SCORPIO RISING

 A DARE-TO-BE-DIFFERENT APPROACH HAS DELIVERED DANIEL SNARE A UNIQUE 4X4 WAGON FOR ALL HIS WORK AND PLAY ADVENTURES

MATT RAUDONIKIS

WHAT are the most common 4x4 vehicles that we see built in to bush tourers? Toyota HiLux and LandCruiser, Ford Ranger, Nissan Patrol, Isuzu D-MAX and M-UX, to name a few. How about a Mahindra Scorpio? “A Mahindra what?!” I hear you say. The Mahindra Scorpio is a rugged little 4x4 wagon built with all the ingredients you need in a touring vehicle. A 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engine with a healthy torque peak of 400Nm, a dual-range transfer case, no-frill electronics and a nicely equipped and good-size cabin. Plus, it is one of the cheapest 4x4s of this type you can buy today, making it a solid base for a bush-ready build. This was also the thinking of Daniel Snare who, as a cinematographer, scored an early taste of the Mahindra…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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