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The Hyundai Creta and the Honda Elevate are fierce rivals in the highly competitive compact SUV segment in our market. So we decided to put them head-to-head in a performance comparison to see how they fare in real-world conditions. The Creta offers more engine options compared to the Elevate. However, a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine is common to both the SUVs.
French automaker Citroën has unveiled the new C3 Aircross SUV for European markets. It will be different from its Indian spec counterpart in the fact that the European spec model will be positioned on Smart Car Architecture unlike the CMP architecture seen on the Indian model. Apart from this difference, the European spec C3 Aircross also gets different styling though the two will share the same powertrain options.
Toyota recently launched the Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor in India, and sources now say that the made-in-India SUV will be rebadged and sold as the Toyota Starlet Cross in international markets. The Taisor is essentially a rebadged Maruti Fronx with some brand-specific design tweaks.
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.
Earlier this week, Toyota introduced the badge-engineered version of the Maruti Fronx, called the Urban Cruiser Taisor. Priced from Rs. 7.73 lakh (ex-showroom), the coupe-SUV is offered with two powertrains, eight colours, and five variants. Let us now take a closer look at the model in pictures.
The Hyundai Creta cemented its leadership position further in the mid-size SUV segment in FY24 growing over 8% year-on-year (y-o-y) on the back of strong demand and introduction of the facelifted version.
Compact SUV space is one of the most competitive in India and is one of the most over-crowded one as well. We already have nine contenders and we are expecting to enter this space for the first time with Curvv. Recent spy shots show Curvv alongside pre-facelift Nexon and show dominance with a massive road presence.
Toyota and Suzuki continue to expand their badge engineering collaboration in emerging markets such as India and South Africa. The most recent manifestation of this partnership is the Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor, a, affordable subcompact SUV tailored for the Indian market closely derived from the Suzuki Fronx. Like its counterpart, this model utilizes Suzuki’s Heartect platform and offers gasoline, mild hybrid, and CNG powertrain options.Toyota designers have studied the rebadging process long enough to know that subtle adjustments can yield significant alterations in a vehicle’s appearance.