Friday, 30 November 2012

Mahindra XUV500 vs. Tata Aria


Mahindra XUV500 vs. Tata Aria
This post is a detailed comparison of Mahindra XUV500 and Tata Aria. The both cars are excellent SUVs. Tata Aria is more likely MPV like Toyota Innova whereas Mahindra XUV500 has its own unique design first time in market. Tata Aria is little more expensive than XUV500 and also it is larger than XUV500. But question remains which one is the best?


Exterior: The Mahindra XUV500 looks more than Tata Aria. Exterior of XUV500 is encouraged from tiger. It has jaw like front grill. Its headlights are so beautiful with LED row inside at the bottom. The big circular curvy body above the rear wheels makes the XUV500 completely different from all the cars present in the market already.
                Tata Aria is more likely a MUV. It has simple plain body. But it is designed so cleverly that it catches the eyes because of its big size. It has dual barrel headlights with projector beam. Both SUVs have 200 mm ground clearance. Tata Aria is about 200mm longer than XUV500. Both SUVs have their own styles and both are awesome in looks.

Interiors:  As you put your first step inside both SUVs are going to make you feel like luxury. XUV500 has premium fabric seats in its basic model W6 (2WD). It has dual tone interiors. Tata Aria has black and plum interiors in its top model Pride (4WD). In second row of both of the SUVs there is large leg space. It also provides more luggage space along with leg space. In both the cars third row is parallel to second row and little bit smaller than second row.

Interior of Both the cars are shown here.



Ride and comfort: XUV500 can give you comfort of more number of gadgets inside than Tata Aria in lesser price. XUV500 has minimum turning radius of 5.6 meters same as Tata Aria. Tata Aria has fuel tank capacity of 60 liters. While XUV500 won the match here because it has 10 liters bigger fuel tank than Tata Aria. Tata Aria is about 300 kg more heavier than XUV500 and also it is 20 cm longer than XUV500 so that you may face little bit more trouble while reverse parking and on sharp corners in Tata Aria. You will have 6 speed transmission gear box in XUV500 but in Tata Aria you will get only 5.

Performance and Engine: Both the cars have 2179 cc diesel engine. But the difference is Tata Aria has 2.2 L Dicor engine which has proved its success in Tata Safari. And Mahindra XUV500 has mHawk engine which is being used in renowned Mahindra Scorpio. Tata Aria and XUV500 both give maximum power of 140 bhp at 3750 rpm and 4000 rpm respectively. XUV500 can give maximum torque of 330 Nm @1600-2800 rpm. And Tata Aria gives maximum torque of 320 Nm @ 1700-2700 rpm. Fuel efficiency of XUV500 is little bit better than Tata Aria which is obvious because Aria has got bulkier size. Tata Aria gives average of 10 km/liter in city and 13.9 km/liter on highways. And XUV500 gives average of 10.2 km/liter in city and 14.3 km/liter on highways.

Variants and Price: Tata Aria has total 7 variants. And these variants are Pure Lx (2WD), Pure (2WD), Pleasure (2WD and 4WD), Prestige (2WD and 4WD) and Pride (4WD). The sequence of variants above is in increasing order their prices. Ex show room price of Tata Aria starts form 9,91,000 INR to 16,54,000 INR.
                Mahindra XUV500 comes in only 3 variants: W6 (2WD), W8 (2WD) and W8 (4WD). Show room price of W6 (2WD) is 10.2 lakh INR. And show rooms price of W8 is 11.9 and 12.88 lakh INR for 2WD and 4WD option respectively. Each of these cars are available in 7 various colors.

Latest News: New refreshed Tata Aria is about to launch in 2013. About 35000 units of XUV500 have been sold in just one year after launch.

Conclusion: Tata aria is more likely a MPV while XUV500 is famous for its stylish designing and less price. In the final words Tata Aria is good for the people who are more concerned to space and can pay more money for it. XUV500 is a excellent SUV and it can give you more number of luxurious features in lesser price in comparison to Tata Aria.

Some Facts:

XUV500
Tata Aria
Length(mm)
4585
4780
Width(mm)
1890
1895
Height(mm)
1785
1780
Wheelbase(mm)
2700
2850
Gross Weight (kg)
2450
2720
Engine
2.2 L mHawk BS IV Diesel
2.2 L Dicor BS IV Diesel
Fuel Tank capacity (Liter)
70
60
Gear Box
6 speed synchronous manual
5 speed synchronous manual
Tyre Size
235/65 R 17
235/70 R 17 & 235/70 R 16
Seating capacity
7
7
Turning Radius
5.6 meter
5.6 meter
Price (INR)
10.2 to 12.88 Lakh
9.9 to 16.54 Lakh


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