Why i mentioned the word 'massive' here is because it's true.Mahindra Alturas is massive in terms of proportions,styling,feature,engine,interiors,exteriors and everything.
Starting with the looks and design!It's the Ssangyong Rexton which is re-badged,re-styled vehicle of-course as the vehicle do look intimidating,strong and bulky vehicle.
Being the Ssangyong Rexton worldwide but alturas in india and there's a reason for that.Ssangyong was not in great sales with that badging with their previous vehicle and thus mahindra took it up and re-styled the vehicle according to indian customers liking.That seems working and the design of the grille,badging and all look good but the name feels highly classic i would say but that's just my opinion.Mahindra Alturas is powered by a 2.2 lit Ssangyong built engine that produces 178 bhp and 420 Nm of torque and this mated to a mercedes benz sourced 7-speed automatic gearbox also with that new imposing grille at front feels chunkier and the headlamps which are HID but LED's would be expected and the fog lamps are LED and works as cornering lamps,then the rear looks undoubtedly mahindra with that thick look at the back and rear combination LED tail lamps looks cool and also it has it's tricks under it's sleeve like the hands free tailgate that opens up if we stand for 3 seconds with the key in pocket and will close with the press of a button and also a 360 degree camera for parking and it works up to the speed of 25 km/hr and it actually helps you when you are in tight spots,slow moving city traffic and all.
Interiors is the main thing we must be discussing,because they give a lounge like experience in the new alturas and also almost every part of the interior is cladded with the napa leather upholstery and with that red,black accence it looks quite premium and the features like dual zone climate control,10 speaker sound system,powered driver seats with memory function,8-inch infotainment system,HHC,HDC,ABS and all are natural and the knobs and touch points inside every part of the car looks premium,elegant to look at and then the 4WD mechanism gets a sweet looking knob which has normal,low range and high range among which the low range is able to operate on the go but for high range we must stop the vehicle and turn it on.The Instrumentation cluster has different styles and they even have some limited no. of sounds we are able to configure,cool!.Coming to the safety,this vehicle has scored a 5-star rating by the Korean NCAP which is mostly like the ENCAP and it's offered with 9 airbags which is highest in it's segment and the vehicle is actually built with 80% high tensile steel for safety and solidity.This Car is equipped to it's gills and moving towards the comfort inside the seats were well cushioned and the first two rows offer you a lounge like experience sitting there and you also get a sunroof to feel airy inside the cabin and the third row may feel claustrophobic for people sitting there because of the low window area,also the ac vents were placed on the right side near the legs and i don't have any idea how could that cool the last row and leaving it aside with the 3 rows up,you get a decent luggage space but once you push the third row seats down then you get a massive boot space that can fill your luggage.Almost forgot,the wheels are 18 inches while in foreign they offer 20 inches they decreased the size because it will cost more if they add 20 inches into it and they're diamond cut alloys with all disc brakes.
Everything will not be perfect in vehicles and that happened here too,the space for improvements is more and they're
1. The Vehicle has large amount of body role and we can feel the weight of the vehicle when we go under some mild turnings or even normal ones.
2. Nose dive,whenever you brake hard or push it just a little too much you will experience the nose dive.
3.The Paddle shifters are just a small button unlike the ones in fortuner and it's a bit problematic to use.
4.Third row window area is small and also the C-pillar is not in the required size and is way thicker than expected for a suv of that size and this is the reason for the claustrophobic feel in the third row.Third row arrangement could be better and the thing is ac vents placement towards the right side passenger.
5.After the delivery of vehicles,there are some quality issues inside and improper functioning of the features outside.These kind of issues must be taken care of.
2. Nose dive,whenever you brake hard or push it just a little too much you will experience the nose dive.
3.The Paddle shifters are just a small button unlike the ones in fortuner and it's a bit problematic to use.
4.Third row window area is small and also the C-pillar is not in the required size and is way thicker than expected for a suv of that size and this is the reason for the claustrophobic feel in the third row.Third row arrangement could be better and the thing is ac vents placement towards the right side passenger.
5.After the delivery of vehicles,there are some quality issues inside and improper functioning of the features outside.These kind of issues must be taken care of.
Apart from these,alturas is a great suv to maneuver on straight roads,bad roads as well and being built on ladder on frame chassis,it's common to have body role but there are certain improvements needed but other than that it's a great vehicle.
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