Benchmarking
Mr. D. S. Pughazhyendhii and his family would like to buy a car which offers a equilibrium of mileage, less maintainence, safe and with a good spacious car within the budget of Rs. 8 to 10 Lakhs.
The primary requirement of customer are :
1. 5 seater car
2. Car should be commuting a nice drive within city as well as for a long frive.
3. Good / Optimized Mileage.
4. Budget ranges from Rs. 8 Lakhs to Rs. 10 Lakhs
Based on the above mentioned requirements of D.S. Pughazhendhii and his family, I would recommend few cars as mentioned below:
- Renault Triber (MUV)
- Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (MPV)
- Maruti Baleno (SUV)
- Tata Nexon (SUV)
1. RENAULT TRIBER :
| Mileage | 18-19 Km/L |
| Gear Box | 5 Speed Manual Transmission |
| Fuel Type | Petrol |
| Transmission | Manual |
| Dimensions (mm) | 3990 X 1739 X 1643 |
| Seating Capacity | 7 |
| Boot Space | 84 L |
| Power | 72PS @ 3500RPM |
| Torque | 96 Nm @ 3500RPM |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 40 |
| Engine Displacement | 999 CC |
| On Road Price in Bangalore | Rs.8,63,854/- |
Superiority of Triber:
The well spacious provisions for phone tray, two glove boxes, a cooled box between front seats improves the passengers comfort.
It is whizzed at tuning suspensions especially for the Indian roads. Even with 5 passengers on board the ride will be smooth.
The flexible seating setups increases its comfortability. When the third row is folded up, we can get a 625L space.
Pitfalls of Triber:
The major downside of Triber is its SLOW SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. It is been recorded as it has a bit slow shift which is not well suited for the fast paced drivers.
It also has a crumbling noise of cabin from the front end. The noise of engine and the AC compressor growls in the front. This is the only sore spot for a comfortable cabin experience.
The 84L boot space behind the third row is just fit enough for a medium sized duffel bag.
2. MARUTI SUZUKI ERTIGA :
| Mileage | 22-24 Km/L |
| Gear Box | 6 Speed |
| Fuel Type | Petrol / Diesel / CNG |
| Transmission | Manual / Automatic |
| Dimensions (mm) | 4395 X 1735 X 1690 |
| Seating Capacity | 7 |
| Boot Space | 209 L |
| Power | 93.87BHP @ 4000RPM |
| Torque | 225 Nm @ 1500RPM |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 60 L |
| Engine Displacement | 1498 CC |
| On Road Price in Bangalore | Rs.10,08,244/- |
Superiority of Ertiga:
The infotainment system, rear AC ducts, automatic climate control system, ABS with EBS, Dual air bags are the advanced effective silient features which improves the add on values of Ertiga.
It also has an easy ingree and egress feature. The big rear door opening along with one touch fold and slide option for easy access of third row seats. It is purely based on monocouque chassis.
The interior of Ertiga has a wide comfy seats. Third row seats and its good height is its highlight. With the third row folded, it has 550L of space which is more comfy to big bags and two soft bags easily.
It is comprises of light and rigid chassis which has low weight to improvise the fuel efficiency. The flat ride into the city comforts the passengers.
Pitfalls of Ertiga:
The major downside of Ertiga is its ordinary engine which has low end torque, making a little breath out experience in highway drive.
Another drawback is its noise after few years of use. Also its quite difficult for a long legged person to sit in the third row with high comforts.
3. MARUTI BALENO :
| Mileage | 25-27 Km/L |
| Gear Box | CVT |
| Fuel Type | Petrol / Diesel |
| Transmission | Manual / Automatic |
| Dimensions (mm) | 3995 X 1745 X 1510 |
| Seating Capacity | 5 |
| Boot Space | 339 L |
| Power | 83BHP @ 6000RPM |
| Torque | 115 Nm @ 4000RPM |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 55 L |
| Engine Displacement | 1248 CC |
| On Road Price in Bangalore | Rs.9,02,145/- |
Superiority of Baleno:
It has a high feature of head up display, cruise control, automatic headlights, rear AC vents, 360 degrees parking cameras.
Its efficient engine is comprises of affordable AMT options.
It has a spacious 2 row with 5 seating capacity which has a stylish interiors.
It is comprised with improved safety of 6 airbags.
Pitfalls of Baleno:
The major downside of Baleno is it misses with electric sun roof, rear armrest, tyre pressure monitoring system.
It has failled in the seat cushioning and boot space. It has a boot area for 21L and also its boot lip is so high that causes loading and unloading of heavy luggages very difficult.
4. TATA NEXON :
| Mileage | 19-21 Km/L |
| Gear Box | 6 Speed |
| Fuel Type | Petrol / Diesel |
| Transmission | Manual / Automatic |
| Dimensions (mm) | 3994 X 1811 X 1607 |
| Seating Capacity | 5 |
| Boot Space | 350 L |
| Power | 109BHP @ 3750RPM |
| Torque | 260 Nm @ 15000RPM |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 44 L |
| Engine Displacement | 1497 CC |
| On Road Price in Bangalore | Rs.8,47,935/- |
Superiority of Nexon:
It has a sailient handsome looks with the tweaked grills, sharper headlamps with a tri arrow pattern.
It has already benchmarked a high quality of good ride. Its suspension is designed in such a way that irrespective of road condition, it has a hassle free drive.
It has a ground clearence of 209mm. It has a steering system which ease the drive for the drivers without any strain.
Pitfalls of Nexon:
The major downside of Nexon is its uninspiring bottom end engine performance. The power is delievered linearly that it requires a bit time to spool up for the turbo.
It has a week bottom end engine is gulping a lot of fuel. A constant gear shift progress a downtrend in fuel efficiency.
BENCHMARKING II :
in this case D.S. Pughazhendhii and his his family is so fond of big cars. This car should be much affordable inside city and also in highways.
Among the four cars mentioned above, I wont recommend Triber as it has a slow shifting downtrend. This wont make driving easy into the crowded city like Bangalore.
Although Tata Nexon has a good riding quality, while considering the rear seat comfortness, it bows down. In it a good suspension is not equally supported by good steeringdynamics.
In Baleno, the comfort for the aged people is unacceptable. Its suspension is so soft and thus it complete no for the enthustiastic drivers.
As I hope in the metro cities like Bangalore there wont be any much cuts and turns. Ertiga shows a vast space in its interior. It is ment for 7 seater passengers. In this customer's case there are only 5 family members. They used to ride a long distance once in a month. They require a heavy baggages seperately for aged people and for a child. I would recommend Ertiga as it allows vast space for luggages adn also for passengers. Even the rest family members except driver could fold the seats and have a nice sleep while driving at night. I strongly believe that Ertiga would afford within their budget and they will have a great experience with this car.