Benchmarking

5 Seater car at 8-10 lakhs price rance

RENAULT DUSTER-SPECIFICATIONS

RENAULT DUSTER

The Renault Duster is the most affordable compact SUV and is priced similar to sub-compact SUVs such as the Ford EcoSport, Maruthi uzuki Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Tata nexon, Mahindra TUV300. It comes with dual front airbags, ABS and EBD, rear parking sensors, and front seatbelt reminders as standard. it also packs ESP and hill-startassist in higher variants. There's a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Android Auto and Apple Carlay and a new 6-speaker system with Arkamys sound tuning. Auto climate control with rear AC vents, projector headlamps with DRLs, and LED tail lamps are some of the features onboard.

PRO'S:

1. Service and Maintainence cost is low.
2. Large boot space.
3. Good mileage of 20 kmpl in highways.
4. Affordable Price for 5 people family ranging from 8-11 lakhs in INR.

CON'S:

1. No rear AC vents.

MILEAGE:

The manual and automatic and automatic diesel and petrol variants of Renault Duster offer a highway mileage of 19.87 kmpl and a city mileage of 13.90 kmpl.

MARUTHI SUZUKI-VITARA BREZZA-SPECIFICATION

MARUTI SUZUKI-VITARA BREZZA

Maruthi Vitara Brezza is the bestselling compact SUV in the Indian market today. It comes with eye cataching design, mascular stance, competitive pricing, compact size, extensive feature list which is suitable for a famil of five people.

PRO's:

1. Extensive service network
2. Striking style appearance
3. Price point: Ranging from 7.5 to 10 lakhs.
4. Feature rich cabin

CON's

1. Lowest boot space
2. Dual tone on top end variant only.

MILEAGE:

Both the manual and the automatic diesel variants of the Maruthi Suzuki Vitara Brezza offer a highway mileage of 24.3 kmpl and a city mileage of 21.7 kmpl.

FORD ECOSPORT-SPECIFICATIONS

FORD ECOSPORT

Ford Ecosport is powered by BS6-compliant 1.5litre petrol and diesel engines. The updated 1.5litre TDCi diesel engine makes 100PS and 215Nm, 10Nm more than before. On the other hand, the Ti-VCT petrol engine now makes 122PS of power and 149Nm of torque, 1Ps and 1Nm lower than before. Transmission options consist of a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic transmission exclusive to the petrol engine.

PRO's:

1. Affordable price compact SUV for 5 people ranging from 8 to 11 lakhs.
2. Eco Boost engine for better mileage performance.
3. Safety Airbags for driver and passenger along the sides of the interior.

CON's:

1. Lower boot space
2. Rear seat is quite cramped for 3 people

MILEAGE:

The FORD ECOSPORT mileage is 14.7 to 21.7 kmpl. The manual Diesel variant has a mileage of 21.7 kmpl. The manual petrol variant has a mileage of 15.9 kmpl. The Automatic petrol variant has a mileage of 14.7 kmpl.

MAHINDRA TUV300-SPECIFICATIONS

MAHINDRA TUV300

Mahindra TUV300 is a 7 seater SUV car available at a price range of 8.54 to 10.55 lakhs in India. The TUV300 is available in a manual transmission and a semi-automatic transmission known as Auto-shift. There are in total 7 trim levels available. Five trim levels uses the manual transmission, while the last two uses the semi-automatic transmission. The manual transmission model have a power output of 85 PS whereas the Auto-shift models have a power output of 82 ps.

PRO's:

1. Spacious interiors
2. All around visibility because of large glass area
3. 7 seater, Highly recommended car for a family of 5 people with affordable price range within 8 to 10 lakhs.

CON's:

1. Last row seating is not spacious.

MILEAGE:

The Mahindra TUV300 mileage is 18.49 kmpl. The Manual Diesel variant has a mileage of 18.49 kmpl.

BENCHMARKING:

A structural comparision between similar products, services or process on some dimensions of performance, In order to understand and to strengthen or improve the potential of their vehicles.

Process benchmarking of this kind can operate at several stages:

1. Between similar processes in the same factory or service branch
2. Between different factories or services branches
3. Between diferent competing organization
4. Between different sectors using same process

Steps involved in Benchmarking:

• Identify what area needs improving
• Look for high performing organization
• Contact the organization
• Collect the analyze data
• Develop a performance improvement plan
• Implement the plan
• Check for improvement

Cars	MARUTHI SUZUKI SWIFT	TATA TIAGO	HYUNDAI GRAND i10 NIOS	TOYOTA GLANZA
On-road price	7.16 lakhs	6.68 lakhs	6.61 lakhs	8.01 lakhs
Engine	1197 cc, 4Cylinders Inline, 4 Valves/Cylinder, DOHC	1199cc, 3 Cylinders Inline, 4 Valves/Cylinder, DOHC	1197 cc, 4Cylinders Inline, 4 Valves/Cylinder,DOHC	197 cc, 4 Cylinders Inline, 4 Valves/Cylinder,DOHC
Engine Type	1.2L Dual Jet	Revotron 1.2L	1.2L Kappa	1.2L VVT
Fuel Type	Petrol	Petrol	Petrol	Petrol
Max Power(bhp@rpm)	89 bhp @ 6000 rpm	85 bhp @ 6000 rpm	82 bhp @ 6000 rpm	88 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Max Torque (Nm@rpm)	113 Nm @ 4400 rpm	113 Nm @ 3300 rpm	114 Nm @ 4000 rpm	113 Nm @ 4400 rpm
Mileage	23.2	20	21	22.3
Drivetrain	FWD	FWD	FWD	FWD
Transmission	Manual-5 Gears	Manual-5 Gears	Manual-5 Gears	Manual-5 Gears

My comparision was on performance of these 4 cars.

My suggestion is MARUTHI SUZUKI SWIFT because at this price range compared to other 3 cars it produces 89 bhp power @ 6000 rpm and gives a average of 23.2 kmpl, Swift has the best performance output compared to Tiago, i10 Nios and Glanza.