Mahindra Car Chat

Where does one even begin? This little buggy has some great features and we’ll be sharing them with you. Later... But first, just look at it It’s sort of cute, to a degree. Visually, it does a bad job of straddling the line between Mogwai and Gremlin, a tall box which I’ve named Kate, as in K8, as in just one of the many nomenclatures on its boot. Even the headlamps have the word ‘Falcon’ etched into them. The newly revised front-end now features a seven-slat grille and the stylists really tapped into their inner Lexus with bejewelled rear lamp clusters. Both front and rear bumpers now incorporate silver skid plates, because I suspect they’d like us to think it a rival to the likes of the Ford EcoSport. Which it emphatically isn’t, despite what appears to be a significantly raised suspension at 170mm. The bodywork is rendered in two-tone thanks to a blackened roof, good call as it helps subvert that tallboy profile. They even made the effort to hide the rear door handles into the C Pil

Mahindra has introduced a limited-edition Scorpio S11 Adventure for families who would like to live large and explore all that South Africa has to offer. The new model enhances the striking looks of the Scorpio with a set of off-road bumpers and all-terrain rims and tyres, rounded off with Adventure insignia on the flanks and rear luggage door. “The Scorpio is the first choice for families looking for a large SUV with proven off-road credentials and trusted durability,” says Rajesh Gupta, CEO of Mahindra South Africa. “With the limited-edition Scorpio S11 Adventure, we have managed to add even more features that make the design more appealing and improve the Scorpio’s go-anywhere credentials.” The first addition to catching the eye is certainly the new off-road steel bumpers, which were designed specifically for the Scorpio. The bumpers integrate seamlessly into the SUV design for a truly striking appearance while increasing both the approach and departure angles. The front bumper fea