Team-BHP - Preview: Hyundai Creta

First of all these prices don't seem right, 1.4 Base version can't be more expensive than 1.6 base. Moreover, version/version it seems Creta is more than a lakh over duster... Now if this becomes true a lot of heartburns and cancellations are sure. + Ecosport market will be mostly remain intact because only 3 low variants are priced below 10L, and cities like Hyderabad this is a crucial threshold, beyond which road-taxed increase to 12%.

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Originally Posted by jha.shailesh (Post 3754998)

1.4 Base (9.8) is of Diesel and 1.6 Base (8.9) is of Petrol. That is why you are seeing the 1.6 to be lower :)

The price does seem on the higher side considering the Duster itself is overpriced for what it offers. And it is totally different to what was reported a few pages earlier.

Autocar might have a massive scoop or is in line for a massive fail with this piece of news.

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 3754981)

Hyundai Creta aims for Duster pricing.

http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-new...ng-396308.aspx

Another article where the author cooked up figures in his head to get some views.
I mean the estimations have no logic;
-the difference between SX and "SX+" variant for the petrol engine is 1.7 lakhs whereas it is 1.2 for diesel.
-the premium for diesel engine(1.4L) for the base variant is 90k whereas for SX(1.6L) it is 2.3 lakhs. I don't think Hyundai will charge such a massive premium for the 1.6L diesel engine.
-Also, the feature differences between variants do not suggest such price gaps.

EDIT: Now they have edited the prices, reducing the petrol and 1.4L diesel variant prices by 30k and the article says that Creta will get premium pricing.lol:

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Originally Posted by Jag4 (Post 3754979)

In my opinion, the phenomenon where rear passengers are affected more than the front passengers is common across all cars and all roads. My reasoning for the same would be that the driver and co passenger have in their line of sight most of the road undulations like potholes and speed breakers and hence have time for their bodies to adjust ( Eg: brace, hold the doorpad handles or the roof handles) whereas the rear passengers cannot anticipate the same and thus do not the getting time to react which leads to them being uncomfortable and even shocked in some instances.

Coming to the car, I sat in the rear seat as well for a round and didn't observe anything of this sort. However I was driving for the most part and hence did not spend much time in the rear so my opinion would be limted to say the least.

Mods please combine the last post with this one. Thanks.

I don't completely agree with your observations, my family members always like the Fiesta for its more composed and absorbs road undulations much better than any other sedan that they have gone. BTW I have a Wagon R at home and family always insists on the Fiesta.

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Originally Posted by Chillout (Post 3755009)

Definitely some cars have better suspension setups as compared to others. But if you read the question here, it was a general view about all hyundai cars. To each his own maybe.

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 3754981)

Hyundai Creta aims for Duster pricing.

Hyundai’s Creta SUV likely to be priced close to the Renault Duster.

Speculation on prices continue, ACI gives the same in ex -showroom -Del.
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http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-new...ng-396308.aspx

If these are ex-showroom prices in Delhi, add another 30-50K in Bangalore. That makes the top of the line AT around 17 lac on road. There were times when Endeavour/CR-V used to retail at 15-18 lacs and now we spend almost similar price for a compact SUV. I know the current gen compact SUV's have lot more equipment, couldn't stop comparing though. Those were the times!!

Team,

Please don't pay any attention to the comparos posted by Autocar India these days. They are starting to ride the waves of popular incoming launches and throw out any sort of numbers & comparos so that they could cash in on the spotlight. Just yesterday they threw out a comparo between the Creta and the S-Cross which was very misleading (LINK and afterwards, realising their mistakes, tried a quick edit of the same. Today, they have thrown out random numbers in the name of "possible Creta pricing" without citing any sources, and again edited those published numbers after a short while (probably someone pointed out the mistakes again).

Trust me when I say this - the final pricing will be very close to the prices I posted on 6th June, and which was echoed 2-3 pages back. In fact, my dealer is sending me the quotation today (for my loan) based on that pricing I posted, saying that the final prices will be on those lines, with maybe an addition of around 5,000-10,000 rupees maximum, variant to variant.

I am in line for the delivery (1st Creta delivery of my dealership) on either the day of launch (July 21st) itself, or the 22nd. My car has been dispatched from the Chennai factory yesterday, and it will take 6 days to reach here.

I have test-driven the demo car extensively over all sorts of roads, and I am fully satisfied with my decision. The Creta is not a perfect 10/10 car by any means, but it ticks the most boxes for my requirements, so I am going ahead with the delivery. Details in my ownership report, which is in the Assembly Line right now.

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Originally Posted by RavenAvi (Post 3755059)

Team,

I am in line for the delivery (1st Creta delivery of my dealership) on either the day of launch (July 21st) itself, or the 22nd. My car has been dispatched from the Chennai factory yesterday, and it will take 6 days to reach here.

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Thanks Sir. Are you buying the AT Or SX(o) ?

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Originally Posted by RavenAvi (Post 3755059)

Team,

I have test-driven the demo car extensively over all sorts of roads, and I am fully satisfied with my decision. The Creta is not a perfect 10/10 car by any means, but it ticks the most boxes for my requirements, so I am going ahead with the delivery. Details in my ownership report, which is in the Assembly Line right now.

Raven, you are now officially our Go To guy for the Creta hence calling you "Creta Man". Please provide us the version / colour you have booked. Also based on the Insurance Quote and the pricing provided to you by the dealer, can you please post the price differential variant to variant? I will for the moment not insist on ex showroom prices for each variant.

Regards
Nikhil