Launched on April 29, the car’s delivery is expected to begin on May 26
Indian car manufacturer Mahindra has announced that it has opened bookings for its latest car, the XUV 3XO. A heavily facelifted version of the Mahindra XUV300, the 3XO starts at INR 7.49 lakh, ex-showroom and is available in nine trims such as MX1, MX2, MX2 Pro, MX3, MX3 Pro, AX5, AX5L, AX7 and AX7L along with multiple colour options such as Citrine Yellow, Deep Forest, Stealth Black, Nebula Blue, Tango Red, Dune Beige, Everest White and Galaxy Grey.
Given the price bracket in which the car has been launch, it directly takes on four rivals – the Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Hyundai Venue and Kia Sonet. In the following paragraphs, let us do an engine and price comparison of the all the five cars.
The 3XO comes with three engines on offer. The first is a 1.2-litre petrol variant that makes a peak power of 112PS and 200Nm of torque, whereas the second variant is a 1.2-litre TGDi turbo-petrol that churns out 130PS of power and 250Nm of torque. The third is the 1.5-litre diesel that produces 117PS of power and 300Nm of torque. All three variants can be opted with either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. The top-spec of the 3XO is priced at INR 15.49 lakh.
The Brezza comes in as many as 15 variants, such as Lxi, Vxi, Vxi AT, Zxi, Zxi AT, Zxi AT DT, Zxi DT, Zxi Plus, Zxi Plus AT, Zxi Plus AT DT, Zxi Plus DT, Lxi CNG, Vxi CNG, Zxi CNG, Zxi CNG DT and begins at INR 8.34 lakh and goes up to INR 14.14 lakh for the top variant. In terms of engine, the Brezza is offered with a 1,462cc petrol engine that makes a peak power of 101.64bhp at 6,000rpm and 136.8Nm at 4,400rpm of torque, whereas the CNG variant makes 86.63bhp at 5,500rpm of power and 121.5Nm at 4,200rpm of torque. Both variants can be opted for with manual or automatic transmission.
The base variant of the Tata Nexon begins at INR 7.99 lakh, whereas the top trim goes up to INR 15.80 lakh, ex-showroom. Tata offers the Nexon with different engines – the petrol is a 1,199cc engine that makes 118.27bhp at 5,500rpm of power and 170Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm of torque, whereas the diesel engine is a 1,497cc unit that generates 118.27hp at 5,500rpm of power and 170Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm of torque. For electric enthusiasts, the Nexon is also available in an electric avatar.
The Nexon in Foliage Green avatar
Similar to the Nexon, the Hyundai Venue is also available in petrol and diesel options starting from INR 7.94 lakh, ex-showroom and going up to INR 13.48 lakh, ex-showroom. The petrol engine is 1,197cc and makes 81.80bhp at 6,000rpm of power and 113.8Nm at 4,000rpm of torque, whereas the 1,493cc diesel engine generates 113.98hp at 4,000rpm of power and 250Nm at 1,500-2,750rpm of torque; both units can be opted with manual or automatic transmission.
Hyundai Venue’s sister Kia Sonet also comes in diesel and engine options with the price tag starting from INR 7.99 lakh and going up to INR 15.75 lakh. The 1,197cc petrol engine puts out 81.8bhp at 6,000rpm of power and 115Nm at 4,200rpm of torque, whereas the 1,493cc diesel engine generates 114bhp at 4,000rpm of power and 250Nm at 1,500-2,750rpm of torque. Given that Sonet and Venue are sister cars, their performance figures are also pretty similar.
While the price tags of all five cars compared are more or less similar, in terms of power figures, the newly-launched 3XO has a slight upper hand over the rest of the lot.
