Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s exclusive Logan is here and will now on be called the Verito. The new Verito will only sport the Mahindra badge and emblem and be priced at Rs 4.82 lakh for the petrol variant and Rs 5.62 lakh for the diesel BS3 compliant variant. A BS4 compliant version will be available for BS4 markets with a varied pricing. Verito is derived from the Latin word ‘Veritas’ which stands for truth. The car will continue to be powered by the Renault engines and the interiors remain the same. The exterior has added ski racks and side cladding, which are available for the first time on a sedan in the Indian market. A new ‘Twilight Blue’ colour will also be available. The new Verito offers the same Renault drive train with the option of a 1.5 DCi CRDi diesel engine and the 1.4 MPFI petrol engine. The Verito remains the broadest car in its segment, offering unmatched cabin space. It also boasts of a spacious seating capacity and a boot space which is one of the largest, with 510 litre capacity. The Verito diesel has excellent mileage and safety and technology features like ABS with EBD and driver airbag on offer. Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar, Chief Executive, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said “The Verito, with its unique value proposition aligns with the Mahindra DNA of offering tough, rugged and sporty vehicles. The earlier Logan will continue to get complete service and spares support from us.”
All agreed, the Logan was introduced in the Indian market with the prospect that an entry level mid size sedan would do well, because it was quite cheap and it was introduced with a 1.4L diesel engine which wasn't an option with other car manufacturers, it was a huge let down because this car was basically designed with a left hand drive market in mind, which meant that the windscreen wipers were the wrong way around and it would leave a huge unwiped area on the windscreen right in the line of sight of the driver, which is lets face it...increases the accident probability, especially in a country like India..! Coupled to that, a poor Mahindra service network meant they had no infrastructure to service the cars they had sold..which eventually led to its failure. Now that its been branded a failure, there's nothing they can do to make it right, even changing the name won't really help its sales figures..!