Benchmarking
- Based on the factors i would be chose SUV (sport utility vehicle)
- then long distance, better mailage and fuel cost i would be considering DIESEL VARIEN
- I preferred MANUAL TRANSMISSION , because crowded city like Bengaluru has very difficut to drive and then the budget of fual more on Automatic transmission
1.HYUNDAI VENUE : this vehicle is 1.5 U2 CRDi E it is 4 cycle turbo,1493cc diesel engine with the max power 100hp at 4000 rpm and max torque 240Nm at 1500-2750rpm then the wheel base is 2500mm,ground clearance is 195mm,kerb weight kg 1260,boot capacity 350 liters this is the front wheel drive whit the manual gear box type of 6 gears then the 40 liter tank capacity and 350 litres boot capacity of 23.7kpl ARAI milage, on highway 17.8 and 14kpl on city it has 2 airbags in safety

2.TATA NEXON : this vehicle variant is 1.5 Revotorq XM of 1497 cc diseal type engine of max power 110hp at 3750rpm and max torque is 260nm at 1500-2750rpm of wheel 2498mm and ground clearence 209mm of front wheel drive of manual of 6 gear and 44 liters tank capacity and 350 litres boot capacity of fuel economy ARAi is 22.4kpl,city mileage 14kpl and highway mileage 18kpl and it contains 2 air bags

3.FORD ECOSPORT : 1.5TDCi Ambient is new type of veriant of diseal type of 4cyl turbo,1498cc engine of max power produced 100h at 4000rpm and max torque 205nm at 1750-3250rpm of a front wheel drive manual type of 5 gear 52 liter tank capacity and 352litres boot capacity of ARAi mileage 21.7kpl,city mileage 13.3kpl and high way mileage 18.4kpl with 2 air bags

4.MAHINDRA XUV 300 : it is a type DW4 variant OF 4 cyl turbo,1497cc diseal type engine of max power 117hp at 3750rpm and max torque 300Nm at 1500-2500rpm of wheel base 2600,ground clearance 180mm of boot capacity 257litres and front wheel drive of 6 gear manual type engine of 42 litres tank capacity then ARAI mileage 20kpl, highway mileage 17.8kpl and city mileage 14.4kpl of 2 air bags
PERFORMANCE
- but TATA nexon offers much stable preformance both on the city traffic and high way with multi to weight moodes
- TATA nexon has liner power deliverdy system and has batter engine power and torque only faling behind mahindra XUV
EXTERIOR
- TATA nexon is a standard in this category and offers the max bootspace of 350 litres falling just behind ecosport but nexon provide way better ground clearance of 209mm which will be well suited for the indian roads
- the facelift, headlight and taillight are stylish in nexon and gives a land rover discovery like front with beefy and bulky front end INTERIOR

- TATA nexon is the best among the group because of its spacious cabin interior with more leg room for the rear passengers and suits best fot the family drive by givven best seating for the fifth passenger
- the glove box and rear HVAC vent are the standout features of tata nexon and also has improved sunvision and instrument panel clusters with added untility holders along the side doors.
- mahindra xuv has a batter plastic interior trim quality and dual tone varient of hyundai venu and material looks better whereas the quality of xm variant nexon is not superior compared to other models
- the blue link connectivity app with smatphone from hyundai venue gives additional scoring for venue among others
SAFETY AND COMFORT
- apart from that autometic rain sensing wipers,tyre preasure monitoring system are available in tata nexon 1.5xm within the price range
- TATA nexon is the first indian model to recieve 5star NCAP rating for its safety and crash test.mahindra xuv also has a 5star rating
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image1- NCAP REPORT TATA NEXON

image2 - STEEL STRUCTURE TATA NEXON
VERDICT
TATA NEXON 1.5 XM is better model suited to pughazhyendhi based on the benchmarking report done above.it offers much better stability in performence and spacious compared to other models and falls under the budget of 10lakhs with top specmodel hyundai venue also provideds better feature but lags nexon on the rear passengers comfort along with xuv and ecosport.
image3 - CABIN INTERIOR TATA NEXON

image4 - 350 LITERS BOOT SPACE TATA NEXON

image5 - SEATINGFABRIC
CONCLUSION: the datailed benchmarking is done based on the selection factors