{"id":8116,"date":"2017-12-08T16:29:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T06:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/?p=8116"},"modified":"2020-06-20T00:34:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:34:05","slug":"mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/awd\/mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahindra Pik-Up Gets Update for 2018."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some brands in Australia&#8217;s car industry seem to sail under the radar. Sometimes that&#8217;s a good thing as it gives the canny and investigative buyer a chance to stand out from the crowd. There&#8217;s also a sense of brand loyalty amongst those that do buy, and so it is with <strong>Mahindra<\/strong>. The Indian based conglomerate has released an update to the sturdy <strong>Pik-Up <\/strong>two and four door ute, covering the drivetrain, exterior and interior, and safety. The trim levels are named S6 and S10.<a href=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/08\/mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018\/pikup-mahindra92l_preview\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6855\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6855\" src=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/pikup-mahindra92l_preview.jpeg?w=636\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Drivetrain.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a two body range, the dual cab and single cab (and S6 and S10 for both), with two and four wheel drive available for both. That&#8217;s available via a six speed manual attached to a small but grunty Euro V compliant diesel. The capacity is 2.2 litres, and peak power is 103 kilowatts. The important name and number is torque and there&#8217;s 330 of them, between 1600 to 2800. That&#8217;s smart engineering as it means driveability is enhanced in a real world situation.<\/p>\n<p>In the 4WD versions, it&#8217;s a Borg-Warner transfer case putting that torque to the dirt through all four paws plus there&#8217;s an Eaton system that will lock the rear diff if slippage is detected.. Tank size is a massive 80 litres, not far off the Jeep Grand Cherokee&#8217;s 93L. Economy for the four door is quoted as 8.8L\/100 km. There is a single cab due in 2018, with economy slated to be 0.2L\/100km better. Towing is rated as 2500 kilograms, braked.<a href=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/08\/mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018\/pikup-mahindra72_preview\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6853\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6853\" src=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/pikup-mahindra72_preview.jpeg?w=636\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><strong>Interior.<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s the visible and invisible. Mahindra have upped the safety stakes, with ABS, collapsible steering column, Electronic Brake Distribution, front airbags as standard. For the family, there&#8217;s ISOFIX seat anchor points also as standard. Visibly there&#8217;s a six-inch touchscreen in the S10 (CD\/MP3 campatoble head unit for the S6)which displays the reverse camera, along with cruise control and satnav, climate control, auto headlights and wipers. The driver&#8217;s dash display receives a 3D effect on the analogue dials for better visualisation. There&#8217;s an upright design to the dash itself, ensuring plenty of leg room for the driver and passenger, as do the rear sear passengers thanks to some well thought out packaging.<a href=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/08\/mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018\/pikup-rear-interior-2_preview\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6854\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6854\" src=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/pikup-rear-interior-2_preview.jpeg?w=636\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/08\/mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018\/pikup-interior-1_preview-jpeg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6852\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6852\" src=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/pikup-interior-1_preview-jpeg.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><strong>Exterior.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Pik-Up has always had a solid, bluff, look, and this stays. However, the S10 gets a classy mix of black chrome grille with subtle chrome highlights, a reshaped lower air intake for better engine breathing and aerodynamics, with both grille and intake receiving a visual update thanks to black mesh, and a subtle increase to the Mahindra badge.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s LED driving lights for the completely restyled headlights in the S10 and restyled foglights as well. Tyres will be P245\/75 R16.<a href=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/08\/mahindra-pik-up-gets-update-for-2018\/fine-art-9_preview\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6856\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6856\" src=\"https:\/\/awheelthing.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/fine-art-9_preview.jpeg?w=636\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><strong>Release Information and Pricing.<\/strong><br \/>\nAs of December 2017, there will be the 4&#215;4 S6 single cab chassis at $26,990 driveaway. A 4&#215;2 version will be available in early 2018 at $21,990. The 4&#215;4 S6 dual cab will come with either a cab chassis or factory fitted &#8220;well side tub&#8221; at $26,490 and $29,990 respectively. The S10 trim level and tub takes it to $31,990. There&#8217;s a huge range of options available such as snorkel, tow ball set-up, and winch compatible steel bill bars, with more to come in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Colours are limited to a four choice palette: Napoli Black, Arctic White, Red Rage and De-sat Silver. Warranty is five years or 100,000 kilometres and also includes five years roadside assistance.<br \/>\nFor more information on the 2018 Mahindra Pik-Up range, head here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mahindra.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahindra Australia<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/sms-finance-express-zaimy-na-kartu.html\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\">http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/sms-finance-express-zaimy-na-kartu.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some brands in Australia&#8217;s car industry seem to sail under the radar. Sometimes that&#8217;s a good thing as it gives the canny and investigative buyer a chance to stand out from the crowd. There&#8217;s also a sense of brand loyalty amongst those that do buy, and so it is with Mahindra. The Indian based conglomerate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4287],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8116"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11305,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions\/11305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}