Overview
- Dealers nationwide have display and test-drive units, drives began on January 8, and customer deliveries for AX7, AX7T and AX7L variants start on January 14 with lower trims following from April.
- All variants get triple 12.3-inch displays across the dash, a 16-speaker Harman Kardon system with Dolby, a 540-degree camera, Level 2 ADAS, ventilated front and second-row seats, BYOD rear mounts and a rear wireless charger.
- The SUV retains 203 hp 2.0-litre turbo-petrol and 185 hp 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engines with 6-speed manual or automatic gearboxes, and offers optional AWD with the diesel-automatic.
- Mahindra introduces DaVinci valve-based dampers and hydraulic bump stops to improve ride comfort and refinement compared with the outgoing XUV700.
- Early drives praise the tech-rich cabin and calmer ride but note limited adult comfort in the third row and some ergonomic quirks from touch-based HVAC and control interfaces.