In the era of shorts and reels, only you guys have the guts to make a video of 45 mins and still people watch it.. why - its worth watching it. Great one guys..👍🏻

Everytime Schumi gives a quick look at the camera is pure meme material. 😂

Highlight of the episode is 13:09, "Now I remember, why I remember" Classic Shumi

Schumi's reaction to fun, fast and fearless, was just "Mastercard" priceless. 🤣 I could literally feel the frustration percolate out from my 32" 4K Monitor.😆 Never change, Schumi, neveri!😂

Conclusion of this video is simple -> Mahindra should hire less skilled test drivers.😅

Perfect way to have my Sunday morning, cars and coffee with 2 of my favourite hosts.

It's really interesting that XUV 400 is a SanYong underneath, Nexon EV is Indica underneath, like the Indian engineering at its peak [getting back every penny out of R&D] & good to that THISCONNECT will be back looking forward to it

Just in time for sunday morning breakfast podcast 🙂🙂❤

Is there a mojo 400😊...thanks for the video... appreciate the review

Not sure about the 24-30k kms per year logic. Petrol cars cost ~ ₹8 per km whereas EVs cost ₹1-2 per km. So even in the worst case scenarios it takes 50000 kms to make up the extra cost (including savings from service costs). Considering mass market owns cars for 5 years on average, one needs to drive not more than 10-12k kms per year which equates to ~1000 kms per month. I’m an EV user for the last 3.5 years and you can trust me with these facts

7:47 I love shumi's quick responses like these 😂👍

Folks pl increase the timeline of such video casts. I truly enjoy watching such video casts .No edm music . Relaxing 😊

Pov you wait for Sunday '9:30' so you can hear dad jokes and rndm awkwardness... Love every part of it.

Bought the XUV400 EL Pro two weeks ago. Have owned and driven a Tesla model Y for over a year so I have lived the life of an EV owner. The space inside is just very practical and the performance of the car in “fun” mode is adequate. It makes a lot of sense to drive this car here in Bangalore with adequate charging infrastructure. Finally, I actually like the light steering wheel for a city car like this. Really helps be nimble in this stop start traffic. Where I feel they still have to do a lot more is the QA on the units. My drive mode switch was faulty from the time of delivery and is still not fixed. I am giving them the benefit of the doubt however i am patiently waiting for them to fix it with new switches. The OTA with CarPlay and adaptive reverse guidelines are also still just promises with no ETA Adrenox is no where close to being a finished product in itself, for me, this has been the biggest let down. ( remember my reference is a Tesla)

These long format videos are really good maybe they're not algorithm friendly but i love them

Good way to spend 50 minutes of a nice sunday morning after great Sunday ride

Shumi's look at 9:01 is all of us! Epic 😂

I think it'll be great to see both of y'all talk about the legendary motorcycles and cars India has had in the history. We've had so many gems and since we do love hearing you guys speak, I believe a dive in the history (deep and relatively new) would be great!

Design of nexon is killer.. It's sub 4 meter still a big hit with high price because aspirational product.

The best automobile experts in India , i love ur conversations

I'm at 12,000kms in exact 6months. My experience is I won't go back to ICE in future if I have a choice. EV 🔥

This looks like me during my year end appraisal discussion with boss. 😢😢 . At times get cornered " cautious, pro , reckless etc"😂😂😂. So relatable😮😮😢😢

Shumi’s summary was spot on 10/10

10/10 - jargons are probably the way of how all industries seem to use to promote themselves and be counted in the crowd. For me a vehicle is an extension of one s personality, which for me the IC engines are closest. 😊

Just stopped to write a comment on your question, "what do they achieve by throwing acronyms at us?" So they do it to confuse the customer. In India, that has been the strategy, right? "Confused customer is the best Customer" 😂

Amazing perspective. I think it's about time we talk about all of the EVs under each segment in India.

Amazing all your videos are so good its close to perfection even by international standards I just love them.

Karthik sir the way your spot-on about 400's traction control and wheel spinning problem is .....Uff!. Here's the story. One of my friend got a XUV 400 from the first batch last year. One night he got into an accident with a Range rover. I'm like its a different league car...why? He said the acceleration was so exhilarating he felt confident racing that car. Exactly like you said he ran out of control in a corner with some sand, hit the range rover and they both hit the divider, half of the XUV 400's body got damaged bad (I'm surprised how it got 5 stars, front axle and 2 wheels popped out). Range rover got only 2 of its panels damaged. He was in shock himself, he said in the first 2 months it seemed in control but something weird happened that night of the accident.

Thanks a ton guys! I came across this video at such an opportune time that I can’t believe its true. I took a TD of the XUV 400 just yesterday (26.08.24) & fell in love with it. Of course, I had done my background research but there’s only so much that we commoners can analyse an automobile product (unlike the experts that you guys are). I had almost decided to bite the bullet but after listening to this video, I would definitely like to wait for the “EL Pro Max” update to jump on to the EV bandwagon. Thanks once again ❤

Amount of head nodding by shumi in this video 😂

Hi, so I was seriously considering the EL Pro 39.5 KWH. I have beenn driving for about 11 years iin Bangalore now, and last 2 years have been Tigor EV, so I am familiar with EV driving too and I love how effortless and smooth yet powerful the EV driving experience. So I'm very tempted to go for another EV. I do have some questions - When you say XUV 400 feels incomplete even after the 2024 update - is there a safety concern in using the fast/fearless drive modes in city or on the highway? And if I understand correctly, Fun mode is more than adequate/punchy for the city, but on the highway it may limit your overtaking opportunities due to the cap on top-speed. But if your highway driving style is not rushed, but more laidback and if you overtake only when there's enough room and time in a steady/linear fashion than bursts of speed, would you still feel there's an issue/limit in using Fun mode on the highway? Or is there again a safety concern on using even the Fast mode on the highway, even if it's for overtaking? And in the city if I want to overtake in quick bursts (when I'm rushing to beat the traffic/signal etc) does the fun mode have enough power for that without a safety concern?

Your Summary was brilliant... just that after the summary you still had some more left to say 😅 Wish you guys take on the manufacturers for After Sales Service too... Why don't you guys start something like the JD POWER thing

10/10 for the quick summary. One thing I would point out is that the text prompts are way too quick to just glance at what's written in them. Look around the 15 mins timeline. Maybe a small tip would be to split the screen to show both the hosts and the info at the same time.

I am glad you guys have put a caveat on buying an EV. I whole heartedly agree with it. EV is only for rich people. Poor and middle class people ahould.not touch EVs.

Lemme guess. EL stands for Electric Luxury and EC Electric Comfort. 😅

Your Video Editor is amazing. Your discussion or the research are seriously good but i think behind the scenes efforts also needs to be appreciated. Good job Summary 10/10

Me being a genZ gotta say you guys are awesome and a bless for car/bike lovers … you take experience to the next level and gotta say these podcasts (are they?) provide calm to the mind … never stop with these 🛐

For people who HATE tata because of prior service experiences this is actually a viable option. I think it's gonna be more of a workhorse car than the Nexon. The Nexon with all its bells and whistles doesn't not inspire confidence from a durability stand point. This to me does ! Although it's an unfinished product, many might not care about the unfinished bits.

Honestly, the real things addressed.! Kudos team! I have driven it around 20,000kms now and it was just so simple to figure everything out in first 200kms, I am not sure what all other influencers are promoting without these real touch points. Appreciate on your team's effort on being so thorough. :)

Man - what an exhaustive, smart, and what felt like a truly unbiased detailed analysis of an EV!! Absolutely enjoyed watching this. Love the clean, no non-sense (no unnecessary background score) approach of the video. And your summarising skills are off the charts! I could have simply watched that section and got my answers! But loved the entire video!

44:55 The top end XUV300 Turbo Petrol AMT costs about 70k less on road Maharashtra than the XUV400 EL Pro single tone 39.5KWh. That's about 1500/month difference in EMI. Or about 15 liters of petrol (that will take you about 200km on the Turbo Petrol) 250km in 1 month is all it takes for it to become economically viable in month#1. How do you say that it will take 100km/day? And remember that this is for a larger car than the XUV300. Do explain this one.

Was really attracted to the XUV 300 ... a friend who used to drive a Mitsubishi Outlander now drives the XUV 300 and praises it a lot ... now I am a bit confused how he is so happy with the XUV 300 after having driven a Mitsubishi Outlander

We went everywhere…this is just not a review.. its overall perspective …it was important to understand that… I appreciate that .. thank you ..

Summary 10/10 ❤

Suggestion..dont know if anyone pointed it out or not...the sudden camera changes from shumi to kartikey and vice versa .. doesn't look stable...try to keep the camera such that both fit in a single frame.. looks really good

Great episode. Regarding the last point that Shumi mentioned on an alternative way of replying to comments - one option can be to use a Natural Language Processing model to group similar questions together and answering them once. The same can be done for feedback (both positive and negative, especially positive). The added benefit is that viewers will have all the questions and answers in one place.

There is one point of the review where I have a different point of view and maybe that is because I am an EV owner is that it is an economical decision. Be it cost of charging and also the maintenance cost overall they are much much cheaper than ICE vehicles. I would definitely want to hear more as to why Kartikeya feels that they are a lifestyle decision and not an economical one.

I think automobile companies should start thinking of launching retro vehicles with tech Gizmos inside and am feeling there is a big market for such retro looking vehicles! Unless it's me going thru a mid life feeling😂

10/10 on the summary and watching the whole empirical conversation about a vehicle is EL Pro Max. E: Earnest. L: Logical.

how is the highway charging network experience across NH48 ? or in general across India..

Excellent review, tremendous

White colour looks zabardast

Just love the reactions of Karthik when Schumi asks about EC, EL and L-mode. I can totally relate to him as this is the same reaction I have when I go to customer discussions where you are always asked about the things you did not prepare or thought its important.

Those copper bezels around the vehicle remind my wife about her vessels with copper bottom 😂😂😂

Hello Team, me and my family are thinking to buy this car in coming month, can you help understand if this car is going to get any facelift updates and feature updates like 360camera or Adas level 2 just like XUV 3XO, any soon? this will help me to wait a little bit more for the better deal?

I think you guys should do an episode of thisconnect where you can share some industry insider information about the OEM thinking on alternate fuel like electric, hybrid and hydrogen. Because coming from you will make it trustworthy.

Mahindra's NMC chemistry vs Tata's LFP chemistry which is better as per your vision?? I also heard that in Mahindra's upcoming born electric cars they are using BYD's Blade Technology Batteries. Have to see. In blade technology batteries there will be a gap between each battery cell with which if one cell gets effected it doesn't pass on to the other cells.

Well put on the details 👍 Irony is while watching this video, KZfaq is playing the xuv 400 ads😂

@MotorInc, @Shumi, Guys, the lengths you go to to reply to almost all comments is insane! It has always been a huge differentiator and something I love and respect you guys for. And so I have absolutely no problem believing its becoming dofficult/messy... Huge respect to you guys for trying to think of a way to keep interacting with us. Hope you can find a solution where we can still interact but its not hectic like crazy for you guys...

Summary 10/10

Mahindra was supposed to rule the EV space but they ended up playing catch up while still being at least 1 gen behind

Loved this. As a potential buyer I went for a test drive of the older model. Agree to the core wrt steering feedback

Summary 9/10...... just room for improvement

Thanks to both of you.

Waiting for this video. It helped us a lot

Can it be considered as replacement to creta and seltos as a daily driver? Love to have ur opinions.😊

Agree with what all has covered....i am one of the Beta testers of the car😅 love the car...but really disappointed that the car became outdated in a single year with pro model launched......one issue with the car is lack of accessories.

Most of the people who are buying an electric vehicle today, are just buying it for the experience, for a city car it is fairly economic, just have a blast for a commute of 150km per day and just forget about the fuel prices with acceleration this quick, plus the cost of service is just about 2k and I know soke people who had bought nexon back in 2020 and they have done upwards of 75k km and there is no major part change including the tyres, they don't give broader tyres so that we can get more range from the ev

EVs need more mainstream coverage, there is too much propaganda about hybrids being better. No one talks about having to do maintenance of an ICE and BEV (battery replacement) on a hybrid. Hybrid batteries are NMC chemistry which has lower charge cycles and will go bad faster than a BEV because it will cycle more than a BEV given the small size. And it will still cost a few lakhs to replace (even though the size is same as a electric scooter)

Quick summary is an easy 9 out of 10

9:58 is pure meme material 😂

slightly off topic, but what is your opinion about DCTs currently in the market (Hyundai/Kia). Are they reliable for say 15 years?

Another fun yet informative conversation! I'd love to hear you two having a session about rumored and much awaited(desperately) Honda Rebel and the current version of Kawasaki Eliminator in Indian market. Keep going!

Dear Sir, is it wise to get 10 months old manufacturing car if getting discount on a tune of 2.5 lacs. Variant is slavia 1.5 tsi mt ambition model

That's a10/10 summary Shumi!

I dont know at what range the Summary rating needs to be, BUT for me it was 10/10

Really nicely done Much appreciated.. I have purchased Mahindra 400 the newer version and pretty much everything you said subject up, except for the fact I was really disappointed with the music system that was really pathetic in this stage and it does not allow you to mirror your phone or watch videos even with the android auto, Play and CarPlay, and all that so could you please elaborate on that and is there like an easy fix to it? Can you like change the system?

Would like to know your take on,whether buying a diesel car in 2024 makes sense?

As a current owner I'll say they r right in saying that its sort of incomplete but for the price it offers what I was looking for although they could've added 360 cam and ventilated at the least

Late to the party but I am someone who drives 80 kms minimum a day for 6 days a week with a cng vehicle. I don't think the premium charged by Ev's make any sense because the cost of ownership is so high as compared to the car I own, it doesn't make any sense to me. Given I live in Gujarat, I usually don't face queues for CNG pump at all for the 95% of the time. Would surely a comparison cng vs EV on cost metrics sometime in the future.

The honesty with which you guys discuss every aspect of a car is really good.

Booked the 39.4 kwh battery pack model and waiting for delivery. Believe me, it is way better than previous version. It is way more comfortable than Nexon for a person of my built. I was never in for EV vehicles but after driving this and looking at it’s practicality I went in for this. Plus at this price range we don’t get much of a vehicle except shoddy maruti and hyundai vehicles. I somewhat like the basic stuff which really works in long term. It has cruise control, traction control, rear AC vents, sunroof, 6 airbags, wireless charger and not to forget a very usable boot. Rest I hope this decision is not wrong as it is my first car 😅

Kartik’s shoes are 🔥🔥🔥

Incredible… enjoyed every bit of the summary… Anand mahindra and his team must’ve this… an eye opener… you guys have given them free consultancy which an expert would have charged atleast a crore. Unbelievable

What an engaging talk on a car. Btw, loving those small banters between you two. TWO THUMS UP

Low was also used by honda amaze diesel automatic 1.5 i-dtec and it means that it won't go to higher gear and in mahindra it means Low speeds and if you try to go high speed it will just leave you stranded when ever you leave the accelerate peddle with that pull of regen. As far as the previous owners are concerned, I have many friends who have bought the "pre feature version" the good part was that they got a heavy discount on the top end variant at that time(long range model) many of them got it for around 16.5 lakhs including the fast charger and fair deal of accesories

A while back there was a media blitz of many prominent channels doing review of Nexon Vs 400, all of them recommended Nexon at the end but it was quite evident that they were really promoting and making a case for 400 by giving it more air time in the video. You didn't just give an honest review but also talked about EV purchase dilemmas which needs a deeper conversation. My everyday commute is 70 km, 5 days a week, will EV make sense?

24:13 That laugh. You got me there. I am still laughing while typing 🤣

Here is one topic I would like you guys to talk about. The lack of 7 seater SUVs with side-facing third row seats that come with an automatic transmission. Why is this important? Because I own a TUV 300 AMT version and I'm finding it incredibly difficult to replace it. Side-facing third row seats provide an independent door for third row passengers to get in and out of the car without disturbing second row passengers. When you have a single passenger on the third row containing side-facing seats, that person gets to stretch their legs like they're on a bed. In conclusion, I would say that unless you put tall people in them (you shouldn't be putting tall people in any third row to begin with), side facing third row seats are superior to front facing third row seats. An automatic transmission option on such a vehicle provides added convenience. The only vehicles that offer side-facing third row seats anymore are the Bolero, Bolero Neo and the Scorpio Classic and unfortunately, none of them provide an automatic transmission option anymore.

Can't resist a big chuckle at Shumi's expressions at @22:25 😅 I can only picture Kartikeya's thoughts while presenting these features to Shumi! 😂

Hey Karthik & Shumi! Appreciate your content and perspective you bring to the table Could you guys please upload Motorinc first on Hyundai i20 N Line?

3:58 OMG! Chevrolet Beat Diesel LT 2011 daily driver here, I can’t believe my car is mentioned here!😅 I’ve put on about 115K kms on it and still going strong! Had no major issues on it and it being diesel still gives 20+ kmpl milage as well!🔥 The interior is still in pristine condition, the quality is unbelievable in the sense that it has lasted in such a good condition for this long! Shame to see such a capable company leave a developing country which has such high potential. I unfortunately am not able to find the brochure online anywhere but I might have the physical copy of it lying somewhere since the time I bought it 😂 if you anybody wants it, do reply I’ll scan it and drop a g-drive link.

Very enjoyable episode! Please make more.

@motorinc i have drive of 60 kms a day . Booked kushaq ambition model. But sir you think hybrid should be my choice..? N if yes why.?

So thorough. And such an engaging conversation. You are so right - there are still so many questions about EVs still. We seem to be at least 2 years away from this being a rational choice in India, if ever. Great episode. Thanks.

Excellent critical evaluation….. very good feedback, review, and insight to consider before buying one….

Watching motorinc first is like watching two dads talk about thier children 😂 i love it great content, analysis and the feedback you provide to the company's for the betterment of India's automobile industry

need Mojo400

No mention of Battery pack and technology during the entire discussion.. this is a huge decision making factor.

12:31 Whats this focus for Shumi ?