Hyundai Creta first impression



Hyundai India has officially revealed its highly anticipated compact SUV, the Hyundai Creta.Hyundai Creta will take on the likes of Ford Ecosport and Renault Duster.
Engine ,Transmission and Ride:
Hyundai Creta will come to India with 3 engine options,one petrol and two diesel.

 -Petrol engine will be   a 1.6 Dual VTVT engine. Diesel power comes in the form of a U2 1.4 CRDi and U2 1.6 CRDi VGT engines. The engines are said to have been tuned for high fuel efficiency, though no fuel efficiency figures have been revealed yet.
- The 1.6 liter CRDi diesel also gets a 6-speed automatic transmission.  The Creta automatic with 1.6 CRDi VGT is a first- in segment to offer Automatic transmission. The power output figures of the three engines are provided below.
  • 1.6 Gamma Dual VTVT petrol:  123 PS
  • 1.6 CRDi VGT (MT/AT) Diesel: 128 PS
  • 1.4 CRDi Diesel:90 PS
- 1.6 diesel seemed to have bit turbo lag untill it reaches the 2000 RPM mark, even after featuring a VGT. But the car drove reasonably well in low revs and there wasn’t any noticeable gasping or spluttering. The gear shifts on the 6-speed manual transmission are very smooth.
- The turbo lag which was quite noticeable in the manual version wasn’t apparent in the auto variant .The automatic transmission on the Creta is pretty good and is the best automatic transmission from Hyundai so far.
-  The engine gets slightly noisy after 3000 rpm, though it still remains smooth and none of this noise really translates into any vibrations or irritating drone inside the cabin. Ride is supple, but Body  rolls more when compared to the Duster or the Ecosport.


Interior:-
- You sit relatively low inside the cabin. The driving position is not as commanding as you would assume for a car with such good ground clearance and character. The dashboard feels high set, and the feel from the driver’s position is very car-like.
- Steering is adjustable for height but not for reach. The steering wheel on the AT variant wasn’t leather wrapped and felt slightly hard and rough, though the leather wrapped wheel on the Manual version felt soft and very nice to hold. We were a little perplexed on seeing fabric seats and no leather steering wheel on the AT variant, which is supposed to be the absolute top of the line variant. The manual SX (O) variant, on the other hand featured leather seats and a much-nicer-to-hold leather wrapped steering wheel too.
-  Driver seat is height adjustable, though there is no lumbar support here. Power window buttons are well finished, are of a good quality and have an auto function for the driver side window
- Road and wind noise felt well controlled . The Creta looks reasonably bigger than the Ecosport and exceeds the 4 meter limit which gets a car manufacturer excise duty cut in India. So they maynot be able to price it in the range of ecosport.
- Rear space is good for 2 adults, 3 would be a squeeze though Rear seat has center arm rest and cup holders, though it doesn’t have any lid covered storage space.
- Front AC is a single zone automatic unit with rotary controls
- Rear seat has twin AC vents for the rear passenger .Rear A/C doesn’t get any controls for fan speed or temperature though
-The leg room at the back seat is pretty good, though the under-thigh support could have been better.
- Head room at the rear is adequate. While the shoulder line of the Creta is quite high and the windows aren’t very big and wide
- There aren’t any reading lights for the rear passengers
- Rear seat back folds down flat but there is no split seat option
- The boot space volume has not been specified by Hyundai, but it seems pretty good
- The boot also gets a removable parcel tray
- The Creta comes with a 16 inch spare wheel with steel rims on a car that comes with 17 inch alloys. Clearly, the spare uses a higher profile tyre.
- The overall exterior finish is pretty good, though there are some uneven panel gaps.

Verdict:
overall the Creta is a well built car which is reasonably spacious and good looking,both on inside and outside.What will determine the success of the car will be the pricing.If the car is priced competitively it will be another success story for Hyundai.





Comments

  1. Unknown16 July 2015 at 05:23

    The interior of the Hyundai Creta will be exactly the same as that of the India-spec Verna sedan right down to the overall layout of various items in the cabin.

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