Sep 30, 2016 01:02 PM
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There are certain roles which demand a special look. You've seen Amitabh in guise in Paa, Brad Pitt's in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder and even Randeep Hooda in Sarabjit. Under all that make-up, you can still identify the actors; but it's the role that demands this transformation. It's not only in the world of movies that you get to see this; the automotive world has its share of transformations too, the latest coming from the Mahindra stable. It's got a new face, a new look and a new name; but you can still identify which car it is, under all that cosmetic conversion.
It's called the NuvoSport and the name took us by surprise as well. Knowing Mahindra, it should have ended with an'O'; then again, it looks like the company has defied tradition, probably to change perspective. The name is self-explanatory; Nuvo is new and the Sport is to bring out its outgoing aspect. Mahindra has specified that the NuvoSport is for those who want a bit of adventure and the look has been changed keeping that part in mind. Yet you can't help but see through the cosmetic changes and deduce that this indeed is the Quanto. Now, the Quanto, when it was first launched, turned quite a few heads because it was the first sub-compact SUV to come equipped with 7 seats. Ideal, wasn't it? But there was a thin line between calling it an SUV or an MPV and that's where the company had lost the plot. Not anymore, now Mahindra seems to have put all its critics to rest with the NuvoSport and yes, it is an SUV!
Mahindra NuvoSport Front
Mahindra NuvoSport Front
To begin with the NuvoSport is based on the same platform as the third generation Scorpio and is made up of stronger composite materials. In fact, we were told that the NuvoSport is safer because of the newly integrated crumple zones and improvements to the structure. The NuvoSport has been crash tested in Europe already and adheres to the safety norms, which will come into effect in India by 2017. So, yes, there's a lot of work that has gone into the car and that includes foresight.
The foresight is seen in the way the NuvoSport has been designed. Mahindra has made it youth centric and this is the second car tagged with that phrase - the first being the KUV100. Well, it's all muscle up front; right from the bulges on the bonnet, to the flared wheel arches and the intake on the hood(which is functional). The front grille takes inspiration from the Scorpio and the plastic cladding on the sides add a bit of ruggedness and that's specifically to bring out its SUV DNA. We've seen the company adopt a different strategy when it comes to designing their new generation vehicles and it's all about adding muscle, which has worked for them with the Scorpio, XUV500 and even the TUV300, which is why you see a significant change in the looks when it comes to the NuvoSport.
