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Mahindra Xylo driven by CarWale

January 16, 2009 – 10:40 am by Charles Pennefather

Mahindra and Mahindra are interested in the feedback of the consumer, which helped them develop the Xylo (nee Ingenio). They conducted clinics, offered select laymen test drives during the development process, and put that feedback into the Xylo. Does it work? We took a short test-drive yesterday to find out.

The Xylo’s looks have received  flak from some corners, but we think that the looks will grow on people - we are the same public that embraced the original Santro, after all. This car is big - make no mistake about that. It’s tall as well, and that translates into a massive amount of interior space. Even the third row had no complaints from our test-driver, who is over six feet tall. This was achieved with a lot of thought and smart packaging: even the engine bay is as small as possible to maximise interior space.

The car’s ride, like the Scorpio’s, is well-sorted, but without the Scorpio’s ‘Noddy’ tendencies. We couldn’t test the car’s handling, but what we can tell you is that the car’s turning radius is surprisingly small for such a big car. The seats in the top-end model have height adjustment and the steering wheel tilts and telescopes. There are a lot of features in the Xylo, from alloy wheels to a display that will show you ambient temperature, humidity, current fuel consumption, distance to empty and greet you with a religious greeting should you so wish!

The Xylo comes across as a competent, well thought-out product to us, and we’re eagerly awaiting a closer look at the vehicle. Watch this space.

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  1. 23 Responses to “Mahindra Xylo driven by CarWale”

  2. what about safety features, ABS, Airbags?

    By HK on Jan 16, 2009

  3. XYLO is fully packed. I have driven one from pune.Feels gr8..At first view, I was a bit depressed, but the ride, interiors and the gadgets packed in made me feel that this is going to be a big hit..It donot have that excessive roll that scorpio’s have.And it feels highly stable even at tight corners.

    hey, take a test drive to understand abt what i am saying….

    By Sanju on Jan 16, 2009

  4. Hope this will give stiff competition to Innova. It has lot of good features which Innova doesn’t have.

    By Sagayaraj on Jan 16, 2009

  5. Much awaited Ingenio is now availble at show rooms. A muti purpose vehicle for large as well as SMALL families. I did not belive first that this one is having better leg space than Innova but you can feel it once you are there inside. Seats are better than Scorpio. Stereo this time is very modern looking. Features are comparable with cars and specially the colour options are much of car specific. Best wishes.

    By RS on Jan 18, 2009

  6. this is the which i needed this is a fantastic car.

    By Krishanu on Jan 18, 2009

  7. Xylo..its here and is going to stay.. whatever the individual preferences on the exteriors… Feel it.. touch it.. and Drive it… It grows on you… with a strong urge to Own one.

    Superb interiors.. well packed ‘Car’. Plastic / Fit & finish disappoints but Interiors and the plastic colors (granite/ black/ Lylic/ pink etc.) suppresses it. Ski rack makes exteriors impressive and should be across models. Practically NO boot space while going out with family.. you have to fit in Roof rack.

    Seats are will ahead of Scorpio’s bench seat.
    Overall a nice packaged ‘Car’. A pride for the owner.

    By Sunil on Jan 19, 2009

  8. I test drove a Xylo E8 on sunday Jan 18, 2009 (2 days ago) in Bangalore. I am very satisfied with the drive. I was surprised by the legroom on the 3rd row. The only negative I can add is there is no space for luggage in the back.

    Hats off the M&M for coming out with Xylo. I fact, I am contemplating on buying one in the next month.

    By prasad on Jan 20, 2009

  9. I have taken test drive for E6 version on Andheri-Kurla Road(you must
    be aware of road and traffic condition) I felt comfortable driving
    except gear shift lever not so exciting in look and design,
    additionally all accessories made of plastics were not looking great,
    though I am fan of mahindra vehicles, my partner said, she felt very
    high vobling-oscillations at slow speed when seated in middle seat.
    I have almost finalized on Xylo looking at best style, value for all
    high end features and engine response but is worried about overall
    stability at higher speeds.
    Please comment on my concern and let me know if I should go ahead with
    bookings as invitation price will be for limited period.
    Thanking you in advance.

    By Pruthvi on Jan 20, 2009

  10. hi pruthvi go for it! i have driven the xylo at good speeds..its tall boy so its just a feeling and nothing else..its very stable..thay hve gruelly tested it for more than 1 million KMs..best of luck with the purcahse

    By neil coutinho on Jan 21, 2009

  11. what a boring review….carwale author charles put some extra effort and atleast write a review in the xylo section u guys are so slow in writing review….ur last review was ford ikon diesel and people have move upto linea,xlyo and i20….keep up the space Mr Charles…u should have wriiten more about the driving exp rather than highlighting the features which can be read by us on website.

    By samir malhotra on Jan 21, 2009

  12. Hi Xylo Lovers,

    Xylo is good rather great…I wish I could buy one. But the top E-8 model does not have much colour options. Beige interiors are only available in Black and Red colour cars which probably many people dislike like me. Black Interiors are not appealing.

    Safest colour i.e. Silver is also not available in Top model. Other Colours Golden, Lilac, Green are only suitable for ladies.

    What to do? I don’t know why Mahindra did this. Customization is not entertained by Mahindra at present. No idea when I could purchase my Xylo E8.

    Kind Regards,
    PK Bhardwaj

    By PK Bhardwaj on Jan 23, 2009

  13. Any news on Axel issue of Xylo… anyone wish to comment please.

    By Sunny on Jan 26, 2009

  14. GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY
    NO SUVS AVALIBLE AT THIS PRICE HAVING SAME FEATHERS

    By HARWINDER SINGH on Feb 26, 2009

  15. LETS WORK ON THE FUEL EFFICIENCY FOR THE XYLO ELSE PERFECT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………RPS

    By GIRISH on Mar 9, 2009

  16. PLEASE GIVE ME THE FEEDBACK FOR FUEL AVERAGE

    By GIRISH on Mar 9, 2009

  17. Can anyone give me the fuel efficiency of xylo mahendra

    By sunil on Apr 8, 2009

  18. I want to know the exact average of xylo mahendra,pl help regarding this

    By sunil on Apr 8, 2009

  19. I test drove XYLO couple of days ago. Can some give me what is the actual mileage that it gives in City drive and on Highways.

    By Sandeep on May 14, 2009

  20. Прикольно написанно, я наверное бы так не смог.

    By Даниил Семин on Jun 1, 2009

  21. I’m planning to buy E4 model, can anyone tell me about the fuel efficiency please.

    By Jagteshwar Singh on Jul 4, 2009

  22. Anyone has the idea about the fuel efficiency of E4 model.
    Jagteshwar Singh

    By Jagteshwar Singh on Jul 4, 2009

  23. At any condition it will give 13Kmpl on highways and if you drive in around 70kmph, u will get 14-16 kmpl.
    But overall it is a good value of money vehicle..
    Please note that all the colours of Xylo are available in E4 and E8, Im not sure about E2, and in E6 there were 3 colours(Black,Red and Mint Green), But the Mint Green colour is stopped by the company.

    By Ashif on Jul 15, 2009

  24. Realizing that Mahindra really takes customer feedback seriously, I guess the future versions of the XYLO or any other automotive by Mahindra will include features such as Air Bags & customization of interiors as demanded by some. But on the whole this MUV seems like a value for money to me. So people enjoy this one while you await for bigger surprises come your way from Mahindra :)

    By Rashmi on Jul 23, 2009

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