CLASSIC STING

The Scorpio Classic has undergone a number of upgrades, some of which are significant. We take it for a drive to establish the enhancements

- Kurt Morris

THE MAHINDRA SCORPIO HAS developed a cult following over the past two decades since its launch in India. It has fans ranging from government agencies to even Bollywood directors, all of whom have been quite vocal for Mahindra to keep the Scorpio in production. Even though Mahindra have launched the Scorpio-N, the next generation of the iconic Scorpio, they have had to keep the regular Scorpio in production—now called the Scorpio Classic—with updates on the outside, inside, and in terms of features as well as improvements under the skin. One of the main reasons Mahindra have kept this Scorpio in production is that it is still a high-volume product for them in both urban and rural markets.

Mahindra haven't made many cosmetic modifications and the external style has been kept mild, so the Classic still resembles the previous Scorpio quite a bit. It stands tall, has a butch attitude, and appears tough like an SUV ought to. The grille’s vertical chrome struts with the brand’s twin-peaks insignia in the centre have been added to the front. The horizontal LED DRL, a smaller fog-lamp housing, and a more pronounced chin with the silver skid-plate are now part of the bumper’s modifications farther down.