6000 km of city runs and highway drives in my Mahindra XUV700 AWD

The fuel efficiency has been around 10 kmpl in the city and 14-15 kmpl out on the Indian highways.

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Hey folks,

My car's ODO stands at 6000+ km in about 6 months of ownership. 60% of this has been BLR city, and 40% has been highways. Overall, the experience has been pretty good so far.

The engine has smoothened out a bit more and feels fairly effortless while revving. I am expecting to see some improvement post oil change and service at 10K km. Interiors have been manageable. Definitely needs proper attention once every 2 months if you want to keep seats without any blemishes. I use the leather cleaning wipes shared in the threads earlier. Fuel efficiency is around 10 kmpl in city and 14-15 kmpl on highways. The tires have met my expectations for soft, supple and quiet ride quality.

In terms of the incident, I had a rear hit, which I had reported in Jan. Got an insurance claim done, and Mahindra A. S. S handled it well. Overall work quality was very good in terms of painting and color matching. Total spend was about 60K and both boot door and bumper were replaced.

In terms road trips, I have done a few around Bangalore, day trips. And the only major trip was a drive to Munnar. About 1300km total, the car was absolute fun both on the plains and in the mountains. I did most of the driving in Zoom mode, which makes it a lot more engaging. Sharing some pictures from the Munnar trip. Will keep the travelogue for another thread.

So far, AWD has not really been of much use given the type of roads taken, but always good to have the mental peace of having it. Looking forward to getting an opportunity when it would actually matter.

Very satisfied with the product overall. Now thinking about my XUV500, cannot imagine how far Mahindra has come with 700, it's on par with other brands selling at a higher price point.

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