{"id":212587,"date":"2010-01-22T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/22\/report-mahindra-looks-to-import-scorpio-suv-by-end-of-2010\/"},"modified":"2010-01-22T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T15:29:00","slug":"report-mahindra-looks-to-import-scorpio-suv-by-end-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/212587","title":{"rendered":"Report: Mahindra looks to import Scorpio SUV by end of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/suvs\/\" rel=\"tag\">SUV<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"tag\">India<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/diesel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Diesel<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/misc\/\" rel=\"tag\">MISC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideline.com\/mahindra\/scorpio\/indias-mahindra-and-mahindra-looking-to-launch-in-us.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/mahindra-scorpio.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/mahindra\">Mahindra<\/a> has had its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/23\/report-mahindra-distributor-says-first-u-s-models-to-hit-marke\/\">fair share of issues and delays<\/a> in bringing its TR20 and TR40 diesel-powered compact pickup trucks to market here in the United States, but it seems that experience hasn&#8217;t turned the Indian automaker off from a planned launch of its Scorpio SUV in America by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the short timetable, we would imagine the U.S.-bound Scorpio wouldn&#8217;t differ too greatly from the model that&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d have to assume that the U.S. version of the Scorpio would share the TR&#8217;s 2.2-liter four cylinder diesel engine &#8211; which in pickup duty is expected to return 30 miles per gallon and tow up to 1.3 tons &#8211; and that it would offer similar fuel efficient benefits wrapped in a SUV wrapper.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideline.com\/mahindra\/scorpio\/indias-mahindra-and-mahindra-looking-to-launch-in-us.html\">Inside Line<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/22\/report-mahindra-looks-to-import-scorpio-suv-by-end-of-2010\/\">Report: Mahindra looks to import Scorpio SUV by end of 2010<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:29:00 EST.  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