Mahindra Imperio

October 8, 2020: Imperio is the premier offering from Mahindra to leverage Bolero Pikup to the more demanding and lifestyle customers. Imperio comes with superior ride quality and comfort in the small commercial vehicle segment. This segment is smaller in terms of overall volumes, yet the company aims to cater to this niche segment by a high-quality, modern and contemporary pick-up. Imperio is 2990kg and kerb weight of 1750kg, and comes in 1240kg in a single cabin variant.

Multiple cabins: In order to appeal to a wider section of the premium pick-up segment, Mahindra is offering Imperio with two cabin options - a single cabin with a fixed side deck body and a double cabin with a fixed side deck body, their respective seating capacity being D+1, and D+4. 

Larger Wheelbase: Imperio gets a wheelbase of 3220mm to take on tough and challenging terrain in both standard and off-roads. The ground clearance is standard 211 mm across all the variants.

Engine: Powering the Imperio is Mahindra’s DI, 4-cylinder, 2489cc common-rail diesel BS6 engine with a fuel-smart technology for Power and Eco mode technology. This engine produces a maximum power output of 75bhp made at 3200 rpm, and a peak torque rating of 220Nm arrives in the 1400-2000rpm range. Transmission duties are taken care by a 5-speed manual gearbox mated to a single dry plate clutch. The top speed is limited at 120kmph, and the fuel tank capacity is 55 liters.

Features: Making the driving effortless is the standard power-steering with a tiltable mechanism % adjustable driver seat. The tyres are tubeless types, and for the driver and passenger's safety, the seat belts come as a standard.

Suspension & Brakes: Imperio front suspension is an independent while the rear is leaf spring. The brake in the front is a disc and rear drum type. 

Rivals: Imperio is a modern lifestyle pick-up and some of the similar options to this pick-up include the Isuzu D-MAX V-Cross Isuzu D-Max S-Cab Tata Yodha Pickup 3150/Crew Cabin 4x2 Tata Yodha Pickup 2825/Crew Cabin 4x4 

Overview

The Small Commercial Vehicle (SCV) segment has been dominated by many players but Mahindra has left everyone envious with its news premium pickup Imperio. With this new vehicle, the company has turned the table around for itself and has offered an option full of luxury and power for both commercial and personal use with single and double cabin variants.

Imperio’s unmatched power, modern-day style, tech-savvy cabin, and spacious room have made it undoubtedly the market leader and with fuel smart technology, it could be used for anyone between power and mileage. Also, being low on maintenance and faster on turn around, the pick-up is just a perfect vehicle to look up while planning to buy one for personal or business.

Specs:

Engine - 2.5 Litre 4-Cylinder Common Rail DI

Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) - 2,990 kg

Wheelbase and Turning Radius - 3,220 mm and 6,300 mm

Mileage - 13.55 Km/l

Engine and Performance

Powered by 2.5 Litre 4-Cylinder Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine, Imperio is able to churn out a maximum power of 75 hp @ 3,200 rpm and a peak torque of 220 Nm @ 1,400 - 2,200 rpm. Moreover, the fuel smart technology used in it could be used for different power and mileage needs based on the purpose of usage. Also, the 5-Speed gear transmission box and Single Plate Dry Clutch gets Imperio to 120 km/h of top speed and is able to generate decent mileage of near about 14 km/l.

Vehicle Built and Load Capacity

Coming to vehicle built, the pick-up is available in 2 variants of single cab (SC) and double cab (DC) with 2 sub variants each with VX tag on the luxury one. The common dimensions across all the variants are wheelbase, overall width, ground clearance and turning radius, which is 3,220 mm, 1,890 mm, 211 mm and 6,300 mm. Overall length and height for SC & DC is 5,280 mm and 1,943 mm & 5,180 mm and 1,952 mm respectively.

The load body dimensions of both SC and DC are different standing at (LxWxH) 2,570x1,745x862 mm and 1,647x1,745x862 mm, respectively with same Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 2,990 kg.

The payload capacity is although different for each variant at 1,240 kg, 1,220 kg, 1,090 kg and 1,070 kg for SC, SC VX, DC and DC VX respectively but is decent for a pick-up for both commercial and personal use.

Handling and Suspension

Mahindra has fitted Power Steering in Imperio to help driver no feel fatigue over the long course of driving and definitely easy to maneuver on any given terrain. Down to suspension, there are Independent Double Wishbone Coil Springs with Anti-roll bar at front and Leaf Springs at rear.

Braking and Safety

The Ventilated Disc front brakes and Drum rear brakes do more than enough to help driver stop pick-up at safe distance with whatsoever load capacity.More safety has been provided with features like engine immobiliser, Load Sensing Proportioning Valve (LSPV) ELR seat belts, child lock, headlamp leveling, high mountain stop lamp, and of course crash tested cabin with rock-hard structure.

Design and Comfort

Discussing the design part, Imperio is just and SUV with back space to carry the load. The designer front grille, next-gen headlamps, integrated cargo box to enhance vehicle style and very eye-catchy metallic paint. Inside the cabin too there are features which are not available in most of its counter parts like huge cabin space, stylish dashboard with many functions, hugging seats for longer trips, tiltable steering column, 4-Speed AC Blower, power windows, central locking with keyless entry 2-DIN music system, floor console with bottle & cup holder, door map pockets and many more.