Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Thursday launched a special edition of its sports utility vehicle XUV 500, priced at Rs. 13.68 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).

The special edition-XUV 500 Sportz, which has been built upon the top end model of XUV 500, comes with various external and internal features including rear-view camera and leather-fabric seats.

“This new offering of ‘XUV 500 Sportz’ aligns with our leadership position in Indian motor sports and rallying and reflects our sporty DNA very well,” M&M chief marketing officer, automotive division, Vivek Nayer said in a statement.

The company believes that it will create a new benchmark in exclusivity to further enhance the XUV 500’s appeal amongst customers, he added.

The model comes with various high end features like electronic stability programme (ESP) with rollover mitigation, airbags and hill hold control and hill descent control functions.