Mahindra NuvoSport variants explained

Rebadged NuvoSport, Mahindra's facelifted Quanto is now on sale with prices starting at Rs 7.35 lakh (ex-showroom, Thane). As part of the facelift, Mahindra has heavily restyled the compact SUV’s front fascia,tweaked the interiors along with giving the model more features and revised mechanicals including a new chassis. The car is being offered in six variants– N4, N4+, N6, N6 AMT, N8 and N8 AMT.

What’s under the hood?

Powering the compact SUV is a new 1.5-litre three-cylinder diesel engine badged the mHawk100. The engine offers two drive modes – Power and Economy – and is rated to produce 102hp and 240Nm of torque, which make it similar to the old Quanto’s engine. This new unit however is part of Mahindra’s all-new engine family and is closely related to the less powerful 1.5-litre mHawk80 from the TUV300.  A five-speed manual gearbox is offered as standard with the N6 and N8 variants additionally getting the option of a new five-speed AMT gearbox. Other revised mechanicals include sharing its underpinnings with the Scorpio and the TUV300 – but not the Xylo – and a new suspension setup in line with the one on the TUV300.

Here’s a comprehensive equipment break up for each variant.

N4 and N4+

In terms of features, the base N4 trim is rather bare, and has notable features like power steering, air-conditioning, Eco and Power mode, reclining second row, front 12V power outlet, follow-me-home headlamps and an engine immobiliser. There is an additional trim badged N4+ available that additionally gets dual airbags, ABS, height-adjustable front seatbelts and a seatbelt reminder.

N6 and N6 AMT

The N6’s feature list builds on that of the N4+. The trim gets the inclusion of an audio system with USB and aux connectivity, Micro Hybrid technology, side and rear footstep, power windows, rear wash-wiper, remote locking, rear 12V power outlet, electric adjust wing mirrors and body cladding. The additional N6 AMT trim adds the convenience of an AMT gearbox.

N8 and N8 AMT

Atop the range sits the N8. The top trim gets additional features such as LED daytime running lamps, 16-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, a touchscreen infotainment system with USB, aux and Bluetooth connectivity, rear parking sensors, foglamps, driver seat height adjust, front-and-rear centre armrest, a multi-function steering and puddle lamps.This variant too gets an AMT-equipped derivative in the form of the N8 AMT.

The NuvoSport N6 and N8 AMT variants though, miss out on Micro Hybrid technology.

Mahindra has positioned the NuvoSport above the TUV300 in its line-up, though both models sit in the same segment and share the same rivals. This means like its sibling, the NuvoSport rivals the likes of the well-established Ford EcoSport and Maruti’s newest model, the VitaraBrezza.

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