The Mahindra Scorpio facelift has been launched in the country at a starting price of Rs 9.97 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi). The Tata Safari Storme remains its arch-rival as before, along with other compact SUVs such as the Renault Duster, Captur and the Hyundai Creta.
Mahindra Scorpio Facelift: Highlights
Gets a new Jeep-inspired grille with seven slats and subtly redesigned front bumper Mahindra Scorpio Facelift
At the sides, the indicators have now moved to the outside rearview mirrors from the front fenders and it now rides on a new set of five-spoke alloy wheels Mahindra Scorpio Facelift
At the rear, it gets a subtly redesigned license plate housing and bumper. The outgoing model's clear-lense tail lamps have been ditched for a red lense setup Mahindra Scorpio Facelift
The interior continues to feature the same light and dark theme. Sadly, Mahindra has retained the existing 6-inch touchscreen unit with the Scorpio facelift, despite the XUV500, KUV100 and the TUV300 featuring a bigger 7-inch unit. The XUV500’s unit also comes with Android Auto support. However, now, rear parking camera support is available with the touchscreen unit
Mahindra Scorpio Facelift
There’s a new faux leather upholstery on offer Mahindra Scorpio Facelift.
The updated Scorpio is powered by the 140PS version of the 2.2-litre mHawk, which also powers the XUV500. There’s a decent 20PS power boost, while the overall torque sees a healthy 40Nm boost (10Nm less than the XUV500’s). The 140PS 2.2-litre mHawk is mated to a 6-speed manual same as the XUV500.
The lower variants get the same 120PS version of the 2.2-litre mHawk, while the base trim gets the 2.5-litre m2DICR engine.
It will continue to feature the Mahindra Micro-Hybrid tech.
The updated Scorpio comes in six variants: S3, S5, S7 (two variants) and S11 (two variants)