BREAKING: 2020 Hyundai Creta India Launch Preponed To March 16

Published March 12, 2020
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Originally, the 2020 Hyundai Creta was supposed to launch in the country on March 17

The 2020 Creta has started reaching dealerships.
Expected to be priced from Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom).
It’ll be offered with three engine options.
The 2020 Hyundai Creta will be available in five trims.
It will rival the Kia Seltos, MG Hector, and Tata Harrier 2020.

Waiting for the 2020 Hyundai Creta? We’ve some good news for you. The Korean manufacturer has preponed the India launch of the midsize SUV to March 16, a day ahead of its original March 17 launch date. The 2020 Hyundai Creta has already started reaching dealerships and bookings are open for a token of Rs 25,000.

The 2020 Hyundai Creta is essentially based on the Kia Seltos and utilises its powertrains as well. It’ll be offered with three engine options: a turbo-petrol, a diesel, and a naturally aspirated petrol. The turbo-petrol will be offered with a dual clutch automatic only while the other two engine options can be had with manual and automatic. Here’s a detailed spec table:

	Creta Diesel	Creta Petrol	Creta Turbo-petrol
Engine	1.5-litre CRDI	1.5-litre VTVT	1.4-litre T-GDI
Power (PS)	115PS	115PS	140PS
Torque (Nm)	250Nm	144Nm	242Nm
Transmission Options	6-speed MT / 6-speed AT	6-speed MT / CVT	7-speed DCT only

The 2020 Hyundai Creta will be offered in five trim levels: E, EX, S, SX and SX (O). The T-GDI engine is limited to the top-spec SX and SX (O) variants. We recently witnessed the production of the Creta at Hyundai’s manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur and got to see almost all the colour and variant options. Take a closer look right here.

Notable features in the 2020 Creta include a 10.25-inch infotainment system, Blue Link connected car technology, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a Bose sound system, a panoramic sunroof, a digital driver’s display, ventilated front seats, drive modes, as well as cruise control. It could also come with safety features such as traction control, electronic stability control, seven airbags, a rear view camera, and ABS with EBD.