Benchmarking

BENCHMARKING SUZUKI VITARA BREZZA, TATA NEXON, KIA SONET & RENAULT KIGER

Benchmarking is the process of comparing similar products of different brands as a reference for manufacturing a similar product with all the features of the comparison and to add additional features to be ahead of the market.

1. SUZUKI VITARA BREZZA

The Suzuki Vitara Brezza is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by Suzuki. It was unveiled at the 13th Auto Expo in 2016. It is the company's first attempt in the subcompact crossover segment and their fourth attempt in the SUV market after the Gypsy, Grand Vitara and SX4 S-Cross. The Brezza is the first Suzuki-branded car which was fully designed in India. In 2020 the car got an updated design, features and added the new 1.5 L K-series engine. The K15B four-cylinder petrol engine option which produces 77 kW (103 hp; 105 PS) and 138 N⋅m (102 lb⋅ft) of torque. The petrol engine is mated to a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission, both is equipped with SVHS mild hybrid system. It is also marketed by Toyota as the Toyota Urban Cruiser since 2020.

2. TATA NEXON

The Tata Nexon is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by the Indian automaker Tata Motors since 2017. It is the first crossover SUV from the brand, and occupies the sub-4 metre crossover SUV segment in India. The Nexon is based on the revised Tata X1 platform debuted in 1998 with the Indica model and adopted by other Indian brand cars. It uses independent MacPherson dual-path strut with coil spring front suspensions and rear twist-beam with coil spring and shock absorber. The engines are developed by Tata Motors and Austrian engineering company AVL: the petrol engine is the 1.2 L Revotorq three cylinder turbo 12-valve that delivers 81 kW (109 hp; 110 PS) and 170 N⋅m (125 lbf⋅ft) of maximum torque combined with a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission; the diesel engine is a 1.5 L Revotorq four-cylinder common rail 16-valve that delivers 81 kW (109 hp; 110 PS) and 260 N⋅m (192 lbf⋅ft) of maximum torque, also paired with a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission.

3. KIA SONET

This is the third car of the newly entered (2020) South korean car brand Kia which showed their sucessfull run with the Kia Seltos. This stylish, as feature loaded as its bigger brother is a sub 4 meter crossover car. It comes with 3 petrol and a diesel engine with 5 types of transmissions, five- and six-speed manual, seven-speed DCT, six-speed automatic, and the new six-speed Smartstream intelligent manual transmission (iMT). Kia claimed that the Sonet uses high strength steel structure that helps in reducing the impact of severe accidents. Some of its safety features for its top trims include six airbags, electronic stability control, anti-lock braking system, hill start assistance control, vehicle stability management system, speed alert system, electronic traction control, parking sensors, braking assistance and driver’s seat belts given with pre-tensioners.

4. RENAULT KIGER

The Renault Kiger is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by Renault. It was revealed on January 2021 and has been marketed since March 2021. Designed and manufactured in India, it is positioned under the Duster to occupy the sub-4 metre crossover SUV segment in India. Kiger is the work of the French and Indian design divisions. The Kiger is built on the Renault-Nissan CMF-A+ platform shared with the closely related Tiber MPV and the Nissan Magnite. The crossover receives a sculpted hood, a semi-floating roof with an integrated gallery that extends to the windshield, as well as two central exhaust outlets. In India, the vehicle is available with the 1.0-liter B4D three-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine as standard, capable of 72 PS (71 hp; 53 kW) and 96 N⋅m (9.79 kg⋅m; 70.8 lb⋅ft) paired with a 5-speed manual or an Easy-R automated manual transmission. Upper trims gets the 1.0-liter HRA0 turbocharged petrol engine produces 100 PS (99 hp; 74 kW) and 152–160 N⋅m (15.5–16.3 kg⋅m; 112–118 lb⋅ft) of torque, mated with a five-speed manual transmission or an optional CVT.

DIMENSIONS

	VITARA BREZZA	NEXON	SONET	KIGER
Length	3995 mm	3993 mm	3995 mm	3991 mm
Width	1790 mm	1811 mm	1790 mm	1750 mm
Height	1640 mm	1606 mm	1647 mm	1605 mm
Wheelbase	2500 mm	2498 mm	2500 mm	2500 mm
Ground Clearance	198 mm	209 mm	211 mm	205 mm

MILEAGE- ARAI Certified

VITARA BREZZA	NEXON	SONET	KIGER
17.03 Kmpl	17.4 Kmpl	18.4 Kmpl	19.17 Kmpl

BOOT SPACE

VITARA BREZZA	NEXON	SONET	KIGER
328 L	350 L	392 L	405 L

ACTIVE & PASSIVE SAFETY FEATURES

	VITARA BREZZA	NEXON	SONET	KIGER
Side & Curtain Airbags	-	-	-	2 Side Airbags Front
Pretensioners & Force Limiter Seatbelts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Airbags	Driver & Passenger Airbags	Driver & Passenger Airbags	Driver & Passenger Airbags	Driver & Passenger Airbags
Electronic Stability Control	-	Yes	-	-
Rear View Camera	-	-	-	Yes
Follow Me Home Headlamps	-	-	Yes	-
Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock	-	-	Yes	Yes
Anti-Pinch Power Windows	Driver's Window	-	-	Driver's Window
Traction Control	-	Yes	-	-
Hill Assist	-	Yes	-	-
Impact Sensing Auto Door Unlock	-	-	Yes	-
Crash Sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

PRICE COMPARISON (PETROL) EX-SHOWROOM BANGLORE

VITARA BREZZA LXi	NEXON XE	SONET HTK 1.2	KIGER RXZ
₹ 9,14,000	₹ 8,92,000	₹ 9,49,000	₹ 9,52,000

CONCLUSION

After performing the benchmarking with the four subcompact crossover cars, the most suitable car for Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii and his family at the given 8-10 lacks budget is the Renault Kiger.

• In feature wise it has a rear view camera which is essential for parking in small space in cities.
• In terms os safety, it is the only car in its price range which comes with four airbags, each one for the driver & the passenger and two side airbags front.
• It has speed sensing auto door lock which is required beacause there are children on the car, who might accidently open the door while moving.
• The features which are common with other three are, crash sensor & pretension and force limiter seatbelts.
• There is ana anti-pinch power window feature which rare in this segment.

Out of the four cars, Kiger has the higest price about 9.52 lacks ex-showroon Banglore. It is 60,000 more than the cheapest car in this benchmarking which is the Tata Nexon. But the features of Tata Nexon like hill assist, traction control and electronic stability control are can be neglected by the experties of the driver. A responsible is the only safety feature a car needs. So the extra 60,000 is worth for the additional features and safety. The mileage and bootspace is best in its class, which is better for long journies. The styling of the Renault Kiger is in the range of the Tata Nexon & Kia Sonet and will not get old. It is the most upto date trendy design elements like the splite DRL and headlamps. Renault as a brand is having a good history with the Indian car buyers with its service and products and a subcompact crossover SUV front their stable is a good choice for a five member family living in a crowded city, that takes long distance journy. The Renault Kiger is a big car visually.