Isn’t it a hatchback? Frankly, what would you call a vehicle without a boot, less than 4 meters in length, has a sub 1.5-liter diesel/1.2-liter petrol engine and seats 5 with little luggage space?
Our image manipulator SRK was excited ever since he saw what Autocar describes a “5 seater Mahindra Xylo.” He set about working on the Xylo, trying to shorten the overall length by altering the rear window design and D-Pillar.
This is the best he could do!
We have heard from our friends in the media that Mahindra could change certain body panels on the hatchback to maintain some distance from the bigger Xylo. Sources have told IAB that Mahindra might also tinker the shell to better its looks and handling.
The Xylo hatchback is at least 12 months away from Indian roads. It’ll offer terrific value for money if it can be priced between 5 and 6 lakh rupees. Mahindra targeted cars like even the Swift Dzire with the Xylo, so we’re pretty sure that the Suzuki Swift, Tata Indica Vista, Hyundai i20 is where their bullseye is with this model.
Mahindra Xylo hatchback hi-res Image
With this Ugly Duckling, Ford has very little to very about for their Eco Boast. Just price it right and keep the drive quality superd as usual.
Dear Mahindra,
Nakal ke liye bhi akal chahienye. Please grow up and design for urban market considering the competition, not mass volume where u can sell anything with a low price.
Happy Designing!
what will be the price, millege
its too early to guess those details, we’ll have to wait for a while to get those estimates
send me the price list for mini xylo
[...] micro-hybrid feature could also be extended to the shortened 5-seater Xylo which we are expecting would hit the market by [...]
[...] would face stiff competition from the upcoming Maruti Suzuki’s R3 MPV and Mahindra’s compact Xylo 5-seater and possibly the Ford’s B-Max MPV based on Figo’s platform if it is ever [...]
ugly, yes. ugly if useful can be very attaractive. e.g., the Willy’s Jeep, Ford’s Bronco. This thing excites me…who the hell is doing a product like this these days? small, rear drive hatch with decent roughroad cred, BoF,sub 4 m and ugly as sin; what more could a petrolhead want?
Why.., this picture does remind us of Maruti Suzuki WagonR. Xylo is a bad looking car, and Mahindra is not making any efforts to improve the look of the hatch either