Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo

Eddy · 9th December 2018, 17:39

If I was in the market today, the ones that I would have really considered putting my money on are:

1- Santro
2- Swift
3- Amaze
4- Ertiga
5- Yaris

Among them, I am voting for the Ertiga - it is a defenite improvement over the outgoing model.

Edit: Marazzo is out because I will not risk buying a v1 Mahindra (or Tata).

nmenon · 9th December 2018, 17:46

Voted for the Mahindra Marazzo.

Simply put it is an excellent effort from Mahindra. An all round excellent vehicle, especially by Mahindra's standards.

Love the design and the space and features.

The 4 Star Safety rating finally shows that Indian Manufacturers have the capability of building proper vehicles which are safe.

Off Topic.
The Nexon's 5 star rating adds to the narrative that Indian Manufacturers have finally begun to build something approaching world class.

xjosephjacob · 9th December 2018, 17:53

It's Marazzo for me, for being a well rounded and well positioned product addressing the gap left by the old Innova. The vehicles value proposition is very clear- move 6/7 people in good comfort, while being frugal and adequately powerful. 4 star safety is an icing on the cake.

hotspot · 9th December 2018, 21:22

Voted: Mahindra Marazzo
Overall, IMHO it is fight between XC 40 and Marazzo. Both cars have qualities to disrupt existing leaders.

But for me Marazzo is another masterstroke by Mahindra. Yes, the car has its own flaws but as a package its great car. Some people would disagree with me but i think it is perfectly priced in between segment leaders for MPVs.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 9th December 2018, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotspot

Overall, IMHO it is fight between XC 40 and Marazzo.

The number of votes XC40 is getting is quite commendable because usually expensive cars barely manage to get double digit votes.

GrandTourer · 9th December 2018, 22:13

Voted Marazzo.

Reasons:
1. It's a great all round car that is changing M&M's image from making bouncy and unrefined UVs to a great people mover.
2. Secured 4 Stars in G NCAP. This is reason enough to vote for Marazzo. Indian companies (not you Maruti!) are actually taking safety very seriously.

Pritamleo151 · 9th December 2018, 23:15

Voted for Marazzo.
Absolutely VFM product along with a fresh design from Mahindra. Amongst all upcoming Creta competitors, a compact SUV based on Marazzo platform and engine could be a serious threat to Creta.
However, bit surprised to see the best seller "Swift" not even in the top 3.

vinya_jag · 9th December 2018, 23:19

Is it the year end already? 2018 zoomed past me, and I didn’t even notice.
The car scene did not get registered into my head at all.

For me, the years become more and more uninspiring as we look forward the the electric switch.
A year full of oversized cars, for the ever growing Indian waist size, and for the eternally blinded consumers.

Voted for the Swift, as I felt the new refreshed design is bolder than ever before, and it simply grew on me. The list itself was so uninspiring, the not so Santro, botched up Amaze, some old international names like the outlander and the Yaris, and the stubby !(mini).

pratyush6 · 9th December 2018, 23:30

As most have stated, it's a fairly dry year with nominations. Voted for the Mahindra Marazzo.
I am not a big fan of this segment, but I like the safety standards and the overall value proposition. The 3rd row comes in handy when you have 2 kids and 4 adults. What is that name? Marazzo? I mean, voting for this, really means that we do not have a significant challenger or a significant car that came along this year.

nibedk · 9th December 2018, 23:35

Voted for Marazzo. One vehicle which will challenge the Ertiga as well as the Innova at two ends of the spectrum.

Seems well built and is bang for buck in its segment.

Honda Amaze is a close contender but it seems to be eating into the numbers of other Honda cars rather than affecting its peers.

Santro will take numbers from Eon and older i10 which will stop being manufactured I guess. Don't think its going to dent numbers for market leader Maruti

Except for the newer Marutis rest all are either over priced or are not going to add significant numbers for the manufacturers. And I do hope with BNCAP coming into force Maruti will at least be forced to do something about overall build quality safety.

Kudos to other two homegrown companies Mahindra and Tata for at least making an effort to build safer cars. The Nexon being the first Indian made car to be rated a full 5 star.

Would love to see Tata and Mahindra giving Maruti a run for its money in near future. More competition -> better cars -> better options for consumers.

Jakku · 9th December 2018, 23:39

My vote is for Mahindra Marazzo.
I am neither in the market for a new car, nor driven any of these new cars. However, based on the official reviews and the latest GCAP crash test results, my choice is Marazzo. The closest contender was Swift. It has a special place in my heart and a real fun to drive car. I used the 2014 car of my FIL for a very long time and unfortunately lost to the Chennai floods of 2015 (revived it and used till this year July). The reason why vote tilted towards Marazzo is purely the crash test results.

KiloAlpha · 10th December 2018, 09:03

For those who are interested, here is a history of Team-BHP Car of the Year.

2009
Car of the year: Tata Nano
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...tata-nano.html
Total Votes: 1058
Tata Nano got 406 votes (38.37%)
Vehicle sales: Flop. After the initial excitement, sales dropped off. Now discontinued.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ve-review.html

2010
Car of the year: Ford Figo
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ford-figo.html
Total Votes: 979
Ford Figo got 375 votes (38.3%)
Vehicle sales: Hit. Sold a consistently high number (5-6K per month) in the initial 3 years, then tailed off. Now discontinued, replaced by new Figo, which was a sales flop, and is now in the process of being replaced by the generally well received Freestyle.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...go-2010-a.html

2011
Car of the year: Mahindra XUV5OO
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ra-xuv500.html
Total Votes: 2626
Mahindra XUV5OO got 1487 votes (56.63%)
Vehicle sales: Super hit. Continues to consistently be the top performer in the segment. Facelift, automatic, variant rejig launched over the past 2 years continue the success story.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ve-review.html

2012
Car of the Year: Renault Duster
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...lt-duster.html
Total Votes: 2122
Renault Duster got 1135 votes (53.49%)
Vehicle sales: Super hit - at the time. Defined a segment, and sold huge numbers until competition caught up with it. Now feel badly outdated, and is a slow seller despite facelift and automatic variants being launched.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html

2013
Car of the Year: Ford Ecosport
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...-ecosport.html
Total Votes: 1362
Ford Ecosport got 696 votes (51.1%)
Vehicle sales: Moderate hit. Unique offering in the compact crossover segment, carved a niche for itself. Good sales numbers despite new competition. Facelift launched recently appears to continue the success. Best selling Ford model for a while now.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html

2014
Car of the Year: Tata Zest
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...tata-zest.html
Total Votes: 2454
Tata Zest got 962 votes (39.2%)
Vehicle sales: Flop. Has not met Tata's expectations, did not pose a threat to the Maruti DZire. The few cars that sell now are mostly for the fleet market.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html

2015
Car of the Year: Renault Kwid
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ault-kwid.html
Total Votes: 2363
Renault Kwid got 692 votes (29.28%) - the narrowest winning margin. Hyundai Creta polled 557 votes (23.57%), Maruti-Suzuki Baleno 330 (13.97%), and the Figo-Aspire twins got 293 (12.4%)
Vehicle Sales: Moderate hit. Initial bookings were strong, and Renault upped the game delivering to expectations. However, now selling around 5K per month - which is below expectations. It is still Renault's best seller.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html
Kwid 1.0 review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html
Kwid AMT review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html

2016
Car of the Year: Tata Tiago
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ata-tiago.html
Total Votes: 2451
Tata Tiago got 901 votes (36.76%)
Vehicle sales: Hit. Has been (mostly) finding around 5K-7K homes every month.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html

2017
Car of the Year: Jeep Compass
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...p-compass.html
Total Votes: 2387
Jeep Compass got 1047 votes (43.86%)
Vehicle Sales: Hit. Like the Renault Duster 6 years back, it has carved out a niche at its price point and is virtually without competition.
T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html

humyum · 10th December 2018, 11:23

Voted for the Swift, the simple reason being, I don't like any other car in the list, it just feels like the lesser of the evils.

vb-saan · 10th December 2018, 11:25

Only after seeing the list I realized that it was such a poor year when it comes to new cars; the luxury segment is crowded in comparison to the mass market entry level options.
The Yaris could have been the one if Toyota was more imaginative with its options and pricing. I find the CR-V a good option, but my vote this year goes for the BMW X3. With the new generation, BMW has further improved on what was already a great car.

Redline6800 · 10th December 2018, 11:28

Voted for the Marazzo!
Appears to be a well sorted vehicle and while unlikely to be a sales hit - it should sell in decent numbers.

Perhaps it's time Mahindra also looked at making a budget hatchback ? the brand is strong, they have an excellent sales and service network all over India - especially in the hinterland.

A rugged tough and economical hatchback from Mahindra should be able to deliver sales of 4-5000 cars per month ?

View Poll Results: Your choice?
Hyundai Santro	113	5.75%
Maruti Swift	179	9.11%
Honda Amaze	266	13.54%
Maruti Ertiga	116	5.91%
Toyota Yaris	107	5.45%
Mahindra Marazzo	726	36.97%
Mahindra Alturas G4	86	4.38%
Honda CR-V	20	1.02%
Mitsubishi Outlander	11	0.56%
Mini Countryman	6	0.31%
Volvo XC40	227	11.56%
BMW X3	61	3.11%
Lexus NX 300h	7	0.36%
Audi Q5	10	0.51%
Lexus ES 300h	29	1.48%
Voters: 1964. You may not vote on this poll

9th December 2018, 17:39	#121
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,386 Thanked: 13,292 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo If I was in the market today, the ones that I would have really considered putting my money on are: 1- Santro 2- Swift 3- Amaze 4- Ertiga 5- Yaris Among them, I am voting for the Ertiga - it is a defenite improvement over the outgoing model. Edit: Marazzo is out because I will not risk buying a v1 Mahindra (or Tata). Last edited by Eddy : 9th December 2018 at 17:40.
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9th December 2018, 17:46	#122
nmenon BHPian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cochin Posts: 237 Thanked: 393 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Voted for the Mahindra Marazzo. Simply put it is an excellent effort from Mahindra. An all round excellent vehicle, especially by Mahindra's standards. Love the design and the space and features. The 4 Star Safety rating finally shows that Indian Manufacturers have the capability of building proper vehicles which are safe. Off Topic. The Nexon's 5 star rating adds to the narrative that Indian Manufacturers have finally begun to build something approaching world class.
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9th December 2018, 17:53	#123
xjosephjacob BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kochi Posts: 275 Thanked: 683 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo It's Marazzo for me, for being a well rounded and well positioned product addressing the gap left by the old Innova. The vehicles value proposition is very clear- move 6/7 people in good comfort, while being frugal and adequately powerful. 4 star safety is an icing on the cake.
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9th December 2018, 21:22	#124
hotspot BHPian Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: At Sea Posts: 34 Thanked: 185 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Voted: Mahindra Marazzo Overall, IMHO it is fight between XC 40 and Marazzo. Both cars have qualities to disrupt existing leaders. But for me Marazzo is another masterstroke by Mahindra. Yes, the car has its own flaws but as a package its great car. Some people would disagree with me but i think it is perfectly priced in between segment leaders for MPVs. Last edited by hotspot : 9th December 2018 at 21:39.
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9th December 2018, 22:13	#126
GrandTourer BHPian Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Bangalore Posts: 428 Thanked: 1,422 Times	Voted Marazzo. Reasons: 1. It's a great all round car that is changing M&M's image from making bouncy and unrefined UVs to a great people mover. 2. Secured 4 Stars in G NCAP. This is reason enough to vote for Marazzo. Indian companies (not you Maruti!) are actually taking safety very seriously.
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9th December 2018, 23:15	#127
Pritamleo151 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Kolkata Posts: 3 Thanked: Once	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Voted for Marazzo. Absolutely VFM product along with a fresh design from Mahindra. Amongst all upcoming Creta competitors, a compact SUV based on Marazzo platform and engine could be a serious threat to Creta. However, bit surprised to see the best seller "Swift" not even in the top 3.
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9th December 2018, 23:19	#128
vinya_jag BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 615 Thanked: 1,220 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Is it the year end already? 2018 zoomed past me, and I didn’t even notice. The car scene did not get registered into my head at all. For me, the years become more and more uninspiring as we look forward the the electric switch. A year full of oversized cars, for the ever growing Indian waist size, and for the eternally blinded consumers. Voted for the Swift, as I felt the new refreshed design is bolder than ever before, and it simply grew on me. The list itself was so uninspiring, the not so Santro, botched up Amaze, some old international names like the outlander and the Yaris, and the stubby !(mini).
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9th December 2018, 23:30	#129
pratyush6 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 569 Thanked: 684 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo As most have stated, it's a fairly dry year with nominations. Voted for the Mahindra Marazzo. I am not a big fan of this segment, but I like the safety standards and the overall value proposition. The 3rd row comes in handy when you have 2 kids and 4 adults. What is that name? Marazzo? I mean, voting for this, really means that we do not have a significant challenger or a significant car that came along this year.
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9th December 2018, 23:35	#130
nibedk BHPian Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 181 Thanked: 558 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Voted for Marazzo. One vehicle which will challenge the Ertiga as well as the Innova at two ends of the spectrum. Seems well built and is bang for buck in its segment. Honda Amaze is a close contender but it seems to be eating into the numbers of other Honda cars rather than affecting its peers. Santro will take numbers from Eon and older i10 which will stop being manufactured I guess. Don't think its going to dent numbers for market leader Maruti Except for the newer Marutis rest all are either over priced or are not going to add significant numbers for the manufacturers. And I do hope with BNCAP coming into force Maruti will at least be forced to do something about overall build quality safety. Kudos to other two homegrown companies Mahindra and Tata for at least making an effort to build safer cars. The Nexon being the first Indian made car to be rated a full 5 star. Would love to see Tata and Mahindra giving Maruti a run for its money in near future. More competition -> better cars -> better options for consumers.
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9th December 2018, 23:39	#131
Jakku BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 220 Thanked: 255 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo My vote is for Mahindra Marazzo. I am neither in the market for a new car, nor driven any of these new cars. However, based on the official reviews and the latest GCAP crash test results, my choice is Marazzo. The closest contender was Swift. It has a special place in my heart and a real fun to drive car. I used the 2014 car of my FIL for a very long time and unfortunately lost to the Chennai floods of 2015 (revived it and used till this year July). The reason why vote tilted towards Marazzo is purely the crash test results.
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10th December 2018, 09:03	#132
KiloAlpha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cubicle Posts: 1,605 Thanked: 3,001 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo For those who are interested, here is a history of Team-BHP Car of the Year. 2009 Car of the year: Tata Nano http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...tata-nano.html Total Votes: 1058 Tata Nano got 406 votes (38.37%) Vehicle sales: Flop. After the initial excitement, sales dropped off. Now discontinued. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ve-review.html 2010 Car of the year: Ford Figo http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ford-figo.html Total Votes: 979 Ford Figo got 375 votes (38.3%) Vehicle sales: Hit. Sold a consistently high number (5-6K per month) in the initial 3 years, then tailed off. Now discontinued, replaced by new Figo, which was a sales flop, and is now in the process of being replaced by the generally well received Freestyle. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...go-2010-a.html 2011 Car of the year: Mahindra XUV5OO http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ra-xuv500.html Total Votes: 2626 Mahindra XUV5OO got 1487 votes (56.63%) Vehicle sales: Super hit. Continues to consistently be the top performer in the segment. Facelift, automatic, variant rejig launched over the past 2 years continue the success story. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ve-review.html 2012 Car of the Year: Renault Duster http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...lt-duster.html Total Votes: 2122 Renault Duster got 1135 votes (53.49%) Vehicle sales: Super hit - at the time. Defined a segment, and sold huge numbers until competition caught up with it. Now feel badly outdated, and is a slow seller despite facelift and automatic variants being launched. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html 2013 Car of the Year: Ford Ecosport http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...-ecosport.html Total Votes: 1362 Ford Ecosport got 696 votes (51.1%) Vehicle sales: Moderate hit. Unique offering in the compact crossover segment, carved a niche for itself. Good sales numbers despite new competition. Facelift launched recently appears to continue the success. Best selling Ford model for a while now. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html 2014 Car of the Year: Tata Zest http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...tata-zest.html Total Votes: 2454 Tata Zest got 962 votes (39.2%) Vehicle sales: Flop. Has not met Tata's expectations, did not pose a threat to the Maruti DZire. The few cars that sell now are mostly for the fleet market. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html 2015 Car of the Year: Renault Kwid http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ault-kwid.html Total Votes: 2363 Renault Kwid got 692 votes (29.28%) - the narrowest winning margin. Hyundai Creta polled 557 votes (23.57%), Maruti-Suzuki Baleno 330 (13.97%), and the Figo-Aspire twins got 293 (12.4%) Vehicle Sales: Moderate hit. Initial bookings were strong, and Renault upped the game delivering to expectations. However, now selling around 5K per month - which is below expectations. It is still Renault's best seller. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html Kwid 1.0 review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html Kwid AMT review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html 2016 Car of the Year: Tata Tiago http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ata-tiago.html Total Votes: 2451 Tata Tiago got 901 votes (36.76%) Vehicle sales: Hit. Has been (mostly) finding around 5K-7K homes every month. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html 2017 Car of the Year: Jeep Compass http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...p-compass.html Total Votes: 2387 Jeep Compass got 1047 votes (43.86%) Vehicle Sales: Hit. Like the Renault Duster 6 years back, it has carved out a niche at its price point and is virtually without competition. T-BHP Official Review: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html
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10th December 2018, 11:23	#133
humyum Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,750 Thanked: 5,422 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Voted for the Swift, the simple reason being, I don't like any other car in the list, it just feels like the lesser of the evils.
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10th December 2018, 11:25	#134
vb-saan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: S'pore/Thrissur Posts: 7,263 Thanked: 12,365 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Only after seeing the list I realized that it was such a poor year when it comes to new cars; the luxury segment is crowded in comparison to the mass market entry level options. The Yaris could have been the one if Toyota was more imaginative with its options and pricing. I find the CR-V a good option, but my vote this year goes for the BMW X3. With the new generation, BMW has further improved on what was already a great car.
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10th December 2018, 11:28	#135
Redline6800 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 409 Thanked: 1,969 Times	re: Team-BHP Car of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Mahindra Marazzo Voted for the Marazzo! Appears to be a well sorted vehicle and while unlikely to be a sales hit - it should sell in decent numbers. Perhaps it's time Mahindra also looked at making a budget hatchback ? the brand is strong, they have an excellent sales and service network all over India - especially in the hinterland. A rugged tough and economical hatchback from Mahindra should be able to deliver sales of 4-5000 cars per month ?
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