Mahindra scorpion N is a capable adventure SUV with keen Price tag.
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Mahindra scorpion N is a capable adventure SUV with keen Price tag.
Power comes from an improved 2.2-litre mHawk turbodiesel that’s now rated at 128kW and 400Nm, paired with a six-speed automatic gearbox and either rear-wheel drive (in the base model) or a traditional four-wheel drive system with low range.
As far as we’re concerned, the Scorpio-N and this engine are a match made in heaven. It’s got just the right quantity of power and torque to provide effortless performance whether you’re in the city or on the open road and we never wished for more urge.
Although those compression ignition vibrations still make themselves felt and heard in the cabin, we were impressed by how quiet and smooth it felt under acceleration.
There is one chink in the armour, though. The stop-start system is slow and clunky, and it becomes particularly infuriating when you try to navigate an intersection during load shedding. To make matters worse, if you try to switch it off after it has activated at an intersection, the engine will stall completely, leaving you beached like a learner driver while you move the gear lever back to park and restart the engine.
Your best bet is to get into the habit of switching it off as soon as the engine starts up, and thankfully that’s not too difficult a task as the system has a piano-style physical switch above the centre console.
Overall fuel consumption, in the week we had it on test, amounted to 9.0 litres per 100km in a mixture of conditions.
The Scorpio-N’s on-road ride and handling could do with some improvement, though. The ride can get a bit bouncy and jittery when faced with badly maintained tar surfaces, which are becoming all too common these days.
The vehicle also feels a bit top-heavy through the bends. Granted, it was never designed to shoot through mountain passes like a GTI, but you will have to keep its high centre of gravity in mind when driving at higher speeds, particularly on loose or wet surfaces.
Of course, its compromised on-road manners are understandable to an extent, given that this is a body-on-frame SUV with a traditional part-time 4×4 system with low-range, designed to take this vehicle deep into the bush.
The 4WD system has electronic shift-on-the-fly and drivers can also choose from three modes: Zip, Zap and Zoom, which respectively prioritise smooth riding, off-roading and performance.
Although it comes with a few on-road compromises, the Mahindra Scorpio-N seriously impresses as an adventure vehicle with rugged underpinnings and a gem of a diesel engine. It’s also extremely well priced, ranging between R465 000 for the 4×2 base model and R590 000 for the flagship Z8 L 4×4 that we tested.
Price: R590 000
Engine: 2.2-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel
Gearbox: 6-speed automatic
Power: 128kW @ 3 500rpm
Torque: 400Nm @ 1 750 – 2 750rpm
Fuel use, tested overall: 9.0 litres per 100km
Fuel tank capacity: 57 litres
Warranty: 5-year/150 000km
Service plan: 5-year/100 000km
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