Benchmarking
BENCH-MARKING:
the benchmarking is an intresting area and data aimed to map on facilities generate, which is being an lot of data and used by (OEM) operational equipment manufacturing to improved their products and made components. this bench marking means to evaluvate against standard it is an components wise comparison from the competitor vehicle to reduce drastic weight in the passenger car, therfefore it will enhance the performance.
The benchmarking is an study of automobile industry performance a structure of comparison between similar products, services or processes on some dimension of performance.
it can be used to compare avaliability and delivery of features in a product and in this form often provides the basis of consumer tests and reviews. These look at products and services are provide recommendations based on which is best or some form of ranking amongst competitors.
the benchmarking is have a different kinds of operate at several levels:
*factories or service branch
*competing organizations
*sector using the same process
The underbody coating difference between ETIOS and FIGO vehicle for testing the analysis, thickness measured using elcometer for dry film and how the material of compsition analyzed using NITON XLT.
the undercoating is an thick resilent coating applied to the underbody or chasis of an automobile to protect against impact damage from small stones, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint, allowing rusting to begin.
1.toyotos etios:
the thickness of front floor cross member was almost between 24 to 26 micrometres and front floor cross member extension was almost 20 micrometres so the average thickness value has considered for all area. the rear floor cross member is between 30-32 micrometres.
2.ford figo:
the front filler thickness is heavy between 120-600 micrometres and its covered all the region this intensity say undercoating ford figo heavy compared with etios apart from that include the floor,side extension,extension member, front sill for all the coating thickness and also give what the output product.
3.Tata Indica VISTA:
the thickness of wheel house spray: 1.5mm to 9.00, therefore in underbody sealant considered all the area of front side and back side in exterior&interior
4. i-10:
the i-10 is have an high specification but mileage is similar. this hyundai is top notch company which has some ultra successful product in its kitty
REPORT:
*the number of commuters is five including a child and hence the vehicle should be specious with enough legroom.
*he uses his car for daily office commute and a monthly trip to his native. this would give a total estimate of more than 2500km/month and 20000km/year.
*the budget is from 8-10 lakhs and he is also fond of big cars
*based on these underpinning factors the suggestion would be a choice of SUV vehicle
*considering the long run of the vehicle the viable option would be diesel variant which helps to save fuel costs and other upfront maintenance and also has better mileage
*in a crowded city like bengaluru automatic gear transmission would be best suited but due to budget constraints and fuel efficiency Manual Transmission is preferred
*based on these requirements a detailed benchmarking is done to compare the specifications, advantages and other considered parameters
PERFORMANCE:
*Maxindra XUV and ford ecosports are the front runner but tata nexon offers much stable performance both on the city traffic and highway with multidrive modes.
*tata nexon has linear power delivery system and has better engine power and torque only falling behind maxindra XUV.
* The reported ARAI Mileage shows venue and nexon are far better and mahindra falls behind because of its power to weight ratio.
INTERIOR:
TATA NEXON is the best among the group because of its sapacious cabin interior with more legroom for the rear passengers and suit bests for the family drive by giving best seating for the fifth passenger.
* the glovebox and rear HVAC vent are the standout features of T A T A NEXON and also has improved sunvision and instrument panel clusters with added utility holders along the side doors.
*nexon infotainment touch screen has sub par performance compared to ford ecosports and hyundai venue.
*Mahindra XUV has a better plastic interior trim quality and dual tone variant of hyundai venue and material looks better whereas the quality of XM variant nexon is not superior compared to other models
*the blue link connectivity app with smartphone from hyundai venue gives additional scoring for venue amoung others.
EXTERIOR:
*TATA Nexon is a standout in this category and offers the maximum bootspace of 350 litres falling just behind Eco sport but nexon provide way better ground clearance of 209mm which will be well suited for the indian roads
*the facelift, headlight and tail light are stylish in NEXON and gives a landover discovery like front with beefy and bulky front end
*the lagged out ABC pillars of tata nexon offers better head room amoung the other models.
SAFETY AND COMFORTS:
*almost all the models has same safety features of dual airbags, ABS with EBD, parking sensors, corner stability control but nexon offers dead pedal which comes very very handy in the case
*apart from that automatic rain sensing wipers, tyre pressure monitoring system are avaliable in TATA NEXON 1.5XM with in the price range
*TATA Nexon is the first indian model to receive 5 STAR NCAP rating for its safety and crash test. Mahindra XUV also has a 5 STAR rating
TATA NEXON 1.5 XM:
is better model suited to pughazhyendii based on the the bench marking report done above. it offer much better stability in performance and spacious compared to other model and fall under the budget of 10 lakh with top spec model. Hyundai venue also provides better features but lags nexon on the raer passenger comfort along with XUV and ECO SPORT
CONCLUSION:
thus a detailed benchmarking is done and car mode is proposed based on the report for this case.