Mahindra launches its new LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) platform, Maxximo, today at the 2010 India Auto Expo in New Delhi. The Maxximo will be a direct competitor to the Tata Ace. It is powered by a 2-cylinder Mahindra CRDe diesel engine with a displacement of 0.9 liter (900cc). Mahindra claims that the engine is ‘new’. It is unclear (but likely) that this 2-cylinder engine shares the same architecture as the 4-cylinder CRDe diesels Mahindra uses in the Pik-Up or TR20/TR40 models.
The 1 ton Maxximo will be a big brother to the 1/2 ton Mahindra Gio launched in 2009. The Mahindra Maxximo and the Tata Ace will go head to head in India where the Ace (launched in 2005) owns 90% of the LCV market.
MahindraPlanet is fascinated with these heavy duty little ‘Kei trucks’ for use as mini off-roaders and utility vehicles. We’ll continue to cover them along with other Mahindra vehicles.
Sources: MahindraMaxximo.com, Vicky.in, and as hyperlinked
The 1 ton Maxximo will be a big brother to the 1/2 ton Mahindra Gio launched in 2009. The Mahindra Maxximo and the Tata Ace will go head to head in India where the Ace (launched in 2005) owns 90% of the LCV market.
MahindraPlanet is fascinated with these heavy duty little ‘Kei trucks’ for use as mini off-roaders and utility vehicles. We’ll continue to cover them along with other Mahindra vehicles.
Sources: MahindraMaxximo.com, Vicky.in, and as hyperlinked
