Benchmarking
Benchmarking is the process of comparision of different features available in different vehicles. It is also defined as the process of measuring products, services, and processes against those of organizations known to be leaders in one or more aspects of their operations. Benchmarking provides necessary insights to help you understand how your organization compares with similar organizations, even if they are in a different business or have a different group of customers.Benchmarking can also help organizations identify areas, systems, or processes for improvements.
It can be classified into 2 types:
Benchmarkin I - This is done for the entire product so as to bring changes or add any extra features to the entire vehicle or car. It can be also called as Product level Benchmarking.
Benchmarkin II - This is done for a particular part or individual parts like door, roof, Headlights etc in order to change any drawbacks or add new features to the vehicle or car. It can also be called as Detailed Benchmarking or Part level Benchmarking.
In order to provide an advice to Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii for which car to buy we can do a comparision study between few models that falls into his budget.
As per his budget we can compare the following models:
1. Tata Nexon
2. Kia Seltos
3. Hyundai i20
4. Maruti Vitara Breeza
5. Hyundai Venue
6. Kia Sonet
7. Mahindra XUV300
1. TATA NEXON:
Variant: XMA AMT S
Price: Rs 9.41lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Automatic
Body Type: Compact SUV
Mileage: 20 Kmpl
City Mileage: 18 Kmpl
Tata Nexon XMA AMT S comes with a 1.2L Revotron Turbocharged Engine with 1200cc displacement and a maximum power of 118.36 bhp at 5500 RPM and maximum Torque of 170Nm at 1750 to 4000 RPM.
The fuel supply system is Multi Point Fuel Injection (MPFI) technology with a 6 speed gear box and a Front Wheel Drive based type.
It has a 44 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Disc type where as the Rear brakes are Drum type.
It has a BOOT space of 350 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System, Brake Assist, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags.
2. KIA SELTOS:
Variant: HTE G
Price: Rs 9.95lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Manual
Body Type: SUV
Mileage: 16.8 Kmpl
City Mileage: 14.5 Kmpl
Kia Seltos HTE G comes with a Smartstream G1.5 Engine with a displacement of 1500cc and Maximum power of 113.42 bhp at 6300RPM and a Maximum Torque of 144Nm at 4500 RPM.
It has a MPFI fuel supply system and a 6 speed gear box with Front wheel drive
It has a 50 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Disc type where as the Rear brakes are Drum type.
It has a BOOT space of 433 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System,, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags and no Brake Assist.
3. HYUNDAI I20:
Variant: Sportz IVT
Price: Rs 8.77lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Automatic
Body Type: Hatchback
Mileage: 19.6 Kmpl
City Mileage: 15.2 Kmpl
Hyundai i20 Sportz IVT comes with a 1.2L Kappa Engine with a displacement of 1200cc with a Maximum power of 86.80 bhp at 6000 RPM and a maximum Torque of 114.74Nm at 4200RPM and has a IVT gear box.
It has a 37 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Disc type where as the Rear brakes are Drum type.
It has a BOOT space of 311 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System,, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags and no Brake Assist.
4. MARUTI VITARA BREEZA:
Variant: VXI AT
Price: Rs 9.87lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Automatic
Body Type: Compact SUV
Mileage: 18.7 Kmpl
City Mileage: 14.0 Kmpl
Maruti Vitara Breeza VXI AT comes with a K15B ISG Engine with a displacement of 1500cc and a Maximum power of 103.26bhp at 6000RPM and a Maximum Torque of 138Nm at 4400 RPM.
It has a 4 speed gear box and a Front Wheel Drive type.
It has a 48 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Ventilated Disc type where as the Rear brakes are Drum type.
It has a BOOT space of 328 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System,, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags and no Brake Assist.
5. HYUNDAI VENUE:
Variant: S Plus
Price: Rs 8.64lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Manual
Body Type: Compact SUV
Mileage: 17.52 Kmpl
City Mileage: 13.4 Kmpl
Hyundai Venue S Plus comes with a Kappa 1.2L MPi Engine with a displacement of 1200cc and a Maximum powwer of 81.85bhp at 6000 RPM and a Maximum Torque of 113.76 Nm at 4000 RPM.
The fuel supply system is Multi Point Fuel Injection (MPFI) technology with a 5 speed gear box and a Front Wheel Drive based type.
It has a 45 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Disc type where as the Rear brakes are Drum type.
It has a BOOT space of 350 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags, No Brake Assist
6. KIA SONET:
Variant: 1.2 HTK Plus
Price: Rs 8.75lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Manual
Body Type: Compact SUV
Mileage: 18.4 Kmpl
City Mileage: 16.5 Kmpl
Kia Sonet HTK Plus comes with a Smartstream G1.2 Engine with a displacement of 1200cc and Maximum power of 81.86 bhp at 6000RPM and a Maximum Torque of 115Nm at 4200 RPM.
It has a MPFI fuel supply system and a 5 speed gear box with Front wheel drive
It has a 45 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Disc type where as the Rear brakes are Drum type.
It has a BOOT space of 392 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System,, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags and no Brake Assist.
7. MAHINDRA XUV300:
Variant: W4
Price: Rs 7.95lacs (Ex-Showroom)
Seating Capacity: 5
Transmission Type: Manual
Body Type: Compact SUV
Mileage: 17.0 Kmpl
City Mileage: 14.2 Kmpl
Mahindra XUV300 W4 comes with a 1.2L Turbo Engine with a displacement of 1200cc and a maximum Power of 108.62bhp at 5000 RPM and a Maximum Torque of 200nm at 2000 to 3500 RPM.
The fuel supply system is Multi Point Fuel Injection (MPFI) technology with a 6 speed gear box and a Front Wheel Drive based type.
It has a 42 litres of fuel tank capacity and BS VI Emission Norm Compliance.
Front brakes are Disc type where as the Rear brakes are also Disc type.
It has a BOOT space of 259 litres.
For safety it comes up with Anti-Lock Braking System, Central Locking, Child safety locks, Driver Airbag and Passenger Air bag but no Side Air bags and no Brake Assist.
CONCLUSION:
As Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii is a married man and his family consisting of 5 members including his father, mother his wife and his 5 year old boy so we would recommend a car which has a seating capacity of 5 or more and as his family consits of small child and his old parents so utmost safety is the most important thing.
He lives in Banglore city which is a highly crowded city so we would recommend a car with good mileage and if it's Automatic then it will be an bonus for him because due to heavy traffic there will be more use of gear shifting and while shifting gears in manual we need to hold the clutch and using clutch for a longer time reduces it's life and also strains his legs, So if it would be automatic then gear shifting will be automatic and he driver will not be restrained much.
He also tends to go to his native place once in a month so car with a good boot space to carry his luggages will be necessary and one which shows a higher mileage on highways.
As per the above comparisions we would suggest him to buy TATA NEXON XMA AMT S as it almost fall under his budget. The car has a very powerful engine with a very good mileage inside the city also.
Also it is an Automatic transmission type which will be useful for him in crowded places and also it provides a large boot space to accomodate his luggages while going for long tours.
He can drive this car daily to his office as it provides a very good mileage inside the city itself.
Also its a 5 seater which would suit his family and the most important thing it provides all the safety features and additionally it provides Braking Assist which no other models provide.
So I would advice Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii to buy TATA NEXON XMA AMT S.