Hyundai Creta, India’s top-selling SUV, currently commands a waiting period of up to 8 months across the country. The information comes from a leaked e-mail sent to a Creta SX (O) diesel automatic variant owner from a Hyundai dealership. The leaked scan reveals that the waiting period of this particular variant is “expected to increase by 5-6 months due to disturbance in supply chain of required components”. Its revised waiting period now stands at 7-8 months. The automaker confirmed that the Creta SX and SX (O) variants are top-selling variants and the diesel models have over 60% contribution in the total sales of the SUV. Read – Hyundai Creta Facelift Coming In 2022
At present, the Hyundai Creta SX and SX (O) diesel manual variants are available at Rs 15.09 lakh and Rs 16.37 lakh respectively. While the SX diesel automatic variant costs Rs 16.57 lakh, the SX (O) diesel automatic model is offered at Rs 17.78 lakh. The SUV’s entry-level E diesel model costs Rs 10.63 lakh. The Creta petrol variants are currently available within the price range of Rs 10.16 lakh (E manual) – Rs 17.87 lakh (SX (O) turbo dual-tone). All aforementioned prices are ex-showroom.
The second-generation Hyundai Creta shares its engines and gearboxes with the Kia Seltos. The SUV model lineup comes with three BS6-compliant engines options – a 115hp, 1.5-litre, naturally-aspirated petrol, a 115bhp, 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel and a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol. While the 1.5-litre petrol unit can be had with either a 6-speed manual or a CVT automatic gearbox, the 1.5-litre turbo diesel motor comes with the 6-speed manual and 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox options.
The 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine is available with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The new Creta is slightly more fuel efficient than the Kia Seltos despite sharing powertrains. Its 1.5L petrol engine delivers a mileage of 16.8kmpl (MT) and 17.1kmpl (AT). While the 1.5L diesel manual and automatic variants offer 21.4kmpl and 18.3kmpl respectively, the 1.4L turbo petrol unit with DCT gearbox returns 16.8kmpl.
