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My Hyundai Creta IVT: 7 likes & 5 dislikes after 2 years & 12000 km

28th April 2023, 11:04 by Dev Shah

Talking about fuel efficiency, pleasantly surprised to regularly get MID figure of 18-20kmpl on highways and 14-15kmpl in city on petrol.

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The New Creta looks were love at first sight and I was lucky to get the car in 4 days flat (a miracle in these times of 1 year waiting). The ownership experience has been wonderful so far. It does not get driven much due to partial work-from-home but that is compensated by the long drives we take. Car is super comfortable, spacious and has almost all the features we need.

Likes:

Excellent NVH and silent cabin, a friend commented it felt almost like sitting in an EV.
Combo of 1.5L NA engine and IVT make the ride very smooth. Ride quality improved further after doing Wheel Alignment & Balancing at 10,000 km.
Fuel efficiency: pleasantly surprised to regularly get MID figure of 18-20kmpl on highways and 14-15kmpl in city on petrol. Was able to stretch it to 20.5kmpl on few occasions.
You never feel lack of power needed for quick overtaking. Drive is set to 'Comfort' mode 90% of the time (Comfort gives best mileage in 80-95kmph and Eco mode mileage is good at 50-70kmph speeds)
The in-built rear sunshades are a blessing, i wonder why they are not a standard in all cars now.
Ample space in the cabin to keep knick-knacks, large water bottles plus other stuff. During an extreme situation, we had 6 adults and a child fit in for a full day without complaints.
So easy to drive that you wont feel fatigued even after driving for 12 hrs.

Dislikes:

Pathetic voice recognition, patchy sim connectivity of Bluelink.
Absence of front parking sensors/360 camera is felt quite often. Also missing Passenger side request sensor and illuminated switches.
Minor rattles from sun-glass holder (felt-lining could solve this) and boot door.
You cannot have turbo-charging and wired android auto at the same time as they use different USB ports.
Boot space under the floor around the spare tyre could have been better utilized

Special mention: Service Experience has been fantastic with Safdarjung Hyundai (Gurgaon). They always take good care of the car and are not very pushy about add-ons. Staff is very courteous and are very receptive to feedback and complaints. When i had an air leakage issue from front tyre, they went out of their way to co-ordinate with JK Tyres to get a new tyre under warranty.

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