Indianautosblog reader Varun Varadarajan has snapped two test
mules of the Mahindra Jeeto van testing along with a Tata Magic Iris (its
closest rival) in the outskirts of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its expected to
launch for sale this fiscal year.
The Mahindra
Jeeto van is bigger and has a longer wheelbase than the Tata Magic Iris. The former has tarpaulin covers for the second-row windows and rear
windscreen, while the third row has fixed glass windows in one of the test
mules, while the other has a tarpaulin cover which is the basic trim.
One of the prototypes is also finished in the
Jeeto’s Ultramarine Blue exterior colour, while other colours that could be on
offer include Diamond White, Sunrise Red, Mango Yellow and Premium Beige. Like
the Jeeto pick up, the LCV van version could also come equipped with the
‘Digisense’ connected vehicle platform for cloud-based vehicle tracking, engine
diagnostics, route planning, breakdown assistance and Geo fencing features.
Power will come from the Jeeto pick up’s
single-cylinder water-cooled m_Dura 625 cc engine diesel paired with a 4-speed
manual gearbox, which produces 16 hp and 38 Nm of torque. It’s unclear if a CNG
variant will be made available for the Jeeto van.
The Jeeto van will be manufactured at Mahindra’s
plant in Zaheerabad, Telangana, where the company recently opened an extension
of the facility that increases the overall plant capacity to 140,000 units per
year.
