Mahindra to launch KUV100 on January 15th

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Mahindra has unveiled pictures and details of its upcoming KUV100 (pronounced as KUV ‘1 double Oh’) which is to be launched on January 15th 2016. As per Mahindra, KUV stands for Kool Utility Vehicle. Designed at in-house facility in Chakan (Pune) and engineered at Mahindra’s R&D facility at Chennai, the front end design sports a rectangualrish wrap-around headlights with day-time running LEDs and a narrow grille which kinda reminds of RR Evoque as some people say. The bumper design has crossover elements with slanted rectangular fog lamps which gives the vehicle a sporty look. While the aggressive front end design gives the KUV100 an SUV stance, the rear bit has a hatchback design.

“Conceptualized and developed with the aim of creating an entirely new category, the KUV100 is a compact SUV where ‘K’ stands for the ‘kool’ & trendy generation of youth, while UV represents an SUV. The numeric ‘100’ represents the pecking order of the series which comes in below TUV300 and XUV500” – Press Release.

The KUV100 will be powered by an all new mFALCON family of engines and will be offered both in petrol and diesel variants. The diesel is a 1198CC Turbocharged CRDe producing 77 bhp @ 3750RPM and 190 Nm of torque @ 1750-2250RPM. The petrol is a 1198CC producing 82 bhp @ 5500RPM and 115 Nm of torque @ 3500-3600RPM. The engines feature a 3-cylinder construction meeting BS IV emission standards and are BS V ready. Both petrol and diesel are mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox.

Mahindra is offering KUV100 in 7 trims. K2 & K2+ (Base Variant), K4 & K4+ (Mid Variant), K6 & K6+ (High Variant) and K8 (Top of the line Variant). While Mahindra has made ABS standard across all variants, dual front airbags are standard on top end variants and are available as an option on the lower end trims. The KUV100 is available in 7 colors namely Fiery Orange (the one you see in the photos), Dazzling Silver, Pearl White, Midnight Black, Flamboyant Red, Aquamarine (pale blue) and Designer Grey.

As mentioned in the beginning, the KUV100 will be launched on Jan 15th, 2016 with an expected price tag of Rs 4.5 lakh for the base variant. When launched, KUV100 will take on Maruti’s Swift and Hyundai Grand i10. Bookings have already begun.