From recreational off-roading to winning International Rallies – Meet the Indian off-roading king Mahindra Scorpio

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Does your heart fill with passion when you see a SUV roughing it out in the wilds? If yes, then the most successful SUV in India, Mahindra Scorpio will just take your heart away. Scorpio is born with the signature off-roading gene of Mahindra vehicles. Crunching the miles with ease beneath its solid body comes naturally to Scorpio. Unpaved roads, sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks – Mahindra Scorpio can take on it all.

What makes Mahindra Scorpio the ideal off-roader?

• Engine: The 2.2 litre, 4 cylinder mHawk Common Rail Diesel Engine which produces a whopping 160 bhp of power and can propel the Scorpio from 0-60 in 5.7 secs.
• Suspension: Coil spring suspension with five independent links and a zero-friction spring, which can soak up any kind of terrain.
• Power steering: The reins to control this big beast. This helps you control and maneuver Scorpio with ease.
• An array of safety features like Collapsible Steering Column, Crash Protection Crumple Zone and Tubeless Tyres.
• The 4WD Scorpio – The best in the class. The 4WD Scorpio gives you the power to conquer any terrain.

When you buy a Mahindra Scorpio you buy the king of off-roading vehicles in India. There are no limitations on where you can go in your Scorpio. Here are some forms of off-roading escapades you can look forward to when you own the beast called Scorpio.

Dune Bashing: Enjoy the sands of the deserts. Dune bashing involves driving over sand dunes. This is a very popular sport in Middle-East because of it expanses of deserts. This is one reason why Scorpio is a popular SUV in the Middle-East.

Greenlaning: The least extreme form of off-roading, Greenlaning or two-tracking refers to driving on routes that are predominantly along unpaved tracks, forest tracks or older roadways that have fallen into disuse. Those who are not experienced with off-roading in Scorpio may start on these tracks for a start.

Mudding (or Mud Bogging) This is the form of off-roading that Scorpio is most famous for. One usually gets to see this type of off-roading in events like The Mahindra Great Escape Rally. Mudding involves driving in sludge filled area of wet mud or clay. The aim is always to drive as far through as possible without getting stuck. A set of Mud-Terrain tyres is usually preferred over factory tyres for better traction. For this event, strongly attached recovery points are essential for towing out vehicles that become bogged down.

Rock Crawling With is smooth suspension Scorpio can take irregularities in the terrain with relative ease like in Rock Crawling. Rock Crawling is a highly technical category of off-roading. It requires vehicles with suspension components with greater axle articulation and differential gear ratios that provide high torque/low speed operation to traverse the rocky obstacles. With its off-roading abilities, Scorpio can withstand competition on an International front. The year 2009 has specially seen Scorpio in the limelight.

Scorpio’s Triumph at International Rallies
Scorpio’s Brazilian Feat In July 2009, A Scorpio pick-up pulled off something unthinkable. It notched thethird place in the production category of the tough Rally dos Sertoes in Brazil, racing against the might of the Mitsubishis, Fords and Chevrolets. The Father son duo of Ricardo Augusto de Souza Campos and his son Rasquinho, better known in the South American motor sport fraternity as RASC, drove the Scorpio through to the podium at this event. Rally Dos Sertoes is one of the toughest rallies in the world, second to the mighty Dakar Rally.

Raid De Himalaya Back home, Raid de Himalaya is no less. It has the distinction of being the toughest cross-country mountain rally in the world. The 2009 Raid De Himalaya saw the team of Prasad and Pradeep in a Mahindra Scorpio ending up winning the rally with only 8.22 penalty points in the Adventure Trail category.

With Mahindra Scorpio you don’t just get a sophisticated city car which is easy to drive around in the thickest of traffic, you also get a mean machine that can get you practically anywhere in the world.

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