[Utopian]

A no nonsense product with an inflated price tag. I feel Hyundai is playing the high margin game rather than sheer volumes. Windsor somehow appears to be a much stronger deal in the segment now.

[Contrapunto]

Originally Posted by Guna

Check this screen grab from Faisal Khan's review. There is some empty space between the battery and the suspension area. This may be the empty space seen from the side also.

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This indeed looks "funky" more uncharitably called "jugaad". Those two vertical structures better be strong and tested for it to suffer the rigours of indian roads over a reasonable lifetime of 12-13 years. If its a "non- standard" part, it may be difficult come by in case of mishaps. And let's not say "highly unlikely". Indian roads can stress test even the mighty Unimog

The pricing is curious though. Its on par with competition, but nothing compelling. I am expecting their top trim to rub shoulders with a large number of very competent born-electric models.

[Sabyasworld]

Not at all the pricing most were expecting (including me), overpriced by at least 2 lakhs. It seems that Hyundai is heavily banking on the Creta brand value to drive sales. I will be surprised if it sells more than 2K per month.

[REN]

This pricing might have seemed fine six months ago for what looks like a sorted product. However, with the recent changes in the Indian EV space, this feels overpriced. The Windsor and Nexon 45 below, as well as the BE 6 above, seem significantly more VFM in comparison.

The more conventional design, Hyundai’s perceived reliability and its wider service network are a few factors going for it. However, the e Vitara is hot on its heels, offering even better perceived reliability and a much wider service network. Add to that the e Vitara is a born EV with bigger battery packs. Given all this, I’m not sure how the Creta Electric is going to fare.

[GoBabyGo]

Hi, I am happy that Hyundai understand that Indian buyers are not ready for EV and hence there will not be volume advantage in pricing Creta EV competitively.

I was hoping for introductory price of 14.50 lacs for the base 42kWh variant, however, Hyundai priced it way more than it should have been.

I feel with this pricing, most probably they will be able to barely sell Creta EV. However, if JSW-MG launch updated Windsor EV with better AC and two way rear AC vents for the 38kWh battery pack and also introduce Windsor EV 50kWh during the Bharat Mobility Expo at a respectable 15.99 lacs ex showroom for the Excite variant (& 17.99 lacs for the 50kWh Essence variant), then probably Creta EV will be dead on arrival.

Those who are still interested in Creta EV, please wait for some time as with this pricing huge discount will come (it is a matter of time, 3 months or 4 months or 6 months).

[m8002?]

As I expected and predicted, they priced it above the ICE models trying to milk the Creta brand.

I feel, they have given an opening for Maruti to reclaim the compact SUV space with eVitara. It is a born EV platform, has AWD and comes with a bigger batter pack. Also for once, Maruti had good interiors too :-)

If Maruti can undercut the Creta in price, eVitara will help the capture the market.

[07CR]

I kind off expected this. They were simply unprepared for the EV onslaught by MG and Mahindra. With the Pack 3 of BE6 retailing at 26.9L, if I assume a 2L deduction for Pack 3 BE6 59Kwh, its available at just 1.5 L more. If someone wants a Pack 2, it would be undercutting the Creta EV 51.4 Kwh by about 1-1.5L.

At the lower end the things are even bleak with the Windsor undercutting the 42 Kwh variant by a massive margin!

Sad to see Hyundai doing a DOA for their rock solid Creta Brand. This also won't help them in any way for the CAFE norms.

Onto Maruti now. I hope they are seeing the negative reactions to this pricing and have sane pricing for the E Vitara.

[shyampsunder]

Originally Posted by 07CR

To think of it, this is really scary. Say you are on a road trip. You are at about 10-20% of charge levels. You get involved in a minor accident, frontal impact. The car is driveable, but the charging port is damaged. Now even though the car is driveable you are at the mercy of the 10-20% charge you have and post that you will have to call for a flatbed/tow truck and cancel the road trip.

Situation can be flipped as well.

Say you have 10% SoC, you reach the charging station and only the slot in front of charger is available with vehicles parking on either side and the cable doesn't reach your charging port on the side of the car. You are stuck and cannot charge. This is not hypothetical, I have seen Tata EVs having to do all sorts of gymnastics on dual gun chargers when one gun is occupied to position their car so that the port on the left side is accessible.

Charging port in front center means you can always charge as long as car can reach close to the charger.

Front bumper and charging port are seperate, small fender bender will not disable the charging port. A major hit and you will anyway have to book an RSA.

I prefer charging port in the front any day.

[antz.bin]

Overpriced by 2.5 lakh if not 3.

Sayonara Creta EV, Going ahead with the Windsor. Thanks for nothing.

To anyone looking at the Creta EV, do note that the 3 yr old ZS EV out spec-sheets it while being cheaper.

Seriously! 20 lakhs for a 42 kWh EV? That was definitely alright on this day last year, definitely not today! Not when the Nexon 45, Curvv 55 and the BE 6 59 are right there!

[Ays7]

I think Hyundai has priced this very smartly. They gain nothing by making this feel like a VFM product. They are going to milk the Creta Brandname dry and I think it is a smart strategy.

Buyers of this car will really not go into nuances about battery size or compare it with Punch or Nexon on Windsor. They will buy this because of the Hyundai Creta brand and the feature overload that Hyundai provides.

In fact, I think after the way Maruti has priced Jimny, any EV coming from them will also be similarly priced. I think it would be foolish to assume that they would price it lower than or equivalent to their ICE versions.

Just my 2 cents.

[Formula1Fan]

Quite disappointing, to say the least. The pricing is way above expectations, especially considering these factors:

1) Not a BEV, ICE platform conversion, that battery pack dangling at the bottom is an eye sore, seems like they were launching an EV 5 years back when this was acceptable.

2) NMC battery pack, there was a lot of backlash on the NMC pack for XUV 400, especially considering our climate conditions. Also, I remember Hyundai had replaced the battery packs of all Kona's which they had delivered within the first year of launch, if any one who is an owner or is aware can confirm, but maybe by now they are stable.

3) Lower charging speeds than Kona, why wait to increase the charging speeds later, if its already there or the product was not ready and they have just rushed the launch to ensure that they don't lag behind too much.

Glad, I didn't wait for the Creat EV and bought the Windsor, perfectly suits my needs.

[abhisheksahas]

Originally Posted by Ays7

I think Hyundai has priced this very smartly. They gain nothing by making this feel like a VFM product. They are going to milk the Creta Brandname dry and I think it is a smart strategy.

Buyers of this car will really not go into nuances about battery size or compare it with Punch or Nexon on Windsor. They will buy this because of the Hyundai Creta brand and the feature overload that Hyundai provides.

In fact, I think after the way Maruti has priced Jimny, any EV coming from them will also be similarly priced. I think it would be foolish to assume that they would price it lower than or equivalent to their ICE versions.

Just my 2 cents.

I respectfully disagree.

Buyers today are very well informed. Platforms such as YouTube make it almost dumbproof to compare cars.
Anybody today, looking to spend 20 lakhs or more for an EV is going to have real world range as the top most priority. Brand name alone will not be enough.

Hyundai might hit their sales targets in the first few months, but that’s likely to taper soon.

The Creat EV places in comparison to the significantly superior products from TATA, Mahindra and now Maruti too.

[Ays7]

Originally Posted by abhisheksahas

I respectfully disagree.

Buyers today are very well informed. Platforms such as YouTube make it almost dumbproof to compare cars.
Anybody today, looking to spend 20 lakhs or more for an EV is going to have real world range as the top most priority. Brand name alone will not be enough.

Hyundai might hit their sales targets in the first few months, but that’s likely to taper soon.

The Creat EV places in comparison to the significantly superior products from TATA, Mahindra and now Maruti too.

I defer to your judgement. This was just my opinion. BMW has a puny 3 cylinder engine in its X1 and still manages to sell well. Fortuners sell like Hot cakes in this market despite it being just meh. So people even when they plonk money, do not rationally compare specs and performances and other criteria. For them car purchase is often an image. People buy BMW for their status, Fortuner for the stature and Cretas for reliability. Creta EV is just looking to milk that and at this price, I do not think a Hyundai buyer will switch loyalties.

[abhisheksahas]

Originally Posted by Ays7

I defer to your judgement. This was just my opinion. BMW has a puny 3 cylinder engine in its X1 and still manages to sell well. Fortuners sell like Hot cakes in this market despite it being just meh. So people even when they plonk money, do not rationally compare specs and performances and other criteria. For them car purchase is often an image. People buy BMW for their status, Fortuner for the stature and Cretas for reliability. Creta EV is just looking to milk that and at this price, I do not think a Hyundai buyer will switch loyalties.

You make a very good point, but your comparison is not fair.

The puny engine of the X1 or the meh fortuners are not concerns. They are just characteristics.
Not everybody who buys a X1 is an enthusiast. Not everybody who buys a fortuner cares about features or dynamics. But, almost everybody who buys an EV is primarily concerned about range.

In EV’s range anxiety is real, especially for first time EV buyers ( seasoned ones wouldn’t touch the Creta with a stick ). Battery tech is also the major cost item in the bill of materials.

Given that the primary concern of the Creta is real world range AND that because that is exactly what the competition offers in a significantly larger number, the Creta is unlikely to make significant sales numbers beyond the initial months.

Also, Hyundai is unlikely to offer the Creta with a significantly larger battery pack, because that move would undermine the Ioniq5. Sadly though, that’s exactly what the Creta is missing.

[Nithesh_M]

Although I agree with the sentiment about the pricing being way too optimistic, I won't be surprised if this thing achieves Hyundais monthly target of 2k units.

Dealer and service reach has its own benefits. That and people have more trust in Hyundai when it comes to EVs right from the Kona days. So even if this Creta EV is a jugaad like the other non Born electric vehicles, this has a good chance to find its own niche loyal Hyundai customers.