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In a surprise new development, Mahindra has released a short teaser video providing the first official glimpse of the replacement for the venerable Pik-Up bakkie.
While only expected to enter production in 2025 and not 2026 as alleged last month, the 19 second clip posted on twitter unsurprisingly shows little of the newcomer’s exact exterior aesthetic, apart from confirming the reveal date as 15 August in Cape Town.
A date that coincides with Independence Day in India, the reveal reportedly forms part of Mahindra’s strategy to exhibit or preview incoming models in former Commonwealth countries, which last year involved showcasing a series of new electric vehicles in the United Kingdom.
The decision on selecting South Africa being as a result of the brand’s ongoing strong performance based around production of the current Pik-Up taking place in Durban, the clip goes further by describing the bakkie as a “global pik up vision” and one that will “break boundaries” once revealed.
Although not named outright by Mahindra, Autocar India reports that the next generation Pik Up, known internally as Z121, will be called Scorpio-N Pik-Up in reference to being based on the same body-on-frame platform as the Scorpio-N SUV that went on-sale earlier this year.
A move that comes as little surprise based on the current Pik Up being spun-off of the original Scorpio, renamed as the Scorpio Classic in India, the Scorpio-N Pik Up will eventually replace the current model that went on-sale 17 years ago as the Scorpio Getaway, and which has been marketed in South Africa simply as the Mahindra Pik Up since 2017.
“This is a product not being engineered for India, but a platform and a product being truly engineered as a global pickup,” Mahindra’s Global Automotive Head Veejay Nakra told Australia carexpert.com.au in an interview when asked about the Z121 last month.
“We will use it as a base and then whatever we need to do to make it relevant for the markets that we will take it to, we will do it on that platform. That process is already done”.
Reportedly directly aimed at the Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max, Volkswagen Amarok, the all-new Mitsubishi Triton and the 2025 bound new Toyota Hilux, the “Scorpio-N Pik Up” will initially be powered by an internal combustion engine, likely to be the 2.2-litre mHawk turbodiesel that makes 96kW/300Nm and 128kW/370Nm in the Scorpio-N SUV.
With just over two weeks still remaining, expectations are that more details regarding the “Scorpio-N Pik Up” could emerge within the coming days.
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