Benchmarking of cars on basis of KPI

BENCHMARKING

List of Prime KPI (key performance indicators)

• Mileage (10%)

• PT systems (30%)

• Suspension systems (30%)

• new technologies and safety features (30%)

Choosen cars

• Ford eco sport
• Maruti vitarra brezza
• Tata nexon

1.)Mileage

Comparing the mileage of three cars every car stands a decent mileage of 20km and above

Mileage of cars under standard testing condition

Ford ecosport : 23 kms

Vittara brezza : 24.3 kms

Tata nexon : 20.22 kms

Summary of mileage KPI:

Benchmarked mileage ; 25kms and above – (10%)

24kms to 25kms – (7%)

23kms to 24kms – (5%)

20kms to 23kms – (3%)

Ecosport 5%

Brezza 7%

Nexon 3%

2.)PT systems

Ford EcoSport:

Displacement ,cc : 1497 cc

Max torque : 150Nm @4500 rpm

Max power : 90.5 kw/123ps @6500 rpm

Brezza:

Displacement ,cc : 1248

Max torque : 200Nm @ 1750 rpm

Max power : 66 kw @4000rpm

Nexon

Displacement ,cc : 1497cc

Max torque : 260Nm @ max speed

Max power : 110 ps @ 4500 rpm

Summary of PT KPI:

Benchmarked ps : >100ps - 30% , 70ps to 100ps- 25% , 60ps to 70ps – 20

Ecosport 25%

Brezza 20%

Nexon 30%

3.)suspension systems

Importance of suspension

• The vehicle suspension system is responsible for driving comfort and safety as the suspension carries the vehicles body & transmits all forces to body and the road
• To maximize the friction between the tiers and the road surface
• To provide steering stability with good handling
• To ensure the comfort of the passengers

Ford EcoSport:

Suspension : mcpherson strut with coil spring

Brezza:

Suspension : mcpherson strut with coil spring

Nexon

Suspension : Dual path suspension systems

Summary of suspension systems KPI:

Benchmarked systems : double wish bone suspension – 30% , mcpherson system – 25% , others – 20%

Ecosport 25%

Brezza 25%

Nexon 20%

4.) new technologies and safety features (crash worthiness)

Ford ecosport :

The ecosport is equipped with 6air bags and assisted with cruise control and automatic transmission system , cruise control would be handy for a long rides and automatic transmission systems would prevent engine from stalling and improves the life of the engine as it prevent vibration. So ecosport is considered top notch on terms of technology used and safety systems . The crash worthiness is rated as 5 stars which is absolute safe on crashes .

Brezza :

Brezza is equipped with dual air bags and cruise control is developed only for higher end variants of same type .brezza has 3star star rating on crash worthiness which is not upto safety requirement as compared to ecosport

Nexon :

Nexon is equipped with dual airbags and doesn’t have feature of cruise control and automatic transmission systems and upon the safety feature nexon has 5stara rating on crash worthiness .

Ford ecosport : 30%

Brezza : 25%

Nexon : 25%

Total KPI Points

Ford ecosport : 85%

• Mileage (5%)
• PTI systems (25%)
• Suspension systems (25%)
• New technologies and safety features(crash worthiness) (30%)

Brezza : 77%

• Mileage (7%)
• PTI systems (20%)
• Suspension systems (25%)
• New technologies and safety features(crash worthiness) (25%)

Nexon : 78%

• Mileage (3%)
• PTI systems (30%)
• Suspension systems (20%)
• New technologies and safety features(crash worthiness) (25%)

Summary

EcoSport remains to be an top priority car on basis of various KPI as it stand best in mileage ,suspension , power and safety requirements and new technologies like cruise control as it helps driver to travel long distance without constant touch on accelerators. The crash worthiness is rated as 5 which is safer for pillion passengers.