- Waiting period stretches to over one year in select cities

- Over 80,000 open bookings as on 1 July, 2022

Mahindra and Mahindra has announced that the XUV700 has surpassed the 1.5 lakh bookings milestone. Introduced in August last year, the bookings for the new SUV commenced in October 2021. Currently, the XUV700 has over 80,000 open bookings and commands a waiting period of over one year.

The feature highlights of the XUV700 include LED headlamps, 18-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic sunroof, dual-screen setup, six/seven-seat layout, flush-fitting door handles, ADAS functions, an air purifier, wireless charging, electric parking brake, connected car features, and more. Customers get the option to choose from MX, AX3, AX5, and AX7 variants. The prices of the Mahindra XUV700 start at Rs 13.18 lakh (ex-showroom).

The Mahindra XUV700 is offered with a choice of two powertrain options. The 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine churns out 197bhp and 380Nm of peak torque. The 2.2-litre turbo diesel unit, on the other hand, can be had in two states of tune. While the higher specs have a tuned output of 182bhp and peak torque of 420Nm (for manual variants) and 450Nm (automatic variants), the lower specs put out a modest 153bhp and 360Nm torque. A six-speed manual and a six-speed automatic transmission are standard for both guises along with an option of an all-wheel-drive setup.