As Good As It Gets

Mahindra’s XUV 300 (Think Ssangyong Tivoli), has been rebadged as the 3XO, but it is not just a new name that the SUV has received; a lot of work from the engineers and designers has gone into making the 3XO a really outstanding product. New features, new technical specifications, and of course, changes to the design, both, in terms of the exteriors as well as the interiors, really make the 3XO shine. We drove it in Nasik and here’s what we think of it… The first thing that you will notice about the 3XO is that it has solid road presence and considering ours was in a gorgeous dual tone Citrine Yellow and black, it stood out even more. The muscular design with the long bonnet (despite it being a sub-4m SUV), the R17 diamond cut alloys, the 201mm ground clearance and the front fascia, all add to the 3XO’s allure. The C-shaped headlamps (which also house the fog lamps) on the 3XO, really stand out and the C-shaped design is also seen in the tail lamps, at the rear, set in the black-coloured diamond shaped casing which, in all earnestness, looks swell. Besides, in keeping with the current trend,