India, Nov. 19 -- While there's no official confirmation yet, the updated Mahindra XUV700 is expected to go on sale in India by early next year.

Mahindra is expected to rechristen the facelifted XUV700 as the XUV 7XO, a name it has already trademarked. While there's no official confirmation yet, the updated SUV is expected to go on sale by early next year. The move mirrors Mahindra's naming strategy adopted during the revamped XUV300's launch, which was reintroduced as the XUV 3XO. Since its debut in 2021, the XUV700 has remained one of Mahindra's most popular models in India, and the upcoming facelift aims to build on that success with a mix of cosmetic changes and feature upgrades.

While details are scarce at the moment, previous spy...