Mahindra KUV100 NXT K4 Plus 6 STR Detailed Features

The most important single element of a car is Engine that makes the car move.

Car engines are manufacured by different companies. The official title given to the engine by the manufacturer is the engine type.

This title may include the specs such as cpacity (CC), cylinders and the underlying technology.

The source of energy to the car engine. In India cars use different fuels like Petrol, Diesel, CNG, Hybrid and Electricity.

This is a measure of how much power the engine generates at max.

The higher the power the faster the pickup and higher top speed but could result in lower mileage.

The amount of twisting power the car generates.

Cars with higher torque can tow bigger weights, climb steeper slopes and can easily pull out if get stuck during offroading.

Drivetrain tells which set of the wheels are attached to the car engine.

Types of drivetrains are Front Wheel Drive(FwD), Rear Wheel Drive(RWD) and All Wheel Drive(AWD/4WD).

FWD: Engine is connected to front wheels and rear wheels spin due to car movement.

RWD: Enfine is connected to rear wheels and front wheels spin due to car movement.

AWD: All four wheels are connected to the engine, AWD vehicles have better road grip and are more suitable for offroading.

Trasmission is about how gears are shifted.

Types of Transmission are Manual and Automatic.

Manuall Transmission: The dirver has to shitft the gears based on speed, gives more control to driver and cheaper also but relatively difficult to drive.

Automatic Transmission: Gear shifting is done automatically based on speed, relatively expensive but easier to drive.

A standard set by indian governament about the amount of pollutants released by the car into the air.

The higher the standard number the lesser the pollutants released and the better the engine.

Bodystyle refers to the different shapes and configurations of a car's exterior.

There are various bodystyles such as, Sedan, SUV, Hatchback etc.

A system that prevents car from skidding when brakes are applied suddenly and also allows the driver to steer (turn) the vehicle during stopping.

The system internally, with the help of sensors checks when a wheel is about to lock and then releases and applies the brakes in frequent intervals. This prevents the vehicle to lock, during this the driver can feel the vibration in brake pedal.

This feature helps the car to stop as quickly and as stabily possible.

Internally this system performance a complex operation of distributing different amounts of brake force to different whelels, based on the situation such as if a wheel is spinning or front wheels are bearing more weight than the rear wheels.

ESP or ESC (C-Control) helps the driver to get back the control of the vehicle when control is lost.

The with the help of sensors detects the loss of traction or loss of steering control and automatically applies the brakes. This feature is particularly helpful while driving too fast in curves or on slippery roads.

Head rest for the middle passenger of the 2nd row seat.

A digital display that provides live information of pressure in all the tyres.

Anchor points or strap system built into the seat to hold child seat in place, especially during a crash.

Brake Assist increases the brake pressure to stop the vehicle quickly.

A mandatory safety feature, the beeps once at a speed of 80kmph and keeps beeping continuously after 120kmph.

New Car Assessment Program is standard procedure of doing a crash test of the vehicle to assess safety.

Based on how safe the car keeps the passengers during the crash the rating is given. 5 star is highest rating. There various standards of NCAP throughout the world.

A kit with tools to help repair car type puncture without needing to replace the spare wheel.

This is camera mounted on front windshield that records the surroundings while driving or when the vehicle is parked, this recording serves as evidence in case of an accident or theft.

In four wheel drive the engine power is sent all the four wheels.

A feature that prevents the vehicle from rolling back in a slope.

HHC uses sensors to detect the slop of the hill, if it is more than 5% then automatacally applies the brakes for few seconds after driver releases the brake, this time allows the driver to hit accelerator to make vehicle move.

Traction Control helps vehicle maintain grip between road and the tyres.

The detects if a wheel is loosing grip then applies brake or reduces power to the spinning wheel.

This feature allows to rise or lower the bottom of the car.

This is usefull to drive in rough terrain and load/unload heavy weights.

This controls vehicle speed while driving down a hill without driver input.

The driver is warned about a collision about to happen due to some hurdle in front of the car such as a stopped vehicle or a slow moving vehicle.

The gives audio/visual alerts when the car drifts into other lane without driver intention.

This feature prevents the car from drifting into other lane if not driver doing it.

The head lights are lowered from high beam when the system senses an oncoming vehicle so that the other vehicls's driver doesn’t get the glare of your headlights which can otherwise lead to accidents.

This feature detects if there is anyting in the blind spot of the vehicle and alerts the driver.

Blind spots are the places around your vehicle that are diffcult to watch directly or in the mirror, these spots include rear corners, pillar blind spot or behind rear window.

This feature alerts the driver if there is anything approaching the vehicle during backing out the vehicle.