Hyundai India launches Creta SUV at Rs 8.59 lac

Hyundai reached a milestone in the hype cycle for its new small SUV, the Creta today, with an official launch in New Delhi. The unfortunately named Creta will go up against the Renault Duster and the Nissan Terrano, among vehicles from Mahindra and others that overlap the price range. The Creta is available with three engines — a 121bhp, 1.6-litre petrol a frugal 89bhp, 1.4-litre diesel and a 126bhp, 1.6-litre diesel. The diesel will be available in an automatic variant, something of a rarity in the Indian marketplace. Hyundai claims that over 25% of its 15,000 bookings for the Creta are toward the diesel automatic variant. Manufacturers, take note.

There are ten variants on offer by Hyundai, with something for everybody. A large range of prices is available, all the way from 5.59 lac for the base petrol to 13.6 lac for the top-end diesel. Interestingly, the diesel automatic is only available in the SX+ variant, which means you give up side airbags. Thankfully, all variants do get ABS. The manual transmissions are all six-speeds, and the engines should feel familiar to Hyundai drivers.

Prices

Engine/Variant L S S+ SX SX+ SX(O)
1.6 petrol 859558 957062 1119548
1.4 diesel 946939 1042225 1145030
1.6 diesel 1159971 1267770 1360156
1.6 diesel AT 1357770