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Mahindra Xylo E8 gets airbags following Scorpio VLX

Sunday, November 15, 2009, 17:55, written by Auto Sr. Reporter

According to the new Mahindra Xylo brochure, the Xylo E8 now gets dual SRS airbags as an option. It is said that the Mahindra Scorpio, the SUV from the Mahindra stable, will get them soon. Update: We now hear that the Mahindra Scorpio VLX already has airbags. Great news.

Airbags an option on Mahindra Xylo E8

Airbags an option on Mahindra Xylo E8

There is no official information on any extra price for the airbags, but as it is an option, it is bound to be added on.

Airbags are always a welcome addition. Here at DWS AutoIndia, we have always been critical of Indian automobile manufacturers who do not think it should be a standard feature. The benefits of airbags have been very well-established indeed for a few decades now, and forget it being standard fitment, many Indian carmakers do not even offer airbags as an option. Tata is just about getting around to offering airbags, and Mahindra’s move to offer airbags as an option in the Xylo E8 is a welcome step indeed.

The company has just updated their website with the new information.

Other safety features which Mahindra claims for the Xyo include a body designed to disperse crash energy, and anti-lock braking system (ABS).

Remember that airbags work best when you are already restrained by the seatbelts – so do wear them, and tell your passengers to wear them too. Seatbelts could have saved Princess Diana in her accident, and she was in the rear seat. Traffic rules in India do not insist on mandatory wearing of seatbelts for the rear passengers, but it is always a good idea indeed.


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3 Responses to “Mahindra Xylo E8 gets airbags following Scorpio VLX”

  1. sunil shinde said on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 14:04

    The safety airbags feature is a great one and it thus ensures more andmore safety options for the customer when buyinga car, the xylo which is a MUV and also is largly regarded as a hardcore family vehicle, the safety airbags are a cumpulsion for these vehicles.

  2. Hakimuddin said on Friday, November 27, 2009, 19:22

    No airbags in Xylo was the only drawback I saw in Xylo. Otherwise everything is plus point about Xylo. But now Mahindra has solved that problem also.

  3. rohan naik said on Monday, November 30, 2009, 14:16

    The airbags feature is sure is one of the better features ensuring passenger and driver safety in the car. This feature although is only available in only the E8 variant of the xylo, and what i want to know is that will it be also available in the future in all the variants available.