The magic of Hyundai Creta is working fiercely among Indian customers. The popularity of the Hyundai Creta can be gauged from the fact that in February 2024, this SUV crossed the 10 lakh unit sales mark in the Indian market. The company first launched Hyundai Creta in the Indian market in the year 2015. After this, in January 2024, the company launched Hyundai Creta in a new avatar which is being liked by the people.
After all, why has the Hyundai Creta become so popular in this segment for the last few months in the presence of the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyrider, and Kia Seltos in the market? Let’s take a look at the journey of the Hyundai Creta in India, sales figures, features, powertrain, safety, and price in detail.
This year’s sales were like this
On the other hand, till November 2024, Hyundai Creta sold more than 1,70,000 SUVs in the Indian market. Whereas in January 2024, just 6 months after the update, Hyundai Creta got more than 1 lakh customers in the Indian market. Apart from this, Hyundai Creta also sold more than 15,000 units of SUVs in November 2024.
Hyundai Creta is equipped with many modern features
The cabin of the Hyundai Creta has great features like a new 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a new 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, voice capable panoramic sunroof, an 8-way power adjustable driver seat, a front ventilated seat and a D-cut steering wheel.
On the other hand, Hyundai Creta also looks much better in its segment in terms of technology. In Creta, the company has used connected car technology equipped with home-to-car features through Alexa.
The SUV is equipped with the safety of Level-2 ADAS
On the other hand, Hyundai Creta is also ahead in its segment in terms of safety. Let us tell you that the company has provided more than 70 safety features in the car. Let us tell you that in the Hyundai Creta, customers also get 6 airbags, a 360-degree camera, electronic stability control, vehicle stability management, hill start assist, child seat mounts, and rearview camera along with level-2 ADAS technology as safety features.
Customers get the option of 3 engines
If we talk about the powertrain, then customers get the option of 3 engines in the Hyundai Creta. The first is a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated petrol engine which is capable of generating maximum power of 115bhp and peak torque of 144Nm. While the 1.5-liter turbo petrol engine can generate maximum power of 160bhp and peak torque of 253Nm.
Apart from this, the 1.5-liter diesel engine is capable of generating a maximum power of 116bhp and peak torque of 250Nm. Let us tell you that the Hyundai Creta is available for customers in CVT transmission apart from manual and DCT.
Price starts from Rs 11 lakh
In the Indian market, Hyundai Creta competes with SUVs like the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser Highrider, Kia Seltos, and Honda Elevate in the mid-size SUV segment. Let us tell you that Hyundai Creta is available in a total of 52 variants for Indian customers in which Creta e is the base model and SX (o) is the top model.
Apart from this, customers also get multiple color options in the SUV. In the Indian market, the starting ex-showroom price of the Hyundai Creta ranges from Rs 11 lakh to Rs 20.30 lakh for the top model.