1 lakh bookings in just 3 months for this best-selling SUV; Kia Seltos, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara-rival

Hyundai Motor India today announced that the new Creta has garnered more than 1 lakh bookings. While bookings for the new Creta opened on January 2, it was launched on January 16. The performance-oriented Creta N Line entered the market on March 11.

The Creta is priced between Rs 11 lakh and Rs 20.15 lakh (ex-showroom). The Creta N Line sits in the price range of Rs 16.82 lakh and Rs 20.45 lakh (ex-showroom).

The Hyundai Creta is the largest-selling mid-size SUV in India, with volumes of 161,653 units in FY24. It has two significant rivals in India, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and the Kia Seltos with the former posting 121,169 units and the latter 100,423 units in FY24.

Other mid-size SUVs like the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Honda Elevate, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun and MG Astor are far behind when it comes to volumes.

According to Hyundai, the sunroof variants have a share of 71% in the overall bookings of the Creta, while the variants with connectivity technology are contributing with 52%.

The standard Hyundai Creta has three engine options — 1.5-litre MPi petrol (115PS and 144Nm), 1.5-litre Kappa Turbo GDi petrol (160PS and 253Nm) and 1.5-litre U2 CRDi diesel (116PS and 250Nm). The transmission options include 6-speed MT and IVT automatic with 1.5-litre MPi petrol, 7-speed DCT automatic with 1.5-litre Kappa Turbo GDi petrol, and 6-speed MT and 6-speed AT with 1.5-litre U2 CRDi diesel.

The Hyundai Creta N Line employs the 1.5-litre Kappa Turbo GDi petrol engine (160PS and 253Nm). Unlike the standard version, the performance-oriented model comes with both manual, 6-speed MT, and automatic, 7-speed DCT, options.