<p>The biggest advantage in terms of performance and stability that this SUV enjoys is that it makes use of a monocoque design which helps the XUV 500 to remain planted even at fast corners or triple digit speed straight lines. The engine in its new avatar remains the same Scorpio borrowed 2.2 litre mHawk diesel unit but is tuned well to deliver more power. Under the hood it can manage to churn out an impressive 140 hp at 3750 rpm along with a peak torque of 330 Nm between 1600-2800 rpm. To optimize performance and efficiency as well, the top of the line W10 variant gets introduced to Brake Energy Regeneration system which allows the XUV 500 to generate energy through an alternator while braking or de-acceleration and store it in the battery for future use, which in return takes some load off the engine when accelerating hard. All its variants further adopts the newly developed Micro hybrid technology that helps save fuel and lower down emissions. This technology works by putting the engine in a stand-by mode post 2.5 seconds when the SUV is placed at neutral gear(Normally at a traffic light or bumper to bumper traffic). The engine quickly starts as soon as the clutch pedal is pressed which helps in cutting down fuel consumption for the time the SUV remains stationary. The option of All Wheel Drive (AWD) also manages to firm its drive making this city going SUV a rugged off-roader. Apart from the standard 6 speed manual transmission, the newly introduced top of the line W10 variant along with the previous top W8 also gets paired to a 6 speed automatic transmission. The power delivery remains quite good even in its automatic mode and you don’t really feel any shift lag even when you rev this SUV at higher rpms. Riding on Mc Pherson at the front and multilink type suspensions at the rear, both equipped with anti-roll bar, the drive remains quite confident even on city roads or for an occasional off-road trip. The only issue that still haunts the current generation XUV 500 is the slight body roll which is witnessed at higher speeds and is something that driving enthusiasts would definitely not admire.

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