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Future models - MahindraRoad ahead for Mahindra unveiledMulti-energy skateboard platform to underpin plethora of new Mahindra SUVs from 202719 Aug 2025 INDIAN auto-maker Mahindra has unveiled several concept vehicles and announced it is moving to a new modular multi-energy platform to be implemented under its recently announced Global Vision 27 program.
The NU_IQ platform will underpin a new range of “disruptive” premium SUVs exemplified in a quartet of concept vehicles that offer a glimpse of the manufacturer’s next-generation vehicles, scheduled to enter production as soon as the beginning of 2027.
Concepts based on the new platform cover multiple applications including family SUVs through to more focused 4x4s, comprising the Vision.S (an apparent Suzuki Jimny rival), Vision.T (GWM Tank 300), Vision.SXT (Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco) and Vision.X (Toyota RAV4).
They were engineered at Mahindra Research Valley to address market “white spaces” while staying true to Mahindra’s credo of “turn-on design – unmissable presence, spirited performance, on-tap power, world-class safety, sci-fi today and tough yet sophisticated”.
Mahindra says the concepts “represent their commitment to redefining personal, all-terrain mobility for a global audience, combining strong brand heritage with advanced, expressive design”.
Each model has a distinct personality and was developed collaboratively by Mahindra India Design Studio (MIDS) in Mumbai and Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (MADE) in Banbury, UK.
Mahindra's ‘flat-form' (skateboard) NU-IQ architecture takes the first flat-floor internal combustion engine (ICE) SUV from drawing board to reality, suggesting such a model may be first cab off the rank for production although it is not yet known if or when this will reach Australia.
The platform’s lightweight design is said to deliver “top-tier” safety standards complemented by “sci-fi tech” with an intuitive ‘NU_UX: Next-gen Integrated Domain Architecture’ technology suite.
How this interplays with Mahindra’s BE (Born Electric) range of models underpinned by the company’s purpose-built Inglo platform, which uses components and batteries from Volkswagen Group’s MEB architecture, remains unclear.
Mahindra says the NU_IQ platform is engineered to address untapped market niches across India and global markets, giving the company an adaptable architecture suitable for multiple top hats (bodies), powertrains, front- and all-wheel drive layouts, and adaptability for left- and right-hand drive markets.
With a production start imminent, the new vehicles feature a new styling language which Mahindra calls ‘Heartcore design’ and will be equipped with a “command” seating position, “superior” driving dynamics and a “super spacious” cabin with class-leading boot space.
Speaking at the NU_IQ platform reveal, Mahindra president of automotive technology and product development Velusamy Ramasamy described the architecture as “a strategic blueprint for theâ¯future of Mahindra SUVs globally”.
“With its modular, multi-energy architecture, it gives us the flexibility toâ¯innovate across multiple top hats and powertrains whilst staying true to our SUV DNA.
“Designed to resolve paradoxes,â¯NU_IQ forms the foundation for our next generation of SUVs. It marks a bold step and the start of a new era that frees customers from compromises and puts truly desirable, premium core SUVs squarely in the mainstream.”  Read more4th of July 2025  Mahindra says ute, one new SUV per year comingIndian brand’s product portfolio to expand with new SUV, light commercial model offerings3rd of July 2025  Five ANCAP stars unlikely for Mahindra XUV 3XOIndian importer is working to ensure its range will meet future ANCAP safety demandsAll future models Alfa Romeo Abarth Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chrysler Chevrolet Dodge Citroen Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton Haval Great Wall Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jaguar Iveco Kia Jeep Land Rover Lamborghini Maserati Lexus McLaren Mazda MG Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi Mini Opel Nissan Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo VolkswagenMotor industry news GoAutoNews is Australia’s number one automotive industry journal covering the latest news, future and new model releases, market trends, industry personnel movements, and international events. |
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