Saturday, September 8, 2018

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


Wednesday, September 5, 2018

TATA TIGOR VS HYUNDAI XCENT



Both of the cars in this comparison are not old much as the one is launch recently and while the other car has got recent face lift. The Xcent comes from Hyundai dealership and the Tigor comes from Tata dealerships both of them are very attractive in there looks.

But both of these cars misses in something and has got some thing which the other car lacks , there sales are also good in market but the popular cars like maruti Suzuki dezire and honda amaze is giving a huge competition to both of these cars.

COMMON FEATURES OF THESE CARS

  • Navigation+ Reverse camera
  • Steering mounted controls
  •  2 Airbags + ABS
  • Fabric Upholstery
  • Both have tilt adjustable steering
  • 12 Volt rear charging sockets.
  • Rear armrest

ABOUT TIGOR

Tigor is the one of the best tigor which is launched by Tata in recent years it has some amazing features. Seats of this car are much better than the one in its rival, as they are on the softer side and are good cution, that why they are good for both for short journeys as well as long journeys . Now look at some features of this car:-



  • 8 Harman Speakers System for a Surround Sound Experience.
  • Body colored AC vents
  • Front adjustable Headrest
  • Good utility places
  • The glove box has a rampant effect
  • Touchscreen with all the basic things

It lacks in many features like rear AC vents, rear adjustable headrests , android auto/ apple car play etc.

(Scores on features 78)

ABOUT XCENT

Xcent is good looking car but when compare to its rival it doesn't amaze you as that the Tigor does but the looks are subjective so we will not say much as some people will love it looks . The other bad thing is that its seats are not cution well and you feel back pain on the long journeys. The one thing where it beats the Tigor , is its huge feature list :-



  • Rear AC vents
  • Android auto / Apple car play
  • LED DRLS(Day time Running lights)
  • Rear adjustable headrest
  • Cool glove box 
  • Bigger 7 inch touchscreen display
  • 1 GB memory function
It lacks in features like front adjustable headrest and speaker quality like in the tigor.(Score on features is 89)

SPACE IN CAR

TIGOR


Tigor is a well spaced cabin with lot of place to keep your nicks and nacks and the four door also have space for keeping 500ml bottle on each door . The knee room , head room are good and are slightly better than the Xcent. The large window lines give the cabin a very airy feel with very good recline angle of rear seats.

Tigor has the best segment boot of 419L and the hydraulics of boot is on outside which make the proper utilization of the boot , the only bad thing about boot is that the opening lib of boot is very small . So, this make very difficult to put that boxes inside the boot.

(Scores on space is 91)

XCENT

Xcent cabin is also spacious and there are lot of places to keep your things and you can put your coke cans in the glove box and the cans will be cool. There is good knee room and head room , the transition line is also very less so siting three passengers will not be too much problem. 1L can easily fit on the four doors.

Xcent boot is also of decent size of 407 L and the opening very wide so there will be not so much problem in keeping the big boxes but the hydraulics comes in boot space so full there will be no use of the full boot.

(Score on space is 88)

DRIVING DYNAMICS

TIGOR

Tigor comes with two engine options one is the 1.2L turbo petrol which makes 84 bhp power and 114Nm torque and the other is 1.05 L diesel engine which makes 69 bhp and 140Nm torque. Both of the engines are very refined and are good in mid range . 

The engines lacks power in the low range as you have to change gears more often when you are city driving and also lack in power especially the diesel one. The good thing is that its suspension is very good as it is very good on bad roads as it climbs over pot holes without much difficulty. The steering also give good feedback better than that in the Xcent.

The petrol gives the mileage mainly in between 14 to 15kmpl in city and 19 to 20kmpl on highway , the diesel engine gives 16 to 17kmpl in city and 21 to 23 kmpl on highway.(Scores on driving dynamics is 84)

XCENT

Xcent also comes with two engines one is 1.2L petrol engines which make 82bhp of power and 115Nm torque while diesel engine is also 1.2L which makes 74bhp of power and 190Nm torque. Both of the engines are very well powered.

The car is very good for highway use and city use and there is good amount of power but it has also some turbo lack present in them but they are better than the engine in Tigor in terms of power. The cabin is good isolated from the outside noise and there is very less bumps which enter in the cabin and the diesel engine clutch is as light as that of the petrol engine means the clutch is also quite good.

The petrol engine gives the mileage of about 12 to 14 kmpl in city and 16 to 18kmpl on highway while the diesel engine mileage is about 16 to 18 kmpl in city and 20 to 22 kmpl on highway.(Scores on driving dynamic is 90)

PRICING OF TWO CARS

The tigor is cheap in the comparison of price that of the Xcent , the prices are listed below:-



(Tigor score on pricing is 92 and Xcent score in price is 86)

FINAL VERDICT


TIGOR SCORES 86 IN OVERALL
XCENT SCORES 88 IN OVERALL


"SO IF YOU HAVE LESS BUDGET THAN TIGOR IS BETTER OPTION AND IF YOUR BUDGET IS QUITE GOOD THAN BETTER OPTION IS XCENT"

WINNER XCENT





"THANK YOU"
(TELL OUT YOUR REVIEWS IN COMMENT BOX AND TELL US WHICH CAR POST YOU WANT TO SEE NEXT)

Monday, September 3, 2018

BALENO VS SWIFT

This time the competition is in between both the Suzuki cars , one comes from Maruti Suzuki dealership and the other premium maruti Suzuki dealerships which is NEXA. Both of these cars are big competitions for each other and they are the hot sellers from the day they were launch in india.


The cars which make these both cars hot sellers is there looks , there features and especially the trust of people for maruti cars as they have good resale values and there service cost is also less.

COMMON FEATURES OF TWO CARS

  • 2 Airbags, ABS with EBD
  • ISOFIX mounts
  • Key less entry
  • Auto climate control
  • 7 inch touchscreen 
  • Apple car play/ Android Auto
  • Auto headlamps
  • Rear parking sensors and rear camera


ABOUT BALENO

Baleno is sold from NEXA dealerships , it is launched in 2015 and its main competition was Hyundai elite i20 but it also giving the competition to the Swift . Baleno have many common features between the two as listed above.

FEATURES OF BALENO

  • R16 wheels
  • XENON projector lamps
  • Tilt and Telescopic adjustable staring
  • Height adjustable seat belts
  • Foot well ambient lighting
  • Auto dimming mirror
  • Multi info display coloured
  • CVT gearbox

It do not have rear AC vents .

(Score on features is 91)

ABOUT SWIFT


Swift is sold from Maruti Suzuki dealership , it is now the third generation of the swift . The swift car is very famous and always being in the top 5 selling cars in India. Its features are some less as compared to that of baleno these are listed below:-

FEATURES OF SWIFT

  • It has flat bottom steering
  • It has LED projection headlamps
  • Door handle on C pillar
  • Good looking instrument cluster 

It donot have rear AC vents , not telescopic adjustable steering , information cluster is also not colored and it comes AMT gearbox while the Baleno has CVT gearbox.
(Score on features is 83)

SPACE IN CARS

BALENO


Baleno has the good spacious cabin as it has good head room and also good knee room , it has much better space than the one in swift. The boot space of Baleno is about 340L which is about 70L more than that one in the Swift . It has good space for keeping your nicks and nacks as the utility places in the quiet good as well and if you are on the long journey with 4 to 5 passengers it will not be a problem. The only thing which make it less spacious is the all the black interiors.(Score on space in car is 92)

SWIFT


Swift comes with good spacious cabin , with good knee room and head room but it is little less in comparison with the Baleno. The boot space in the Swift is 268 L which is about 70 L less in the Baleno. The thing which make this car less spacious and less airy is the door handle on the C pillar and also all black interiors which are from the 1st generation of this car.
(Score on space in car is 86)


DRIVING DYNAMICS 

BALENO

Baleno comes with two engine options ,one is the 1.2L petrol engine which makes power of about 83.1bhp and the torque of about 115Nm . The diesel engine is of about 1.3L engine which makes power of about 75bhp and the torque of about 190Nm. This car comes with CVT gearbox so it is better in automatic driving. We can't say that car is smooth driving car as it has the noise in the cabin from the engine when you drive it hard and also there is noise from the tyres as well.


This car is faster as it completes 0 to 100 kmph in about 4.96sec. The suspension is on the stiffer side as it is good driving dynamic on the bad roads but it do not have good steering feedback as it is not good on the edge.
Mileage of the diesel car on the city is of about 15kmpl and on the highway condition is about 21 to 22kmpl . So, the average mileage is 18.5kmpl .
(Score of Baleno on driving dynamics is 86)


SWIFT

 Swift also comes with two engine options both the engines are same as that of the Baleno as 1.2L petrol engine makes 83.1bhp of power and torque of about 115Nm. The 1.3L diesel engine makes  75bhp and torque of about 190Nm. This car is made of AMT gear box so it do not have the rubber band effect as that of in the CVT gear box.

The car takes 5.12 sec for completing 0 to 100kmph .This car has the flat bottom steering wheel which gives a very less steering wheel as the steering wheel in the first generation of the Swift has more feedback than the one which is offered now.
The diesel engine city mileage condition is of about 16.5kmpl and the highway mileage condition is of about 22 kmpl . So, the average mileage of this car is of about 19.3 kmpl .
(Score of swift on driving dynamics is 89)


PRICING OF TWO CARS  

Related image


So baleno is only about 20 to 25 lakh costlier than swift but it has lot to offer.

(Score of Baleno on pricing is 88 and Score of swift on pricing is 91)

FINAL SCORE 

The final score of Baleno is strong 89.5

The final score for the Swift is 87

"SO, THE WINNER IN THIS COMPARISON IS NEXA BALENO"



"THANK YOU "

(TELL US THE COMMENT SECTION ABOUT THE POST AND TELL US WHICH CAR COMPARISON YOU WANT TO SEE NEXT)

Saturday, September 1, 2018

HONDA ACCORD HYBRID VS TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID

As , the pollution is continuously increasing so the hybrid cars are the most attractive cars and these two hybrid cars are best to buy. These two cars are luxurious sedan and many of the buyers will sit in the back seats of this car and some what who love to drive the cars will also enjoy driving this car.

Both of these cars are very old and there new generations make more and more surprises for the buyers and there at present generation cars are packed with amazing features. Toyota Camry is manufactured in India while the Honda accord is a import so this make huge differences in the prices which you will see at the last.

COMMON FEATURES OF TWO CARS


  • Power staring adjust
  • 3 zone climate control
  • Co driver electrical adjustable seat from rear
  • Audio control in rear armrest
  • 7 airbags
  • Android auto and apple car play

ABOUT ACCORD

This car is one of the best car which comes from honda dealership and this is the one of the best car for sitting in the back seats of this car , you will get best and class features in this car. This car has a powerful presence on the road if you go while driving this car , the people will turn again and again  and look this car.


FEATURES OF CAR

  • Sunroof
  • Dual screen
  • Driver seat memory function
  • Puncture repair kit
  • Satellite navigation
  • Lane watch system
  • Sport mode

(In features accord scores 94 points)

ABOUT CAMRY

This car comes from Toyota dealership and this car is also good in features list but where it lacks in comparison is in the back seat as in this you sit relatively lower than Accord and this make it less comfortable on roads you will get more details in driving dynamics of this car. The best about this car is that it is very aggressively priced than the its rival car Accord.


FEATURES OF CAMRY


  • Ventilated seats
  • Sun blinds on side mirror and rear mirror
  • CVT gearbox
  • Better seating comfort
It lacks in cabin appearance as the touchscreen in this car looks very outdated.
(In features Camry scores 82 points)


SPACE IN CARS

ACCORD


There is good space in the accord cabin as there is good enough leg room and as well as good enough head room and it is also a very wide car from back so three people can sit in the back very comfortably. There is good space for keeping your nick and nacks , the glove box has good space . The boot space of this car is about 473 L which is very good for the long trips and keeping your suitcase will not be a problem but the boot space of Camry is much better than the Accord car.


(Score of  accord in terms of space is 91)

CAMRY



The Camry has better space in the rear seats it has better knee room and head room than the Accord and it is much better car from back so the three occupancy sit much better with more comfort on the rear seats. The boot is also better spaced it has boot of 587 L which will not at all any problem in storing the boxes as the opening is very wide enough.


(Score of Camry in terms of space is strong 93)


DRIVING DYNAMICS OF BOTH CARS


ACCORD


Honda accord comes with 2 L diesel engine which makes about 145 hp of power and the electric motor is of 135 Kilowatt which makes 184 hp of power , so total power made by this car is of about 215 hp.


This car is very powerful as it completes 0 to 100 kmph in about 8.2 sec which is faster than the camry, this car also have sport mode which makes it more powerful whenever you need the power.Whenever you are driving this car you get a very good feedback from the steering wheel and you will feel less bumps in this car than the one in Camry . As, you sit little bit higher in this car .


The mileage of the car on the city is of about 17 to 18 kmpl while on the highway the mileage is 19 to 20kmpl, so the average mileage of this car is of about 18.5 kmpl.
(Score for Accord in driving section is 93)

CAMRY

Toyota Camry comes with 2.5 L engine which makes about 160 hp of power and the electric motor is of 105 Kilowatt which makes power of about 149 hp, so the total power of this car is of about 205 hp. This car makes some what make less power than the accord .


This car takes 9.2 sec from 0 to 100 kmph which is that the Camry is 1 sec slower than the accord in 0 to 100 kmph but this car has more refined engine as you can hear less sound in the cabin than the one in the accord. This car does not perform well on the bumps as you sit low in this car you will feel more bumps in this car


The mileage of this car is about 13.5 kmpl to 14.5 kmpl in the city and 15 to 16kmpl on the highway , so the average mileage of this car is of about 14.8 kmpl.(Score for Camry in driving section is 84)


PRICING OF CARS

As honda accord is 5 lakh costlier than the Toyota Camry because it is import in india , while Toyota Camry is manufactured in India. The prices are listed below:-
(In price honda accord scores 82 while Toyota Camry scores 91)

ACCORD PRICE :- 

The Accord is available in hybrid avatar only at Rs 37 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).The new Accord prices in India fall between Rs 28 lakh – Rs 40 lakh (ex-showroom).

CAMRY:-

The asking price of the sedan has gone up from Rs 31.98 lakh in 2017 to Rs 37.22 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi) this year.


FINAL VERDICT


  • Honda Accord final points is strong 91 points 
  • Toyota Camry scores also good 88 points

THE WINNER IS HONDA ACCORD



UPCOMING NEW CARS

  Tata Harrier Facelift (Expected launch date: October 25, 2023) Opens in a new window Tata Safari Facelift (Expected launch date: October 2...