Mahindra Quanto [2012-2016] User Reviews

Exterior Dashing like SUV in such a price . Specially the back look is excellent, the height of car is also nearly to xylo.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Not bad but still the copy of xylo but fit for this price tag.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Already purchased Quanto last week, everything is OK but for fuel on road is nearly 15 and in city it gives 12-13 with AC.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb already have renault duster feels same while riding both car and Duster is already high in price for about 2.5 lakhs than quanto.

Final Words Finally saying that the renault dealers have no commitment about delievery , the car launched for Test drive at 7th July , I already booked on 26 th June , their commitment was to give the car before 30th July but they have given me on 27th August, many people were fighting for delievery period dealers booked the model RXe but not a single car delievered by company. Serviced duster at 1000kms not as per commitment but still not serviced my mahindra ,expecting better service than renault as its my first experience with both the Suvs. I think Mahindra Quanto is value for Money . Excellent job done by Mahindra.

Areas of improvement Interiors.

Everything excellent in low budgetinteriors not really good

Exterior Looking good , but if tail light is more attractive it wll raise the market demand.and also the poor thing is inner curve depresion on fender if the same is positive side it will look more cool same problem with Xylo.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very nice as it costs , space leg room and all comfort related points are awesome.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox performance of vehicle is good, fuel economy compairing to seating capacity is some what in acceptable limit.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride & handling is good.

Final Words Go for it.chassis mounted vehicle is more safe compairing to body mounted and its chassis mounted means more rigid more safe. on long drive travel it is comfortable , you feel relax after traveling for 5 6 + hrs.

Areas of improvement Exterior should be class A for looking like a personal vehicle, other than that Weight of the vehicle is more need to focus on the same.

Space and suspensionLook

After Driving Mahindra Scorpio (Base model 2600CC Turbo - Not the crde 75 K driven only) for almost 8.5 years I exchanged that with Quanto C2 @ same mahindra showroom. just paid 3.70 Lakh. For me it was a value for money deal. First impressions: No Major difference between sitting inside Scorpio vs Quanto. In fact the view is much better and brighter. The meters seem cheap against Scorpio but I am not complaining (you get what you pay for).  However No one used to cut me in front of the Scorpio and people used to be afraid. (Mind you I never drove rash) but people do cut me while I am driving the Quanto. I now feel Scorpio had bigger street presence. I thought it would be the same given the size of vehicle but I was wrong. (again not complaining as it was my perception).  Another difference between Scorpio and Quanto that I feel is that there was no knocking of the engine at 2nd or 3rd gear at engine idle while driving Scorpio. You cannot do that in a Quanto. It needs to be revved. Scorpio Torque was much higher and it was a very forgiving engine as against Quanto. If you are not in the right gear in quanto it will shake you up like anything with the knocking.

2nd Quanto drives much lighter than the scorpio. May be scorpio had gone old and I had not got it serviced for some time as I was thinking to sell it. But this one flies.. I feel that earlier I was driving a Tank (Scorpio) but this one is feels like a driving a very light vehicle, which it’s not.

Have bought white colour so it looks big. While negotiating with the dealer I asked for the Body colour bumper and mirror package and he agreed so it looks like top end now from outside. Have fitted the original Xylo 15”wheel covers so they look nice. Spent Rs. 2600 to buy 5 wheel covers at the Mahindra showroom. (One for the back wheel also and it fits well after some modification on the bolt where there is a provision for a lock. (little cutting required on the wheel cover. The cutting does not stand out so no issues.))Bigger wheels would have made a difference. Don’t know why Mahindra did not use bigger wheels. In my opinion it will give much better look.

Interior No problems so far. The driver seat is better than the Scorpio seat and has more back support and neck/head support. I never have to sit at the back seat so I am not worried at all. The front seat is more spacious that the Scorpio seat. So overall I am more comfortable now.

Engine performance as written above. It feels light but the engine is not as forgiving as the Scorpio. One has to be in the right gears otherwise it knocks a lot.

Fuel economy to me it seems the same- 12 KMPL or little less in city Conditions. Scorpio also returned me same mileage. However I was not speeding the Scorpio as much as I speed up in Quanto so may be that’s the reason of low mileage. May be with time it will improve. (I sincerely hope so)

Gearbox is ok. No comments. Sometimes I have an issue with the reverse gear but I guess it’s a matter of getting used to it.

Ride Quality & Handling I would say quanto is better as it has better view, seats, and much smaller turning radius. Body roll is the same as  Scorpio. However Scorpio was a tad little smoother (negligible) but I can tell that people who are saying that it has excessive body roll have not driven SUV's at all. They all have body roll.  

Final Words Guys this car is comfortable and value for money and not as much style (if you are expecting any style then this is not the car for you). Other day I saw a pickup vehicle from Mahindra which had a similar shape.  If you want style and want to stand out then shell out 2.5 -4 lakh Rupees extra and invest in Ford eco sport, Ertiga, Duster or a Scorpio. This is purely a utility vehicle. I will have to now research how can I get the rear seat foldable – Aftermarket because only then it will become a utility vehicle.

Areas of improvement Bigger Wheels, Foldable rear Seat.

Like it overall . with few mods it will be a very nice MUVSmall Tires spoil the look .. Rear seat in not foldable in my model

Exterior

Its not a stunner but you will fall in love with it over time, looks better than a xylo and looks more like a conventional SUV as compared to the Ford Ecosport, Renault Duster.

The bottom line is it looks Strong, Robust and ready for Abuse.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Massively Spacious, very comfortable front seats, mid row seats are a bit upright but good under-thigh support (my model does not have folding seats which is an impedement), last row is okay for short trips and perfect for kids, minar clanky noises as seen in almost all mahindra Suvs, well equipped and the music system from Nippon does a good job, the dash could have been made jazzier with new styling and better use of plastics (not the worst, there are whole lot of worse plasticy dash sold in India on the pretext of cost cutting), loads of convenience features (3 charge point, plenty of cup and bottle holders, under seat drawer) and i absulutely love the aeroplane like food trays.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Its a downsized mHawk which is a proven machine, fairly powerful and pulls well and the dual stage turbo is brilliant, the clutch is however a little heavy but i guess it comes with M&M territory and so does the rubbery gear shift (and again its not the worst,ie, ever driven a SUMO??), however, saying so the gear throw is quite good and works well at higher revs. But, the gear and engine needs taming (higher gear lower revs, and the car will want to throw you out with all the knocking, drive the Amaze 1.5 I-DTEC, you'll understand what i mean). Finally fuel efficiency, I participated in a rally when the car was about 3 months old and i gt a mileage of 20Kmpl, that aside i live in a congested city like Calcutta and traffic is a right nuisance so 11 kmpl inside the city highways again i have managed between 17 - 20 kmpl.

Ride Quality & Handling

It needs taming, its like a dog that listens to its master only. Ride quality is good but hard at times but thats granted because it's on the INGENIO platform (hard suspension), glides over potholes and bumps and speed breakers, dampers do make a thudding noise initially but settles down as the suspension settles down and the car gets slightly older. Its a pretty comfortable ride.

As for handling well it can scare a new driver, the steering is not the most responsive in the world. Now, I have heard people complaint about body roll...really? Have such people driven ladder on frame chasis SUVs before?? Scorpio, Bolero, Sumo, Safari, Pajero, LandCruiser, they all have body roll. Such cars never handle corners well at high speeds, so don't complaint just be a better driver ;)

The wheels should have been 16 inches but then again its built on the Ingenio platform and the XYLO runs on 215/75 R15 tyres while Quanto runs on 205/65 R15.

Final Words

Honest car - definitely value for money, definitely an SUV, can do stuff a hatchback can only dream of so branding it as a hatchback is probably being a little harsh on Mahindra.

The looks tend to grow on you with time

Areas of improvement  

Last row seats, now they have the yoga seats so thats all good, better dash, could provid decent fog lamps (its really run of the mill quality), rear roof blowers, airbags should be made compulsory for all models.

 

 

Ample space, Fairly powerful engine - pulls well, excellent suspension, well equipped for its priceGawky, cramped 3rd row seats and non folding middle seats, heavy clutch, rubbery gear shift

Exterior : Eye catching and eye turning. Sleek  yet powerful  looks. Elegant back side. Mounted  tyre  adds  to  the  style.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) : Spacious, Comfortable. Middle  row  could  have  been  tiltable. A  little  more  headroom  in  the  back  seat  would  have  added  value.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox : No issues. First Class. Cruises  on highways. Effective  in city driving. Easy  to  park  and  retrieve. Good  turning radius.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb : Slight body roll. Overall breathtaking.

Final Words : Go  for  it. It's  not  only  value  for  money  but  also  significantly  better  then  Duster  and Ecosport  in  being  spacious and  stunner.

Style, Comfort, Space, Sturdiness, Safe.Body Roll.

Exterior MY EXPERIENCE WITH MAHINDRA QUANTO SUV,A TEST DRIVE REVIEW·

War for hatch backs is picking up pace and atmosphere is every time charged up for the launch of the new cars every now and then with india being the prospective market for brand leaders like Toytota, suzuki, chevrolet honda and renault jumping in to the drag race for revealing their new products in the indian market. Market fot SUV is touching sky in view of the balance of convenience shiftring towards the use of diesel oil burners owing to the ever increasing hike in the petrol prices. It may not be out of place to mention the indian car makers like Mahindra and Tata are neck to neck in competition with exotic car manufacturers and in a process of time have come up with SUVS" like safari, scorpio, XUV 500, xylo and Aria being at the fore front. Car makers like toyota has already tasted the success of their popular brand Toyota innova, tata with their safari and mahindra with their scorpio have been the attractions of prospective indian byers who rely upon the concept of more car per car.It may be apt to mention that despite of the success and competition thrown, segment leaders are ever hungry for the release of their new products, particularly when the concept of compact hatch is gaining attention and for that matter Renault, french car manufacturer has come up with their new compact SUV called duster. Skoda too has launched its mini SUV called yeti in the market. But with all this the point to make here is as to whether they are able to give us the vehicle, light on pocket to purchase. If price is to be considered these SUVS are priced high with respective price tag of 10 lakh and 14 lakh respectively. Every time the question would arise as to whether any of the auto makers would come up with a compact SUV in the lower price bracket. Mahindra in a bid to muster its strength has come up with its first compact SUV called Mahindra quanto, which though is a xylo made short with very minute changes to take note of. So this car has been recently launched in india with the price tag of 6.24 lakh rupees for base variant and up to 7.76 lakhs for the top C8 version which comes fully equipped with ABS, EBD, and air bags, both for pessenger and the driver seats. In response to it I decided to proceed ahead towards my nearest local Mahindra dealer to have a glimpse and to examine this new SUV with lesser price tag suited for my pocket though. I rushed straight away to the nearest dealer in srinagar, shuhul automobiles on bye pass road to see as to whether the vehicle is reasonably justified for its price or not. Reaching the main gate and parking my car there was followed by my sight catching the attention of this new launch from Mahindra stable, as it was parked right inside the permises of the show room. Without wasting any time, I initially took some snaps of the car and headed with its examination. External appearence of the car is nothing to talk about,as it is a xylo which has been shortened at the back to avail the excise benefits and to keep the pricing very low. The car measures 3985 mm in length. This sub four meter SUV is slightly modified at the back without any significant and noticable change as tail is slightly different from its predecessor, the xylo. The front look of the car is totally unchanged and is an xylo in front, while as rest other dimensions have also been unchanged. the built quality of the car is not up to the mark, as to make it cost effective the material used is light and cheap which makes the car as not to appear sturdy and well built. Interior quality too has suffered as the dash resembles the one used in xylo but the plastic quality here is pathetic and looks and feels cheap, but how ever the light biege trim gives it a more airy feel. The dash assembly has lot of panel gaps and it appears that console and the dash has been layed hurriedly, lacking fit and finish. It is no way at par with the likes of Renault duster, and for that matter other SUVS", but now the again the price is very low on that count. Except for some bottle holders there is no such space available to keep ur daily stuff while on a trip. Seats are only fabric and even the highest variant of this SUV lacks leather upholestery. Now coming towards the drive train, the engine is a three cylinder twin turbo oil burner under the hood which churns out 99 bhp of power at 4000 rpm. Starting the car makes engine to appear noisy a bit with clatters seeping in even when the windows were rolled up,but the idling noise subsided after some time and engine felt a bit calm. This 1.5 littre DCI unit,has low end torque delivery, but is noisy in ist two gear shifts but feels quite decent and refined after that in higher gears, and the acceleration is rather linear, though turbo lag is evident below 1500 rpm, but then engine comes to life and pulls decently when reved above 2500 rpm. This is the point where I could feel turbo kicks in again and mid range torque is available right from that point till 3700 RPM, when engine feels out of breath after that point. So to keep engine alive after that is a hefty process and on high ways to manouver this Suv, needs frequent gear shifts to make an over take ventures. Still the performance if not outright is not bad though, keeping in mind that I was driving a 3 cylinder 1.5 litre DCI unit.What else I could have expected from this engine from Bosch. The car does not handle well at the corners and reflects lot of body roll particularly when thrown around the corners, which can be bit risky on speedy drives, and steering feels light and not composed with the gush of the gas pedal.More specefic to say, city driving would be an ease on this compact SUV, but lacks high way composure.Over all at this price tag, the vehicle is justified for the price tag I think.For the customers who intend to purchase this SUV I would like to suggest them C6 variant which comes with price tag of 6.71 lakh, and purchasing any variant above it would be unjustified, since c8 top variant is priced at 7.76 lakh and for that price one is very near to likes of scorpio and safari, which start at the price just above 8 lakh or so for the base variant, which I feel would be a sensible buy then.

Ride Quality & Handling It is too pathetic.

Final Words Still better for price tag it has.

Areas of improvement  Mahindra needs to work on ride and handling of this SUV,and interior fit and finish too.

GOOD LOOKING,BIT REFINED ENGINE AND CHEAP WITH DECENT FUEL ECONOMYPATHETIC BUILT QUALITY,INSIDE,POOR FIT AND FINISH,LACKS PUNCH ON HIGHWAYS AND LOT OF BODY ROLL

Hi all,
I have done a lot of Research on all MUV/MPV less than 10 Lacs.

Three MUV/MPV comes less than 10 Lacs. Ertiga, Enjoy and Quanto.

Ertiga and Enjoy has 1248cc engine where as Quanto has 1493cc which gives unmatched power.

Ertiga gives 89 bhp, Enjoy 76 bhp,where as Quanto gives 100 bhp max power
Ertiga  has 200 nm of torque, Enjoy has 188 but qut quanto has 240. superb pick up.

Quanto has max width and height, means great comfort. only length is less than others.

Quanto and Enjoy has Rear Wheel Drive upper hand the ertiga.

Since Quanto has max power and pick up, it also has less mileage than others, but the difference is not too much.
Ertiga gives 19, Enjoy 18 and Quanto 17. 

Interiors are good but does not used good quality of plastic.

Ride Quality and Handling is very good tha others. 

Above all Quanto is cheaper than others.

I took test drives of all the three, and finally purchased Quanto.

I purchased quanto C2 at Rs 6.34 Lacs onroad including corporate discount. 
Then i have painted bumpers, door handles, front grills(from company),
installed side foot steps (from company) and double din SONY stereo , purchased alloy wheels, mats .

Mahindra gave front and rear bull bars complimentary.

Still less than 7 Lacs.

FINALLY: QUANTO WOULD BE A VERY GOOD CHOICE.

Unmatched Power, SUV feeling, Super Pick Up, Looks compact but has Good Space, Mileage is goodInterior is Good But Quality is not Everything else is very good

I have driven for the last 3 months and overall am happy.

Exterior is great (we should look at it unbiased and not  think its a cut and paste version of xylo) it looks even more cute after I have fit in a roof spoiler. the down side is that the panel gaps are wide so its difficult to clean.

Interiors Well its spacious, but poor plastic quality is the down side.the driver seat is great. you get an excellant view of the road. windows are wide. the second row is not comfortable at all. so its not a car to own if u want to have a driver drive the car. upholtsry is not great.

Its great to drive and its getting smoother and smoother day by day. steering is a little numb and its huge(dont know if its really necessary to have such a big steering). The whole car shakes when cranked thats puts you off at times. it gives around 12-13 km/l in the city. It has some body roll but I think its largely exaggerated by critics regarding servicing, I got it done at chrome. they did a great job and are very customer friendly. Over all I think its great value for the money u pay. It has great potential to be a market success provided.

1. We stop thinking its mini xylo and look at it unbiased.

2. Stop the unfair comparison with duster and ertiga ( both in terms of length and price they are different) quanto can only be compared with primier rio, ford ecosport and probably volkvagan taigun in the future.

Areas for improvement Quality of plastic, second row seating comfort and steering.

Looks good, good power, good for city drive as well as for long drive,good view for driverPoor quality of plastic,steering is little hard

Exterior Stylish from back side. Completely thought through product, to say, door lamps, foot step to get inside vehicle, Great ground clearence.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Too many features for the price compared to any other manufacturers. ABS, Adjustable steering & Driver seat, Micro hibrid features, food trays at the back, plenty of bottle holders, Hand rest for front seats....OMG, who will give these many features for 8.3L on road. Plastic seems to be not the best, but i believe, better than any maruti interior. i had a wagonr earlier.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I drove my quanto for 8500 KMs in last 7 months, 65% on highways, 35% on city roads and 95% of the time with AC ON. Mileage is around 14 KMPL. Though i have not measured completely on highways, i believe, it gives a minimum of 17 KMPLs on highways. All these numbers are when i drove the car on complete AC.

Long drives are really amazing. Great smoothness and no noise inside. I drove 650 KM in a stretch with 2 breaks and i didnt get too much tired. Gear box appeared tight initially for 1 month but i feel it is safe, especially due to the teeths Mahindra had deployed to avoid gear slippages.

Ride Quality & Handling Comfortable in driving.

Final Words Best Comfort, loads of features, safety with ABS, GREAT Mileage, all in LOW Cost. It always surprised me, when people buy i20 or Figo for >7.5 L, when they have quanto ready for 8L.

Areas of improvement I am not too greedy to expect any thing beyond this for the price I paid.

Nice driving experience, Good fuel economy, bundles of features at low costMinor observations, but for the cost i pay i cant comment on this.