Mahindra XUV 500 In True Cheetah Style

Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 17:28 [IST]

Mahindra and Mahindra's flagship SUV, the XUV 500 has added yet another feather to its hat of achievements. The first global SUV from Mahindra has garnered 50,000 sales within first 16 months of its launch. Mahindra has celebrated this achievement by displaying a cheetah inspired custom paint job.

Mahindra had launched the XUV 500 in India in August 2011. The SUV received such a warm welcome from buyers that Mahindra was not prepared for the deluge of bookings that followed. Mahindra was forced to close bookings within days of opening it as it did not have sufficient production capacity.

When the bookings for the XUV 500 were opened for the second time, Mahindra had to run a lottery choose buyers for its flagship SUV. The company has been steadily increasing production capacity in the past few months.

We all know that the exterior design of the XUV 500 has been inspired by the cheetah. The tall wheel arches are inspired by a cheetah on its haunches ready to pounce while the door handles are inspired by the paws of the cheetah.

Here are images of the XUV 500 with the cheetah inspired custom paint job.