If you’re looking for something new in here, don’t! What Mahindra has done here is, it has simply launched an entry level EX variant of its flagship SUV, the Scorpio, in the Indian national capital of New Delhi. Incidentally, the Scorpio EX has already been on sale for quite some time now in many Indian cities and this launch seems more like an exercise to build more awareness amongst people about the low cost Scorpio model’s existence. The Scorpio EX will be primarily targeted at the cabbie crowd who’d be quite interested in the lower price and the lower running cost of the Scorpio EX.
Mahindra Scorpio EX
So, how does the Mahindra Scorpio EX cost less to buy as well as own?
Firstly, Mahindra has stripped the Scorpio of many of its creature comforts to end up with a bare bones variant that it calls the EX. In addition to this, the 2.2 Liter, 120 Bhp-290 Nm mHawk CRDe Turbodiesel engine now gets replaced by a 2.5 Liter CRDe Turbodiesel engine that produces 75 Bhp of peak power and 220 Nm of peak torque.
So, that engine makes the Scorpio quite frugal with an ARAI certified fuel economy of 14 KMPL. the trade off however is the 11.2 seconds the Scorpio EX will take to hit 60 Kph, making it a S-L-O-W SUV. However, the cabbie crowd will be more than happy to overlook this factor as the low running costs and low initial price will more than make up for the decreased performance.
Mahindra Scorpio EX Features
The high fuel economy is also achieved in part by the Start-Stop system that Mahindra prefers to call the Micro Hybrid system. This system is increasingly becoming a standard piece of kit across most Mahindra vehicles as even the Genio Pick Up being an out and out commercial vehicle features this system.
All said and done, the Mahindra Scorpio EX was around for quite a while even before with a Mahindra 2.5 liter Direct Injection 70 Bhp engine, which has now been upgraded to the CRDe engine to meet BS3 and BS4 norms. The Mahindra Scorpio EX comes with air conditioning, power steering and an engine immobilizer as standard piece of kit.
Mahindra Scorpio EX Summary
Of these, the engine immobilizer is a particularly useful feature in the likes Mahindra SUVs like the Scorpio and the Bolero, as these SUVs are particularly hot targets for car thief gangs operating across the country. So, the engine immobilizer function, serving as a basic deterrent often times prevents many thefts.
However, essential safety features like Airbags and ABS are not even available on the Scorpio EX as an optional piece of kit, perhaps due to the extremely cost conscious target segment of the SUV. Also, the Scorpio EX is available only in a 2 wheel drive version. All said, it remains to be seen whether the cut price variant of the Scorpio will end up cannibalizing the sales of the Mahindra Bolero VLX.
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