Upcoming Mahindra Scorpio Facelift To Feature Automatic Gearbox from XUV 500

After Discontinuing the automatic variant of the current-gen Scorpio, Mahindra will be launching the Scorpio Facelift Automatic with the gearbox from the XUV 500.

By Stephen

Published: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 18:46 [IST]

Earlier this week, Mahindra had silently discontinued production of the automatic variants of the Scorpio, and dropped them from their website. Reports have now confirmed that the Mahindra Scorpio facelift will come equipped with the automatic gearbox from the XUV 500.

A camouflaged test mule of the Scorpio facelift was recently spotted testing in Karnataka. The facelift would sport a few changes in design at the front as well as the rear of the SUV, the overall profile and dimensions will remain the same.

Mahindra Set To Use Auto Gearbox From XUV 500 In The Scorpio Facelift Automatic

The main change though would be under the hood. The 2.2-litre mHawk Motor in the Scorpio will be tuned to produce more 138bhp, 20bhp more than the current model and the car is expected to produce more torque as well.

The Scorpio facelift will feature the 6-speed automatic gearbox manufactured by Aisin, currently being used in the XUV 500. This gearbox on the XUV 500 is designed to fit on the transversely mounted engine and drive the FWD/AWD drive layout.

Mahindra would have to re-design some parts of the gearbox to fit the Scorpio's longitudinally mounted engine and drive the Scorpio's RWD/4WD drive layout. The current 5-speed manual gearbox is expected to be carried on to the facelift too.