IAB reader Prakash Yadav has spied the Mahindra
Jeeto van and the Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up (Getaway) testing in Chennai. The two
products are expected to launch in India before the end of this year.
The compact
five-seater Jeeto LCV has tarpaulin covers for the side doors and rear
windscreen, fixed windows for the third-row fixed, round headlamps connected by
a sleek plastic grille, and a black plastic bumper. It could also come equipped
with Mahindra’s new ‘Digisense’ connected vehicle platform for cloud-based
vehicle tracking, engine diagnostics, route planning, breakdown assistance and
Geo fencing features.
It will source the Jeeto’s single-cylinder
water-cooled m_Dura 625 cc engine diesel paired with a 4-speed manual gearbox,
which is capable of producing 16 hp and 38 Nm of torque.
As for the 2017 Mahindra Pik-Up, it will impersonate
the SUV with the bolder fascia with new headlamps and grille, while the
rear-end looks largely identical to the outgoing model. It could be based on
the Scorpio’s hydroformed chassis, thus making it lighter, stronger and stiffer
than the current Pik-Up.
Powering the new Pik-Up is a 2.2-litre turbodiesel
4-cyl motor from the Mahindra Scorpio paired to a 5-speed gearbox, which
produces 120 bhp and 280 Nm of peak torque. A 4×4 drivetrain will be available
as an option in the new Pik-Up, and so could an automatic transmission.
