It seems Mahindra doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned with the Marazzo. When it was launch last year, the option for a seven- or eight-seat layout was available only with the M2, M4 and M6 trims of the MPV. Now though, Mahindra has announced the even the range-topping M8 trim is available with the eight-seat configuration. Compared to the Marazzo M8 with a seven-seat layout, the eight-seat version will be Rs 8,000 dearer.

Mahindra launched the Marazzo in September last year with an introductory price list which ranged from Rs 9.99 – 13.9 lakh (ex-showroom India). Just over a month-and-a-half later, the company announced that the Marazzo has brought in more than 10,000 bookings. Later, during the same month of October 2018, its infotainment system was upgraded to support Apple CarPlay. In the following month, Mahindra said the Marazzo will see a price hike from January 1, 2019. The official website, however, still has the introductory prices listed.

Presently, the Mahindra Marazzo is available with a single engine-transmission combination. The 1.5-litre, turbo-diesel engine, which is currently BS IV-compliant, puts out 123PS/300Nm and comes mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. The ARAI certified mileage for the powertrain is 17.6kmpl. However, Mahindra claims that in real-world conditions, the Marazzo’s fuel-economy should fall between 10-15kmpl. At the time of Marazzo’s launch, Mahindra said that the options of a petrol engine and an automatic transmission are in the pipeline and will be introduced in 2020.

In the M8 trim, the Marazzo offers a range of gizmos. The list includes second-row window sunshades, cooled glove box with illumination, support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay with the infotainment system, 8GB onboard memory, voice recognition, SMS readout and two front tweeters. Even though the Marrazzo is underpinned by a ladder-on-frame chassis, it doesn’t get the option for a four-wheel-drive in any of its variants.

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In India, the Mahindra Marazzo was conceived to take on the mighty Toyota Innova Crysta in a pocket-friendly fashion. Its lower variants also manage to compete with the fully-loaded versions of the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga.