Mahindra has had its fair share of issues and delays in bringing its TR20 and TR40 diesel-powered compact pickup trucks to market here in the United States, but it seems that experience hasn't turned the Indian automaker off completely from a planned launch of its Scorpio SUV in America by the end of this year.
Considering the short timetable, we would imagine the U.S.-bound Scorpio wouldn't differ too greatly from the model that's available in other parts of the world, but Inside Line reports (without offering sources) that a new unibody version is in the works that could replace the body-on-frame design used at present.
We'd have to assume that the U.S. version of the Scorpio would share the TR's 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel engine, which in pickup duty is expected to return 30 miles per gallon and tow up to 1.3 tons, and that it would offer similar fuel efficient benefits wrapped in a SUV wrapper.
[Source: Inside Line]
Considering the short timetable, we would imagine the U.S.-bound Scorpio wouldn't differ too greatly from the model that's available in other parts of the world, but Inside Line reports (without offering sources) that a new unibody version is in the works that could replace the body-on-frame design used at present.
We'd have to assume that the U.S. version of the Scorpio would share the TR's 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel engine, which in pickup duty is expected to return 30 miles per gallon and tow up to 1.3 tons, and that it would offer similar fuel efficient benefits wrapped in a SUV wrapper.
[Source: Inside Line]
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