Mahindra Reviews

Mahindra XUV700 2026 review: AX7L
By Tim Nicholson · 19 Jul 2025
There's no shortage of options in the mid-size family SUV market, but one brand that doesn't get as much attention as something like a Toyota RAV4, is Mahindra and its XUV700. Offering seating for seven, a lengthy standard features list and punchy powertrain, the Indian-made SUV might be the dark horse of the segment.
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Mahindra XUV 3XO 2026 review
By Jack Quick · 13 Jul 2025
Mahindra has snatched the title of Australia's cheapest SUV with its new XUV 3XO. Priced from $23,490 drive-away, is there more to like than just an appealing price tag?
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Mahindra XUV 3XO 2026 review: International first drive
By Byron Mathioudakis · 16 Jun 2025
The Mahindra XUV 3X0 is the Indian brand's first small SUV in Australia, taking on the Chery Tiggo 4 and co. Though modern and well equipped, with a punchy 1.2-litre turbo, the front-drive crossover boasts chunky styling and high ground clearance to make it stand out. There's plenty for buyers to like, as our first drive in India reveals, but the pricing also needs to be right for it to succeed.
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Mahindra XUV700 2025 review: Black Edition
By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Oct 2024
Mahindra has undergone a massive glow-up in Australia, with the Indian brand most known for producing farming equipment having turned its attention to Australia's mainstream automotive space with the UXV700 seven-seat SUV. And this new Black Edition is the most stylish of the lot.But can it tempt you out of any number of new Chinese brands that have touched down in Australia?
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Mahindra XUV700 AX7L vs Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max Elite 2025 comparison review
By Chris Thompson · 13 Sep 2024
We pit the Mahindra XUV700 AX7L and Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max Elite - the cheapest seven-seat SUVs you can buy in Australia - against each other!
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Mahindra Scorpio 2024 review: Z8L - off-road test
By Marcus Craft · 02 Sep 2023
Mahindra is better known for its agricultural machinery than its mainstream vehicles, but the Indian carmaker is hoping its Scorpio will change all that.This proper 4WD wagon has, on paper at least, a lot of appealing characteristics, including six seats, a low-range transfer case, an automatic rear diff lock and plenty of standard features for a price-tag at just over $45 grand.
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Mahindra PikUp 2024 review: S11
By Mark Oastler · 09 Aug 2023
Mahindra's evergreen Pik-Up dual cab ute is a tough, budget-friendly workhorse, particularly popular in rural areas. And now for the first time since its arrival back in 2007 it's available with an auto transmission. Is it a better bet than a Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux?
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Mahindra XUV700 2023 review - Family test
By Tom White · 20 Jun 2023
It's one thing to be the most affordable option, it's quite another to shake off concerns about quality, drivability, and safety. Can Mahindra pull it off with the XUV700?
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Mahindra XUV700 2023 review
By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Jun 2023
Leaps don't come larger than the Mahindra XUV700's over its worthy if basic XUV500 predecessor. Benefitting from a shift to quality, refinement and driving capability, the all-new mid-sized SUV arrives as a clean slate proposition, to woo away Mitsubishi Outlander buyers with impressive looks, packaging, safety and value. Our first taste in India reveals a shockingly well-rounded family runabout.
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Mahindra Scorpio 2023 review - off-road test
By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Apr 2023
You may never have heard of them, but Mahindra is a giant in its home market of India, and now it wants to properly conquer Australia, too. Its first real salvo in a new model offensive is a six-seat, diesel-powered 4WD called the Scorpio.Is it a cut-price alternative to the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Ford Everest? Andrew Chesterton put it to the test, both on- and off-road, to find out.
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