Mahindra Bolero Special Edition launched at Rs 7.87 lakh

The Mahindra Bolero is the country’s highest selling SUV and features without fail in the top-10 cars sold in India every month. Mahindra’s rough and rugged SUV for the masses has been in production for well over a decade now and is still a crowd favourite with both urban and rural audiences who are seeking a workhorse. Now though, to add a touch of sophistication and class, Mahindra has launched a new, luxurious, Special Edition of the Bolero.

The new Bolero comes in a special pearl white paint and chequered flag decals (just like the Scorpio Limited Edition that was launched in November last year). The new Special Edition Mahindra Bolero is also equipped with beige leather seats and a faux wooden insert on the dashboard. The Special Edition Bolero also comes equipped with a new single-DIN audio system, which offers both Bluetooth and USB connectivity.

The new Special Edition Mahindra Bolero also claims to offer ABS, a feature that has never before been offered on the Bolero as a part of the package. The system offered though is only on the drum brake equipped rear wheels and not on the front. On further enquiry, we found out that the ABS system that Mahindra claims is in fact not a full fledged conventional ABS setup but a low cost sensor that releases the brakes if the wheel Rpm drops below a certain value. This system, either developed by Brakes India Limited or Bosch is in fact a temporary substitute for a full fledged independent ABS unit which is conventionally active on the front wheels since they do more than 90 percent of the braking. That said, Mahindra’s initiative to make the high selling Bolero a little safer for the Indian audiences is quite welcome.

The new Special Edition Mahindra Bolero will only see a limited production run of 500 units and as per a few dealers in Mumbai and Delhi, they have already been sold out. The Mahindra Bolero Special Edition is priced at Rs 7.87 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai)