A petrol version of the Mahindra XUV500 has been listed on the Indian automaker’s UAE website. This engine option is due to be launched in the Indian market within the next few months. The car has been spotted doing the rounds outside Dubai and is now expected to GO on sale in the Gulf nation soon.
As expected, this petrol engine makes use of the same 2.2-litre four-cylinder block found in the diesel version. Even the output is the same- 140bhp/320Nm, and you can have it only with the six-speed AT while AWD is optional.
No information has been given out about its variants, but given that this is the Gulf market, it is expected to be offered in one top-of-the-line variant or put simply, the W10 FWD/AWD AT variant. Sources suggest that it is priced at 74,900 dirhams or Rs 13.24 lakhs which is where a mid-level variant of India –spec petrol will stand once the car is launched here.
Since the XUV500 is produced for the entire world at their India factory, it seems almost certain that production of the car has begun and its launch will happen very soon.
