Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo.

rocky080 · 7th December 2010, 22:50

Source xylo orkut/facebook community.

Mahindra has given a facelft to the xylo with the new body kit offered, what do you guys think about it? I think the body kit looks good on the xylo makes it more meatier.

Mods move to appropriate thread if required.

MAS · 7th December 2010, 23:12

With the body kit, the Xylo looks moderately better. What Xylo needs is a real Facelift (the headlights & bunny tooth has to go + a real good improvement in the ride quality.

narchennai · 7th December 2010, 23:14

That is a very nice add-on on the MUV, it makes it look more aggressive and stylish. This job makes it look a little handsome indeed.

TOR · 7th December 2010, 23:16

Did not like it. The front looks even more busier! What with the ribbed undertray both in the front and the back.The rear now looks even more taller.

NFS · 7th December 2010, 23:23

It looks like the designer of the body kit was taking inspirations from Innova front view. Gives a good appeal to the car as such and any idea if this is a standard fitting or an add on? The bulge above rear number plate on which Mahindra logo is placed looks little out of place. M&M designer need to do something to improve the rear looks of the Xylo. No offence meant, just my opinion.

Overall a good improvement and it looks more aggressive.

vaisakhr · 7th December 2010, 23:24

Nice color IMO. Rare one. The body kit makes it little more meaty. The turning indicator on the side should have been transparent or replaced with a mirror mounted one.

Any idea about the price?

SirAlec · 7th December 2010, 23:36

Its a horrible cars in the first place. Adding two bits of plastic does not make it more attractive.

They surely have to upgrade their design team. Learn from GM. Cruze is as such an optra with a whole new shell, best way to cheat people.

vaisakhr · 7th December 2010, 23:45

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Originally Posted by SirAlec

They surely have to upgrade their design team. Learn from GM. Cruze is as such an optra with a whole new shell, best way to cheat people.

As far as I heard is, what the people in Mahindra R&D is not designing but just copy pasting some other's design.

Xylo is an Innova in M&M's shell. Basic structure and stuff are copied from Innova. Don't know how people will respond to this statement, but I can't reveal the source on a public forum.

1100D · 8th December 2010, 00:22

I recently test drove a Xylo for someone. It actually rode and handled better than what it felt when it was recently introduced. I am sure there has been soft improvements made.

vineethvazhayil · 8th December 2010, 01:00

Only one comment on this - Ugly becomes uglier!

Torqy · 8th December 2010, 02:28

Looks like the kit was designed by the same guys who did Xylo.
Perfect fit.

-- Torqy

humyum · 8th December 2010, 03:07

A diffuser type thing behind on a XYLO, ROFL. Looks super ugly

agentsmith2 · 8th December 2010, 12:13

I can probably explain the whole ugly xylo design in three words: Cheap Chinese Imports.

I have seen a bunch of suspiciously similar MPV designs in Shenzhen's auto-cluster. It appears - and I may be wrong - that Mahindra outsourced some design/spec to a cheap Chinese chop-shop for cost reasons.

Consider this - the suave 'italian' design we know/speak of requires (1) considerable investment and (2) continuous license/annuity fees. While Tata recently purchased a design firm - Mahindra has no such expertise. Its fairly possible that they outsourced the bunch (design+dyes) to China. Chinese do the design+dyes at a tenth of the price of Italians (or germans - pick your design country).

Let's hope Mahindra acquires some name-brand korean design team after they're done with the acquisition of the crap known as Ssangyong.

Latheesh · 8th December 2010, 12:16

Front looks like the vehicles they show in Hero Honda (Hunk) ad!!. I like Xylo interior.

musicmanaman · 8th December 2010, 12:34

Not to my taste, don't like it at all.

7th December 2010, 22:50	#1
rocky080 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 305 Thanked: 39 Times	Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. Source xylo orkut/facebook community. Mahindra has given a facelft to the xylo with the new body kit offered, what do you guys think about it? I think the body kit looks good on the xylo makes it more meatier. Mods move to appropriate thread if required. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by rocky080 : 7th December 2010 at 22:51.
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7th December 2010, 23:12	#2
MAS Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,941 Thanked: 1,621 Times	With the body kit, the Xylo looks moderately better. What Xylo needs is a real Facelift (the headlights & bunny tooth has to go + a real good improvement in the ride quality.
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7th December 2010, 23:14	#3
narchennai BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 129 Thanked: 40 Times	That is a very nice add-on on the MUV, it makes it look more aggressive and stylish. This job makes it look a little handsome indeed.
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7th December 2010, 23:16	#4
TOR BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 263 Thanked: 22 Times	Did not like it. The front looks even more busier! What with the ribbed undertray both in the front and the back.The rear now looks even more taller.
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7th December 2010, 23:23	#5
NFS BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 185 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	It looks like the designer of the body kit was taking inspirations from Innova front view. Gives a good appeal to the car as such and any idea if this is a standard fitting or an add on? The bulge above rear number plate on which Mahindra logo is placed looks little out of place. M&M designer need to do something to improve the rear looks of the Xylo. No offence meant, just my opinion. Overall a good improvement and it looks more aggressive.
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7th December 2010, 23:24	#6
vaisakhr BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: KL-32 Posts: 386 Thanked: 203 Times	Nice color IMO. Rare one. The body kit makes it little more meaty. The turning indicator on the side should have been transparent or replaced with a mirror mounted one. Any idea about the price?
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7th December 2010, 23:36	#7
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,395 Thanked: 727 Times	Its a horrible cars in the first place. Adding two bits of plastic does not make it more attractive. They surely have to upgrade their design team. Learn from GM. Cruze is as such an optra with a whole new shell, best way to cheat people.
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8th December 2010, 00:22	#9
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,116 Times View My Garage	I recently test drove a Xylo for someone. It actually rode and handled better than what it felt when it was recently introduced. I am sure there has been soft improvements made.
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8th December 2010, 01:00	#10
vineethvazhayil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,514 Thanked: 459 Times View My Garage	Re: Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. Only one comment on this - Ugly becomes uglier!
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8th December 2010, 02:28	#11
Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 967 Thanked: 244 Times	Re: Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. Looks like the kit was designed by the same guys who did Xylo. Perfect fit. -- Torqy
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8th December 2010, 03:07	#12
humyum Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,822 Thanked: 5,839 Times	Re: Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. A diffuser type thing behind on a XYLO, ROFL. Looks super ugly
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8th December 2010, 12:13	#13
agentsmith2 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 130 Thanked: 2 Times	Re: Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. I can probably explain the whole ugly xylo design in three words: Cheap Chinese Imports. I have seen a bunch of suspiciously similar MPV designs in Shenzhen's auto-cluster. It appears - and I may be wrong - that Mahindra outsourced some design/spec to a cheap Chinese chop-shop for cost reasons. Consider this - the suave 'italian' design we know/speak of requires (1) considerable investment and (2) continuous license/annuity fees. While Tata recently purchased a design firm - Mahindra has no such expertise. Its fairly possible that they outsourced the bunch (design+dyes) to China. Chinese do the design+dyes at a tenth of the price of Italians (or germans - pick your design country). Let's hope Mahindra acquires some name-brand korean design team after they're done with the acquisition of the crap known as Ssangyong.
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8th December 2010, 12:16	#14
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,336 Thanked: 10,623 Times	Re: Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. Front looks like the vehicles they show in Hero Honda (Hunk) ad!!. I like Xylo interior.
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8th December 2010, 12:34	#15
musicmanaman BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: kolkata Posts: 927 Thanked: 25 Times	Re: Mahindra's new body kit for the xylo. Not to my taste, don't like it at all.
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