Benchmarking

1. The requirements of Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii

1. His family comprises five members, including his wife, 5year old kid, father & mother.
2. He visits his native place, Madurai, 500km away from Bangalore, once a month.
3. He lives in Bangalore, which is highly crowded, and commutes to his office daily.
4. The budget is between 8 to 10 lacs on-road price.
5. He is fond of big cars.

So consider the following features.

• A minimum of 5 seats are required.
• Drive range should be more than 500km in a single tank fill.
• We need enough boot space for Elders and also need luggage space
• For daily usage, the vehicle should give good millage
• Ground clearance should be high, so more than 170mm
• Speed and efficient

2. BENCHMARKING

Benchmarking is the process of comparing two or more products or services or anything. It is also known as the comparison between two and more things. In the industries, the engineers used to benchmark other industries' products. So Benchmarking helps to improve product quality and select the best outcome.

Benefits of Benchmarking

• Improve product quality
• Reduce Cost
• Increase efficiency
• Focus on customer needs
• Easily find the correct problem and quickly solve it.

3. VEHICLE BENCHMARKING

	IMAGES
	MAKE	Maruti	Renault	Kia	Maruti
	MODEL VARIANT	Ertiga VXI	Triber RXZ EASY-R AMT	Sonet 1.2 HTK	Brezza Lxi
Fuel	Fuel type	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL
	ARAI Mileage (km/l)	20.51km/l	18.2km/l	18.4km/l	20.15km/l
	Fuel Tank Capacity (liters)	45	40	45	48
Engine	Displacement (cc)	1462	999	1197	1462
	Drive Range (km)	914km	728km	828km	816km
	Max Torque	136.8nm@4400rpm	96Nm@3500rpm	115nm@4200rpm	136.8nm@4400rpm
	Max Power (bhp) / RPM	101.65bhp@6000rpm	71bhp@6250rpm	81.86bhp@6000rpm	101.65bhp@6000rpm
	Type	K15C Smart Hybrid	1.0L Petrol Engine	SMARTSTREAM G1.2	K15C Smart Hybrid
Transmission	Transmission Type	Manual	Automatic	Manual	Manual
	Drive Type	2 Wheel driving	FWD	FWD	FWD
	No.of Gears	5-Speed	5-Speed	5-Speed	5-Speed
Safety	Safety Rating	3 Star	4 star	3 Star	4 Star
	Break	ABS	ABS	ABS	ABS
	No. of Airbags	2	4	4	2
Dimensions	Ground Clearance (mm)	185mm	182mm	205mm	198
	Length	4395mm	3990	3995	3995
	Width	1735mm	1739	1790	1790
	Height	1690mm	1643	1642	1685
	Boot Capacity (liters)	209	84	392	328
	No. of seats	7	7	5	5
Price (in lacs)	OnRoad Price (Bangalore)	Rs.10,00,873	Rs.9,98,730	Rs.9,77,155	Rs.9,58,420

CONCLUSION

Based on the above benchmarking, Maruti Ertiga VXI is the best suitable vehicle for Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhi.

It comes with a seven-seating capacity. The vehicle's driving range is 914, so it is best to travel to Madurai from Bangalore. Ertiga has enough boot space. It gives comfortable travel to elders. Ertiga gives the best mileage compared to other vehicles; hence it is best suitable for day-to-day usage. Its ground clearance is 185mm, so it is best for Indian roads. The engine has 1462cc for the best speedy performance. It also comes with his budget.

Maruti Ertiga VXI is the vehicle for Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi.

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