Anand Mahindra shares pictures of crowd as XUV 700 goes on display

Crowds gathered at a showroom in Bengaluru to catch a glimpse of the Mahindra XUV700 (Image Source: Anand Mahindra/Twitter)

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra couldn’t be more proud as he tweeted to show the crowd gathered for a glimpse of the latest XUV 700 from the M&M stable at a Bengaluru showroom on October 3.

The set of four pictures shows people gathered outside and inside the showroom. Bookings for the XUV 700 will open on October 7.

Mahindra tweeted: “You don’t need much more evidence to know that we Indians are car-crazy. Crowds in (and outside) a Bengaluru showroom when the XUV 7OO arrived & was put on display. Bookings open on October 7.” (sic)

Crowds gathered outside a showroom in Bengaluru as the Mahindra XUV700 ( goes on display Image Source: Anand Mahindra/Twitter)

The tweet itself was met with great enthusiasm and one Twitter user likened people’s excitement for the XUV 700 to launch of new Apple products.

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“It’s going the Apple way. It’s not the car crazy people, these are good product crazy people (sic),” Balaji M tweeted. Mahindra reacted to this: "You make a very profound point. Hard to disagree." (sic)

People  inside a showroom in Bengaluru to catch a glimpse of the Mahindra XUV700 (Image Source: Anand Mahindra/Twitter)

The seven-seater Mahindra XUV700 is arguably this year’s most anticipated car — priced upwards of Rs 11.99 lakh and peaking at Rs 21.69 lakh. It comes loaded with a 200-bhp petrol engine, or a fully loaded diesel option with all-wheel drive, automatic transmission and the proverbial laundry list of features and autonomous driving aids.

The XUV700 was launched to a predominantly positive reception and it sees Mahindra & Mahindra's transition into a very different space, with a significantly greater international presence, with best-selling SUVs in its portfolio and design giants like Pininfarina also in its pocket.

The XUV700 goes up against a recently surfaced crew of seven-seaters, which are derivatives of five-seater SUVs. This includes the Creta-based Hyundai Alcazar, the Harrier-based Tata Safari and the three-row variant of the MG Hector – the MG Hector Plus.

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