When Mahindra Scorpio-Women arriving locally this quarter, it will do so without autonomous emergency braking.
The feature isn’t available on the Scorpio-N in its home market of India, and won’t be offered here – at least until a mid-life update arrives.
A spokesperson for Mahindra Australia said: “During the product lifecycle of that vehicle, we will definitely introduce the AEB.
“You will see it on a refresh,” he added, saying it will be part of a mid-life update.
“Obviously we had to meet the deadline of the ADR request.”
This requirement is known as Australian Design Code 98/00 – Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger and Light Cargo Vehicles. As the name suggests, it’s required to come standard with an automatic emergency braking system that can apply the brakes if an impending collision is detected.
It goes into effect for all new vehicles launched from March 1, 2023, and for all new vehicles from March 1, 2025, meaning the Scorpio-N could be the new car. eventually allowed to sell without this technology.
With the Scorpio-N having been approved for sale by the Australian Government on 24 November 2022, it is available ahead of time – although it will go on sale after 1 March.
It will be the only model in the VFACTS midsize SUV segment to not have automatic emergency braking as standard, despite being a sole variant of the upcoming model. Honda CR-VA – Microbase – also does not have this feature.
“I think there is a segment of the market that wants a real all-wheel drive vehicle with real four-wheel drive features, and of course the market will tell us when it goes on sale, what they think. about this vehicle,” the spokesperson said. asked if they thought sales would be affected by the lack of AEB.
It’s unclear if other safety devices will be added as part of the mid-life update. While driver fatigue detection is standard in India, there’s no lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring or other active safety tech.
Mahindra did not confirm whether Scorpio-N was evaluated by ANCAP.
To receive a five-star ANCAP rating, vehicles must receive a score of 70% or higher in the Safety Assist category, which is not possible without any active safety technology fitted, nor like 70% points for Protecting Vulnerable Passersby. and 80 percent each for Adult and Child Protection.
A notable example of a vehicle recently assessed by ANCAP that lacks active safety technology is Mitsubishi Expressreceived a dismal 7% score in Safety Assistance and an overall 0-star rating from the safety agency.
An ANCAP spokesperson said: “ANCAP is aware of Mahindra’s recent announcement of the release of the Scorpio-N into the Australian market.
“Like all new entrants, ANCAP wants to make locally applicable safety ratings available to Australian consumers.
“We are in contact with the local distributor to determine the safety specifications and availability of upcoming models, as well as testing and rating capabilities.”
The Scorpio-N is off to a good start in India, with Mahindra confirming more than 100,000 orders have been placed since the car was revealed in mid-2022.
Pricing and full specs for the Scorpio-N will be revealed soon, though the aforementioned government approval documents list a range of five variants.
Three rear-wheel drive and two four-wheel drive models are listed, all with 2.2 liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine and six seats.
The turbo-diesel engine generates 129kW power and 400Nm torque and is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission sourced from Aisin. The 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine is also offered in India, but does not appear in local documents.
The Scorpio-N is the successor to the Pik-Up-derived Scorpio, which was never sold here but continues to be sold in India and will be the closest thing to the current Suzuki Grand Vitara. where you can get into Australia.
It features a body-building on a larger frame-like frame Mitsubishi Pajero Sportsbut about the same size as mid-size crossovers like Subaru Forester. It measures 4662mm long, 1917mm wide and 1857mm tall on a 2750mm wheelbase.
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XUV700
Brake traction is 2500kg and without brake is 750kg.
The Scorpio-N diesel has 4×4 paddle shifters with low range and various off-road modes, as well as double wishbone front suspension and Watt’s link rear suspension and a differential. after mechanical lock.
Mahindra also released the same size XUV700 in Australia this year, although this is a less off-road model with a monolithic structure.
It offers a range of active safety and driver assistance features, including AEB, lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control.
