Updated: Scoop Videos & Pics! Mahindra & Mahindra’s new 2011 ‘World SUV’ (Codename: W201)

Update 3 (28th July 2010):
Thanks to amit_mechengg from Team-Bhp, we now have even more photos of the Mahindra & Mahindra World SUV codenamed W201. These are also one of the first images to show a glimpse of the W201’s interiors. The console looks like a two pod layout with chrome lining on it. We expect more chrome garnish in and around the car to lend an upmarket feel. we also have reports that a couple of W201 mules were also spotted near Pune which could mean that the car is undergoing its final ARAI testing procedures. Stay tuned as we bring you more info on this car as and when it is available to us…

Pics: amit_mechengg via Team-Bhp

Update 2 (20th July 2010):

Yesterday we told you that one of our readers had reported the presence of Mahindra & Mahindra W201’s latest test mules on the Sriperembadur highway near Chennai. Close on the heels of that report, we now have photos of the test mules he mentioned, thanks to our friends at Team-Bhp. Similar to what our reader reported, the test mules had been camouflaged in psychedelic design vinyls to hide the body lines of the upcoming ‘World SUV’ from Mahindra and Mahindra. Since the images are not very sharp, its hard to spot the presence of daytime running lights. While there are some speculations that this mule might infact be a Nissan Murano and not the Mahindra W201, we would like to point out some similarities between the test mule and the photos posted earlier.

1. The front bumper on new test mule and the photos shown earlier is the same in terms of size, design and specification. The Nissan Murano on the other hand has shorter front bumper and incorporates a pronounced air dam below the radiator grille, which however is not present on these test mules.

2. The test mules caught here have more pronounced wheel arches as shown in the earlier pics as well, whereas the Murano has subtler wheel arches.

3. The W201 test mule has a short and stubby poise. While the Murano too boasts of a similar form, the Murano’s roof sits even lower than the mule spotted here.

Image Courtesy: AbdulRehmanM via Team-Bhp

Update (19th July 2010):

One of our avid readers has spotted new test mules of the W201 doing the rounds near Sriperembadur near Chennai. The new mules seem to be closer to production and in our reader’s own words, ‘have a remarkable street presence’. The vehicles seem to have been draped with psychedelic-design camouflage vinyls, somewhat similar to the ones on the BMW test mules. Contrary to the images we had earlier, our friend claims that the test mules he spotted did not have the Daytime Running Lights (DRLs). So either the DRLs are only available on the top of the line model and the ones our friend spotted were the mid-range or base models, or the DRLs are only for the export models of Mahindra’s world SUV. The vehicle is expected to be publicly unveiled by Diwali this year with sales and deliveries commencing in January 2011. Stay tuned as we bring you more info (and hopefully updated images of the test mules) of the Mahindra & Mahindra 2011 world SUV.

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