The XUV500 from Mahindra has been a popular name in its segment in India. Last year, the company had introduced a facelift version that came with fresh design and feature upgrades. Among a range of features, the XUV500 was offered with push-button start and stop system and passive keyless entry. However, it was only restricted to the manual versions of the W8 and W10 trims. This time around, the two features are introduced in the W10 AT trim as well.
It’s quite a surprise that Mahindra is not yet offering these two features on the W8 AT trim, while its manual version already has them. The XUV500 W10 AT will now sport smart key in place of the regular flip-out key type along with request buttons located on the front door handles. Interestingly, the price for the W10 AT with these two new features remains unchanged. The W10 FWD AT is priced at Rs 17.08 lakh and the W10 AWD AT is priced at Rs 18.17 lakh (Both ex-showroom, Mumbai).
Under the hood, the XUV500 AT is powered by a 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine which generates 140bhp of power and 330Nm of torque. Whereas in Delhi and NCR region, the XUV500 AT is powered by a 1.99-litre mHawk diesel engine that generates similar power output with a little less torque of 320Nm. In addition to the existing interesting features, the two new additions will make it all the more interesting.
