Mahindra XUV500 [2011-2015] User Reviews

Exterior

  Excellent STYLING...As Mahindra says, that the design of this vehicle is made like a pouncing cheetah, at first sight, you will not be able to see that but as you go far away from it and look from the side view..you will feel the muscular wheel arches as of cheetah shoulders. Styling is very nice and seems like a beautiful beast.Nice to hear from Mahindra that XUV500 has been purely designed by indian engineers in Chennai design center.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Excellent ,GOOD SPACIOUS SECOND ROW....😊

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Very good engine..the response of the engine is also very good, sluggish gear box... for 1st and 2nd gear Rest of the gears are very smooth..............in city it gives an avg of 13-14 km/lt. in highways it gives 18+km/lt. very good vehicle for long drive . Hard suspension! you drive any car/ sedan/ SUV and you drive your XUV over the same speed breakers. You can feel the difference.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality is excellent ............ handling is also good ....easy to ride in the city traffic also....😊

Final Words

 Very good vehicle............😊

Areas of improvement  

 Braking......

Automatic version...

 

 

Very Good looking Exterior,spacious interior,very good featuressluggish gearbox....

Exterior I must say Mahindra have done a great job with this vehicle. I am bouwled over by the looks and is completely Indian. Proud of it. Bought on 13/7/2014.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Lots of bits and spaces,a lot of thought put into the vehicle like the individual reading lights for all passengers, rear charging points, rear ac controls for the last row, cooled underarm storage space, even the vanity mirror on the passenger side has a slider which has an individual light for the ladies. Wow bowled over.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox A powerful 140 bhp quiet engine powers the cheetah inspired SUV.

Ride Quality & Handling Wish the suspension was a little better.But given the SUV character, its fine. Maybe an adjustable suspenson in the future XUVs Mahindra? I have driven the vehicle at 170 kmpl and it goes further but there are no roads and given the Indian traffic better not to venture higher. The XUV gives out a warning overspeed beep at 150 Kmpl. I am just loving the experience.

Final Words I have heard people just looking down on the vehicle without using it. God knows I havent found a single person recommending the XUV 500. The new XUV 500 has been revised after Nov 13 and is a complete trouble free vehicle my friends.I have a lot of inputs from friends in Mahindra. Look at it . How can't one appreciate this Global Indian SUV. I dont understand. A huge thumbs up for this giant of a SUV.

Instead of spending loads on a Audi,BMW or Merc and letting foreigners dwindle out of your hard earned money, I wish more perople appreciate companies like Mahindra to go the extra distance and built more Made in India super cars and vehicles. With it we grow.I am a completely satisfied customer.

Areas of improvement Negligible. U cant have it all . I love what they have done here.

One area might be more trailing at the ASS level. They need to be more polished and precise somewhere like Toyota. Way ahead compared to Tata anyways.

Good presence, quiet engine and solid buildLack of proper after sales service options

Exterior

 The Cheetah inspired XUV 5OO is a best looking SUV from front & side. But, somewhat the rear tailgate looks less impressive & I personally feel the styling from side has not carried over to tail appropriately. The cut & curves everywhere makes a bold style statement. The headlamps are mounted elegantly. The overall stance of XUV 500 is attractive & its indeed an eye catcher.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

The Interior has lot to offer. Right from the speedometer to the air con controls in the 3rd row seats, there are plenty of features loaded in this Car. The steering controls, cruise control, blue tooth connectivity, rain sensing wipers, follow me & lead me to head lamps, dual gloves boxes, arm rest, chiller box, sun glass holder, conversation mirror, reading lamps, lounge lighting, cornering head lamps, auto door lock, cell chargers, tiltable steering, engine immobiliser etc all comes equipped. The Vehicle is spacious & driver seat position is situated high for a commanding view of the road. But, somewhat I am not very comfortable with the under thigh support of the driver seat. The ingress & egress to the Car is bit effortful due to its high seating. The Automatic AC does a good Job. 2nd Row A/C vents are placed on the B pillar, 3rd Row A/c has a separate compressor & chills quickly even before the 1st row A/C. The flat floor & the arm rest doesn’t intrude into the 2 row that helps the middle passenger to sit comfortably.   

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

The mHawk 2.2 Lit engine is very powerful & torque-key, so the City drive and Highway drives are effortless. I drove up to 165 KMPH & the Car was stable, still some power was left in the engine, but the road condition was not favoring for more speed. The W6 doesnt come with ESP & thus one could feel body roll at sharp curves at greater speeds. The Handling of the Car is quite easy, steering is handy & responsive, one handed driving is quite possible in the City drives. The Fuel economy of the Car is not that great as what ARAI has certified (ie, 15.4 KMPL). I am getting an average of 10 KMPL in City & 12.5 KMPL on highways. I always like to speed & accelerate harshly & may be this could be the reason for less fuel economy. The Gear Box is cable operated & it is not so smooth. At times, it feels notchy. The gear ratios are placed perfectly.  

Ride Quality & Handling

The Engine refinement is superb & you don’t feel the engine noise inside and well as the traffic noise. Well insulated. The ride is super smooth & silky on flat good roads. But, on bad roads, the ride is bouncy due to hard suspension. The suspension could have been bit soft. Handling of the vehicle is similar to a sedan car. One handed driving is quite possible in the city drives. Braking is not sharp, could have been better.

Final Words

The XUV 5OO is absolutely a VFM Car without any doubt. Its contemporary design, monocoque chassis, powerful engine, endless features, spacious cabin & a 7 seater at times all make this machine a best SUV in the Indian auto market. The cherry on the cake is its pricing. People contemplating to buy fortuner, audi, endeavor,yeti, pajero etc should take a serious look at this Car. You only get a foreign badge (ie, Status Symbol) for the more lacs you pay. XUV 5OO might have few niggles here & there, but, it is surely a more practical car for Indian conditions. 

Areas of improvement  

Quality of Interior Plastics, Under thigh support of the driver seat, Suspension etc are areas of improvement. 

 

 

 

Great VFM, Endless features, spaciousHard suspension, Less under thigh support

During the inspection of 45000km informed that clutch plate burnt completely and it needs to change, it costs 20000/= and then after some time received a call saying that drum, break and all need to change, which costs will come around 50000/=. I don't know why Mahindra is doing like this. Since the cost of clutch plate is around 8000, they are charging around 20000/= + tax 28%. Better i advise that after the warranty period, please take the vehicle outsiders who do this work, can save money of around 25000/=. Their spare parts are costly, better i prefer to go for Maruthi cars. I used it, it was running more than 2Lakh km, if you do the proper maintenance, there will not be any problems

Exterior Excellent appearnce on road. Defenitely you feel proud when others look at you driving this one. The grey plastic grills near lamps are worst looking and not matching with the exterior color. I drove a Silver color W6.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The center panel is worst looking. It is not matching with any of the other interiors. Seat is confortable. The steerling column is touching my feet (on clutch) frequently when I turn it.  GearBox is not positioned conveniently, I am5'10'' tall, I ahve adjusted my seat to avoid folding my legs, and still I have to search for the Gear liver as it is almost beside the arm rest.  2nd row can not be moved forward to give space for 3rd row which could make 3rd as comofrtable as 2nd row.  I have observed lot of space given between 1st & 2nd row. 3rd row is for children or short people.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is good as the representative says it is a light weighed body it could pull it easily.  Suspension is not at all good. Inside it is not too noicy as per its capacity & size, so it is good. I could not speed test as I have driven it in city and the busiest junction of Hyderabad (Nagarjuna circle - Punjagutta Fly over - CM camp office - U Turn - take Fly over - left and get down towards GVK - u Turn - back to show room).  Pickup is good and rep. says it give 11-12 KMPH in city. Even 10 is a good mielage for such big vehicle.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is good.  Ride quality is also good.

Final Words I used to be a lover of Safari till I see XUV 500. Now, I am not going to buy Safari defenitely(I AM A SOFTWARE ENGINEER) and I would prefer XUV to Safari, once the refined version of XUV comes at little low price.

Areas of improvement

Suspension.
Gear Box Position.
Steering column postion w.r.t. Cluch pedal.
Pedals size is not comfortable.
2nd Row adjsutment to forward & backward.

Exterior, Hanlding, Inteligent features,Price, fixed 2nd row, SUSPENSION, GearBox position, A/C

Exterior

The exterior no doubt looks the best. This is again something that can be based on perception. However, I feel that there is no other car apart from Tata Safari in this price range that look this good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 The space for driver and co-driver is huge. Also the space in third row is massive. The only downer being that the 2nd row seats are although reclining (just one level recline) but are not slideable to create more space for third row which is a little cramped.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine is super smooth with excellent low end torque and super damping inside the system so that we dont hear engine noise. Also the gear shift could have been smoother.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride for the first two rows is fantastic, especially for a full grown SUV like this one.

Final Words

 Its a great buy. However if they were to reduce price just a little bit, i feel Duster and Terrano will be goners and no one will buy them.

Areas of improvement  

The company should do a PR campaing on how they have improved the 2014 version of XUV

 

Super smooth, great engine, less need for downshifting, great tech featuressmall niggles like one of the doors was stuck

Exterior Appealing, great work by MnM design team, excellent ground Clarence and static bend headlight feature is impressive. Lotus petal alloys are great.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good looking interiors though plastics could have been better. Features are impressive and few are very useful. Excellent A/c that cools cabin with in few mins.

Mine is w6 model that comes with mono color infotainment (mild bluish white color one) and fabric seats. We always preferred fabric seats as they were more comfortable than leather ones during jouney and we did not like more reddish multicolor infotainment in w8 model.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Gear shiftbetween first and second gear is not comfortable though it's getting better after 1000 km run. Other gears are pretty smooth. Power is pretty good, there is slight lag in second gear and needs gear shift.

Surprisingly we got 15kms per liter during long drive and in the city we are getting 13-14 Kim's (with a/c always on). Cruise controls works superb and very comfortable on highways.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is good. There are no vibrations at all and gives me a feel of driving a petrol car. Handing is just fine, turning radius is poor. Abs is not that effective. brakes requires major rework as it fails to gives a feel of disc brakes.

Final Words  Great vehicle from mahindra stable. Low priced but a great vehicle and Far better than Innova, endeavor, fortuner which we tried before going for this vehicle 

Areas of improvement Brakes, quality of speakers, plastics. Would have charged more for this vehicle and improved quality of materials. Automatic version with sun roof would be great.

Comfort, features, cruise, fuel Econ, AC, seatsAudio speakers, brakes, 1st gear issues, turning radius

Pros - very spacious and comfortable Fuel economy is good Exteriors looks are awesome Cons - low quality plastic used Ride quality could be more better Low quality sensors used I have purchased my xuv 500 in 2015 my buying experience from mahindra dealership was ultimate it was hassle free very less time to wait in the showroom for delivery . I have droven 50000 km till now and still it rides like a new vehicle . It has riding comfort but because of low quality plastic used it makes sounds when it hits to uneven surface but car is extremely comfortable as i took 1000 km single run in single day it was amazing when i reached there i fell no tiredness because of comfort of the car Its fuel economy is also very good as on highways my car gives 15kmpl and in cities in worst condition it gives 10kmpl . Car engine is very good as it is 2.2 ltr it gives high pick up and engine sound in the cabin is very low . Although car performance is very gud despite When you cross 120 kmph speed the steering vibrates in very high ratio and it uses low quality of sensors so you dont know when any sensors fail at any time although your car is in warranty sensors will be replaced free of cost . I think despite of little cons it should be purchased for who have low bugdet and want 7 seator big suv.

It is wonderful car. Love it and very comfortable to drive. I must purchase thish car. It gives very comfort and lot of features. It's price is so surprised only 12.79lacs.you must purchase this car.