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Mahindra XUV400 EV Announced and Under Consideration for SA

The Mahindra XUV400 brings a range of 456 km to the party and will be hitting the Indian market in March 2023. Should it come to South Africa as potentially SA’s cheapest electric car?

This looks like your ordinary run-of-the-mill Mahindra XUV300, doesn’t it? But, if you look closely and spot the clever wheels, fuel filler cap towards the front of the vehicle and the different tail lights, you’ll realise this is different.

Mahindra SA is in a strong place right now, with the recent arrival of the family-focused XUV700 and the offroad-ready Scorpio-N.

Meet the Mahindra XUV400, an electric vehicle that’s available in two derivatives. There are two battery sizes on offer; 34.5 kWh and 39.4 kWh, giving a range of 375 km and 456 km respectively. This claim is based on the Indian driving cycle standards.

As far as performance goes, there’s 110 kW and 310 Nm and the Mahindra XUV400 is said to hit 100 kph in just 8.3 seconds and gp to a top speed of 150 kph. Physically, the XUV400 is 4 200mm long with a wheelbase of 2 600 mm, which puts it roughly in the same size bracket as things like the Haval Jolion and Hyundai Creta.

Mahindra XUV400 for South Africa?

Interestingly, the XUV400 is priced around R365 000 in India if we go on the current exchange rate in early March 2023. As a reminder, South African electric cars are subject to an additional tax that pushes the prices up and there’s no government subsidy or incentive. Even then, we’d guesstimate that if it were to come to South Africa, it would still be substantially cheaper than the current most affordable EV, the Mini Cooper SE (R742 102).

Could Mahindra SA bring it to South Africa? There’s already one big advantage as India is a right-hand drive market and thus compatible for our roads. We reached out to Mahindra South Africa for comment.

“Mahindra South Africa shall soon commence a study to evaluate the product fit and viability of the all-new XUV400 EV. At the same time, Mahindra is participating in the national discussion on electric vehicle policy as championed by NAAMSA. We hope to see the final national policy on EVs soon.”

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Mahindra XUV400 EV Announced and Under Consideration for SA

The Mahindra XUV400 brings a range of 456 km to the party and will be hitting the Indian market in March 2023. Should it come to SA?
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Mahindra XUV300 Xprez (2023) Price & Specs

Mahindra South Africa has quietly expanded its light-commercial vehicle range with the launch of the XUV300 Xprez panel van. Here’s how much the newcomer costs…

Mahindra has launched the XUV300 Xprez panel van in South Africa, positioning the newcomer in its light-commercial vehicle (LCV) stable alongside the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Pik Up and the Indian-built Bolero bakkies.

Based on the XUV300 crossover, the Xprez-badged version is likely converted to panel-van specification at Mahindra’s special fitment centre in Gauteng – just as the automaker did with its since-discontinued KUV100 Xprez. The company bills this latest model as the “ultimate urban delivery van” (angling for a slice of the soon-to-depart Nissan NP200’s pie, perhaps?).

Offered exclusively in entry-level W4 guise, the XUV300 Xprez is powered by the Mumbai-based brand’s familiar turbocharged 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine, which delivers 81 kW and 200 Nm to the front wheels via a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard. Mahindra claims a combined fuel-economy figure of 6.3 L/100 km, matching that of the passenger version.

With the rear bench binned to create a load area, the XUV300 Xprez is listed as a 2-seater vehicle. We’ve yet to unearth an exact payload capacity, with Mahindra saying only that the figure is “impressive” (it further describes the cargo space as “versatile and adaptive”). However, based on a spot of rudimentary maths, we’d speculate the payload capacity is somewhere in the region of 320 kg.

How much does the Mahindra XUV300 Xprez cost in SA?

Mahindra XUV300 1.2T W4 Xprez – R294 999

The price above includes a 5-year/150 000 km warranty and a 3-year/50 000 km service plan.

 
Mahindra XUV3X0 debuts as thoroughly updated XUV300

Meet the Mahindra XUV3X0, a thoroughly updated version of the XUV300. Here’s what we know about this facelifted small crossover, which will surely come to SA…

Rather than simply call it the “facelifted XUV300”, Mahindra has rolled out an entirely new badge for this thoroughly refreshed version of its small crossover. So, meet the new Mahindra XUV3X0.

Unwrapped in its domestic market of India, the Nashik-built XUV3X0 looks poised to come to South Africa to replace the XUV300 at some point. While the company’s local division has yet to make an official announcement on the topic, we’ve asked the question and are awaiting feedback.

The Indian press material, however, states that the newcomer has been “designed, developed and engineered to meet rigorous global standards” and as such will be introduced to various “global markets” in due course.

So, what’s new? Well, the significant styling updates are perhaps most immediately obvious change, led by a distinctive new front end featuring a piano-black grille and LED treatment for the headlamps, daytime running lights and foglamps. Round back, the XUV3X0’s defining feature is clearly its new full-width LED bar.

Inside, the changes are perhaps not quite as radical, though Mahindra claims to have added more soft-touch materials to “elevate the sense of sophistication”. Indeed, certain Indian-spec derivatives feature leather accents on the steering wheel, gear knob and front armrest, as well as leatherette upholstery and dashboard trim. There are also new 10.25-inch versions of the infotainment screen and driver display.


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