The car is offered with rear-wheel drive only, without safety equipment (ABS, ESP and airbags) to avoid internal competition with the Tata Safari.

[2][3] The Sumo Grande MKII is a facelift of the previous version with many revised details,[4] especially in the mechanics with modified rear suspension for greater comfort.

The changes are limited to interior trim and color range for the body only reduced to white and silver while the equipment was impoverished.

The bumpers were no longer painted but in raw plastic, consequently the list price was lowered considerably.

[citation needed] A direct successor was not proposed, however the first generation of Sumo (originally launched in 1994) collected part of the inheritance being constantly updated.