THE EXILE XUV 500

The Mahindra XUV 500 was a compact crossover SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra. The XUV500 was designed and developed at Mahindra's design and vehicle build center in Nashik and Chennai and is manufactured in Mahindra's Chakan & Nashik plant, India. During its development, the car was code-named 'W201'. It was the first monocoque chassis-based vehicle the company had produced. It was succeeded by the XUV700, which was planned to be the second-generation XUV500 during development. The XUV500 was launched in 2 variants in 2011, sharing the same engine: the W6 in two-wheel drive only.
The W6 includes a 6-inch monochrome infotainment display, two airbags, ABS with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), and disc brakes on all wheels. The W8 which can be specified in two or four-wheel drive. The W8 adds GPS navigation, six airbags, a touch screen, electronic stability program (ESP) with rollover mitigation, Hill Hold and Hill Descent control, alloy wheels, and leather upholstery. The company later added a W4 base variant in 2013. 
The XUV500 was facelifted in May 2015. After the facelift, the top-end W10 variant was launched. Automatic transmission was announced to be implemented on the W6, W8 and W10 variants in November 2015, being available on December 5, 2015. On April 18, 2018, another facelifted version of Mahindra XUV500 was released. It was released with a more powerful engine and a horsepower increase of 15 hp. Mahindra also changed the naming system of the variants. There were W5, W7, W9, W11 variants. Instead of even numbers, Mahindra used odd numbers, to denote the step up from the earlier variants. In the second facelift, there were minor styling tweaks, and feature updates. Mahindra announced that the SUV would be exported to Australia, Chile, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, Middle East and Spain as a complete knock-down. In the South African market, sales of the XUV500 exceeded 1,200 units by February 2013. 
While the XUV 700 has created a magic of its own, there is no parallel to the
craze the Mahindra XUV 500 created. A cult in its own sense, the XUV 500 came in with a bang and took over the minds of hardcore SUV lovers. With consumer-centric updates over the year, even Mahindra made the XUV 500 the center of attention, and rightly so. The sporty stance, rock-solid performance, and the oomph of power are still remembered by hardcore fans after it being discontinued.








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