The Mahindra XUV300 was one of the first of the sub-4m SUVs aimed at a more high-paying customer when it launched in 2018. Its mix of segment-first conveniences and a class-leading safety proposition has been successful at making it a steady-seller, although segment-leading success has been elusive with the consequently higher price tag. Mahindra addressed that to an extent with the AMT gearbox for the diesel in 2019 and a price correction with the BSVI switchover. Completing the line-up is this, a petrol-AMT iteration of the small Mahindra.
The 6-speed AMT here is the same Marelli-sourced unit as the one in the diesel. We came away impressed with this unit’s intuitiveness in the diesel and that thought continues here too. In regular use, the gearbox doesn’t draw much attention to itself, swapping cogs reasonably quickly and seamlessly. In heavy traffic the built-in creep function works quite well, moving the car along without any input at up to 10kmph. Although, this also means that you will have to sometimes exercise caution in stop-go traffic.
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