Designed ruggedly and in 4x4 configuration, the Mahindra Naya Commander stood the promise of being an iconic off road vehicle in India. It was a unique combination of practicality (with its 9 seater configuration) and off road ability that could have appealed to urban and rural customers alike. However, it did not ever manage the urban legend status of many others like the Maruti Gypsy or the Mahindra Thar. Could this have been a missed opportunity for Mahindra to build a truly iconic Indian off roader? Could the Naya Commander be the cult classic it deserved to be, or did something fundamental stand in its way? Would the Naya Commander have become India's answer to the Land Rover Defender or Jeep Wrangler if Mahindra had continued to develop and refine the concept?