Mahindra & Mahindra has launched its first BS6-compliant petrol version of its compact SUV, the XUV300. It comes nearly 4 months before the BS6 norms kick in and will be available on all its 1.2 litre turbo petrol offerings.
Mahindra Launches BS6 XUV300
Priced from Rs 8.30 lakh for the base W4 and going up to Rs 11.84 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India) for the fully loaded W8(O), the BS6-compliant models costs about Rs. 20,000 more than their BS4 counterparts, which was priced at ₹ 8.10 lakh to ₹ 11.79 lakh.
Rajan Wadhera, President, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “We are delighted to launch our first BS 6 vehicle. It is a milestone in our BS6 transition journey. Despite tight timelines, we along with our suppliers, have met the challenging requirements of these tighter emission norms, much ahead of the stipulated timeline. We will progressively upgrade our entire range with cleaner emissions technology.”
Mahindra BS6 XUV300 Price in India
Mahindra’s diesel portfolio has not yet made the transition to BS6, however, the company has promised that it will happen before the emission norms kick in. For the time being though, it’s only the petrol variant of the XUV300 that comes with the BS6 engine.
As per technical details revealed by Mahindra earlier this year, the BS6-compliant 1.2-litre turbo-petrol unit is expected to continue to make 110hp with torque output now rated at 190Nm as against the BS4 car’s 200Nm. The carmaker had also revealed details of the remainder of its BS6-compliant range of petrol and diesel engines earlier in the year.
Mahindra BS6 XUV300 Specification Features Images
Mahindra XUV300 comes in four variants — W4, W6, W8 and W8(O). It also boasts of features like projector headlamps with LED DRLs, diamond-cut alloy wheels, heated ORVMs, dual-zone FATC, 17.78 cm touchscreen infotainment system, cruise control, electric sunroof, seven airbags, disc brakes on all four wheels, front parking sensors and ESP with roll-over mitigation.
There are six monotone colour options available with the compact SUV — Pearl White, D-Sat Silver, Red Rage, Aquamarine, Napoli Black and Sunburst Orange. The dual-tone choices include Red Rage with White Roof and Aquamarine with White Roof. The Mahindra XUV300 rivals the likes of the Hyundai Venue, Ford EcoSport, Tata Nexon and the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza.
Mahindra had earlier in the year revealed that the Bolero Power Plus was BS6 certified by International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), but is yet to launch the model.
