The five cars are all high-riding SUV-proportioned machines that share a strong design personality with their angular lines and thin “blades” of LED lighting. Three of the five are coupe-shaped with fastback lines that appear particularly successful in the most compact of the BE models, the 4,370mm long BE05. Is there is a slight suggestion of Lamborghini Urus in there, along with the clear design inspiration from Audi and Polestar?
All five are underpinned by a new skateboard-type electric platform called Inglo which uses components from Volkswagen’s MEB architecture. Anticipating safety fears, Mahindra says all the cars have been engineered to get a five-star global crash test rating.
The cars come with one or two motors, rear or all-wheel-drive and power outputs between 228PS (170kW) and 389PS (290kW), with a best 0-62mph time of under 6.0 seconds. Battery capacity can range between 60-80kWh and there is a fast-charge facility that can add 80 per cent juice in half an hour.