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Mahindra Scorpio Getaway

pickup truck

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ10853915 ↗
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The Mahindra Scorpio Getaway is mid-size pickup truck manufactured by the Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra. It is essentially the pickup truck variant of the Mahindra Scorpio SUV and was launched in April 2006.

As of October 2019, in addition to India, the Scorpio Getaway is also sold in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, Italy, Nepal and Indonesia along with the GCC countries, African and Latin American countries. It competes with the Tata Xenon in India and Toyota Hilux in globally.

First generation (Project Scorpio; 2006)

Overview

In India, the Scorpio Getaway is only available in a 4-door double cab, however, in some selected markets, a 2-door single cab is also offered, along with the double cab model. It is available in 2WD or 4WD configurations with low range.Safety features of the vehicle includes crash protecting crumple zones, child lock, collapsible steering and side intrusion beams. Additional features includes tubeless tires, voice assist system, touchscreen infotainment system with Bluetooth and navigation, and remote lock/unlock system.

The Scorpio Getaway has an approach angle of 34 degrees, a departure angle of 15 degrees and a breakover angle of 18 degrees. It features a mechanical locking differential, manufactured by the Eaton Corporation, which provides ‘shift-on-the-fly’ on the rear axle to help with off-roading.

In South Africa, it was launched there in April 2006 as the Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up initially with SZ CRDe 2.6L engine and later it used the same 2.2-litre engine but has a compression ratio of 16.5:1 and delivers to 140 PS (138 hp; 103 kW) @3750rpm and 320 N⋅m (236.0 lb⋅ft) @1500-2800rpm.

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