Mahindra to open all India bookings for the XUV500 from 8th June!

Mahindra will open all-India bookings for the XUV500 from 8^th June 2012. So far, the XUV500 was made available only in 19 cities across India and now, with all India availability, the bookings of the XUV500 may increase double fold.

The announcement has come at a time when, units worth nine months of production capacity have been sold out already due to overwhelming demand in the market. In order to clear the backlog, the production capacity of the XUV500 has been ramped up to 4,000 units per month.

‘It has been an incredible journey so far for the XUV500 and we are pleased to take the product national. We have been inundated with requests for re-opening of bookings not just from existing cities but also from cities where the XUV500 was not available,” Pravin Shah, Chief Executive, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra said.

He added that the company has ramped-up its production capacity significantly and it is confident that it will be able to take of the growing all-India demand for the XUV500. The XUV500 has received more bookings than some of the sub- Rs. 10 lakh sedans, which stands as an illustration for its VFM proposition. In the second phase of bookings (XUV500 lucky draw), Mahindra received more than 25,000 applications within 10 days (between Jan 25^th, 2012 and Feb 3^rd). Out of the 25,000 applications, only 7,200 were picked up through a lucky draw. The results were announced on February 15^th, 2012 and deliveries began later. Also read: XUV500 lucky draw

The XUV500 has brawny looks and is an instant head turner on roads. The XUV500 is powered by a 2.2-litre diesel engine that is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The diesel motor is coupled with a VGT (variable geometry turbocharger) and makes 140 bhp of max power and 330 Nm of max torque.

The ARAI-certified mileage for the XUV500 is 15.1 kmpl. The XUV500 has plethora of features such as six airbags, electronic stability program (ESP), hill-hold control and hill-descent control, integrated CD system with USB, Bluetooth connectivity, steering audio controls, cruise control and voice command for stereo. It also has LED parking lamp, static bending lights, tyretronics, chiller box, GPS navigation, touch screen infotainment system, rain-sensing wipers, light-sensing automatic headlamps and follow-me home headlamps.

The XUV500 is offered in three variants, W6, W8 and W8 AWD (4×4) and is priced aggressively, in the range of Rs. 11.58 lakh – Rs. 14.11 lakh.