Feature loaded Mahindra XUV 500, a class apart

Mahindra XUV 500 can be termed as an excellent SUV bestowed with features that are generally seen on cars priced heavily above 20 lakh. Mahindra XUV 500 price-which ranges between Rs 10.80 lakh-Rs 12.88 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) caters to mass audience who look to vouch more features and pay less. A typically Indian SUV-Mahindra XUV 500-reaches all genres through its wide range of features stuffed on an aggressive body look.

Mahindra XUV 500 features tear apart one’s imagination from inside out. The interiors are done keeping in mind the high standards. So the console is provided with a 6-inch colored LCD infotainment display with music system with options of CD, DVD, MP3, AM/FM and also has USB and AUX-in ports. The music system is connected to four speakers fitted on the doors and two tweeters on the dashboard of XUV 500. Who says Indian cars miss on technology! The GPS in Mahindra XUV 500 has a turn-by-turn voice guidance system in eight regional languages and includes touch points of interest such as restaurants, ATMs, fuel pumps and movie theatres.

The Mahindra XUV 500 steering wheel features Voice Commands, Cruise and Audio Controls. Voice commands can be used to control the infotainment system and mobile phone so as to access phone book/make or receive calls, if it is paired with the infotainment system via Bluetooth. This feature was only seen in luxury cars untill now. The Mahindra XUV 500 features sporty twin pod instrument cluster with 21 telltale lamps in between them. The tachometre and other dials have large fonts to help the driver to read the information within a quick look.

Mahindra XUV 500 comes with ARAI-certified mileage of 15.1 kmpl; convenient features like a chiller box and two compartments above internal rear view mirror; unique safety features like Rollover mitigation, Hydraulic Brake Assist, Hill Descent Control and Hill Hold Control; comfort features like separate mobile charging point in all the three rows and technical features like Smart Rain & Light sensors, Tyretronics (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System), intellipark (Reverse Parking Assist System) and static-bending projector headlamps.