SUV Hyundai Creta hits 500,000 milestone in India
Hyundai Motor India today said its SUV Creta has crossed 500,000 cumulatives sales milestone since its launch in July, 2015. The company has sold 3.7 lakh units of the SUV in India and over 1.4 lakh units across international markets. "With the record sales of over five lakh units in less than four years by any made-in-India SUV, Hyundai Creta has yet again set a new benchmark in the industry," Hyundai Motor India National Sales Head Vikas Jain said in a statement.
Creta comes with various features, including electric sunroof, cruise control, ventilated front row seats and wireless phone charger among others. Image source: hyundai.com
Hyundai Creta's 2019 model has received an update to its feature list. The SUV comes with an all-new range-topping SX(O) Executive variant, which takes the total number of trims available to six. Creta SX (O) Petrol is priced at Rs 13.66 lakh, while Creta SX (O) Diesel is priced at Rs 15.10 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi). Image source: hyundai.com
The 2019 Hyundai Creta's most noticeable additions are the availability of features like ventilated front seats and new LED taillights on the top trim. The SUV gets LED taillights on the top trims including SX, SX (O) and SX (O) Executive variants. Image source: hyundai.com
The popular SUV also gets smart key band on the SX (O) and SX (O) Executive variants, while the HVAC system gets an eco-coating across all its variants. The SX variant comes with the dual-tone paint scheme on the manual versions. Image source: hyundai.com
The 2019 Hyundai Creta comes with improved safety features as well across all trims with the mandatory seatbelt reminder, speed alert system and rear parking sensors. Creta's transmission options include a 6-speed manual and automatic. The latter is offered only with 1.6 engines. Image source: hyundai.com
Creta does not get mechanical changes for 2019, and continues to use 1.4-litre petrol and diesel, as well as 1.6-litre diesel options. The Hyundai Creta uses 1.6-litre petrol motor with 121 bhp and 151 Nm of peak torque, while 1.6-litre diesel churns out 129 bhp and 260 Nm of peak torque. The 1.4-litre diesel makes 89 bhp and 220 Nm of peak torque. Image source: hyundai.com