Mahindra and Mahindra launched the 2018 Mahindra XUV500 facelift in India at starting price of Rs 12.32 lakh and priced upwards to Rs 17.88 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).

On the interior, the SUV gets a new tan leather trim on top of the dashboard and leather upholstery, contrasting aluminum trims on the doors. The 7-inch infotainment is the same as the previous one but the company has introduced a smartwatch app this time around.

The 2018 Mahindra XUV500 has got both exterior and interior changes. On the exterior the vehicle gets a new front grille, garnished with chrome elements, enhanced fog lamp bezel and projector headlamps. The rear gets a split wraparound tail lights.

The 2018 XUV 500 facelift has mHawk155 Diesel Engine, 6th Generation Electronically Controlled Variable Geometry Turbocharger (eVGT). It has mHawk 4-Cylinder 2.2 Turbocharged petrol engine (Available Only in G AT Variant).

Diesel engine churns out Max Gross Power of 114kW (155 HP)@ 3750 rpm and Max Gross Torque of 360 Nm @1750-2800rpm while the Petrol engine churns out Max Gross Power of 103kW (140 HP) @ 4500 rpm and Max Gross Torque of 320 Nm @ 2000 – 3000rpm.

Launched in 2011, Mahindra had brought out the first facelift of its mid-sized SUV in 2015. The UV sales grew 20.97 percent to 921,780 units last fiscal as against 761,998 units in FY17. In FY18, UV sales accounted for 28 percent of total PV sales, up from 25 percent in the previous fiscal, according to Siam data.