Mahindra Treo Plus 2073 SFT

The Mahindra Treo Plus 2073 SFT is the value pick of India's best-selling electric auto. At ₹3.69 lakh ex-showroom, it's the lighter, traditional auto-rickshaw style with a weather-resistant flex canopy roof. Same 10.24 kWh battery, same 150 km range, same 5-year warranty as the metal-body 2073 HRT variant, just ₹9,000 cheaper.

Here's where it fits, where it doesn't, and whether the SFT deserves your money over its hard-roof sibling.

Mahindra Treo Plus 2073 SFT Price On Road and EMI

The Mahindra Treo Plus 2073 SFT is priced at ₹3.69 lakh ex-showroom. The on-road price comes to roughly ₹4 lakh in most cities — that includes RTO registration, road tax, insurance, and dealer handling.

In states running stronger EV subsidies (Delhi, UP, Maharashtra), your on-road price drops noticeably. Delhi's draft EV Policy 2026-2030 alone brings the effective on-road cost below ₹3.25 lakh for an L5M e-auto like this one, before counting the scrappage incentive.

On EMI, the SFT works out to around ₹7,134 a month over 60 months at 10.5% interest, with about ₹37,000 down. Most dealers tie up with Mahindra Finance, Cholamandalam, and Tata Capital.

Why the SFT Variant Exists: Lighter, Cheaper, Same Heart

Mahindra didn't build the SFT to cut corners. It built it to give drivers a choice.

The SFT sticks to the traditional auto-rickshaw silhouette — a steel space-frame chassis with a weather-resistant flex canopy roof. It's lighter than the metal-body HRT (GVW 720 kg), which means slightly better range efficiency on long routes and easier handling in tight lanes.

Mechanically, nothing changes. Same 10.24 kWh lithium-ion battery, same 8 kW motor, same 150 km real-world range. Save the ₹9,000 and the hardware doesn't punish you for it.

Mahindra Treo Plus 2073 SFT Specifications

The Mahindra Treo Plus SFT runs the same Treo powertrain. A 10.24 kWh lithium-ion pack (the biggest battery in this segment) feeds an 8 kW electric motor that puts out 42 Nm of peak torque.

Real-world range is 150 km on a single charge (167 km ARAI certified). A full charge takes 4.5 hours on the 15A off-board charger that ships with the vehicle. There's no fast-charge option, so plan for overnight charging.

Top speed sits at 55 km/h. Gradeability is 12°. Fine for flyovers, tight on routes with steep hill sections.

D+3 seating with the longest wheelbase in the segment (2073 mm — hence the name). Passenger legroom is 465 mm, driver legroom 345 mm. Bench seats in fabric upholstery. Hill Hold Assist, lockable glove box, 12V mobile charging socket, and the NEMO driver app round out the cabin.

Hydraulic drum brakes front and rear. Helical-spring front suspension with hydraulic shock absorber. Rigid axle leaf-spring rear setup. Ground clearance 142 mm, turning radius 2.9 m. Tyres are 3.75 × 12 4PR 66E — standard commercial sizing, available anywhere.

The Flex Canopy: What You Actually Get

The flex canopy roof is where the SFT earns its lower price and loses its biggest argument.

It's weather-resistant, not weatherproof. Light rain, monsoon drizzle, dry-city showers : no problem. But sustained heavy rain across a Mumbai or Kolkata monsoon will work the canopy's seams hard over a 5-year ownership window. You'll see fading, minor leaks at joints, and quicker overall body ageing compared to the HRT's full metal shell.

In summer, the canopy lets in more heat than a metal roof. In winter mornings, more cold. None of this is a deal-breaker. Millions of drivers run flex-canopy autos every day. But it's the trade-off you accept for the ₹9,000 saving.

Who Should Buy the Mahindra Treo Plus 2073 SFT?

Buy the SFT if you run in a dry-climate city like Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, or Pune. Buy it if you want to keep upfront cash as low as possible and put the saved ₹9,000 into something useful, like a spare set of tyres or a year's worth of roadside cover top-up.

Skip the SFT if your city throws three months of heavy rain at you every year. The HRT's metal body will pay back through better resale and lower body repair costs over your ownership cycle.

One thing many SFT buyers miss: the UDAY programme is not bundled with this variant. That ₹10 lakh accident insurance cover for the first year is HRT-only. If insurance peace-of-mind matters, that's another reason to consider stretching to the metal body.