Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd announced its foray into the road construction segment with the launch of its first motor grader, the Mahindra RoadMaster G75 from its Construction Equipment business. The product comes with a one year, unlimited hours warranty, according to the company.

Speaking at the launch, Rajan Wadhera, President, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, said, ?In line with Mahindra?s vision to provide disruptive products and services for our customers, today we have entered into the fast growing road construction equipment segment with the launch of motor grader, the Mahindra RoadMaster G75. This product has been designed and developed in India after an in-depth understanding of the needs of the road contractor fraternity. Our aim is to liberate them from deployment of various sub-optimal methods with limited mechanisation and thereby improve their productivity. A truly customised solution, the RoadMaster provides an opportunity for maximum equipment utilisation and delivers excellent quality output, increasing the profitability of road contractors.?

Vinod Sahay, CEO, Truck and Bus Division and Construction Equipment Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, said, ?The G75 is a disruptive, category creating motor grader which is set to deliver affordable uncompromised mechanisation. It is most suitable for constructing small to medium roads as well as widening of state and national highways. It is also apt for applications such as embankment or earthwork for laying of railway tracks and levelling of large plots for industrial construction.?

The G75 is an ideal machine for spreading and grading applications for the entire road contractors fraternity. It offers an optimised solution and precisely caters to the road contractor?s grading needs for government flagship programmes as Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yogna and Smart City, as well as for major district roads, other district roads, border roads, rural roads and expansion of roads.

The G75 is powered by a 79 HP DiTEC engine developed by Mahindra which is coupled with a 3 m (10 ft) wide blade. This equipment is optimised to deliver zero compromise grading at 33 per cent as compared to conventional motor graders, according to the company.

The G75 has undergone over 6,000 hours of rigorous testing in the harshest of terrains and for the toughest of applications. It has been validated on all performance, safety and reliability parameters and is backed by Mahindra?s dealer sales and service network. It is equipped with technology that is affordable, coupled with quality, style, operator comfort and telematics technology, DiGiSENSE.

The Mahindra RoadMaster G75 is being manufactured at Mahindra?s facility at Chakan, Pune. Mahindra said that its Product Development team has utilised extensive consumer insight and feedback to develop this product, which is built to withstand India?s rough terrain and heavy usage. In addition, the product offers all the relevant features using the latest vehicle systems and technologies at competitive prices.