Car India – August 2019

(Belowleft) Venue’s90-hp/220-Nmenginepeppy

butpreferstakingit easy

(Belowcentre) EcoSport’s100-hp/205-Nmengine

makesit thequickestofthelot

(Belowright) XUV300’s117-hp/300-Nmmotorthestrongest

ofthelotwithimmensepullingpower

sunroof,cruisecontrol,airpurifier,rear a-cvents, cooledglove-box,
wirelessphonecharging,andparkingassistcompletewitha rear-
viewcamera.thebootvolume,too,at 350 litresis good.one
annoyanceI noticedis thatthecabinairintake/recirculation
functionresetseachtimethecaris poweredoff.thismeansthatyou
geta doseofoutsideairandfumeseachtimeuntilyourememberto
pushthebuttonforrecirculation.
theXUV300isalsoverywell-equippedandoffersgenerous
passengerroominside.thequalityof
materialsisexcellentandthelevelof
fit-and-finishisgreat,andnotjustfor
a Mahindra.It’soncoursetobeingas
goodassomeeuropeanofferings.In
termsofequipment,it offersthemost
ofthelot.there are automatic
headlamps, wipers, and dual-zone

climatecontrol.thecabinanddashboardfeelsolid.thecentre

consoleseven-inchtouchscreenisn’tthebestintermsofhaptic

feelandresponse,butdoesitsjob.the climate control also has a

memoryfunction—somethingI’veneverseenina carbeforeto

mymemory—thatrememberstemperature,blowerspeed,and

recirculationsettings.therearea bunchofnarrow,plastic-ey

buttonsthatcouldhavefeltbetterbutdothejobnonetheless.

while the rear seats offer excellent room, another shortcoming, to

some extent, is that the occupants

don’t have a seat-pocket but a trio

of tight bands which can effectively

holdallsortsofitemsalbeit

withoutmuchdignity,sotospeak.

the boot capacity is 257 litres, the

least of the lot, but enough for

many needs.

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