Mahindra Alturas G4 officially REVEALED: Toyota Fortuner challenger

Mahindra and Mahindra will soon announce the price of their latest product in the market – the Alturas G4. It will be the flagship product of the Indian brand and will take on the likes of Toyota Fortuner and Ford Endeavour in the Indian market.

Mahindra has launched the official website of the Alturas G4 and has already started taking the bookings for the same. Mahindra and Mahindra is taking bookings for Rs. 50,000 and as per the website, the deliveries will start on 26th November.

The upcoming SUV can be booked at an online payment of Rs. 50,000 and the official price of the SUV would be revealed on the 24th November 2018. The official website also reveals that the booking amount is fully refundable till 5th December 2018. Even though the website reveals that the deliveries of the Mahindra Alturas G4 would start on 26th November, the specific waiting period of the vehicle will be notified by the dealerships to the customers.

The Mahindra Alturas G4 would be available in five different colours -New Pearl White, Napoli Black, Lakeside Brown, Dsat Silver and Regal Blue. The website also confirms that the Mahindra Alturas G4 would be available in two variants at the time of the launch. There will be a 2WD and 4WD version but both of them will get an automatic transmission. There will no manual transmission like all the competitors including the Toyota Fortuner.

Mahindra would equip the 4WD automatic version with a lot of extra features too. However, the specifics are not mentioned on the website. The vehicle will be available for test drives at the Mahindra dealerships from 26th November and customers and prospective buyers and feel the vehicle in real life at the dealerships.

It should be noted the Alturas is the second Mahindra production vehicle that does get a name ending with an “O”. After the Mahindra Thar, the Alturas is the second Mahindra vehicle to get a name that doesn’t end with an “O”. The name Alturas means ‘height’or pinnacle and it would literally get a lot of features that will set it apart from the competition.

The Alturas is quite big when it comes to size. The vehicle measures 4,850mm in length, 1,960mm in width and 1,800mm in height, which is bigger than the Fortuner. It will get a wheelbase of 2,865mm and a ground clearance of 224mm. The bigger dimensions of the Alturas would mean roomier interiors. The Alturas is a seven-seater like the Toyota Fortuner but will get a roomier last row, making it much more comfortable.

The Alturas would draw power from a 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine that develops a maximum of 187 Bhp and 420 Nm. It gets a 7-speed automatic transmission sourced from Mercedes-Benz. The feature list is expected to be expansive too. It will get 9-airbag, ABS+EBD, traction control, rear AC vents and ESP and more. The vehicle is expected to carry a price tag of around Rs. 28 lakhs when launched.