The next-gen Mahindra Thar will skip Auto
Expo 2020, but the next-gen Mahindra XUV500 is coming to the show, albeit as a
pure electric concept model. A teaser image of the Mahindra XUV500 EV concept
has been released. The star at Mahindra's Auto Expo 2020 pavilion, the XUV500
EV concept features a flat bonnet and is wide and low, and this gives it a
squat stance. Its partially revealed exterior design reminds us of the new
generation SsangYong Korando because of similar proportions.
The Mahindra XUV500 EV concept boasts LEDs
aplenty at the front. Apparently, the number three has some special significance
for this model. That's evident in the L-shaped angular headlights, the
horizontal strips located inside the powerful squarish portion below them and
the virtual grille slats flanking the virtual Mahindra emblem.
The production next-gen Mahindra XUV500
(codename: Mahindra XUV500) will be kitted with automatic LED headlamps, LED
taillights, flush door handles, 18-inch alloy wheels and much more. What's
noticeable from the teaser image is that the XUV500 EV will feature sleeker
high-set LED headlamps as seen on the all modern SUVs. This will be a huge leap
forward from the current XUV500's design.
Spy images have revealed that, on the
inside, the 2020 Mahindra XUV500 will feature a completely redesigned dashboard
layout with a large floating-type infotainment touchscreen placed centrally on
the dash. Moreover, it will also use a new three-spoke flat-bottomed steering
wheel. A fully digital instrument cluster is expected.
Underpinned by a newly developed platform
that will form the basis for even an India-specific Ford C-SUV, the next-gen
Mahindra XUV500 will be available with a newly developed BS-VI compliant 180 PS
2.0-litre diesel engine and a 2.0-litre petrol engine. A pure electric variant,
possibly in a coupe version, is expected to be seen in the showrooms at a later
stage.
