Mahindra 2018 Supro Van

Synopsis

The king of utility vehicles of India, Mahindra has launched a new product around the festive season. Named as Supro, the machine is a van by birth and comes with excellent list of features for a comfortable family ride every time. The launch has excited those who were wishing for a full sized wagon with an economical approach.

Exterior

The Supro comes with a boxy design and elongated nose at the front. The view from the front has been highly inspired from the Mahindra's iconic tiger claw grill. The lights are pretty aggressive and same comes when we compare the lower fascia with others in the segment. Rear profile is quite decent and side profile features wide windows and pane architecture. The boot accessible door opens sideways instead of a upside opening door. The side doors being used are sliding ones. Availability of body colored door handles provides a better visual experience to a buyer.

Interior

Mahindra has given a properly managed interior to the Supro. It gets a black, brown and beige interior with brown as the major component. The dashboard comes all brown with a single center black panel housing the controls and music player space. The seats are brown with beige decoration in the center place. The best part comes with the rear seats facing each other, making it easy for the full family to interact with each other. The seats are wide and spacious, providing easy long ride experiences to the passengers.

Instrument Console

Supro gets a silver finished instrument console with an excellent pattern of indications. The center houses a speedometer with digital odometer. On both left and right side, 5 round indicators have been placed in a circular manner. On the extreme left is an analogue fuel gauge and on the extreme right is the temperature gauge.

Engine & Gearbox

The engine powering the new Supro is a 909cc, DI diesel engine from Mahindra. It produces a max of 45 HP @ 3750 rpm and 98 NM @ 1600-3000 rpm. The gearbox being used is a 5-speed manual unit. The van gets a kerb weight of 1210 kg and comes with a 33 litre fuel tank. The engine sound small for an 8 seater but performs good as compared to the paper values.

Suspension & Brakes

The front uses McPherson Strut with Coil Spring as its suspension whereas the duties on the rear are performance by Leaf Spring suspension. The front gets disc brakes whereas the rear is drum brakes for the Supro. The tyre size is 155/80R13 for all the wheels.

Comfort & Safety

Supro gets a very comfortable ride experience with its air conditioned cabin. The steering wheel is power assisted and it even gets a mobile charging provision at the front. The seats are spacious and Supro even gets quite a good boot space for luggage at the back. It comes with an interior room lamp and gets seat belts for every passenger in the car. Its chassis has been strengthened for impacts and gets a good amount of ground clearance also.

Variants & Shades

Supro is offered in LX, VX and ZX variants, with the top spec trim loaded with all the excitement. It comes in three shades namely Deep Warm blue, Metallic Grey and Diamond White.

Ex-showroom Price

The Supro LX gets a price tag of INR 4,38,000. The middle variant VX costs INR 4,58,000 and the topmost variant ZX comes with a tag of 4,93,000. This makes the Supro a real value for money machine in the modern era of automobile world.

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