Mahindra KUV100 [2016-2017] User Reviews

Exterior Stylish, robust, high driving position, commanding view on road, etc..  KUV100 is the best in its segment.  Indian car makers like Mahindra and Tata do better than foreigners.  Appreciate Indians.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Highly spacious. Beautifully mounted dashboard gear liver, nice and easy to handle. Feeling like I ride a chariot.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Awesome! I was think if 1.2 litre 3 cylinder DOHC would do better than other competiting 1.5 litre 4 cylinder DOHCs given by Ford, Volkswagen, Honda, etc..  But, after driving KUV100, I realized KUV100 is the best and unique in its performance, smoothness, easy pickup, etc..  In power mode, I could bet KUV100 would beat any other car in speed and pickup.

Ride Quality & Handling Amazing hill rides I took with KUV100.  Felt like I drive in a 4x4. I would be rather happy if KUV100 would be rear wheel drive, but, it's front wheel drive.

Final Words Awesome and amazing little SUV.  Me and my family loves it a lot.  Thanks to the best car maker Mahindra.

Areas of improvement None, it's all good.

Mahindra's diesel engines are best ones.NA

Exterior Very good

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Front leg space good but rear leg space is less when front seats are pushed backwards to the max 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Am driving petrol version and do not find any engine problem but yes it is having poor fuel economy. Have drvien 8000 kms since september 2016 but am getting only 6-7 kms/litre.

Ride Quality & Handling Fairly good

Final Words 

Areas of improvement

1. Fuel economy needs to be improved and it should atleast give 15 kms/ litre.

2. The clutch paddle is wrongly placed for a 5 feet 10 inch individual like me. My knees are in awkward position while pressing and removing my foot from clutch paddle as my knees touch middle dashboard. 

3. While taking right turns from driver side, the view is blocked due to vertical rails and rear mirror positions. The vertical rails of the car and the rear mirror block the view to such an extent that on blind right turns I had several chances of accidents especially with scooterists, pedestrians and cyclists as they just crop up from nowwhere within a fraction. 

4. Tank lid needs to be opened with coins and pins.

U r driving a SUV at the cost of Alto. Spacious, good AC comfort, Good overall controlpoor fuel economy, less boot space, less leg space for rear seats

I am writing this review after 1.5 years and completing 15k kms. To be short and crisp to the point, If you want a stylish, SUV like hatchback just go for it, but if you are very concerned about the mileage and performance, pleae don't choose this car.

I am owning K8 Petrol variant. Initially it was giving 8-9 kms in City and 10-11 kms in highway upto 1st service. Now after the 3rd service, even if we drive the car with mileage consciousness, by maintaining the Car AC in a standard mode, by maintaining the Speed, by checking the type pressure everytime when I take for a long drive, I could able to achieve 10-11 kms in city and 11-12 kms in highway.

The company claimed mileage was 18kmpl. But my expectation was atleast it should give 15kms. But it can give only 11-12 kms. Mahindra gave a software update fix which is of no use, and if we complain regarding mileage issue to the service center guy, he will simply say that is our driving fault.

The company is not ready to accept that it is their fault and they are blaming our driving style which is ridiculous. Now I am willing to sell my car, but no one will be ready to take it due to its very poor mileage. I lost my hard earled money.

Driving comfort, front and rear space, 6th Seat, Exterior SUV like styling, short length of the carVery Bad Mileage, Noisy engine, Poor performance

Exterior: It has great side looks like mini XUV 500 and pulls all heads on the roads to look ur car.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Excellent Bluetooth and Infotainment but could have been bigger screen though. Perhaps the space is better than swizt and I10 and much comfortable to the current scenario released cars. Front seat which is for 3rd person where my 4 years old son can fit but not for adult but really cool :) Overall it is good in features, space and comfort. 😎

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: There is a vibration while starting engine and also bit sad when I hear more sound compared to swift and I10 (Petrol Variants) plzz don compare with diesel and I'm talking about only Petrol engine here Mfalcon G80. Fuel is too bad for my car in the city which is giving 11km/pl - 12km/pl (AC on) and in highways it is givng 14km - 15 km perlitre. But the problem is shifting 5th gear to reverse gear at times is getting lag 😢and we need to adjust out cluctch to realease it. Remaining is all fine with this car 😊

 

Ride Quality & Handling: Quality is awesome and you feel great while driving on the raods and mood light is awesome near the door lock during night driving. Handling is much better than swift and I10.

 

Final Words: Overall the car is awesome and best in the segment with stylish look.

 

Areas of improvement  : Mileage for Petrol cars and engine noise/vibration.

 

 

Space and comfort is commendalble. Last not but not least is stylish front goggle model head lightMileage inside the city

Exterior

 Good

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Nice.Lot of storage spaces.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Fuel economy nod good as expected..I am getting only 13-14 for diesel.26 is the milage offered...Company says it will improve at 10000 km

 

The KUV is built around a monocoque chassis with a transverse mounted engine powering the front wheels. The KUV gets two engine options – the petrol mFalcon G80 and the diesel mFalcon D75. The 1.2-litre 3-cylinder petrol engine develops 82bhp of power at 5500rpm and 114Nm of torque while the 1.2-turbocharged litre diesel 3-cylinder engine will deliver 77bhp of power at 3725rpm and 190Nm of torque. Both the engines will be mated to a five-speed transmission and may get an AMT option in future. The G80 engine is a micro-hybrid with start-stop technology while the diesel D75 gets driving modes like Eco and Power.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Goog...Body rolling in bad roads.Very comfortable in good roads..Good control..Power mode is a nice feature which will help us in higher places

Final Words

Good vehicle for the price.

Areas of improvement  

 Side view,Millage,service,..

 

Indian vehicle.Even though not perfect as maruthi parts and service i like it...Body quality good.The pillars in back sides is too large so that rear view is badly obstructed

Exterior Fantastic Aggressive  Beautiful designed car especially the body is to hard and stong weighty.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The total interior decoration is nice .In night the blue deam light of the handle switch button and release buttom is looks so beautiful  but front middle seat leg space is short.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is very smooth and  fuel performance is poor in petrol varient  and gear shifting is very smooth.

Ride Quality  & Handling Riding experiance is very comfort driving also comfort although from the driving seat the driver could not see any part of the front of bonet of the car. The horn noise is some poor for this car segment also the light power of headlamp is insufficient at night.

Final Words It is enjoyble advanturous  excellent so beautiful car of 2017.

Areas of improvement Driver seat, Fuel economy ,Boot Space, Back View from IRVM and it is not adequate 170mm ground clearance of this car.

Looks Space design SeatBoot space Ground clearance fuel consumption

Exterior Good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine perf is good with normal mode, very poor with eco mode, fuel eco is only 15 kms for diesel.

Final Words Its a good Compact SUV for the price. But the main issue is with the milage. Company"s claimed milage wil not get at any cost. you can get a milage of 15 or 16 at city ride and 18 or 19 at highwat ride on a spped of 80 -90 kms. but if speed goes to over 90 kms you will get only amilage og 16 kms at highways. The Economic mode is nothing to do with the milage... when you pu the Eco mode you will fell like the TURBO CHARGER dissapered in the air and you wil not get any extra milage by doing this and service with TVS Cochin is good. I done 11500 kms with my car.

Adarsh

Areas of improvement Milage.

SUV LOOKMilage

I own KUV100 K2 PETROL from past 18 months , I have driven around 18000 Km , Decent look with Commanding riding position , I am getting mileage around 17.5kmpl to 18.05 kmpl on highway and in city around 14 kmpl , It's a Value for money car with great Comfort. First service it costs me around 2500Rs and 2nd Service it cost around 3000Rs Pros Spacious car as compared to other in this segment Cons Less mileage as compared to other cars in this segment

Exterior : The design is really good and a head turner for sure!!!

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Interior is nice, very well managed with 6 seater option, under seat storage but could have been much better with better material.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: Gears are smooth though I faced issues with the 5th gear. Engine is smooth which I hadn't expected after reading few reviews and surprised me.  Overall Performance is good.

Ride Quality & Handling : Ride quality and handling are impressive.

Final Words

Its kool, looks good, impressive car. Go for it!!Smile

Areas of improvement   Build quality is good but can be improved in some areas. Boot space is not that good. If Mahindra could add few more inches to the car, definiely the look would be more proportionate offering good boot space.Colour qulity needs improvement. Plastic quality/Materials used should be improved and Automatic version should be added to the portfolio.

Good Design, Performance, space, mileage, under seat storage space, flat base, 6 seat optionLength - boot space, Small tyres, No AMT