Mahindra XUV300 Rally Edition completed the shakedown at Coimbatore. The car is heavily modified and the power under the hood will be known soon. Read to know more as how different it is then the stock XUV300.
Mahindra XUV300 Rally Edition has been revealed for the forthcoming rally season. The XUV300 replaces the XUV500 that has been a part of Mahindra’s pace since 2013. The XUV300 will be made available in both petrol and diesel spec and will participate for the upcoming championship starting next week. The front wheel drive XUV300 is here to fill the shoes of all-wheel drive XUV500.
Mahindra XUV300 Rally Edition has been heavily modified. The custom scheme includes a different paint scheme on the outside comprising black, orange and silver shade. The alloys are new along with a full roll cage to protect the driver and the co-driver. Not to mention the bucket rally seats along with new steering wheel, aluminium pedals and the dashboard has been stripped out now.
To further make the SUV lighter, the alloy wheels used are lightweight but stronger than the stock units and the rear seats have also been stripped out. Gaurav Gill and AmittRajit Ghosh will be behind the wheel of the petrol and diesel spec XUV300 Rally Edition. The car piloted by Gaurav Gill will be running on JK Tyres because of his association with that brand while AmittRajit Ghosh’s car will run on MRF Tyres.
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The petrol motor is powered by a 1.2-litre turbocharged engine which churns out 110 bhp with 200 Nm of torque and the diesel spec uses the same 1.5-litre turbocharged motor from the stock. This motor produces 115 bhp with a healthy torque of 300 Nm. Both engines use 6-speed manual transmission. The car has been modified by the Arka Motorsport which also worked on the rally edition of XUV500.
The modification for the petrol spec includes a larger air intake, turbocharger and exhaust among other upgrades. The diesel spec has slightly received an ECU remap. Both the cars use rally tuned suspension from the Reiger’s. The disc brakes on all four wheels have been carried over but the brake pads are new.
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Both the rally spec cars have completed the shakedown in Coimbatore and participate in the first round of the Indian National Rally Championship at Chennai on 28th June 2019. More details on the ECU mapping for both the cars will be known later only as the results for the first round comes out. The XUV300 will be quicker and lighter than the XUV500 but time will tell if the compact SUV can take on the competition like the earlier model did.
