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If you remember, just over 2 years ago, Mahindra showcased a bunch of electric SUV concepts—built on an EV-specific platform called INGLO. The highlight was that this so-called INGLO platform will contain parts from Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform. The INGLO will underpin vehicles including XUV.e8, XUV.e9, BE.05, BE.07 and BE.09. A year later, Mahindra announced that the INGLO will also underpin an all-electric version of the Thar. So, you might be wondering what are these BE 6e and XEV 9e? Well, these are the final names of the BE.05 and XUV.e9 concepts. Which means four more cars will join the lineup in the coming days/years.
The BE 6e carries an ex-showroom price tag of INR 18.90 lakh, while the XEV 9e is priced even higher, at INR 21.90 lakh, ex-showroom. These prices are introductory, which means you can expect a price revision in the coming days. Bookings are open, and deliveries are expected to commence in early 2025.
The production model of the BE.05 still looks very concept-ish and/or unfinished, which, depending on your perspective, may or may not be a good thing. The BE 6e is the smaller of the two models, and personally, I think the better-looking of the two. Maybe it’s just me, but these new Mahindras give off Toyota vibes.
But anyway, the BE 6e boasts a long list of features, including Autopark (ability to automatically perform angular and parallel parking, and also remote parking functionality), ADAS Level 2+ (ability to detect animal, pedestrian and barricades, in addition to detecting vehicles), Infinity roof with ambient lighting, EyeDentity (to track driver fatigue; the system also doubles as a selfie camera), a 16-speaker Harman Kardon sound system with Dolby Atmos, and an AR Head-Up Display.
Other key highlights include Secure360 (detects and records surroundings with a 360-degree camera and inside with an in-cabin camera, and provides a live view via mobile app), PawPal (a pet monitoring system), 7 airbags, Wi-Fi 6.0, Bluetooth 5.2, and Quectel 5G connectivity.
Moving on to the juicy bits of the story, the BE 6e comes with a single rear electric motor, offering 210 kW (285.5 metric hp) and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft). The 3-in-1 integrated powertrain unit appears to be borrowed from VW. The official 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time is claimed to be 6.7 seconds.
Buyers get to choose from 59 kWh or 79 kWh LFP battery packs; the latter is claimed to offer a MIDC range of up to 682 km (424 mi). The battery pack can be DC fast-charged with up to 175 kW. Suspension set-up is an i-Link at the front and a 5-Link at the rear, but the dampers are semi-active.
Next up, we have the XEV 9e. Confusing and hard-to-remember names, I know. I’m not into these coupe-SUVs, but if you are, this one has a more pronounced sloping roofline. The list of technology the XEV 9e packs is pretty much the same as that of the BE 6e. However,
Once you step inside, you get not one, not two, but three 12.3-inch displays on your dashboard. I guess, you can sell one on OLX during tough times. As is the case with most of these coupe-SUVs, the headroom at the rear may be insufficient for taller occupants of/over 6 feet.
But anyway, Mahindra claims an official 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time of 6.8 seconds for the XEV 9e. As for range, with the 79 kWh pack, Mahindra claims an MIDC range of up to 656 km (408 mi).
As for warranty, Mahindra is offering a lifetime warranty on the battery packs for first owners. Meaning, if you sell the car, the lifetime warranty will not be applicable to the next owner. However, Mahindra is offering 10 years or 200,000 km (whichever is earlier) warranty in case of an ownership change.
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