Excellent Family Car

Exterior Not much to write home about, eh? :) Anyways, I happen to own a Red E6 which is a bit of sports version in their earlier lineup(if I daresay that :)). Comes with ski racks, side steps which make it slightly ok i feel. However, I do love the size of the vehicle, I must say. IN fact, looks much bigger than a scorpio

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) One of first things I noticed while going to yard to take a look at my vehicle was the size. Dealer happened to take us on a Scorpio & sitting in front with arm support was extremely cramped(I admit I am on a bulkier side) but sit on a Xylo same seat, have amazing space all around even with arm rest down.

Amazingly spacious interior, you must travel in a 7 seater Xylo to believe it. 3rd row seating is truly amazing in terms of leg space. Prior to buying, tested this on all cars but none can come close to a Xylo ever in this department.

Though the plastics & finish in the interiors are tacky, they have thrown in a lot of minor things that you really get used to over time. Examples are puddle lamps, theatre style lamps, arm rests all around, safe box under driver seat, lot of cubby holes to dump things are all excellent in spite of the average quality. After owning for 30 months, I am unable to move on as I see I'll lose such minor things.

A/C is also truly good, you also get 3 row A/c which keeps all complaints of hogging A/C away:0. I pretty much travel with my family mostly (5 ppl at least) & long distances over weekends and Xylo is a 'perfect dream'.

Space is so good that my family will just not allow me to sell this car at any cost now!!

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Mahindra engine on Xylo though underpowered when compared to Scorpio is still amazing. Start the engine, switch on A/C & slowly move up to 80kpl - the engine 'ring' is just amazing. Diesel engine is amazing at human speeds of upto 110kpl..I dont push mine over that cos i value my life(am not an old guy jus 27 :D n love fast cars but still value my life & dont think indian roads are good enough for higher speeds)

FE: Not a strong point really compared to diesel cars now but still not bad for a car of its size. Even after 65000 kms under the belt, I always get 10kpl highways or city - always with A/C on & mostly 5 members at least. But with fuel prices, time may on for me to move on to something with more FE but if you are not so concerned on FE(as I was 2.5 yrs ago), not a show stopper for sure

Gear box isnt the best but it ain't bad. Tends to get a bit hard & you can feel the engine vibrations on the knob, clutch is also hard but still not bad compared to other SUV/MUVs including Scorpios

Ride Quality & Handling Well, admit it; she's an elephant on bicycle with 2 wheels - so dont push it.She needs to be treated nicely at speeds over 100kmpl...push her, you may end up flipping but treat her with respect & hold at 100; you can keep running for hours without any issues or jerks.

Initially had suspension & spring noises  all along in spite of complaining at each service. Finally got this excellent Service Engineer abt 5000 kms ago & got suspension overhaul(free on warranty, paid only rs.8 for some bushes :D honest). Post this, have faced no issues at all. Hope the new Xylo has this problem fixed too.

Final Words Overall, after 30 months & 65000 kms under belt; I still love my Xylo. There are quite a few areas for M&M to work on but admit it - at that price, its got everything. The next best for now is Innova which is at least a lac expensive for jus the base version when compared to xylo top end with abs et al. Aria is not much to boast about at that price.

But honestly, I have read too many people complaining about 'rocking like a boat" which is completely untrue. Drive down for an hour in the city anywhere in India & the # of xylos on the road are testatment to that. So dont let that stop you from buying At this price, she is a true VFM.

Areas of improvement NA

Huge space, Engine, 3rd row leg room, Road presence, little extras here & there,a/cmileage,tacky plastics,hanlding at high speeds(>110),dull & wierd mix of interior colors available