Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Modified Mahindra XUV700 Gold Edition Delivered To Paralympian Avani Lekhara

Highlights: –

  • Designed by Pratap Bose, the custom-made Mahindra XUV700 Gold Edition features a swivel car seat for easy ingress and egress.
  • Wrapped in midnight black colour scheme, it gets plenty of gold accents inside and out.
  • There’s also the Avani’s performance record embossed on the fender and tailgate.

Also Read: Mahindra XUV700 Prices Increased By Up To Rs 81,000

Keeping up with Anand Mahindra’s promise, the team Mahindra has gifted a specially modified version of XUV700 Gold Edition to the Paralympian Avani Lekhara who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games in rifle shooting.

Based on the top-spec AX7L variant, Mahindra has customized the XUV700 to cater to Avani’s accessibility requirements. That said, it features a swivel front passenger seat that can move out of the SUV and lower down for easy ingress.

Besides, being a special Gold edition, it comes in a midnight black paint scheme that features elegant gold accents inside and out. A special badge with Avani’s performance record (SH1-10m air rifle) can also be found on the fender and tailgate. 

Here’s the full press release from the carmaker: –

Mahindra XUV700 Gold Edition for Avani Lekhara

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. today felicitated Avani Lekhara for her trailblazing performance in a 10m air rifle standing at the Tokyo Paralympic 2021. In a first-of-its-kind attempt, Mahindra custom-made its new XUV700 to cater to the accessibility needs, while also including subtle design elements to immortalize the historic performance by Avani. More details about the vehicle are below:

  •  The custom-made XUV700 is equipped with a special seat that has two operations – forward and returns. The forward travel makes the seat move out of the vehicle and lowers down to ensure easy ingress and egress of the co-driver. Further, the seat lowering function addresses a critical challenge faced by the specially-abled as it decreases the ingress and egress height and allows a smooth shift from the regular wheelchair to the special seat.
  • Designed by Pratap Bose, EVP and Chief Design Officer, M&M Ltd., this custom-made XUV700 AX7L in midnight black flaunt tasteful gold accents inside and out, is a sight to behold. Avani Lekhara’s achievement has been immortalized by embossing her performance record as a badge on the fender and tailgate and golden thread embroidery on all six headrests and the front dashboard.
  • The XUV700 carries gold-plated vertical slats on the already elegant front grille.
  • The vehicle sports the new Mahindra SUV logo in Satin Gold plating. It features Gold accents on seats and IP Panel which have been stitched with fine gold thread as accents.

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