The new 2023 Hyundai Creta facelift is ready to make its India debut at the Delhi Auto Expo in January. While its official launch date has not been announced yet, it’s expected to arrive around mid 2023. Here, it will have some new rivals including the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Maruti Grand Vitara. Car manufacturers such as Tata Motors, Honda Cars India and Mahindra & Mahindra are also planning to challenge Creta’s dominance in the mid-size SUV space with their new models that will hit roads in the next couple of years.
Here’re some key details of the new 2023 Hyundai Creta facelift.
Improved Styling
Major changes have been made to its exterior. The new Creta has a heavily revised front fascia featuring the brand’s new parametric grille that looks similar to the new Tucson. The grille is stretched across its entire width. The headlamps, which appear more rectangular than before, have been positioned slightly on the lower side of the bumper. The rear section has been revised with the sharper taillamps have two vertical creases and connected with a plastic panel. It also gets a newly-designed boot lid and rear bumper. Read – All-New Hyundai Mini SUV To Debut in January 2023
ADAS Safety Tech
The new Creta has been equipped with the ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) that includes features such as adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, rear cross traffic collision, blind spot monitor, autonomous emergency braking with forward collision avoidance and more. Though, the ADAS suite will be exclusively offered on the top-end trim.
While the dashboard design is similar to the current model, the new Hyundai Creta facelift has a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster borrowed from the Alcazar. The SUV comes with the updated Hyundai’s BlueLink connected car tech offering new safety features such as a valet parking mode, stolen vehicle tracking and stolen vehicle immobilisation.
Engine-Gearbox Combos
The new 2023 Hyundai Creta facelift will continue to come with the 1.5L, 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol, 1.4L turbo petrol and 1.5L diesel engine options. Transmission choices will include a 6-speed manual, a 6-speed torque convertor automatic, a 7-speed DCT, a CVT and an iMT unit. Speculations are on rife that the updated Creta model lineup could also be made available with the CNG fuel option.
