India’s leading utility vehicle manufacturer, Mahindra has been absent from the new generation premium MPV space. The result, Toyota Innova Crysta and Maruti Ertiga taking over the market with record high sales. This is about to change as a new Mahindra MPV is ready for launch.
Upcoming Mahindra MPV has been christened as Mahindra Marazzo and is scheduled for launch before Diwali 2018. Ahead of that, Mahindra has revealed first images of the interiors of this MPV. According to Mahindra, the new Marazzo is their most spacious car as per square feet area.
From these new images, Mahindra shows us how the seating arrangement inside their new MPV would be. The seats will be offered in 7 / 8 seater arrangement, just like its rival Toyota Innova Crysta. Those who want the 7 seater option, get the more luxurious captain seats in the second row while those who opt for the 8 seater option, get the 3 row bench seat (40-20-40 split) in the middle row.
Be it the 7 seat or the 8 seat arrangement, in both cases, the 3rd row is accessible via folding of a seat in the second row. In case you do not want to use the 3rd row, it is foldable and can be used as boot. Mahindra has stated that the ingress and egress is easier, we will only be able to comment on the same once we actually try the same for ourself at the launch event.
Designed at Mahindra’s North American Technical Centre (MNATC) in Troy, Michigan with help from Mahindra facilities in India, the Marazzo derives its name from a shark. Marazzo means Russian in Spanish.
Said to be based on a monocoque platform on a front wheel drive architecture, Mahindra MPV could be powered by the company’s new 1.5 liter turbo diesel engine. This new 121 hp 300 Nm engine has been developed in association with SsangYong and is said to be more fuel efficient than any Mahindra diesel engine till date.
Mahindra claims that the ride quality is best in class, while built quality is world class. Price is expected to be in the range of Rs 10-15 lakhs range. More details to be revealed closer to launch.
