Benchmarking

Project Objective

Benchmarking

1. Benchmark with presently available cars in the market for the following case.

Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii is a married man who lives in Bangalore which is a highly crowded city. His Family comprises five members including his wife, five-year-old boy, his father, and his mother. He visits his native place Madurai which is 500kms away from Bangalore once in a month. Also, he will be using his car to commute to his office. His budget falls between 8 to 10 lakhs on road. Please suggest to him with options so that he will buy a good car for his family.

Note: Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars

CAR	NISSAN MAGNITE	HYUNDAI GRAND I10 NIOS	RENAULT KIGER	TATA PUNCH	HONDA JAZZ
MODEL	XL TURBO 1.0 MT	ASTA AMT 1.2 KAPPA VTVT	RXT (O) AMT	CREATIVE MT	VX
IMAGE
DIMENSION(L*B*H)	3994*1758*1572	3805*1680*1520	3991*1750*1605	3827*1742*1615	3989*1694*1544
SEATING CAPACITY	5	5	5	5	5
ENGINE	999 cc, 3Cylinders Inline, 4Valves/Cylinder, DOHC	1197 cc, 4 Cylinders Inline, 4Valves/Cylinder, DOHC	999 cc, 3 Cylinders Inline, 4Valves/Cylinder, DOHC	1199 cc, 3 Cylinders Inline, 4Valves/Cylinder, SOHC	1199 cc, 4 Cylinders Inline, 4 Valves/Cylinder, SOHC
FUEL	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL	PETROL
TRANSMISSION	MANUAL 5 GEARS	AMT - 5 Gears, Manual Override	AMT - 5 Gears	MANUAL 5 GEARS	MANUAL 5 GEARS
MILEAGE(ARAI)	20	21	19	18.9	16.6
PRICE(LAKHS)	8.09	8.01	8.37	8.32	8.79
SAFETY(AIRBAGS)	2	2	4	2	2
GROUND CLEARANCE	205	205	205	187	165
BOOT SPACE	336	260	405	366	354
EMISSION STANDARD	BS 6	BS 6	BS 6	BS 6	BS 6

NISSAN MAGNITE

Pros: -

1. The car offers an ample amount of cabin space has comfortable enough.
2. The 999 cc engine is quite a hiccup sometimes you have to press the pedal hard enough to get it going.
3. Handling and braking are impressive in city rides.
4. The car really goes well on the highway and remains stable enough even at 130–140kph.

Cons

1. Engine is not that powerful
2. Only 3 cylinders present

HYUNDAI GRAND I10 NIOS

Pros

*Powerful Engine

*Good Mileage

Cons

*Bootspace is less

RENAULT KIGER

pros

• The quirky design stands out.
• A super spacious cabin makes it a genuine family car.
• 405-litre boot is the largest in its class.
• The well-tuned suspension feels at home tackling bad road conditions.
• Two automatic options for varying budgets.

Cons

• plain Interior and the cabin could do with livelier colours.
• Feel good features are reserved just for the top RxZ trim.

TATA PUNCH CREATIVE MT

Pros

Well-designed & practical cabin with enough space for 5 adults

366-liter boot is accommodating

1.2L NA petrol offers good driveability.

Uses the well-rated platform of the Altroz. Safety package includes dual airbags, CSC, brake sway control, ISOFIX etc.

HONDA JAZZ VX

Pros

*It has amazing exterior looks and design and interior of this car looks premium.

*Performance of this car is very good and it comes with powerful engine.

*It has great build quality and it offers good safety features also.

*It has good interior space and it has comfortable seats.

Cons

*Mileage is less

*Diesel engine is not available.

*It is expensive than its rivals.

CONCLUSION

I would suggest "HYUNDAI GRAND i10 NIOS"

It has a powerful engine and the mileage provided by the car is also good compared with the rests of the cars.

It's price is also less,providing heigher features as compared to the rest of the cars.