All the new features bestowed upon Scorpio N, increases the overall appeal of this SUV by upping the creature comforts for buyers
India’s leading car manufacturer, Mahindra Auto, has been known to make big and brawny SUVs. The company is riding on the wave of success generated by the likes of Scorpio N and XUV700. Sales-wise, Scorpio is the company’s best-seller. To make Scorpio more appealing, Mahindra is offering more features. Let’s take a look.
Mahindra Scorpio N Ventilated Seats
Marketed as ‘Big Daddy Of SUVs’, Mahindra Scorpio N jumped a whole segment and now plays with D-Segment SUVs. With size quotient and affordability factors working in its favour, Mahindra Scorpio N has been racking up impressive sales numbers. Now, Mahindra is topping up Scorpio N’s features tank.
What did it miss, though? One might ask. Among the infinite possibilities, Scorpio N missed a few niceties like auto dimming IRVM that rival brands used to offer in their affordable small hatchbacks. Now, Mahindra is giving Scorpio N auto-dimming IRVM and a wireless charger with cooling function.
As seen in the recent spy shots, we can see the same frameless auto-dimming IRVM on Scorpio N top-spec Z8L trim that is shared with Mahindra XUV3XO. Also, there was another auto-dimming IRVM on mid-trims of XUV3XO with chunky black frame around it, which should have been logically offered with Z4 and Z6 trims and lower Z8 variants of Scorpio N. But that is not the case. Only the top-spec Z8L gets auto-dimming IRVM.
Another major feature addition with Scorpio N is ventilated seats. This is a Godsend for Indian car buyers and ensures passenger comfort in sunny seats. Mahindra Scorpio N ventilated seat function is for front seats only, which is just fine, considering the positioning. We wish XUV700 gets rear ventilated seats, though.
Now, Scorpio comes off as a more fitting proposition for Indian market as it offers sought-after features like ventilated seats. That said, we wish Mahindra offered a 360-degree camera for assistance in parking, considering how large it is. Also, a camera-based Level-2 ADAS suite that the smaller XUV3XO offers.
More feature loaded than before
Other than the aforementioned features, we don’t see any more added attributes. Sunroof is still single-pane and 2nd row seats are still not captain chairs with individual armrests. However, there doesn’t seem to be a price bump associated with this update. Pricing ranges between Rs 13.85 lakh and Rs 24.54 lakh (Ex-sh).
The powertrains will remain the same, though. The 2.0L turbo petrol engine with 200 bhp peak power and 370 Nm peak torque along with the 2.2L turbo diesel with a maximum of 172 bhp peak power and 400 Nm peak torque. There will be options to choose from a 6-speed manual and 6-speed torque converter and a 4X4 transfer case.
