Mahindra XUV3XO powertrain options compared with its competitors

Mahindra & Mahindra has launched the XUV3XO in India at a starting price of Rs. 7.49 lakh (ex-showroom). It competes with the Tata Nexon, Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, and the Maruti Suzuki Brezza, all being the bigger players in the sub-four metre compact SUV segment. All of them are offered with petrol and diesel engine options except for the petrol-only Brezza. Let's see how the XUV3XO's specifications stack up against its competition.

Mahindra is offering the XUV3XO in two turbocharged petrol engine options, making it the only SUV in its segment to provide this. The Brezza is powered by a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated mill only, while the Nexon gets a 1.2-litre turbo-petrol only. On the other hand, the Sonet and the Venue get similar powertrains with a 1.2-litre NA mill and a 1.0-litre turbocharged unit.

The highest power output in this compact SUV segment is of the XUV3XO's 1.2-litre mStallion TGDi turbo-petrol engine that churns out 128bhp and 230Nm (250Nm in AT) of torque. Whereas the lowest output is of the 1.2-litre NA petrol units in the Sonet and the Venue at 82bhp and 114Nm of peak torque.

Mahindra

XUV3XO

Tata

Nexon

Kia

Sonet

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

Six-speed MT/

Six-speed AT/

Six-speed AMT

Now, the Brezza is out of the competition here as it does not get a diesel option anymore. The oil burners in this segment are closely matched in terms of power output. However, the latest launch, the XUV3XO, shines the brightest with its highest torque figures in this segment.