Bolero MaXX, in its most basic form, becomes South Africa's newest most affordable proper one-ton bakkie.
The so-called heavy-duty 1.7 ton. Picture: Mahindra
A surprise debutant at the Nampo Agricultural Expo in Bothaville in the Free State in May, Mahindra has revealed pricing of the newest iteration of the Bolero, the Bolero MaXX Pik-Up.
Focused on the job
Devised as an even more work-ready version of the normal Bolero, the MaXX offers a choice of three models, all with different dimensions, and able to carry between 1 300kg and 1 700kg.
Undercutting the normal Bolero to now become South Africa’s cheapest proper bakkie at R199 900, the MaXX, which has been on sale in India since 2024, also lacks a number of creature comforts, though some are included depending on the variant.
Range
1.3
Devised as a “city friendly” alternative to the Bolero, the range, as previewed at Nampo, commences with the City 1.3.
Dimensionally, it measures 4 800mm long and, as per its name, comes with a 1 300kg payload and a loadbox measuring 2 500mm long and 1 700mm wide.
Up front, it utilises the same 2.5-litre turbodiesel engine as the normal Bolero, but with reduced outputs of 52kW/200Nm. Drive is routed to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox.
1.5
Next, the City 1.5 retains the 1.3’s engine and gearbox, but with a 1 500kg payload, an overall length of 4 940mm and a loadbox measuring 2 640mm long and 1 700mm wide.
1.7
Completing the range, the so-called heavy-duty 1.7 can carry 1 700kg on a loadbox measuring 3 050mm long and 1 800mm wide. Its overall length is 5 345 mm.
In terms of power, Mahindra raised the 2.5-litre’s engine output to 60kW/220Nm, while keeping the five-speed gearbox and rear-wheel drive layout.
Spec
While power steering is standard on all models, only the 1.5 and 1.7 have air-conditioning, bottle holders, a cooled glovebox, rear parking sensors and anti-lock brakes.
Price
Now available, all Bolero MaXX Pik-Up derivatives are covered by a four-year/120 000 km warranty, with a service plan being a cost option.
- Bolero MaXX 2.5 TD City 1.3 – R199 000
- Bolero MaXX 2.5 TD City 1.5 – R229 000
- Bolero MaXX 2.5 TD HD 1.7 – R259 000
