The Mahindra XUV 500 is a mid-size SUV produced by the Indian automobile company Mahindra & Mahindra. The XUV500 was designed and developed at Mahindra's design and vehicle build center in Nashik and Chennai, and is manufactured in Mahindra's Chakan & Nashik plant, India. During its development, the car was code named 'W201'. The company claims that the design is inspired by fastest land animal, the cheetah. It is the first monocoque chassis based vehicle the company has produced. The XUV 500 wa