Mahindra has been testing the next-gen Scorpio for quite some time and we have reported to you with spy pictures of the SUV on test several times. Now, a new set of spy images have surfaced on the internet which gives us a sneak peak inside the cabin of the next-gen Mahindra Scorpio. This test mule was spotted in Coimbatore and seems like lower-spec variant of the upcoming SUV. It is however heavily camouflaged, with lots of temporary parts, but gives us an important glimpse of the interiors.
The next-gen Mahindra Scorpio, codenamed
Z101, will be larger than the outgoing model in ever respect. It will be longer
in length with an increased wheelbase to offer even more legroom for the
passengers in the second and third rows. Mahindra could be retaining the
ladder-frame underpinning for the next-gen Scorpio and it could be an evolved
version of the same platform that underpins the all-new Thar. Mahindra also
recently trademarked different variations of the name 'Scorpio Sting',
suggesting it could be a new moniker for the upcoming SUV.
As seen in the spy image, the interiors of
the next-gen Scorpio seem sufficiently more premium than the outgoing car. The
dashboard has a little bit of rake as opposed to the completely upright fascia
of the current-gen car. And that completely changes the ergonomics for the
better. A large touchscreen takes center stage on the dashboard, flanked by AC
vents on either side. The climate control dials and buttons seem similar to the
ones on the next-gen XUV500. It also gets a new multi-function steering wheel,
multicolored speedometer, new rear AC vents, and even a provision for a
sunroof, which can be expected on the higher-spec trims.
This particular test mule had a bench seat
in the middle row but didn't come fitted with seats on the third row. The
Scorpio will however continue with its 7-seat layout with the new-gen model. On
the exterior however, the spotted test mule comes wearing temporary headlamps
and tail lamps and 17-inch steel wheels. The production-spec SUV will come with
projector headlamps with LED DRLs and LED taillights. It will also get alloy
wheels on higher variants. But what is surely evident is the larger footprint
of the SUV. The bonnet is longer, the overhangs are longer and it also looks
wider than the outgoing car.
The next-gen Mahindra Scorpio will be
powered by the brand new 2.0L turbo-petrol engine and the 2.2L mHawk diesel
engine that the company recently debuted with the all-new Thar. It could
however come in a different state of tune than what is available with the Thar.
Transmission options will include both manual and automatic gearboxes. Expected
to launch sometime in Q2 of 2021, with prices probably ranging between INR
10-14 lakh, the next-gen Scorpio will be unique in the segment of mid-
