Our New XUV500 W6 (Automatic): Ownership Review


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Hi All

This is my first post on this forum so please excuse if you find some rules flouted!
I've been a satisfied Honda City user for the last 11yrs. The car is nearing the 200K Km mark and is still niggle free.
With the growing family, the need arouse to buy a 7 seater that has to be an automatic and the first choice was the people mover of India, new Toyota Innova.
Wifey was a bit skeptical of the taxi image and that was the end of discussion on the Innova.[:)]
Then heard some good reviews of the new gen XUV500 automatic and thought to give it a try. The kids loved the W10 (sunroof, alloy wheels, leather upholstery), but with a budget of around 15L W10 and W8 were way out of budget.
Then came the news of W6 automatic, and we thought this probably is the car that will take us places.. Took a test drive, coming from a sedan, found the seating position to be very good, the space excellent and ride over potholes plush...
Then came the Honda BRV launch.. being a loyal and satisfied Honda customer, took our cheque book to book the car without even a second thought.. But was disappointed to say the least when we took the test drive.. No automatic test drive vehicle available, the car looked cramped (as compared to the XUV)..
So the decision was made to buy the XUV500 and help Mr. Mahindra meet his annual revenue targets..
The buying experience was Ok.. except that we booked the vehicle at the end of the month, and at the time of booking were promised few accessories by the dealer.
But at the time of the delivery the company came up with a 40K discount and the dealer refused to give any additional accessories... Had to fight a little to extract the same..

The Car

Have been using the car as my daily commute to the office, and the automatic is a boon in the traffic. Took the car for a drive on the highway, and it instantly brings a smile on your face. The power delivery is very linear and it can achieve some serious speeds very quickly.
Have been getting a fuel economy of 10-11 Km/l in 95% city drive, which I feel is quite acceptable looking at the size of the vehicle..
the car is adequately equipped and thus haven't really felt the need to accessorize it further, got the 3D mats, reverse camera (a must) and the fog lights from the dealer.

Let's hope the car serves as a loyal companion for the coming years..

Cheers!
 

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Congratulations Sir on your new purchase, enjoy your new ride....drive safe

Any reason why didn't you considered the upcoming Tata Hexa ?
 
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Congratulations Sir on your new purchase, enjoy your new ride....drive safe

Any reason why didn't you considered the upcoming Tata Hexa ?
Nothing against Hexa.. but not sure by when will it launch.. Though Tata is putting lot of efforts to get the things right .. but feel most of the mechanicals of XUV500 have been sorted now..

And Thanks everyone for the good wishes..
 
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Nothing against Hexa.. but not sure by when will it launch.. Though Tata is putting lot of efforts to get the things right .. but feel most of the mechanicals of XUV500 have been sorted now..

And Thanks everyone for the good wishes..
Yeah. Tata have always been delaying launches.

Request you to quench our thirst by sharing few pics of White Beauty.
 
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Hi,
Welcome Onboard. Congratulations on your new Mahindra XUV500. Wishes to clock many more miles without any issues.
Interior photos missing.
 
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Congrats on your acquisition, Wish you millions of happy miles.

Post some more pics, specially interior [:)]
 
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Redev Congratz on the Beast. Is W6 coming with Touch Screen
Congrats Redev Bro, On your Modern Cheetah, The XUV5OO[clap]. Have a lots and lots of happy and safe miles ahead with it[drive].

And yes Sudarshan-sanz Bro, With the latest update, Mahindra Has added touchscreen Audio on the W6 Trim of the New Age XUV5OO. Wonderful job done by mahindra[clap].
 
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Thanks everyone for the good wishes.. stuck with some office work so couldn't reply earlier.. Have completed 4K Kms without any niggles.. have the first service due at 5k.. getting mileage ~10Km/l in almost 90% city traffic with AC ON all times.. Any inputs on what to look out for during the 1st 5K service ?

Here's one more picture of the Beast.. Had to buy another one... for my son!

Xuv500.jpg
 
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It was 14.5 lakhs ex-showroom and on road came to around 16.7 lakhs post adding insurance and the taxes..
 

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