP WITH DECENT FUEL ECONOMYPATHETIC BUILT QUALITY,INSIDE,POOR FIT AND FINISH,LACKS PUNCH ON HIGHWAYS AND LOT OF BODY ROLL

Driving experience is good, mileage, maintenance cost is low, comfortable for long ride, excellent performance, perfect seven seater, riding experience on hills is good.