The concept we saw over two years ago has made it through to production virtually unchanged, a testament to the advanced design studio that does far more than purely creative work
Mahindra has just revealed the production version of its angular and heavily-muscled SUV, the BE 6e. While the finished car itself is an exciting step forward for Mahindra design, pushing the brand into new (cooler!) territory, it is also one of the rare examples of a concept car getting the seal of approval with limited changes.
Indeed, viewed in the metal at the studio ahead of the official reveal in India, there was a distinct sense of deja vu. The aggressive bodywork was still there from the original concept, so too the hidden headlamps. The active aero on the front mask and intricate cladding on the sills. Everything that might otherwise be watered down for the means of production were intact, and the design team was clearly over the moon with that fact.
Driving the car out into the daylight (not rolling a model on a trolley this time) the complex sur…
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