Mahindra Scorpio – Why people love it?

Whenever we hear the name of Mahindra, chances are that the image of Scorpio comes to the mind. That’s due to the image, the legendary Mahindra Scorpio has created.

Today’s blog will be a tribute to India’s own muscular SUV that ruled almost two decades and will be still ruling the upcoming decades.

Bit of a History

Behind any successful vehicle or a product, there is a vision of a person. Mr Pawan Goenka the man who saw the vision of India’s own muscular SUV had a very clear idea of this SUV. Mr Pawan Goenka and his team members had a very tough job during that period which was about the budget. Their job was to develop Scorpio in the budget of Rs 550 crores which was almost 20 percent of any International OEM product development. And after several years of strategy and development, the Mahindra Scorpio finally took the shape and gets launched in the year 2002.

The SUV

Now it’s nearing towards the end of the second decade and it seems that the SUV has set itself as an identity of Mahindra. This SUV has a tremendous amount of road presence even today it slams many of the so-called SUVs. The boxy design and long bonnet design really enhances the muscularity of the SUV. But wait, the SUV is not called as an SUV till it gets ladder-frame chassis and 4×4 drive mode, and Mahindra Scorpio offers the both (4X4 optional).

Power

Along with the design and chassis, an SUV should have enough grunt. The current BS6 Mahindra Scorpio comes with a 2.2-litre diesel engine that produces nearly 140bhp max power and 320Nm peak torque. That’s still impressive considering the rivals. Mahindra will be launching its next-generation Scorpio in 2021 that will get a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that is capable of producing 190 bhp max power and 380 Nm of peak torque, that sound’s impressive isn’t it. You can read about the upcoming Mahindra Scorpio by clicking here.

Mahindra Scorpio Features

Feature-wise the SUV isn’t lagging behind the segment. The current model comes with power steering, power windows, automatic climate control, alloy wheels, air-quality control, remote fuel lid opener, cruise control, a navigation system, keyless entry, voice control, lane change indicator, and many more. Also, Mahindra Scorpio is the only 4×4 SUV with a 7-seat arrangement in the price band.

With all these features, offroad ability and road presence, we don’t think there any vehicle that offers this level of the package. Mahindra Scorpio is really an all-rounder SUV and still offers a very good value for money.

That’s the reason for Mahindra Scorpio’s success and to have a run across generations. For reference, the current Mahindra Scorpio is its third generation and upcoming will be the fourth! We don’t think any other Indian vehicle has managed to the fourth generation.

Pricing

The current pricing for the BS6 version starts at Rs 13.8 lakhs (ex-showroom) and goes up to Rs 16.9 lakhs (ex-showroom) for the top 4×4 variant. The most closer competitor the Tata Safari has been discontinued so technically there’s no competitor for now. But if we considered the price tag then there are many mid-size SUVs that include Tata Harrier, MG Hector, Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos.