Benchmarking

AFFORDABE SUV CARS IN INDIA

TATA PUNCH KIA SONET

RENAULT KIGER NISSAN MAGNITE

TATA PUNCH CREATIVE MT :

Punch is a sub compact 5 seater SUV manufactured by TATA motors in the year 2021. It featured with 1.2 revotron engine of capactiy 1199 cc with dynapro technology which has a 84 BHP of power and 114 NM of torque.

TATA punch is absolutely phenomeneon when it comes to safety standards, it has been given 5 star for adult occupant protection in global NCAP crash test. and its muscluar look with the bottom black body cladding attracts the buyer to buy. It has a five speed gear box with the option of both manual and automatic transmission. TATA punch comesout with on-raod price of 9.26 lakhs with the enormous specifications and better safety as per standards.

KEY FEATURES:

• Smart connectivity
• Traction pro mode
• Automatic climatic control
• 7 inch touch screen
• 6 - speaker harman sound system.

PROS:

• Snazzy stylish design.
• Even its not a 4w x D, it has been good for off roading.
• better safety feature which consist of two air bags, ABS and EBD with brake sway control.

CONS:

• mileage drop occurs.
• could not compensate 4 - cyclinder engine in means of refinment and NVH.

KIA SONET HTK 1.2 :

The south korean manufacture comes to have races in the indian market with competating its own parent company hyundai. KIA launched his first ever vehicle in india market named as kia seltos at the year 2019. At the time launching seltos , KIA has recieved more than 50,000 bookings which gives the first and enormos success in the indian market. and followed by its success, KIA has launched its first ever sub-compact cross SUV in the year 2020, named as KIA sonet. KIA sonet comes with the both the fuel engine type. where the diesel engine has 1493cc and petrol engine has 1198cc and 998cc . its transmission is available in both manual and automatic mode (AMT). depending upon the variants and the fuel type , the mileage of KIA sonet may also get vary based on the user specifications.

This 1.2 HTK variant has a petrol as its fuel type and has a manual transmission system of 5 speed gear box . its engine capacity of 1197cc and power of 81.6 BHP. now comes the important chapter for the car buyers, it has an mileage of around 18 kmpl and excellent interior design with the price range of 9.47 lakhs.

KEY FEATURES :

• ABS and EBD
• 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment
• 7-speaker bose sound system

PROS :

• sharp and premium styling
• nimble and easy to drive
• 205mm of ground clearance
• fully connected car tech with uvo connect.

CONS :

• rear seat leg room is quite adequate
• sonet falls shorts in terms of handling and on corners turns , will get a feel of body roll.

RENAULT KIGER RXT AMT:

Kiger is a sub compact crossover SVU manufatured by renault nissan. this is a crossover of renault tiber and nissan magnite. the cross cover recived with the feature sculpted hood , semi floating roof and two exhaust outlet.

kiger comes out with the dazzing outer body look with the glossy finish. it has an engine capactiy of 999cc and 71BHP of power. nissian has offered an AMT transmission which ernorms the fuel efficiency and smooth shifting of the vehicle speed even. it has an exterior dual tone combined sculpted bonnet , chrome grille and LED lamps. the dual tone paintings are avilable across the trim level also. the price segement of nissan kiger RXT AMT is 9.22 lakhs which is quite lesser when compared to other SUV's.

KEY FEATURES:

• 7" digital driver display
• 3 drive modes : eco, normal , sport.
• wireless android auto car play.
• overspeed warning

PROS :

• stylish design
• turbo power
• very easy to drive in cities.

CONS :

• quite low interior quality , due to cost cutting.

NISSAN MAGNITE XV PREMIUM:

An japanese automotive set a bench mark of aviling the low cost SUV's . the price ranges from 6.35 lakhs to 10.35 lakhs on road in india. at the development stage , magnite was flagship to datsun but it was discontinued . in the final stage of development, magite is given to nissan. the trademark of nissan magnite has been become in indian in march 2020.before that it has been flaged by datsun.

nissan magnite has been one the better SUV's in terms of safety standards. It has been given 4 star rating for adult occupant protection in global NCAP crash test. this variant has a manula 5 speed gear box transmission with the 999cc turbocharged engine. to give the premium look of the car, nissan has given ambient ligthing system to magnite variants.the price range of XV premium variant is about 9.42 lakhs.

KEY FEATURES :

• fog light front
• passenger and driver air bag
• automatic climate control
• high end speakers from JBL
• tyre pressure monitoring system

PROS :

• afforadble price ranges also available
• xv premium also gets a tech pack which have a add on features like wire less charger, ambinet mood lighting etc..

CONS :

• not a bigger one while compared to other SUV's
• no diesel engine option

COMPARSION CHART :

	MAKE	TATA PUNCH	KIA SONET	RENAULT KIGER	NISSAN MAGNITE
	VARIANTS	CREATIVE MT	HTK 1.2	RXT AMT	XV PREMIUM
ENGINE	FUEL TYPE	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL
	ENGINE	1199 CC, SOHC	1197 CC, DOHC	999 CC, DOHC	999 CC, DOHC
	MAX. ENGINE POWER	84BHP @ 6000RPM	82BHP @ 6000RPM	71BHP @6200RPM	71BHP @ 6250RPM
	MAX. ENGINE TORQUE	113NM @ 3000RPM	115NM @ 4200RPM	96NM @ 3500RPM	96NM @ 3500RPM
TRANSMISSION	DRIVE LAYOUT	FWD	FWD	FWD	FWD
	GEAR BOX TYPE	MANUAL	MANUAL	AMT	MANUAL
	NO. OF GEARS	5 SPEED GEAR BOX	5 SPEED GEAR BOX	5 SPEED GEAR BOX	5 SPEED GEAR BOX
DIMENSIONS	WHEEL BASE	2445 MM	2500 MM	2500 MM	2500 MM
	GROUND CLEARANCE	187 MM	205 MM	205 MM	205 MM
	KERB WEIGHT	1035 KG	1081 KG	1012 KG	939 KG
	BOOT CAPACITY	366 L	392 L	405 L	336 L
FUEL ECONOMY	FUEL TANK CAPACITY	37 L	45 L	40 L	40 L
	ARAI MILEAGE	18.9 KMPL	18.4 KMPL	19 KMPL	18.7 KMPL
SAFETY	AIRBAGS	2	4	4	2
	NCAP RATING	5 STAR	3 STAR	4 STAR	4 STAR
PRICE	ON ROAD PRICE (CHENNAI)	9.26 LAKHS	9.47 LAKHS	9.22 LAKHS	9.46 LAKHS

REPORT CONCLUSION :

As all the SUV's have equal amount of unique feature but for the comfort driving and better performance, we must analyze the above comparsions of SUV's. though the TATA punch has a 5 star rating in crash test, it gives only 2 air bags. this is due to the structural BIW front end pillars is far better than any other SUV's . but they have limited ground clearance. above the all only renault kiger gives us the AMT transmission with good boot capacity while compared to others. kiger has a 4 star rating in NCAP test and provides 4 air bags (driver + passenger air bags) which is a positive one. also coming to the mileage aspects it has the better mileage while compared to other SUV's. at last the price range of renault kiger is lesser with more feature and better safety aspects. as the conclusion of the above report, i suggest to go for RENAULT KIGER RXT AMT.