KUV100 was the third attempt to enter the overcrowded car segment, the earlier being Ford Escort and the Renault Logan. The KUV100 was designed with the “SUV” DNA of Mahindra and was promoted as a micro-SUV.
Plant – Chakan
Production – 2016 till now
Model – KUV100 /KUV100 Nxt
Vehicles manufactured – ~ 75000
The specifications of the KUV100 were –
mFalcon D75 – 3-cylinder, Common Rail Diesel Engine.
mFalcon G80 – 3-cylinder, Multi-point Port Injection Gasoline & CNG.
mFalcon was a new series of engines, designed and developed in-house, and to be used for powering Mahindra vehicles in India and Ssangyong vehicles in Korea.
Plant – Chakan
Production – 2016 till now
Model – mFalcon
The specifications of the mFalcon G80 engine was –
Type – Inline, Gasoline, fuel injected
No of cylinders – 3
Capacity – 1198 cc
Fuel system – Multi -point port injection.
Power – 80 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque – 11.5 Kgm @ 3600 rpm
In 2018, a CNG version was launched. It was a bi-fuel engine with both Gasoline and CNG operation
The specifications of the mFalcon bi-fuel engine was –
Type – Inline, bi-fuel engine
No of cylinders – 3
Capacity – 1198 cc
Fuel system – Gasoline, Multi-point port injection and CNG gas injection with closed loop control.
Power(Gasoline mode) – 80 hp @ 5500 rpm.
Power (CNG mode) – 70 hp@ 5500 rpm
Torque (Gasoline mode) – 11.5 Kgm @ 3600 rpm.
Torque (CNG mode) – 9.7 Kgm @ 3600 rpm
The mFalcon G80 engine was used in the below vehicles –
mFalcon was a new series of engines, designed and developed in-house, and to be used for powering Mahindra vehicles in India and Ssangyong vehicles in Korea.
Plant – Chakan
Production – 2016 to 2020
Model – mFalcon
The specifications of the mFalcon D75 engine was –
Type – Inline, Direct Injection Diesel
No of cylinders – 3
Capacity – 1198 cc
Fuel system – Common Rail fuel injection with multi-hole injectors
Power – 75 hp @ 3750 rpm
Torque – 19 Kgm @ 1750 to 2250 rpm
The mFalcon D75 engine was used in the below vehicles –
The TUV was a tough urban vehicle and was branded as the “Tank”. TUV300 was fitted with the first Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) in Mahindra range of vehicles.
The Supro Maxitruck had an independent, coil spring suspension in the front. Customers did not prefer IFS due to the perception of lower load carrying capacity. In 2018, Supro was modified with a rigid, leaf spring suspension at the front.
In 2020, the Supro Maxitruck was made compliant to BS6 norms and is currently branded as the Supro Profit truck Maxi.
A new version of the Supro Profit truck Maxi was introduced in 2024, with a larger cargo box and also with CNG option, branded as Supro Profit truck Excel and Supro Profit truck Excel CNG Duo.
In 2017, a more fuel efficient Supro Minitruck, with lesser load capacity was introduced.
The specifications of the Supro Minitruck was –
mHawk – 2-cylinder, naturally aspirated, Common Rail Diesel Engine
The Supro Minitruck also came fitted with independent coil spring suspension at the front. In 2018, the front suspension design was changed to rigid axle leaf spring suspension.
The Supro Minitruck was made BS6 compliant and currently it is currently branded as the Supro Profit truck Mini.
In 2023, a dual fuel, CNG & Petrol, option was introduced.