MARUTI SUZUKI CIAZ VS HYUNDAI VERNA

The new cars are coming in the market so the competition is becoming more and more tough , the one car is released just now also with a new engine and the other car is launched previous year with all new K2 platform.

Both of these car give tough competition to each other as one offers better features and performance while the other offers better space in the cabin we will see in continuing post which car offer which thing better.

COMMON FEATURES OF TWO CARS

• Projector headlamps

• LED Drls

• 16 inch alloy wheels

• Front and rear armrest

• Rear AC vents

• Push start and stop button

• Cruise control

• 7 inch touchscreen display

• Apple car play & android auto

• Rear parking camera with sensors

• 2 Airbags , ABS with EBD standard in both cars

ABOUT NEW NEXA CIAZ

This ciaz has the same dimension as the old ciaz the main changes in this car is its features list and the all new engine present in this car. This car has very comfortable and the rear seats of this car are little upright as compare to that one in the Verna , these cars good support for back and thighs .

FEATURES OF CIAZ

• Hill hold assist

• Electronic stability program

• LED projector headlamps

• Smart hybrid technology

The features of this car are good but are not that much as compare to that one present in Verna.(Score on features is 84)

SPACE IN CIAZ

Ciaz has been always been a car which is one of the best car in the space as it has too much leg space and head space in the rear seats that you can sit in the car by crossing your legs and with the comfortable seats it give a perfect combination. This car is also good for the passengers who are above 6 feet.

The utility sections are also good in this car as there are large space inside the glove box and front rear armrest so that you can keep your stuff without any space problem , the other place is beside the steering wheel on which you hide the things from others. You can put 1 liter bottle in all the 4 doors and two diet cans in the center console.

The boot space of this car is 510L which is best in this segment , so this car is one of the best car in terms of space.

(Score on space is 93)

DRIVING DYNAMICS 

It comes with two engine options:-

                                                                PETROL ENGINE

ENGINE:-  1.5L K15B , 4 cylinder petrol motor

MAX POWER:- 103bhp@6000rpm

MAX TORQUE:- 148Nm @4400rpm

This comes with 5 speed manual gear box and 4 speed Automatic

It gives 15 to 16kmpl in city and 19 to 20kmpl on highway.

                                                                DIESEL ENGINE

ENGINE:- 1.3L DDIS 200 , 4 cylinder diesel motor

MAX POWER :- 88.5bhp@4000rpm

MAX TORQUE:- 200Nm@1750rpm

This comes with 5 speed manual gear box.

It gives 19kmpl in city and 25kmpl on highway.

Both of the engine are the least powered in this segment if leave Verna 1.4L engine and the diesel motor is the old school fiat engine which maruti Suzuki is using for more than 10 years while the petrol engine is all new engine and it is a good engine as it good for city conditions but lacks in power as compared to 1.6L engine of Verna on highways , the engine is also fairly refined .

The things which make this car better in driving dynamics is it is ground clearance which is 170mm which make it easy to pass over pot holes without any problem , the other good thing is braking it is good in braking as compare to Verna.
(Score in driving dynamics is 82)

ABOUT HYUNDAI VERNA

This car is all new car and it is based on the new K2 platform on which its big brother Elantra is based by which it make this car little more space. The best thing about this car is its design it is good from all the angles and one of the best looking cars in the market , design are subjective so not talking on that , the other good thing about this car is the feature list and the seats of this car . The seat are more comfortable than its rivals and are perfectly inclined for your back support.

FEATURES OF VERNA

• Ventilated front two seats

• Sunroof 

• Smart trunk

• Cooled glove box

• 6 Airbags in top spec

• Cluster ionizer

• Better responsive 7 inch touchscreen display

This car have many of the above mentioned features as first in segment

(Score on features is 94)

SPACE IN CAR

This car is not that much spacious as ciaz , the leg knee room and head room is quite good enough but you cannot cross your legs. The sitting of the three passengers in the rear seats are less comfortable as that of ciaz

The good things of this car in terms of space is that it has sunroof which gives the cabin a good airy and spacious cabin. The space for keeping your nick nacks are also good as there is a space in the center console and the glove box , space inside armrest is also very good . You can easily fit 1L bottle in all the 4 doors.

The boot space of this car is also of decent size and it is of 480L , the boot is also very wide enough so keeping your stuff will not be that much problem.

(Score on space in car is 87)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

This car comes with 3 engine options 

                                                            PETROL ENGINES

1) ENGINE:- 1.4L Kappa Dual VTVT Petrol motor 

    MAX POWER:- 100bhp@6000rpm     

    MAX TORQUE:- 133Nm@4000rpm

This engine comes with 6 speed manual transmission.

It gives 13 to 14 kmpl in city and 17 to 18 kmpl on highway.

2) ENGINE:- 1.6L Gamma Dual VTVT petrol motor

    MAX POWER:- 123bhp@6400rpm

    MAX TORQUE:- 151Nm@4850rpm

This engine comes with 6 speed Manual transmission & 6 speed Automatic transmission.

It gives 10 to 11 kmpl in city and 14 to 15 kmpl on highway

                                                       DIESEL ENGINE

ENGINE:- 1.6L U2 CRDi Diesel motor

MAX POWER :- 128bhp@4000rpm

MAX TORQUE:- 259Nm@1500-3000rpm

This engine comes with 6 speed Manual transmission & 6 speed Automatic transmission.

It gives 17kmpl in city and 22kmpl on highway.

The 1.4L engine is under power engine and it is only for customers attraction while the other two 1.6L Petrol and Diesel engine are the most powerful engine in the segment and these engines are both in city conditions as well as highway conditions and you will get power from the time you put your leg on accelerator.

The only thing which is a little downside is its ground clearance , its ground clearance is 165mm which can make to get touch on large pot holes but on the bad roads this car drives very good as the suspension is on little stiffer side . You will enjoy a lot in driving this car on the Highways.

(Score on driving dynamics is 92)

PRICE OF TWO CARS 

Prices for the NEXA CIAZ start from Rs 8.19lakh and go up to Rs 10.97lakh(ex- showroom Delhi).The car is available in 4 variants: Sigma(base), Delta, Zeta and Alpha(top).

Hyundai Verna price starts at Rs 7.86 Lakhs and goes up to Rs 12.98 Lakhs. Petrol Verna price start at Rs 7.86 Lakhs . Diesel Verna price starts at Rs 9.86 Lakhs. It also comes in four variants E(base) , EX, SX and SX(O)(top).

(Score on pricing for Ciaz is 90)

(Score on pricing for Verna is 88)

SCORE OF TWO CARS

The other thing which make Verna to score more points is that it is the only car in this comparison which offer Diesel car with Automatic transmission.

SCORE FOR CIAZ IS 87

SCORE FOR VERNA IS 90   

THE WINNER IS VERNA       

                                               

TATA TIAGO VS MARUTI SUZUKI CELERIO

This is one of the biggest competition and many people want comparison between this car , many people also get confuse in buying one of this car , so this car review will focus on all these points and also we will give scores accordingly.

Tata tiago is one of the best hatchback cars in terms of mainly performance, build quality and its competitive car is very good in its service and many other things because it comes from the Maruti Suzuki dealerships.

COMMON FEATURES OF TWO CARS

• Steering control

• Bluetooth connection

• 5 speed Manual gear box

• 2 Airbags (Optional)

ABOUT TATA TIAGO

Tata tiago is one of the best hatchbacks in design at present in the Indian market and you can't guess that this car belongs which dealership , if there will be a beauty competition than it will win the award . This car seats are also comfortable as they are on little softer side which make it best for city drive and also equally good for highway conditions.

FEATURES OF TIAGO

• 8 speaker harman music system

• Rear parking sensors

• Body colored AC vents 

• ECO mode function for better fuel efficiency

• Speed sensitive auto door lock

• Follow me home fog lamps

(score of tiago in features is 92)

SPACE IN CAR

This car is one of the best car in the market in terms of space as there is enough space for the rear as well as front passengers and three passengers can sit in rear seats very comfortably . The other thing which make this car spacious is that there is lot of places in the car for keeping your utility sections in it, as in the door you can keep half liter of bottles. The glove box is also very wide enough and in the middle console you can keep bottles or that diet coke cans.

The boot space of Tata tiago is also very good and is about 5 to 10 liters larger then its rivals , so the boot space of this car is 242 L.

(Score of tiago in space is 87)

DRIVING DYNAMICS OF TIAGO

This car comes with two engines one is petrol and the other diesel.

                                                        PETROL ENGINE

ENGINE :- REVOTRON 1199cc 3-cylinder engine
MAX POWER :- 84bhp @ 6000rpm
MAX TORQUE :- 115Nm @ 3500rpm

As you can see the power for the petrol engine is quite good beside being a 3 cylinder it beats some cars which having 4 cylinder as it is quite consistent in power as it pushes above 1500rpm easily without much of problem but we cannot say that there is no scope of improvement as if there will be 4 cylinder engine which better power than it will be much better.
The ARAI mileage for the petrol car is 23.84kmpl.

                                                             

                                                                 DIESEL ENGINE

ENGINE:- REVOTORQ 1047cc 3-cylinder engine
MAX POWER :- 70bhp @ 4000rpm
MAX TORQUE :- 140Nm @ 1800- 3000rpm

As you can see the power of the diesel engine is very less and it is very small engine but in road conditions it donot upset you as that much as on the papers as it is quite good in mid range but it lacks in low rpm but if you drive this car at high rpm and push it more than it will make a lot of sound .
The ARAI mileage for the diesel car is 27.28kmpl.

This car is very good on bumps and there is no bumps which can enter inside the car as it climbs over it easily , the car is also have a good steering wheel which is light for city traffic and gains little weight on the highways.

(Scores in driving dynamics is 88)

ABOUT MARUTI SUZUKI CELERIO

This car is tested cars and it is one of the hatchback cars which is launched by maruti suzuki , this car is also good looking car but not that as good as that of Tiago but the design are subjective , so we will focus on different things of this car.

FEATURES OF CELERIO

• Integrated auto with Bluetooth technology

• AGS (Auto gear shift) Technology

• Factory fitted CNG kit

This car offers less features as that of Tiago.
(Scores on features of Celerio is 88)

SPACE IN CELERIO

This car lacks in space as it rivals offers better spaces , this car has OK OK knee room and head room but it lacks rear sitting capacity as in the rear seats it will be tough for the 3 passengers to sit in the rear seats . This car has very less spaces for the utility sections as there is no spaces in doors for keeping stuff and the glove box is also not so big but good for keeping small things .

This car boot is average as it will be good for 3 passengers for the long highway trip and you can keep 2 to 3 suitcase in it , so its boot space is of 245L .

(Scores on space is 84)

DRIVING DYNAMICS OF CELERIO

This car also comes with two engine options                                  

                                                               PETROL ENGINE

ENGINE :- K10B 998cc petrol 3 cylinder engine

MAX POWER:- 67bhp @ 6000rpm

MAX TORQUE :- 90Nm @ 3500rpm

This petrol engine is also a good engine but it lacks in the refinement as it is make a huge noise in high rpm but it can be very good for the city conditions as you can drive in this car very easily without too much problem.The ARAI mileage for this car is 23.1kmpl.

                                   DIESEL ENGINE

ENGINE:- DDIS 793cc diesel 2 cylinder engine

MAX POWER :- 47bhp @ 3500rpm

MAX TORQUE :- 125Nm @ 2000rpm

On papers this car engine is very small and is not up to the mark and could not transfer on the road as the power and torque made by it is very less.The ARAI mileage for this car is 27.62kmpl.

You can feel little bumps inside the cabin of the Celerio , the steering of this car is also good for the city traffic.

(Scores on driving dynamics is 81)

PRICING OF TWO CARS

TATA TIAGO

For petrol variant is from 3.2 to 4.5 lakhFor diesel variant is from 3.94 to 5.54 lakh    

(Scores on pricing is 93)

MARUTI SUZUKI CELERIO

For petrol variant is from 4.03 to 5.23 lakh
For diesel variant is from 4.81 to 5.90 lakh  

(Scores on pricing is 85)

Tata Tiago is about 80k lesser in the lower variants while in upper variant it is 50k lesser than that of Celerio.

SCORES FOR TWO CARS

Score for Celerio is 84.5
Score for Tiago is 90


WINNER IS TATA TIAGO

HONDA AMAZE VS MARUTI SUZUKI DZIRE

As, the cars market is building fast and the most important cars which make these car manufactures more selling are these compact sedan and the two most popular compact sedan in this segment are these.

The competition is tough in all the aspects features , performance, power, handling and especially the prices are also very comparative.Both Honda Amaze and Maruti Suzuki Dzire are good in design language. Honda Amaze is one of the best car in proportionate in design language and has got a square box like structure and Maruti Suzuki Dzire has got more of the curvy structure.

The design are subjective and so we will not compare more about design as different people like different design as some will like Amaze or someone will like Dzire. That said, now we will compare these cars on different basis:-

COMMON FEATURES

• Touchscreen Infotainment

• Android auto\ Apple Carplay

• Key less entry

• Reverse camera and parking sensors

• Start and stop button

• Rear Armrest

• FRONT(DISC) AND REAR (DRUM)

• 2 Airbags, ABS with EBD

ABOUT HONDA AMAZE

Honda Amaze is one of the best car available in the market as it has got features, power and performance. The seats of this car are good in cutioning and support for side support and knee support is good.

FEATURES OF AMAZE

• USB charging point

• Speed limit point in navigation system

• Pedal shifters

• Shark fin antenna

It lacks in features like rear adjustable headrest and rear AC vents which are offered in its rival cars.(Scores on features is 86)

SPACE IN CAR

The car is a good spacious car as it Honda has made good spaces for the utility section as in the middle console you can keep the your wallet and mobile and there is place two cup holder space. In all the 4 doors you can keep 1 liter bottle and the glove box is very wide enough or we can say best in the segment.

As ,we are talking about space this car excels all it rivals in the rear space , as the leg room and knee room is best and the sitting for three passengers is very comfortable in this car . The other thing in  which it kills all other rivals is in the boot space , it has very wide boot space of about 420 liters and the boot spacing is very wide.

(Score on space is 92)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

This car comes with two engine one is 1.5 liter diesel,4 cylinder engine which makes power of about 100hp and the torque of about 200 Nm and the other is 1.2 liter engine, 4 cylinder which makes power of about 87 hp and the torque of about 109Nm . We will talk about diesel engine of this car

It is very smooth and refined engine but have some cattery sound in the cabin. It has got McPherson Struck as front suspension and the rear suspension is Torsion beam. This suspension of car is make it quickest on the pot holes as well. This car also among the fastest engine than its rivals ,the things which makes little unknowing to drive this car in the city condition is the heavy steering as it requires effort in city and the other is the body roll of the car around corners.

The mileage of this car for diesel is 19 to 21kmpl in city and 23 to 25 kmpl on highway so the average mileage of this car is 22.5kmpl. While for petrol car the city mileage is 15 to 16kmpl and on the highway the mileage is 19 to 20 kmpl , so the average mileage of this car is 17.5kmpl.

(Score on driving dynamic is 88)

ABOUT MARUTI SUZUKI DZIRE

For all the basic things which you want from compact sedan you can get from this car as this car is a good combination of features and performance. Seats are very comfortable these are both wide as well as long and cutioning is also pretty good which make long passenger to sit on the seat very comfortably.

FEATURES OF DZIRE

• LED projector headlamps 

• Auto headlamps

• Rear AC vents and adjustable headrest

• Flat bottom steering

It misses in features like shark fin antenna and there is no USB port there are only 12 volt sockets for front and ear passengers.

(Score on features is 90)

SPACE IN CAR

This car is also one of the best car for the rear passengers at this price range because this car has got good knee room and leg room but the amaze has slightly better than this car , this car wideness has also increase a little bit which make good sitting for three passengers. This car got space inside in the car as it has two cup holders in the center console and there is space on the doors where you can keep 1 liter bottle on all the four doors. The glove box is also of decent size for keeping things.

The boot space is not as large as spacious than the one of the amaze but it is of good for keeping 4 passenger things for the long highway trips, this is of about  376 litres. The boot is also of very wide aperture which make it good for keeping your big boxes in the boot.

(Score on space is 89)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

This car comes with two engine options one is 1.3 liter, 4 cylinder diesel engine which makes about 75 hp of power and 190Nm of torque. The other one is the 1.2 liter petrol 4 cylinder engine which makes power of about 82hp and the torque of 113Nm. We are talking about diesel engine of this car as well.

This 1.3 liter engine is very less powered as compared to that of the 1.5 liter engine of amaze , the power is less on papers as you can see this also translate when you are driving car. This car does not have that punch while driving and you have down shift the gears when you are overtaking but this car is good for the city condition as it has smooth gear shift and the gear throws are also very small as well. The engine is good for the people who want only smooth driving and not that punchy feel from the car.

The diesel gives mileage of about 20 to 21 kmpl in city and 24 to 26 kmpl on highway which make average of 23.5 kmpl while the petrol engine gives 17 to 18 kmpl in city and 20 to 22 kmpl in highway conditions , so the average mileage is of about 19.5 kmpl.

(Score on driving dynamic is 86)

PRICING OF TWO CARS

The pricing of two cars are very equally matched on base trim Dzire is 10k rupees lesser than the Amaze and in the top trim the Amaze is about 35k rupees lesser than Dezire.

(Scores of Dzire in pricing is :- 89  & Score of Amaze in pricing is :- 90)

FINAL SCORE

Both the car are very equally matched so the picking up the winner is difficult but the one thing which make Amaze a more better option this is the presence of CVT gearbox with pedal shifters

in comparison of AMT gear box in the Dzire ,so the final scores are

DZIRE score :- 86.5

AMAZE score :- 89

WINNER IS HONDA AMAZE

VOLVO XC60 VS AUDI Q5 VS BMW X3

Today, the competition is between the costlier wheels , the cars which are for the upper middle class people and these cars are very expensive in looking , features, powers and so the price of them is also very expensive. These cars are the dream cars for some people and some people are only impress there front brand logos on the car as they are become a huge status signal now.

The cost of the cars are above 50 lakhs and in this post first we will review one by one the whole car and give the points according to the features, driving dynamics, space in cabin and the value for money . So, the full post and tell us about reviews in the comment section.

COMMON FEATURES OF THREE CARS

• Panoramic Sunroof

• Smartphone interface

• Rear Seat entertainment

• Keyless entry and Go (standard in Q5 & X3 but not in XC60)

• Front seat electrical adjustable

• Powered tail gate.

• 6 AIRBAGS, ESP, traction control & tyre monitoring system.

• Attention assistant

• Driving modes

• Cruise control

• Adaptive suspension  etc.

ABOUT AUDI Q5

The car is one of the best car from the AUDI cars and it is been a huge success from the time it is launch india and it is packed with all the basic features but it do not get that features which its other two rivals are offering in about same price range and the cabin also does not excite much at that price range of car. The seats of this car are good in comfort and the things used in the cabin is absolutely on a expensive side.

FEATURES OF Q5

• Wireless charging

• 7 speed DSG gear box

• Quattro all wheel drive

• And all the common features mentioned above.

(score on features is 86)

SPACE IN CAR

Q5 is a spacious car and you will never feel lack in space when you are in Q5 cabin , the glove box has a smooth opening and it is very wide also which make it more things to keep .The armrest is also very wide enough and you can keep your stuff easily in it.

Q5 comes with a boot space of 550L and it is a very wide boot and is one of the best boot in this segment , when the rear seats are folded the boot space of the car becomes 1550L which makes your huge boxes to move in the car without any problem.
(score on space is 91)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

This car comes with  a 2.0 L TDI diesel engine which makes a power of about 190hp and 400Nm of torque. This car has good figures of power and torque but it is not much refined as the engine of BMW X3 and it is OK OK type in punchiness than the other two cars but this car is easiest to drive as it pulls easily in city drives.

The steering wheel on this car is on the lighter side and somewhat kills the excitement of putting this car in sharp corners and have feeling of control on the car in high speed. The brakes of this car are better than the brakes present on the other two cars as they are gentle when they are applied. This car comes with Quatrain all wheel drive which make it more enjoyable to drive.

This car takes only 7.80 sec from 0 to 100 which is better than the other two cars as mentioned below. The mileage of Q5 is the class leading as it gives 14 to 15 kmpl in city and 17 to 19 kmpl on highway which makes an average mileage of about 17 kmpl.

(score on driving dynamics is 90)

ABOUT VOLVO XC60

The car which is a miniature version of XC90 and if you are a fan of that car than you will also love this car also as this car is packed with features and also have plush cabin which will impress as soon as you will enter in the cabin. This car look backs best from outside as well as inside , it has black interiors which make it to give more bold appearance. This car is for its comfort and the seats of this car is best among the segment.

FEATURES OF XC60

• Best operating vertical touchscreen infortainment

• 15 speakers

• 4 zone climate controls while its rivals have 3 zone climate control

• Front ventilated seats

• Napa leather upholstery

• 360 degree viewing camera

• Head up display

• RADAR guide assistance

• and all the common features mentioned above

(score on features is 97)

SPACE IN CABIN

This car is good in space section but its little bit behind than its rivals in term of space as there is less knee room for the rear passengers as compared to other two but it is good for the sitting of the three passengers.There are lot of spaces for keeping your thing there are two bottle holders in the center console and the armrest and glove box are very good spacious for keeping your wallet or mobile or small nick nacks.

This car comes with boot space of about 505L which is of about 45L less than its competitor.If you fold your rear seats the boot space increases to about 1432L which is also less in comparison to its competitor.
(score in space is 90)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

This car comes with 2.0L D5 diesel engine which makes power of about 235L and torque of about 480Nm . This engine is very powerful engine on papers but it is not that much powerful on roads , as it is not very well refined and but it will feel very comfortable while driving this car.

This car climbs over bumps very easily and you will never feel sense of comfortable while riding in this car. This car also comes Haldex all wheel drive which makes this car performance more better on bad roads.

This car is also very fast from 0 to 100km/hr and covers it only in 7.93 sec . The mileage of this car is of about 10 to 11 kmpl in city and 13 to 15 kmpl on highway so the average mileage of this car is 12.35kmpl.
(score on driving dynamics is 89)

ABOUT BMW X3

This is the car while looking on it you can get confuse is it a BMW X3 or BMW X5 , this car looks exactly likes it parent car and is made for giving x5 experience. This car is the most refined of this lot and it is most sporty looking car in this lot and it is also packed with good features but not like the features in the xc60. The cars have very good quality cabin as all the soft things used in the cabin. The seats are wider too which is better for heavy passengers

FEATURES OF BMW X3

• 16 speakers

• wireless charging(Only in top trim)

• Adaptive LED headlight

• and all the common features mentioned above.

(score on features is 88)

SPACE IN CABIN

This car has very good spacious cabin as the rear seats are very wide and good for 3 passengers as well and the knee room and head room is very good as well , the only thing which can be improve for rear passengers is the under thigh support. The car has good space glove box and front armrest as well.

The boot of this car is class segment it is of about 550L and there is no leading lib so putting heavy boxes will not be that much problem and especially the boot has wide opening. You can also recline rear seats and the boot space will increase to 1600L by which all your big boxes can be stored in the boot without too much problem.

(score in space is 92)

DRIVING DYNAMICS OF CAR

This car comes with 2.0L xdrive 20D diesel engine which makes power of about 190hp and the torque of about 400Nm . This engine is the class leading engine in terms of refinement level and in the power delivery.

This is engine is very smooth also at 4000rpm and it never shuffles as it pulls in low rpm and high edge and the steering feedback is also good which make it more fun to drive while pushing this car into corners. This car is also 50kg lighter than the other two cars which make it more better drive in every conditions.

This car is slower from 0 to 100km/hr as compared to other cars and take 8.2 sec. The mileage of this car is quite efficient and gives 13.5 to 14 kmpl in city and 17 to 18 kmpl on highway so, the average mileage of this car is 16.4kmpl

(score in driving dynamics is 92)

PRICING OF THREE CARS

BMW X3 :- 2018 BMW X3 Launch: BMW has launched its all-new X3 SUV at Rs 49.99 lakh (ex-showroom, India). 2018 BMW X3 Variants And Prices: The X3 is offered in two variants: xDrive 20d Expedition and xDrive 20d Luxury Line, priced at Rs 49.99 lakh and Rs 56.70 lakh respectively

AUDI Q5:- Audi Q5 Variants & Price: The Q5 is available in two variants - Premium Plus and Technology, which are priced at Rs 55.27 lakh and Rs 59.79 lakh (ex-showroom India), respectively.

VOLVO XC60:-Volvo has launched the second-gen XC60 in India at a price of Rs 55.9 lakh (ex-showroom India). Volvo XC60 has also get best NCAP rating.

(score on pricing of Q5 is 88,  XC60 is 93 and X3 is 94) 

FINAL VERDICT

SCORES OF THREE CARS

AUDI Q5:-89
VOVO XC60:-92.5
BMW X3:-91.5

WINNER VOLVO XC 60

HONDA WRV VS HYUNDAI I20 ACTIVE

The competition is between two Cross over cars and both of the cars belong to the most popular brands and they are competing with each other both of them are made from there junior cars and are powered with same engines as well and the sales of both the cars are only on rise side.

The looks are also from the juniors cars as well, both of the cars are packed with features and have somethings which differentiate between each other. These cars are also good in driving dynamics as they can easily go on bumps without many much difficulty and more of the features and driving dynamics are listed below.

COMMON FEATURES 

• 6 Speed manual

• Alloy wheels

• Tilt and telescopic adjustable steering wheels

• Mirror link

• Satellite navigation

• Reverse camera

• Auto climate control

• Rear wiper

ABOUT HONDA WRV

This car is made from its sibling car Honda Jazz and looks like Honda jazz went to gym and the Honda WRV is made, this car is packed with features , car ground clearance is also good . The seats of this car of leather upholstery and are well cutioned and side bolting is also very good as it is very good in driving when we push this car into corners. 

FEATURES OF WRV

• Sunroof

• Cruise control

• Touch screen AC vents

•  Charging plugs inside front armrest

• Space in front of AC vents for cooling bottle.

• 2 Airbags, ABS with EBD

This car misses in some main features which its rival cars are offering like Rear AC vents, 6 Airbags in top spec, Rear adjustable headrest, reverse sensors etc.(Score on features is 84)

ABOUT HYUNDAI I20 ACTIVE

This car is also made from its sibling car Elite i20 and looks also like elite i20 went to gym and I20 active is made. This car also has some very well packed features and in this car you sit little lower than the WRV car, its car are also very well bolted and are comfortable.

FEATURES OF ACTIVE I20

• Rear adjustable headrest

• Automatic Headlamps

• 6 Airbags in top spec

• Apple Car play / Android Auto

• Reverse sensors

• Projector beam lamps

This car also do not have some features like Cruise control and especially Sunroof the sunroof in this car is making sales of this car more as it is not offered in its rival.
(Score on features is 89)

SPACE IN CAR

SPACE IN ACTIVE I20

Hyundai active i20 is a less spacious car in terms of space , the boot space of this car is 285 liters , it is very less spaced boot the car above its segment have better boot than this car but the rear seat of this car has 60:40 split which make its boot quite spacious and useful when there are two people in car. The rear seat of this car has OK OK type leg room and head room as you cannot stretch your legs well in this car.

The space in this car is good for keeping your nicks and nacks in the cabin as the glove box is quite good and you can keep the bottle in all the four doors .
(Score in space section is 81)

SPACE IN WRV

Honda wrv is a very well space cabin as it has one of the best space boot in its rival of 363 liters. This car has one of the best space rear seats as there is best knee room for the rear and you can stretch and fold legs very comfortably . The head room is also very good it will not any problem for the 6 feet passenger also.

The space for the nick nacks is quite generous as it has well shaped glove box and the boot cover plate is very wide where you can keep your stuff .(Score in space section is 92)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

ABOUT ACTIVE I20

This car comes with two engine options one is 1.2L petrol engine which makes about 83hp of power  and the torque of about 115Nm which is very little powered and the power is also not good enough. The other engine is of 1.4L diesel engine which makes about 90bhp of power and 220Nm of torque which is very well powered and it is the most refined engine in this comparison. 

The sitting in this car is low so the bumps in the car you feel very more as compared in the WRV. The engine of this car is between 2000rpm to 4000rpm and between this rpm is the punch of the car and it works best between this rpm only and below the 1500rpm engine is lacky and there is not much power for the enthusiast drivers.

The mileage of the petrol car in city 14 to 15 kmpl and on the highway the mileage is 17 to 18 kmpl and the mileage of diesel car in city is 17 to 18 kmpl and on the highway is 20.5 to 22kmpl.
(Score in driving dynamics is 81)

ABOUT WRV

This car also have two engines one is the 1.2L petrol engine which makes power of about 90hp and the torque of about 110Nm , this car is less powered according to its weight and this engine is some what same powered like the i20 active engine. The diesel engine is of 1.5L which makes power of about 100hp and torque of about 200Nm this diesel is much more power than the engine in i20 active.

The steering wheel of this car is light enough in the city condition and gains weight when we are ridding the car in the highway conditions. The car is better at bumps and pot holes , it maintains it body roll at high speed conditions. This car power is also at high rpm and as well as at low rpm and its power is from 1500rpm own wards.

The mileage of this petrol car is 15 to 16 kmpl in the city and on the highway it is 18 to 20kmpl . the diesel car mileage in the city is 19 to 21 kmpl and on the highway the mileage is 23 to 25 kmpl. (Score in driving dynamics is 88)

PRICING OF CARS

The pricing of WRV is between 7.75 lakh to 9.99 lakh while the pricing of ACTIVE I20 is 6.38 lakh to 8.89 lakh.

(Scores of WRV on pricing is 86 and pricing of ACTIVE I20 is 89)

FINAL VERDICT

OVERALL SCORE OF HONDA WRV IS 87.5

OVERALL SCORE OF HYUNDAI ACTIVE I20 IS 85

THE WINNER IS WRV