Hyundai drove in Creta on Tuesday to fuel more competition in the compact SUV segment. The car will be pitched mainly against Renault's Duster, Mahindra's Scorpio and Ford's Eco Sport.
The Creta sports an entry price of Rs.8.59 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for the 1.6 litre petrol variant, though the diesel version -which is expected to see high action as well as competition -starts at Rs.9.46 lakh. There are two engine options in diesel -1.4-litre and 1.6-litre.
The small SUV category was among the fastest-growing segments in the domestic car market just some time back, though it has slowed down recently . Lack of new products and narrowing gap between petrol and diesel prices are among the reasons behind the slowdown.
However, analysts expect that new compact SUVs coming from Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, Toyota, General Motors and Tata Motors, along with existing models, will boost growth in this segment
Creta is the first low-cost SUV from the Korean manufacturer and has been developed on the platform that gave birth to `ix25' SUV , which is being sold in China.
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