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Mahindra has just launched the 2012 Xylo Facelift. The company has upgraded the Xylo with updates to both the interiors and the exteriors. The Mahindra Xylo now looks modern and sees some influence from the XUV500 to its exteriors. The Mahindra Xylo sports 50 new changes and features including five variants powered by three engine options including the Scorpio’s mHawk engine. The 2012 Mahindra Xylo also boasts of a Voice Command Technology for Vehicle commands, enabling customers to control over thirty feature and actions.
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The new Xylo will available in 5 variants – D2, D4, E4, E8 and E9 and will start at a price of Rs 7.37 lakhs (D2, BS4 ex-showroom Delhi). It will be available in 6 colours – Diamond White, Java Brown, Mist Silver, Fiery Black, Toreador Red and Rocky Beige. The interiors have undergone a upgrade too. The new variant E9 will be made available across India in a phased manner while other variants will be available at all personal Mahindra dealerships immediately.
The Mahindra Xylo E9 debuts, which uses the Scorpio’s engine, producing 120 BHP of power and 280 Nm of torque. The Xylo m-Hawk returns 14.02 kmpl and is mated to an all new 5-speed manual transmission. The rest of the variants (except the base variant) are powered by the same tried and test 2.5-litre mEagle engine which produces 112 BHP of power and 260 Nm of torque. This engine returns 13 kmpl. The base variant of the Xylo, which is targeted at the taxi market is powered by the mDI CRDe engine and produces 95 BHP of power and returns 14.95 kmpl.
2012 Mahindra Xylo Features
• New front grille
• Chrome accent
• New headlamps
• New front bumper with airdams
• New bonnet with integrated Mahindra Logo
• Roof rails and spoiler
• Pronounced wheel arches
• Body and roof decals
• Blacked pillars
• Chrome tipped body side molding
• New footstep with mudflaps for easy entry and exit
• Genuine Italian leather interiors
• New center console
• Glossy wood finish
• New 2 tone dashboard
• Sleek DDAS
• New inner door handles
• Convenient storage places
• Voice command technology (VCT)
• Blue drive system
• Cruise control
• Audio controls on steering wheel
• Intellipark reverse assist
• 2 Din audio system
• Surround cool dual AC
• Dual SRS Airbags
• Digital drive assist system
• Individual AC vents and lights for all 3 rows
• Flat bed seats
• Foldable snack trays
• ABS with EBD
• Extra stability technology (EST)
Mahindra has confirmed that it has no plans of launching the 4-wheel drive or automatic variant of the Xylo anytime soon. The vehicles which were spied were for the export market. Mahindra also announced six more vehicles to be launched this year. These could include the Verito CS, REVA NXR, SsangYong Rexton, Xylo Compact MPV, Stallio and Mojo.
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Live pictures shot by MotorBeam Special Correspondent Mohit Soni.
