In the automotive world, a name can make or break your car’s sales potential. After all, one of Mahindra’s rivals recently renamed one of its launches because it sounded a lot like a deadly virus. Nuvosport — the name — is a departure from Mahindra’s other offerings, like the KUV 100 and TUV 100; it doesn’t end with numbers and a double-o.

The NuvoSport is essentially the Quanto with a makeover. The LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL) above the headlamps are distinctive and give the car’s visage a permanently surprised look. Other elements on the NuvoSport’s front end, such as the grille, air dam, fog-lamps and skid-plate design, are great too. The NuvoSport’s Quanto underpinnings really come to the fore when you look at it side-on, but are hidden underneath a re-designed tail-lamp unit.