The XUV400 is very quick and that 310 Nm of torque comes in right from the word go.
Mahindra XUV400 Interior
Step inside and the layout is largely similar to the XUV300. The interior gets an all black theme and the copper makes itself present her well. You find it on the AC vents, rotary knobs, the gear lever and the twin peaks logo on the steering wheel. Everything else is just like what you’ve seen before. There is some piano black finish on the centre console and the new gear selector looks quite funky and is nice to hold. The touchscreen infotainment screen feels very dated now and seriously needs an upgrade. Ditto for the buttons and knobs on the centre console. Quality of plastics all around is fairly good, leave for a few hard bits at places. Some features that are there on the XUV300 are missing here. These include rear AC vents, dual climate control, front parking sensors and front fog lamps. Infact, our test car had a manual AC unit.There is also no auto dimming IRVM or a wireless smartphone charger. But you do get a sunroof that is favourite with Indian buyers. The steering wheel has thumb contours, it gets blue stitching and large steering controls. Overall the steering has a nice feel. The instrument cluster is simple with two dials and an MID in the centre. The left dial shows the power being used and regen figures while the right one is a speedometer. The MID itself looks quite basic and looks to be a work in progress as I couldn’t find battery range on it. The background lights of the dials change according to the driving modes. As far as connectivity goes, the XUV400 comes with 60 connected car features via the Mahindra BueSense Plus tech.
The seats come finished in black and features contrast stitching. The front seats are large and offer good comfort with adequate under thigh support. However there is no lumbar adjust. I also missed ventilated seats. The rear can accommodate three average sized adults in good comfort due to the width of the car. All three headrests at the rear are adjustable. A major miss is the lack of a three point seatbelt for the middle passenger. The XUV300 has it. As I mentioned earlier, the XUV400 gets a 378 litre boot. It has good depth and more than enough space to carry your weekend luggage. The spare is a T135/90 R16 tyre with a speed limit of 80 kph.
