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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Renault Duster VS Ford Ecosport - Ending the Buying Option Dilemma


Indian auto market burgeoning with compact SUVs is making it tougher to decide what car you should be getting home. Your deciding factor may be the exterior beauty of the car, or perhaps the interior comfort, or the power and thrill that driving the car provides you, or perhaps the fuel efficiency. 

Renault Duster VS Ford Ecosport stands as two upcoming SUVs that are neck to neck in competition creating ripples of predilections on the minds of buyers yet a lot of confusion as well. If you too have a buying plan stuck over which to buy out of these and you are quite desperately waiting for these cars to hit the market, you got to check out an exhaustive comparison between the both.


 
Renault Duster will have a perfect off-roader appearance and will be based on Logan platform. Renault will be placing it under the D segment of cars. It is expected to be designed to move smoothly through all road types as well as tracks. The exteriors are smart and quite masculine. The fine aerodynamic design of the Crossover SUV includes roof antenna that makes the wind noise and turbulence reduced.

Interiors of Renault are pretty good though they look quite similar to those of Logan. It’s perfectly luxurious and has sporty look, flat seats best suit the Indian streets. Space is fabulous with lots of head, leg and shoulder room. However, certain things are a bit clumsy like electrically powered 3 spoke steering gets quite heavy while turning and large size of door handles appear hopeless when you get sudden turns and jerks. 

Ford Ecosport has quite innovative and fresh appearance that easily attracts your attention. Exteriors are smart and stylish, pretty urbane and young. The body is strong and sports lot of strength, the side profile, the bonnet, the back everything has a younger look about it. Interiors are comfortable and quiet offering better view of the roads and surrounding, rightly promoted as an SUV for urban inhabitants as its design together with remarkable off road qualities make it fit for the city as well as off-roads, easy to park and handle best for congested Indian cities. It goes pretty easily on the potholes and other ups and downs of Indian roads and also offers special water wading feature. 

The interiors are wonderfully chic and comfy you have sport for Bluetooth, USB devices and special voice control and SYNC facility. So you talk and get the things happen for you. The 60:40 rear seats can be folded down letting you store as much as you want and other than that you have special 20 different storage spaces. 

The expected mileage of Ecosport is between 14kmpl (city) and 19kmpl (highway) for the petrol variant and between 16kmpl (city) and 21kmpl (highway) for the diesel variant, whereas for the Renault Duster, the mileage expectation is between 10.5kmpl (city) and 13.24kmpl (highway) for the petrol variant and between 18.0kmpl (city) and 20.46kmpl (highway) for the diesel variant. The fuel economy of Ford Ecosport is remarkable for its special EcoBoost engine that churns out more mileage and reduces CO₂ emission.

Taking a look at the pricing of both the SUVs, Ecosport wins over, with the expected starting price being somewhere above 7 lakh going as high as 9 lakh compared to Duster which is expected to start at Rs. 8,20,000 going as high as Rs. 11,60,000.

Considering the style quotient, looks, comforts, performance, features, and pricing, it is Ecosport that appears a step above as a buying option compared to Duster; however it won’t be hitting the market anytime before 2013 which gives Duster an ample amount of time to make its place in the market as it is getting launched on 4th July 2012.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Toyota Fortuner 2012 4x2 AT vs Mahindra XUV 500 W6

When your mind is kind of struggling between what vehicles to opt for, which will suit your purpose the best, which fits your budget the right, your buying decision either gets hanged up or you end up buying the wrong thing. 

And the most difficult time comes when you are to choose between the most popular ones, about which there is hardly anything wrong or bad and everybody starting from media to buyers, dealers to users is giving only the best reviews. 

Any of the popular vehicles in the market can be best performing, devoid of any shortcomings, simply the best but if each of these were just the same they couldn’t have ever survived the tough times. Every vehicle has its own USP, which may or may not suit your needs.

Now if you’re confused over choosing Toyota Fortuner 2012 4x2 AT VS Mahindra XUV W6, you got to know that both are best at their places but you’ll have to choose which best suits your requirements.

If you are thinking of buying Mahindra XUV 500 W6, what exactly are you looking forward to? What must your requirements be?

An average XUV W6 buyer would look for fine comfort something similar to Innova, but at the same time the power that Scorpio gives, yet the journey should be comfortable and luxurious. But again all this elegance shouldn’t cost you a fortune. XUV W6 give you all that inside its monocoque body, good power, great mileage, and better comfort – all this at an affordable price.

The exteriors are remarkably sporty and uniquely powerful, inspired by the image of a cheetah, it is a well carved out SUV with purely masculine looks. Indeed the looks may make you fall for it if power and masculinity in looks is your passion.

The interiors are loaded with unbeatable comfort and luxury and modern amenities. You have lots of space, good head room, leg room and shoulder room when you are sitting in the front or the middle row, however, the last row is pretty cramped up and you can’t expect more than two people. 

What are you in need of if Toyota Fortuner 2012 4x2 AT is your buying choice? Why should you be buying it?

Fortuner 2012 4x2 AT means you want pure luxury because it is a luxury class SUV and you’re requirement is automatic transmission, an A-1 car with A-1 technology and world class luxury. It is much highly priced and is a classic vehicle to own and if this is what you are looking for you, only then you should plan to buy it.
It is an impressive SUV with classic exteriors and most indulgingly luxurious interiors with oodles and oodles of comfort giving features. It surely is pricey but it is worth spending all that money on it.

Let’s examine the specifications and features of both the SUVs in details.

Specifications
Mahindra XUV 500 W6 2WD
Toyota Fortuner 4x2 AT
Engine Type
mHawk140 VGT 2.2L Engine
4 Cylinders in-line
Engine Description
mHawk140, Direct injection diesel engine 5th generation VGT
D-4D Diesel with Intercooler Turbocharger
Engine Displacement
2179 cc
2982cc
Transmission Type
Manual
Automatic
Gear Box
6 Speed MT
5 Speed
Front Brake Type
Disk & Caliper type
Ventilated Disc
Rear Brake Type
Disk & Caliper type
Leading Trailing Drum
Top Speed
175km/hr
176Km/hr
Mileage City
12.0kmpl
7.8kmpl
Mileage Highway
14.0kmpl
11.5kmpl
Fuel Type
Diesel
Diesel
Tyre Size
P235/65 R17
265/65 R17
Tyre Type
Tubeless
Tubeless Radial Tyre
Wheel Size
R 17
17 inch
Seating Capacity
7
7
Features
Mahindra XUV 500 W6 2WD
Toyota Fortuner 4x2 AT
Power Steering
Yes
Yes
Automatic Climate Control
Yes
Yes
Air Quality Control
Yes
Yes
Remote Trunk Opener
Yes
No
Remote Fuel Lid Opener
Yes
Yes

 Pricing: Mahindra XUV 500 W6 is tagged with a price of Rs. 11,58,472 (New Delhi, ex-showroom) on the other hand Toyota Fortuner 4x2 AT is tagged with a price of Rs. 21,62,000 (New Delhi, ex-showroom).

Final Verdict: The detailed examination of the features and specifications shows that Mahindra XUV 500 W6 will be a better choice if you want low priced powerfully performing SUV with comfort and luxury but if your main criterion is a luxury class SUV with automatic transmission, you should go for Toyota Fortuner 4x2 AT,