Ram Mohanreddy

Writing the review with my 6 months experience (I have purchased W8 Model in May 2014) 😢

"Its just our luck whether we get good piece of vehicle or not"

"You can go for Mercedes or Audi if you want error less vehicle"

These are the statements from Mahindra dealer told when my vehicle gave big issue in first week of purchase. deside your self whether to buy or not if dealers themself does not have confindence on the vehicle. I have waited for 8 months to see how it performs and still its the same. Just though of wrting my views about the car.

Exterior: Nice; and this is the only best thing in the car. "Dont just go by looks"

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Space is nice even in the second row, this is the only good thing. many other features for name sake but not usefull much.

Info system never works properly. I never completed by 8GB usb drive from past 7 months, just because it will get restarted every other day or it will get stuck up suddenly and you need stop engine and remove the key to get the info system back.

Fitting it self not good in many places inside. 

Info system get stuck when u are in reverse gear also. If you have rare camera also not much usefull as its again connected to info system.

Tiretronics, and many other featurs given never works. even airbag symbol pops up suddenly for new reason.

And telescopic stearing : option is there but if you try to use it it will give big vibration on steering even at 60kmph speed

Plastic sound : you will feel that your is 20 years old from first 200km. it wil start giving continuous plastic sound and it will irritate a lot. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 it feels like good but huge sound many times just like that. I got engine and gearbox issue in 6 months it self. it may be one peice of the vehicle but company does not guarentee that you will get the errorless one.

Fuel economy is good for that big vehicle but it varies from 12 to 16 based on conditions. i have seen maximum of 16.8 and minimum of 11.9 in busy city like bangalore.

Ride Quality & Handling

feels good, handling also easy. but you may not be sure when it get stopped. i got issues four times in the middle on the journey and i stuckup waiting for towing vehicle and cancelled my travel.

Final Words

dont go by looks. bettter buy a proved vehicle like Innova or at least scorpio is better. i have got issues 4 times and stuck up on road waiting for taxi and towing vehicle. Mahindra say free roadside assitance for 2 years but all the times i received towng vehicle after 6,7 hours and me or my driver just waiting there for that. And they say taxi but just 50km which is use less when  you stuck up in forest. i feel they need to test the vehicle propperly then we dont be needing all these things even its free also.

Areas of improvement  

not worth on 17 lacs surely. starting from good fitting to interior to better quality, service etc. many things to be improved. i personally suggest not to buy it just by looks and specs. its some thing like buying china phone which has exactly same specs of iphone or samsung galaxy. 

Style and Spaceworst plastic sound & vibration, clutch system, gear box, engine