The Mahindra XUV 3XO ZNG has received a 5-star safety rating in the India NCAP crash test. The company has priced it in India at Rs. It has been launched at an ex-showroom price of Rs 9.99 lakh. In the test, this CNG SUV scored 29.36 out of 32 points in adult protection and 45 out of 49 in child occupant protection. Mahindra claims that this is the first subcompact CNG SUV in India to get a 5-star rating.
It has a 1.2-litre turbo petrol-CNG engine, which produces 110 bhp of power and 200 Nm of torque. According to the company, its mileage is 24.7 km/kg. The SUV comes in four variants, priced between Rs. 9.99 lakh to Rs. 12.27 lakhs upto.
How was the performance in adult safety?
In the adult safety test, the SUV scored 13.36 out of 16 points in the frontal offset deformable barrier test. The test was conducted at a speed of 64 kmph. At the same time, it scored a perfect 16 points in the side deformable barrier test at 50 km/h.
Head and neck protection for the driver and front passenger was found to be good in the front crash test. However, the driver’s calves received an adequate rating. All body parts were given good ratings in the side test. Notably, the Petrol XUV 3XO also scored 29.36 points in Adult Safety in November 2024. That is, even after adding the CNG system, the SUV’s score in this case did not decrease.
Beyond petrol models in child safety
The ZNG performed better than the petrol model in child occupant protection. It got 45 points out of 49, while the petrol SUV got 43 points. It scored 24 out of 24 points in the dynamic test and 12 out of 12 points in the child seat installation test. Both dummies, representing children aged 18 months and 3 years, also scored a perfect 12 points.
CNG safety, engine
According to Mahindra, the SUV has over 35 standard safety features. It has 6 airbags, ESC and ISOFIX child seat mounts. In case of gas leakage, its system automatically shifts the engine to petrol mode.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox. The company claims that it can accelerate from 0 to 60 kmph in 4.9 seconds and 0 to 100 kmph in 11.8 seconds in CNG mode. Its two CNG cylinders are mounted under the floor of the car, due to which the boot floor remains flat. It has 270 liters of usable boot space.
Equipped with powerful features
The top RevX A variant comes with features like 10.25-inch touchscreen, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, digital driver display, dual-zone climate control, wireless charging, panoramic sunroof and LED headlamps. Apart from this, TPMS, rear parking sensor, reverse camera and rain sensing wipers are also provided.
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