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SAE Congress '08: Mahindra Scorpio hybrid SUV on the stand
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One nice thing about cars destined for expo floors is the fancy paint they sometimes get. The Mahinrda & Mahindra Scorpio hybrid SUV has been given such a treatment, as we discovered at the SAE World Congress in Detroit today. We'll be sitting down with Mahindra later this week to learn more about the introduction of this full parallel hybrid that uses a 30kW electric motor and a 2.3kWh nickel metal hydride battery and should be on sale in the U.S. in 2010. For now, here's what the SUV looks like. Whaddya think?
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stevefazek 8:05PM (4/14/2008)
Keep the drivetrain dump the body. Thing looks like it was building 1995. I dont get why Indians and the Chinese cannot come up with even remotly attractive designs on their own. It looks like a land cruisffer that got raped by Pontiac and a mercades
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Richard 11:25AM (4/15/2008)
An air scoop on the hood of a hybrid? To be nice, I like the wheels. The rest of it needs some work.
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Richard 11:28AM (4/15/2008)
Actually I also like the running boards.
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Throwback 11:28AM (4/15/2008)
That looks awful. I not sure buyers will be able to get by the looks.
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42 11:28AM (4/15/2008)
what's that expression? "if my dog was that ugly I'd shave his ass and make him walk backwards"? yeah, I think that one works.
lose the Avalanche cladding and the hood scoop, put some decent rims on it and a non-girlie paint job, maybe it'd work.
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Noah 12:02PM (4/15/2008)
Doesn't this vehicle have the 4 cylinder turbodiesel?
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Nikax 6:32PM (4/15/2008)
that is way way ugly. Looks like it's designed for an asian market with a very different color and design sense than western markets. I'd go for something with an old school look, think Willys Overland or International Scout. If it's not a real truck, I don't want it.
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