The 2021 Mahindra Scorpio is predicted to see a market launch someday in the course of subsequent 12 months. Learn on to know extra about it.
- New Scorpio launch to happen after next-gen XUV500.
- Might be a brand new SUV grounds up.
- Will share engine and gearbox choices with the Thar.
2021 Mahindra Scorpio: What’s new on the surface?
In a phrase, the whole lot. The brand new Mahindra Scorpio (codename Z101) has been within the technique of being readied for greater than a 12 months now and there have been sightings of check mules in varied phases of improvement. One in every of hottest fashions from Mahindra, the Scorpio will see a full-model change for the primary time since its launch again in 2002. This implies, the upcoming SUV shall be all-new, from its chassis and engine choices to its physique shell.
First up, the brand new Scorpio will sit on the identical ladder-frame chassis that sees obligation within the second-gen Thar. It’s going to sport all-new physique panels too. Nonetheless, the general design will proceed to be butch and the brand new SUV can have an upright stance similar to the outgoing mannequin. So far as dimensions go, the brand new Scorpio may even be wider and longer, which can end in improved cabin room.
The brand new Scorpio’s physique will function sturdy character traces that run alongside the edges, together with a pronounced kink on the rear door that pushes upwards together with the window line; this design factor has been seen on trendy Mahindra fashions just like the XUV300 and can be anticipated on the next-gen XUV500 SUV. Transferring to the rear, it’s seemingly that the SUV will proceed utilizing a side-hinged door with vertically positioned tail-lights at both nook.
2021 Mahindra Scorpio: What to anticipate on the within?
Similar to the exteriors, the brand new Scorpio will get a contemporary inside too. The brand new dashboard can have the availability for a big touchscreen infotainment system, which could possibly be a MG Hector-like vertically oriented unit. Numerous switchgear – such because the steering wheel, gear knob, management stalks and even the instrument cluster – shall be shared with different Mahindra fashions like the brand new Thar and the Marazzo.
2021 Mahindra Scorpio: Engine and gearbox choices
Underneath the hood, the brand new Scorpio SUV is predicted to share its engine and gearbox choices with the Thar. This implies the refined 132hp, 2.2-litre diesel and the 2.0-litre petrol engine with 152hp will see obligation on the next-gen SUV. Mahindra will present four-wheel drive as nicely on some variants, similar to the outgoing mannequin.
2021 Mahindra Scorpio: Anticipated launch timeline
As reported by us earlier than, the brand new Scorpio will see a value announcement someday within the second quarter of 2021, which implies the mannequin will arrive in Mahindra showrooms someday round April-June.
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