Mahindra Marrazzo: You Haul

Mahindras Having A Crack At The Mpv Segment. It May JustBe On To Something Here...

- Raunak Ajinkya

If you’re skeptical about the name ‘Marazzo’, much as I was, don’t let that get in the way of what you feel about the car itself. Mahindra’s done some very decent work with this new MPV, and I do believe it’s worthy of you sitting up a touch taking notice.

What is it, though? Like I said, it’s an all-new MPV that seats seven/eight, and it’s been slotted in neatly between the Ertiga and the Innova. Mahindra figured there’s a niche waiting to be populated and decided, roughly three years ago, to jump in and claim a bit of that space. And I have to admit, I’m plenty impressed by the initial impressions. I definitely wasn’t expecting this as a final product.

The Marazzo is one of the more proportional Mahindras on sale currently, something that should come as good news to most. There aren’t any sharp lines or abrupt corners; just a lot of flowing curves that culminate in short overhangs on either side.

The headlamps are projectors with LED DRLs lining the foglamps, and it’s a design that should appease most, if not all. It’s not exciting, per se, but it isn’t tacky or dull in the least, either. The same goes for the tail-lamps which, if I’m honest, remind me a bit of the Lodgy’s set up. Still, though, it fits in with the whole design strategy of the car, so it ends up looking like a cohesive unit instead of a mish-mash of 15 different designs in one. The alloys are 17-inchers all around (on this, the M8 spec), and it is quite an interesting design, so kudos to Mahindra for that.