CarWale owner reviewsMarch 2026
Sip moment with New 7XO. Had an opportunity to test drive AX7 MT version of 7X0. For the past 4-5 months, 7X0 is the content topic for Mahindra lovers.
The test drive arrangements were superbly done by the Mahindra dealer in Chennai. The Test drive car was clean and convincing any potential buyer towards purchase inclination.
Undoubtedly, power is the USP of 7X0 and in MT mode, one has to enjoy and experience instead of putting them in words.
Features are loaded on the car, and we hope no complaints for missing features in normal day usage of the common man.
That tank-built quality is missing in 7X0. It is my personal feeling that it is too light for its size, and for the optimum performance of this car, the car needs to be loaded with a minimum 4-5 persons or luggage.
My personal opinion is that Mahindra should redesign the car with lesser power (which is manageable during adverse situations) for the same car, or increase the kerb weight of the car to handle such super power on roads. There is a thin line of mismatch between the power and dynamics of this car. However, the same was not felt in the XUV 500 or XUV700 versions of the earlier era. I might be wrong in my thought process, which can be best adjudged by subject matter experts.
They can even reduce the trims to 3 models and increase the price, so that the premium feel should be there. In today's price strategy, 7X0 does not belong to either the full premium SUV or the affordable SUV variety.
7X0 needs to be split in pricing with Top 2 trims labelled as 7XO and the lower middle to be codenamed as 700, to differentiate the premium or classy look of the car.