Mahindra XUV 3XO Detailed Review | Everything You Want To Know & More!

[@CarWale]

Vikrant is back with yet another extremely detailed, no-nonsense review. This time around it's for the petrol automatic version of the XUV 3XO. Let us know what you think!

[@Vishwajeet0723]

would like him to do detailed review of i20 NLine manual.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

@@Vishwajeet0723Will try and find one and do it! I too am looking forward to it.

[@Vishwajeet0723]

@@vikrantsingh6916 thanks Vikrant! Love your driver's cars series!

[@avinashs5799]

Please do a review on 1.2l petrol manual tcmpfi version

[@raghukg4]

The late power surge is kind of useful, one would not need sudden power surge which means more control when the vehicle is moving from standstill....Agree?

[@gauravsahani3761]

This man prefers sonnet over 3xo. Hahaha . Stop giving wrong recommendation to people. Life is precious

[@sauravthakur80]

9:26 both the engines are turbocharged, no NA petrol engine is there. You guys are showing one of the petrol engine as NA. It is turbocharged, the difference is in fuel injection.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

You are correct. Both petrol engines are turbocharged. And the one we have here uses direct injection.

[@Sandychocky5500]

Actually both have same fuel injection system, but both are different in the way the fuel is delivered into the combustion chamber. One is MPFI Turbo charged, other one is GDI Direct injection Turbo charged. 🤝🤝🤝👍👍👍

[@nikhilvijay6022]

​@@Sandychocky5500 So for city usage, which one is better: tgdi or mpfi?

[@sauravthakur80]

@@vikrantsingh6916 very nice review. One question though, the company claims that ARAI mileage of Tgdi is better than mpfi, I am talking about MT. Do you think (or know) this Tgdi engine is more fuel efficient than their mpfi. Actually, I am confused between AX5 and AX7 in terms of fuel efficiency.

[@kushalchaudhary3685]

@@sauravthakur80 tgdi mai xp95 walla petrol bolla h company ne use krne k liye tab better mileage milega shyd

[@sanusayantan]

The XUV300 did not fail. That is a misleading statement. It did anywhere between 4k-6k a month. That certainly did not set the charts on fire, but it is a decent number, far from a failure.

[@prathameshkhule5900]

Exactly though it has been 4-5 yrs after the launch , it was still selling 4.5 k monthly which I feel is a Great number tbh ...!

[@Abhilash2991]

Yes, I do agree, XUV300 was having decent numbers & never a failure!!

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Agreed. It didn't do as poorly as the other Mahindras in the sub-4m category. But success and failure is relative. For a brand like Mahindra which is in the numbers game, selling 2-3k units where the category is bigger than 100,000 units a month isn't success. At least as we view it.

[@sujithol4779]

Indeed. XUV 3OO is no dout the Best handling car in the segment... It is a value for PPL who can really scout for hidden gem..

[@jithin_isaac]

Exactly!

[@curious_22]

Thanks for the detailed review. Jerkiness in low rpm that you have highlighted at 16:55 - which drive mode was it?. Will Zip mode reduce this jerkiness in city traffic.

[@manishagrawal9774]

I want to take AX5 model but is tcmpfi good enough because when compared to ax5L i am ok with rest all the features but i am confused in tgdi vs tcmpfi

[@nikhilvijay6022]

Even I am confused in the same. Thinking whether or not the extra power & torque worth it.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

For city use, the extra power won't make that much of a difference. Especially when you consider our experience of the pronounces turbo lag on the direct injection version under 2000 rpm.

[@adityapatnaik5814]

Exactly the same question, I am completely confused for the engine

[@ronztinz]

TCMPFI is an excellent engine. I have taken a test drive of the same. 110PS might not sound much but Mahindra tunes engines extremely aggressive. I own the TGDI though and 90% of the times there's not enough chance to actually use that power. TCMPI can cruise at 120 all day so it's an excellent engine. TGDI to me is actually the engine if you want frequent high speed highway cruise and still get good mileage because of the direct injection. Rest for normal use, TCMPI is perfect.

[@mahaveerrr7114]

Vikrant Sir.. May i know which is better car in Compact SUV segment. My requirement is good steering feedback, Mileage, Performance, Safety. Mostly highway drive. Thanks in advance.

[@bvik1]

Love your drive reviews. Can you please tell me which manual drives better between this one and honda elevate?

[@pravinmurthy]

Elevate for City.. 3XO for highways..

[@SreejithChandran-n5i]

Thanks for a practical and to the point review. This looks like a good facelift with just the right amount of extras to keep us interested. Probably in coming iterations the missing goodies would also get added but looks perfect as it is for users looking for strength and stability with a modernized new package.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thanks.

[@GirishSNaik]

Sir First and foremost, nice to see you back with this review. For yearly highway driving of almost 25 K kms which one you suggest ? Petrol or Diesel automatic

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thanks Girish. I would go for the diesel AT.

[@rameshiyer2203]

3XO diesel AMT or Sonet diesel automatic is good?

[@dhhavs]

Shockingl, the diesel with the amt felt far better to drive than the turbo, tc combo. Have u driven that?? Amt on this, not that bad no??

[@Guiding100]

The background music is little loud for my taste especially while you're explaining

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thanks for pointing it out, we will keep it in mind.

[@rohithmeti1679]

And what about Level 2 ADAS? Does it work in the manual transmission version of a car? How can emergency brakes work if the clutch isn't engaged automatically because it's manual? Even if the tires might stop spinning because of disc brakes, wouldn't it damage the differentials, power transmission, and engine

[@adityasree]

Due to the turbo lag issue i am considering brezza AT as my usecase is 99% city. What is your opinion?

[@dhhavs]

Get the diesel

[@adityasree]

​@@dhhavs but i don't drive more than 5000km in a year in avg so doesn't make sense for me to go for diesel.

[@dhhavs]

@@adityasree it's the performance factor I was referring to, I loved driving it. Nd the amt was good enough, nothing to complain about.

[@bakuljavadekar6767]

If the rear seat is not comfortable, which car in its segment betters it? You have to compare it with another car in its segment. You can’t compare it with Seltos or Creta!

[@abhi28101111]

I have seen and sat on the rear seat. It's not comfortable. 0 thigh support. Not good for long drives. All other comparable have good rear seats.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

For rear seat space and comfort you can look at the Nexon as an option.

[@learner-sk]

Nice one! Is there a pronounced turbo lag under 2K RPM in both the Turbo petrols of 3XO? How does the turbo lag compare with the one in Venue Turbo petrol?

[@vikrantsingh6916]

So far we have only driven the TGDI engine. But we will soon drive the regular turbo petrol and find out.

[@ArkoChakraborty4493]

How is the manual version of it?

[@indialocal-wg2jp]

Nice description of all the tests and experience he had with 3xo

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thank you.

[@SE-be5sp]

@CarWale the background music is too loud and too upbeat . It takes away the essential professionalism & frankly makes the dialogue quite hard to hear clearly.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thanks for the feedback. We will let our editors know.

[@janjunti46]

Vikrant sir is it the most dynamically capable & fun to drive CSUV? Many auto Journalists claiming it to be as of now.

[@vikrantsingh6916]

I am not so sure. It is good dynamically no doubt, but is it the best? I will need to drive the others again for reference.

[@pravinmurthy]

It's between this & Nexon..

[@useridfield2]

Vikrant ji, you have rightly said reg. brand equity. Good review asusual 👌

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thank you.

[@atuljoshi9187]

Does mahindra xuv ax5 has hill hold or hill assist?

[@sandeepjuneja2073]

Talking about all the sub 4m cars of Mahindra..How could you forget regular bolero which is also sub 4m and has been a massive success for Mahindra

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Yes, the Bolero has been hugely successful. But, it's not for the same target audience as the others mentioned in the video. So yes, you are right, but it doesn't fit in this context.

[@StockTalks99]

Whats wrong with the TGDI it literally shakes the whole car from left to right

[@Nature59099]

vikrantsingh is The Best Reviewer in Auto News

[@vikrantsingh6916]

Thank you. And I take it you meant ‘best’ and not beat. :-)

[@sujithol4779]

Carwale- old version is called - 3 double O not 3 hundred. It's 4 yrs and you still can't get the name ryt. 😅

[@manish4777]

Hahahaha chalo maaf kar do 😜🤣

[@vikrantsingh6916]

There’s a difference - just like the 500 and the 700, the XUV 300 used the numbers three zero zero. And therefore the XUV three hundred. No matter what Mahindra marketing says, it was a number. This time though Mahindr has gone for three X and the letter O and not the number zero.

[@devidas90]

Why don't you twst ADAS features?

[@vikrantsingh6916]

We have limited time on these media drives. But we will tell you how good or not so good the ADAS features are once w ehave it for a longer time:

[@nikhilvijay6022]

Tgdi vs mpfi for city use( Bangalore )

[@vikrantsingh6916]

If it's for the 3XO in particular, we’d say the non direct injection version might be a better bet.

[@nikhilvijay6022]

@@vikrantsingh6916 Thanks a lot!! Could you please provide the reason as well?

[@beastgamer3940]

@@nikhilvijay6022 tgdi have lower mileage compared to mpfi and banglore have a lot of traffic .. tgdi will only give a mileage of 11-13 but mpfi will give a little bit more and you don't need that extra power on the bumper to bumper traffic

[@adityapatnaik5814]

@@beastgamer3940isnt it the other way around?I might be wrong but what I have geard is TGDI has an edge over MPFI in terms of mileage

[@nikhilvijay6022]

​@adityapatnaik5814 yeah even I have heard that tgdi gives better mileage. But all reviewers recommended mpfi over tgdi in City usage

[@vikranthreddy7736]

Bolero neo is still legendary, no non sense straight suv 😂

[@immanuel5095]

I am waiting for the Petrol Manual review

[@vikrantsingh6916]

We will have it soon.

[@ArkoChakraborty4493]

Any update?

[@kushalchaudhary3685]

​@@vikrantsingh6916is it soon

[@akkigreat69]

Same

[@dr.zainabkhan3057]

Too looud background music

[@nathanM555]

I would never want that hideous looking thing parked in my garage. What audacity for Mahindra to impose that ugly looking thing on the masses! Take it back.

[@krishsharma8850]

Look, honey! The tata bots are here. 😝

[@sanusayantan]

It actually looks good!

[@SAINIVEDH]

wtf lol

[@jenilsoni9519]

Seriously dude! This clearly is a wannabe Kia and failed miserably