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SCOOP! Mahindra Scorpio to get Aisin six-speed auto in 2016

The DSI six-speed automatic on the Scorpio will be replaced by the to-be-launched Aisin unit; engine to remain unchanged.
1 min read3 Aug '15
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Mahindra recently introduced the updated Scorpio automatic in India.  The Scorpio gets the same automatic gearbox seen in the earlier car, which is a six-speed unit from DSI of Australia, but is now tweaked to improve shift quality. 

Our sources tell us that this gearbox however is only a stopgap arrangement, as Mahindra is working on bringing the new Aisin six-speed automatic gearbox for the new Scorpio in 2016. It will be mated to the same, 2179cc mHawk engine producing 118bhp and 28.55kgm of torque.

This new gearbox by Aisin will be a latest-generation transmission (known as ‘Version 4’), which is yet to be launched, and an improvement on the current six-speed TF-80SC unit that drives cars like the Volvo S80, Peugeot 508 and Cadillac SRX. The unit will be first launched in the XUV500 automatic in 2016.

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