Which Mahindra XEV 9e is the base model, and what does it cost?

The Pack One, from ₹21.90L ex-showroom, is where the XEV 9e range starts. Features you get even here: 12.3 inch touchscreen, cruise control and rear camera. What you give up against the top Pack Three: 6 airbags against 7, no ADAS and no 360° camera, and 19 more.

Which Mahindra XEV 9e is the top model, and what does it cost?

The Pack Three tops the range at ₹30.50L ex-showroom. Over the base Pack One it adds airbags (7 against 6), level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera, and 19 more.

What do the Mahindra XEV 9e trim names mean?

A trim is a level of equipment, and Mahindra uses 5 names for them on the XEV 9e: in its own order they run Pack One, Pack Two, Pack Three Select, Cineluxe Edition and Pack Three. The name is not the car, though: Pack Two alone covers 2 variants, differing in battery rather than in equipment, so the trim you settle on still leaves you a choice. Between them the 6 variants cost ₹21.90L to ₹30.50L, ex-showroom.

What fuel does the Mahindra XEV 9e run on?

Every one of the 6 XEV 9e variants on sale is an electric, from ₹21.90L for the Pack One Electric AT, ex-showroom.

What is the Mahindra XEV 9e range?

The maker prints 542 km for the 59 kWh Electric and 656 km for the 79 kWh Electric (MIDC Part 1+2). What it really returns on the road is in the next answer.

What range does the Mahindra XEV 9e really return?

79 kWh Electric: around 5.5 to 6 km/kWh, from 2 independent publishers, against the maker's 656 km.

Which cars does the Mahindra XEV 9e compete with?

The XEV 9e runs ₹21.90L to ₹30.50L ex-showroom, and 6 other SUVs sell in the same money: the Tata Harrier EV from ₹21.79L, the VinFast VF 7 from ₹22.99L, the Jeep Meridian from ₹23.33L, the Toyota Urban Cruiser eBella from ₹23.60L, the BYD ATTO 3 from ₹24.99L and the MG Hector Tomahawk PHEV from ₹25.70L.

Is there a cheaper alternative to the Mahindra XEV 9e?

Nothing that would save you anything. One or two start a fraction under the XEV 9e, but not by enough to choose on, so pick on the car rather than on the price.

All 6 Mahindra XEV 9e variants

Sorted by price.

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Vehicle images: Mahindra official media assets (auto.mahindra.com)

₹22,37,555 to ₹35,33,155 on the road

Where that range comes from

Every price in the table is ex-showroom, the figure before road tax, registration and the rest of it. Road tax is set by the state you register in rather than by the maker, so what you actually hand over moves with where you live.

The two ends of that range differ in two ways at once: the bottom is the cheapest variant in the state that taxes it least, and the top is the dearest variant in the state that taxes it most.

Hold the variant still and only the geography moves: the Pack One Electric AT comes to ₹22,37,555 in Aizawl and ₹25,44,155 in Guwahati, a difference of ₹3,06,600 on the identical car. Of the 17 states we can price it in, 8 of them are level at the lowest, and Assam comes out highest. You register where you live, so read that as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as somewhere cheaper to buy.

Comprehensive own-damage cover sits on top of all of it. That has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer and your no-claim bonus, so budget for it from real quotes rather than from any number here.

Mahindra XEV 9e on-road price, in all 17 states we price →

Pick your city at the top to see it on the road where you'll register it.

EMI from about ₹37,590 a month on the Delhi on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down. Every variant's EMI →

Not sure which XEV 9e to buy?

₹21.90L₹30.50L

1Pack One
2Pack Two· our pick
3Pack Three Select
4Cineluxe Edition
5Pack Three

Our pick: Pack Twobest value for money

The verdict in words

There are 6 ways to buy the XEV 9e, across 5 trims, from ₹21.90L to ₹30.50L ex-showroom.

Best value for money: Pack Two, at ₹3.00L over the Pack One. Of the steps you pay extra for that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is better value for money on the price list. Pack Three Select to Cineluxe Edition looks better value for money than that, and is left out of the comparison because it changes the engine or the gearbox too: its price is not the price of its features.

Above that, the only upgrade left we can price on its features alone is Pack Three Select, at ₹3.00L over Pack Two. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.

One more upgrade above the best-value step is left out of that ranking, because it changes the engine or the gearbox too and its price is not the price of its features.

See the full verdict, step by step →

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Pack OneBase1 variant, from ₹21.90L

Mahindra XEV 9e Pack One

59 kWh Electric · single-speed automatic

₹21.90L

ex-showroom Delhi

542 kmclaimed range

ElectricAutomatic

Base trim: the triple 12.3-inch Cinemascope screens and 6 airbags come standard.

Pack TwoBest value for money2 variants, from ₹24.90L

Mahindra XEV 9e Pack Two

59 kWh Electric · single-speed automatic

₹24.90L

ex-showroom Delhi

542 kmclaimed range

ElectricAutomatic

The big step: Level 2 ADAS, Harman Kardon Dolby Atmos, glass roof and powered leatherette seats.

Mahindra XEV 9e Pack Two

79 kWh Electric · single-speed automatic

₹26.50L

ex-showroom Delhi

656 kmclaimed range

ElectricAutomatic

The big step: Level 2 ADAS, Harman Kardon Dolby Atmos, glass roof and powered leatherette seats.

Pack Three SelectLeast value for money1 variant, from ₹27.90L

Mahindra XEV 9e Pack Three Select

59 kWh Electric · single-speed automatic

₹27.90L

ex-showroom Delhi

542 kmclaimed range

ElectricAutomatic

The luxury step: 7 airbags, 360 camera, ventilated seats, adaptive suspension and a powered tailgate.

Cineluxe EditionSpecial editionFully loadedEvery safety feature1 variant, from ₹29.35L

Mahindra XEV 9e Cineluxe Edition

79 kWh Electric · single-speed automatic

₹29.35L

ex-showroom Delhi

656 kmclaimed range

ElectricAutomatic

A luxury styling edition built on Pack Three: exclusive satin paints and leatherette cabins on the 79 kWh pack.

Pack Three1 variant, from ₹30.50L

Mahindra XEV 9e Pack Three

79 kWh Electric · single-speed automatic

₹30.50L

ex-showroom Delhi

656 kmclaimed range

ElectricAutomatic

The flagship: Level 2+ ADAS with five radars, AR head-up display and 16-million-colour ambient lighting.

What owners and testers say

Independent evidence only. Never the maker’s own marketing.

+ A perfect 32 of 32 for adult protection from Bharat NCAP, the first car to score it, with 45 of 49 for children+ Around 460 km of real range on the 79 kWh battery, measured independently by two publishers who landed within 7 km of each other+ More efficient on the highway than in town, so long trips cost less than the commute does− Software has been the sore point since launch, with features sold on the brochure arriving months later− Apple CarPlay was missing at launch and only came in a later over-the-air update− Range readouts that occasionally show plainly wrong numbers after a fault event

4 more things owners and testers say

+ Seven airbags on the higher variants, and an ADAS suite running twelve ultrasonic sensors, five radars and six cameras+ Reclining rear backrest and a flat floor, so the middle rear seat is a real seat− Real range is roughly 30 percent under the certified 656 km, so do not plan a drive on the brochure figure− No resale or maintenance record yet: the car is too new for either to exist

This cartap a row for the evidence

Mahindra ownership, across every model

Tap any row for the full account and its sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-15.

Why there is no overall score

Scores are our reading of published, independent evidence, not the manufacturer's, and we deliberately publish no single overall rating: a car can be excellent on safety and weak on resale, and one number would hide that. How we score, and how makers can respond.

What each trim adds

Pack One
from ₹21.90L
About this trim
Base trim: the triple 12.3-inch Cinemascope screens and 6 airbags come standard.
Pack Two
from ₹24.90L (+₹3.00L over Pack One)
- Best value for moneyElectric single-speed automatic
- Front parking sensors
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Speakers6 → 16
- Premium sound systemHarman Kardon
- Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- and 6 more
Is the Pack Two worth it over the Pack One? →
Pack Three Select
from ₹27.90L (+₹3.00L over Pack Two)
- Least value for money
- Airbags6 → 7
- 360° camera
- Rear window sunshades
- Ventilated front seats
- Frequency-selective dampers
- Air purifier
Is the Pack Three Select worth it over the Pack Two? →
Cineluxe Edition
from ₹29.35L (+₹1.45L over Pack Three Select)
- Fully loaded
- Every safety feature
- Blind spot monitor
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite) → Level 2 (full suite)
- Puddle lamps
- Head-up display
- Ambient lighting
Is the Cineluxe Edition worth it over the Pack Three Select? →
Pack Three
from ₹30.50L (+₹1.15L over Cineluxe Edition)
None of the features we track changes from the Cineluxe Edition, and it opens up no engine or gearbox the Cineluxe Edition cannot have, so whatever sets it apart is something to see in person.
Is the Pack Three worth it over the Cineluxe Edition? →

Rivals to the Mahindra XEV 9e

6 rivals, one per maker, cheapest first

None of them undercuts the XEV 9e by enough to matter: it starts at ₹21.90L ex-showroom, and the cheapest of them is within a whisker of that.

Tata Harrier EV
₹21.79L to ₹30.54L ex-showroom, seats 5
Starts at much the same money
XEV 9e vs Harrier EV: which to buy →Which Harrier EV to buy →
VinFast VF 7
₹22.99L to ₹28.09L ex-showroom, seats 5
Starts ₹1.09L over
XEV 9e vs VF 7: which to buy →Which VF 7 to buy →
Jeep Meridian
₹23.33L to ₹38.26L ex-showroom, seats 7
Starts ₹1.43L overSeats 7Also in diesel
XEV 9e vs Meridian: which to buy →Which Meridian to buy →
Toyota Urban Cruiser eBella
₹23.60L ex-showroom, seats 5
Starts ₹1.70L over
XEV 9e vs Urban Cruiser eBella: which to buy →
BYD ATTO 3
₹24.99L to ₹34.49L ex-showroom, seats 5
Starts ₹3.09L over
XEV 9e vs ATTO 3: which to buy →
MG Hector Tomahawk PHEV
₹25.70L to ₹27.80L ex-showroom, seats 7
Starts ₹3.80L overSeats 7Also in plug-in hybrid
XEV 9e vs Hector Tomahawk PHEV: which to buy →

Common questions

Which cars does the Mahindra XEV 9e compete with?: The XEV 9e runs ₹21.90L to ₹30.50L ex-showroom, and 6 other SUVs sell in the same money: the Tata Harrier EV from ₹21.79L, the VinFast VF 7 from ₹22.99L, the Jeep Meridian from ₹23.33L, the Toyota Urban Cruiser eBella from ₹23.60L, the BYD ATTO 3 from ₹24.99L and the MG Hector Tomahawk PHEV from ₹25.70L.
Is there a cheaper alternative to the Mahindra XEV 9e?: Nothing that would save you anything. One or two start a fraction under the XEV 9e, but not by enough to choose on, so pick on the car rather than on the price.

Where the Mahindra XEV 9e shows up

On 4 of them the trim that qualifies is not the cheapest XEV 9e, so read the price beside it as the price of that trim rather than of the car.

SUVs in India
One of 129 on sale
The full story
One of 129 on sale.
Electric cars in India
One of 48 on sale
The full story
One of 48 on sale.
Cars with a sunroof under ₹25 lakh in India
One of 62+₹3.00L as the Pack Two Electric 59 kWh AT
The full story
One of 62, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the Pack Two Electric 59 kWh AT at ₹24.90L, which is ₹3.00L more.
See the Pack Two Electric 59 kWh AT in full →
Cars with a 360 camera under ₹30 lakh in India
One of 69+₹6.00L as the Pack Three Select Electric AT
The full story
One of 69, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the Pack Three Select Electric AT at ₹27.90L, which is ₹6.00L more.
See the Pack Three Select Electric AT in full →
Cars with ventilated seats under ₹30 lakh in India
One of 65+₹6.00L as the Pack Three Select Electric AT
The full story
One of 65, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the Pack Three Select Electric AT at ₹27.90L, which is ₹6.00L more.
See the Pack Three Select Electric AT in full →
Cars with ADAS under ₹25 lakh in India
One of 46+₹3.00L as the Pack Two Electric 59 kWh AT
The full story
One of 46, but not on the trim the range opens with: you want the Pack Two Electric 59 kWh AT at ₹24.90L, which is ₹3.00L more.
See the Pack Two Electric 59 kWh AT in full →
Cars with cruise control under ₹25 lakh in India
One of 86Qualifies on the entry trim, nothing extra
The full story
One of 86, and this one qualifies on the trim its range opens with, so it costs you nothing extra.
Cars with 6 or more airbags under ₹25 lakh in India
One of 97Qualifies on the entry trim, nothing extra
The full story
One of 97, and this one qualifies on the trim its range opens with, so it costs you nothing extra.
Cars with an automatic gearbox under ₹25 lakh in India
One of 98Qualifies on the entry trim, nothing extra
The full story
One of 98, and this one qualifies on the trim its range opens with, so it costs you nothing extra.

Good to know about the Mahindra XEV 9e

Base and top model, what the trim names mean, how it is sold, and what each way costs, the mileage

Mahindra XEV 9e base model and top model

Which Mahindra XEV 9e is the base model, and what does it cost?: The Pack One, from ₹21.90L ex-showroom, is where the XEV 9e range starts. Features you get even here: 12.3 inch touchscreen, cruise control and rear camera. What you give up against the top Pack Three: 6 airbags against 7, no ADAS and no 360° camera, and 19 more.See the Pack One Electric AT in full →
Which Mahindra XEV 9e is the top model, and what does it cost?: The Pack Three tops the range at ₹30.50L ex-showroom. Over the base Pack One it adds airbags (7 against 6), level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera, and 19 more.See the Pack Three Electric AT in full →

XEV 9e base model vs top model: what the jump buys →

What the Mahindra XEV 9e trim names mean

What do the Mahindra XEV 9e trim names mean?: A trim is a level of equipment, and Mahindra uses 5 names for them on the XEV 9e: in its own order they run Pack One, Pack Two, Pack Three Select, Cineluxe Edition and Pack Three. The name is not the car, though: Pack Two alone covers 2 variants, differing in battery rather than in equipment, so the trim you settle on still leaves you a choice. Between them the 6 variants cost ₹21.90L to ₹30.50L, ex-showroom.

Pack One: 1st of 5, one variant, ₹21.90L
Pack Two: 2nd of 5, 2 variants, differing in battery, ₹24.90L to ₹26.50L
Pack Three Select: 3rd of 5, one variant, ₹27.90L
Cineluxe Edition: 4th of 5, one variant, ₹29.35L
Pack Three: 5th of 5, one variant, ₹30.50L

How the Mahindra XEV 9e is sold

The engine question is one you can skip here: the Mahindra XEV 9e is sold exactly one way, so there is no fuel or gearbox to weigh up before you start on trims.

What fuel does the Mahindra XEV 9e run on?: Every one of the 6 XEV 9e variants on sale is an electric, from ₹21.90L for the Pack One Electric AT, ex-showroom.

Mahindra XEV 9e range

The maker prints its range figure for each of the 2 powertrains the XEV 9e is sold with. Independent testers have measured 1 of them on the road.

59 kWh Electric
Maker's figure 542 km (MIDC Part 1+2)
Pack One Electric AT →
79 kWh Electric
Maker's figure 656 km (MIDC Part 1+2)
Measured around 5.5 to 6 km/kWh, 2 independent publishers
Pack Two Electric 79 kWh AT →

What is the Mahindra XEV 9e range?: The maker prints 542 km for the 59 kWh Electric and 656 km for the 79 kWh Electric (MIDC Part 1+2). What it really returns on the road is in the next answer.
What range does the Mahindra XEV 9e really return?: 79 kWh Electric: around 5.5 to 6 km/kWh, from 2 independent publishers, against the maker's 656 km.

Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated on 6 October 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.