Honda Brio Arises as India's Best Built Car of 2015

Brio from Honda has been christened as the Best Built Car of 2015 in India. Latest study done by J.D Power explains the different manufacturing qualities of the vehicle and how it has been improved significantly in the past 5 years.

The study shows the areas pertaining to the defects and malfunctions of over 200 problem and symptoms covering eight different category vehicles.

The study done by JD Power is now in its 19th year and is titled 'J.D. Power 2015 India Initial Quality Study SM (IQS)'. This study is based on the evaluation from 8,438 vehicle owners who recently purchased a new car between November 2014 and July 2015. Furthermore, 69 vehicles models from 17 makes are also a part of the study.

The new study came into picture in 30 cities of the country between May-September 2015. It intensely examines the issues that the owner experiences in first 2-6 months of taking an all new vehicle to home. And further it investigates more than 200 problem symptoms, such as the HVAC, Engine and transmission, Vehicle exteriors, Vehicle interiors, features, controls, displays, Seats, Driving Experience, audio, entertainment and navigation.

All these problems are concatenated based on the number of problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), with the lower PP Score denoting a lower incidence of problems and better initial quality, while the problems that are related to malfunctions and defects accounting for 52 of the total PP100, 26 PP100 decline since 2011. Apart from this, all the design related problems like the feature that is difficult to use and excessive fuel consumption are at 36 PP100 in 2015, down marginally from 38 PP100 in 2011.

According to the rankings, Hyundai Eon got 78 PP100, Hyundai i10 received 83 PP100, Honda Brio 41 PP100, Hyundai Elite i20/ Active 61 PP100, Toyota Etios 82 PP100, Honda City 68 PP100, Toyota Innova 44 PP100, and Ford Ecosport measured 75 PP100. Among the new owners who experience fewer problems against the assumptions, 71 % of them said that they definitely would recommend the car model to all the family and friends. On the other hand, only 34 % from those facing more problems than their expectations said, that they definitely would recommend the vehicles to others.

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Mr. Mohit Arora, Executive Director, J.D. Power, Singapore said that the auto market overall has achieved significant strides for improving the quality of Vehicles and dramatically reducing the malfunctions and defects. This shows that the manufacturing capabilities of the automakers in the country. He also said that these early problems set the route for the entire ownership period and still shows effect years later when the customers replace their cars.

Mr. Arora added that it would be prudent for the automakers to focus on quality, problems related to design and manufacture best in class vehicle ownership experience and improve buyer's advocacy and loyalty. He noted that styling, quality, reliability are among the top purchases decision factors that one sees while choosing a vehicle and problems experienced in the first 6 months of the ownership can affect repurchase decision.

Talking about the Honda Brio model, the vehicle is very well designed and looks quite trendy and peppy. The front flaunts a wide radiator grille and halogen lights. Dimensionally, the car measures about 3610 mm in length, 1680 mm width, 1500 mm in height and opts a wheelbase of 2345 mm. Coming to the interiors, the cabin is colored in beige and the seats are very comfy. The car also equips DVD player, USB, Aux-in port and Bluetooth connectivity. Safety elements are the anti-lock braking system, seat belt reminder, engine immobilizer and supplemental restraint system.

Mechanically, it works on a 1.2-liter petrol mill that can generate the power output of 86.8 bhp and a peak torque of 109 Nm. Moreover, the automatic transmission gives a mileage figure of 13.3 kmpl and manual transmission provides the fuel efficiency of 16.2 kmpl.

Source: New Indian Express

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