Mahindra XUV700

FiestaST said:
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REVIEW | Mahindra XUV 700 is good but rough around the edges

It is certainly a step up from the XUV 500
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Below is summation of negatives. Looks & cosmetics seems to be main reason why xuv 700 (and for that matter scorpioN) is not selling in SA much and scene is awash with havals, beijings and tiggos.Everyday on school run, my son counts at least 15-20 chinese branded cars to 2-3 Mahindras and that is just 1.5km stretch of road.

Fast forward 5-10 years, time will tell about durability factor.

Really impressive and a huge leap over the XUV 500. But when you start to touch and feel, the illusion of plushness falls away. Hard, scratchy surfaces are everywhere, the switchgear feels flimsy and those glossy piano black accents on our tester had worn poorly, with scuffs and swirl marks.

The infotainment system is among the worst on the market, frustrating to operate, with useless tabs (lap timer in a family SUV?) and a confusing layout. The designers took inspiration from the old BMW iDrive system with a central rotary controller surrounded by four buttons. Surprise: that huge rotary dial controls audio volume. The screen is touch-operated. Display is grainy. A blind-spot camera is activated when the indicators are used, with visuals displayed on the small screen between the instrument cluster gauges. A useless feature, given how poor the resolution is.
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FiestaST said:
Mahindra XUV700 & Scorpio N on and off-road - Drive.com.au

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I am enjoying scorpio N even if I haven't put it to a typical off-road scenario yet - that will happen next week.

One of these days, I would love to do a 4x4 course such as this.
 
Yoh - did couple of 4x4 loops in bothongo rhino & lion park and it was simply awesome. At one stage in one loop (forgot name of the loop but I think wife has taken photos), I thought there is no way I am going to get past this but scorpioN handled it quite well. Maybe it was very elementary really but it was my first experience so quite chuffed at the end of it. :p

Having said that, I really need 4x4 course training. Maybe in couple of months time.
 
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