Mahindra is working on a range of locally developed genuine accessories for its new Scorpio SUV.
This is not the first time the Indian carmaker’s local division has offered Australian-designed accessories on its vehicles, with Pik-Up Available with a wide range of off-road and touring accessories.
Mahindra Automotive Australia’s marketing director, James Halliwell, says a range of crawl bars, snorkels, rockers, underbody guards and fenders are being developed with an Australian company for Scorpio.
There’s also an integrated tow bar in development, the full-size spare wheel will be moved from its current position under the trunk floor to the side hinged rear door.
Mr. Halliwell said the special accessory frees up space for the spare tire and it could potentially be used for an extra fuel tank.
Mahindra has yet to reveal what any of these accessories will look like.
In addition to genuine Australian-designed accessories currently in development for Scorpio, Mahindra has supplied a wide range of Indian factory accessories.
These include a regular tow bar, two roof rack options, two types of floor mats, a windshield guard and a weather guard.
EQUAL previous reportThe Mahindra Scorpio six-seat body-on-frame SUV is now on sale in Australia and has a starting price $41,990 drive away until June 30, 2023.
All Scorpio variants in Australia are powered by a 2.2 liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine manufacture 129kW power and 400Nm of torque. This is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with a part-time all-wheel drive system.
Body-on-frame Scorpio measured at 4662mm long, 1917mm wide and 1857mm tall with a 2750mm The standard long. This makes it similar in size to a mid-sized unibody Subaru Foresteralthough technically this is a full-size SUV following the FCAI protocol.
The Scorpio nameplate dates back to 2002, with the upcoming model – which shares the same platform as the Pik-Up – continuing to be sold in India as the Scorpio Classic.
This latest third-generation model is known as the Scorpio-N in other markets, although Mahindra Australia still calls it the Scorpio locally as no version of it has been sold locally so far. direction.
