In April 2025, Hyundai sold 17,016 units of the Creta, registering a YoY growth of 10.2%.

The Hyundai Creta has emerged as the highest-selling model in India for the second consecutive month.

In April 2025, Hyundai sold 17,016 units of the Creta, registering a growth of 10.2% compared to the same month last year. It was also the best-selling SUV from January to April 2025, with cumulative sales of 69,914 units.

Hyundai currently offers a wide range of SUVs in India. These include the Exter, Venue, Alcazar, Tucson, and, of course, the Creta. According to the company, the contribution of SUVs to its domestic sales reached an all-time high of 70.9% in April 2025.

Tarun Garg, Whole-Time Director and COO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd. said, “Being the best-selling car across all segments for two months in a row and the top-selling SUV in the industry for the first four months of 2025 cumulatively is a proud achievement for all of us at HMIL.” He further stated, “The addition of the electric powertrain has further strengthened the brand CRETA and it is now not just a leader in the SUV segment, but also a key enabler in India’s electric mobility journey.”

We got the Creta Sx Premium IVT 1.5 MPI variant in titan grey metallic colour home on Sunday.

BHPian nikksborkar recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Hi,
We got the Creta Sx Premium IVT 1.5 MPI variant in titan grey metallic colour home on Sunday.

The 4 major changes are:
1. Bose speakers
2. Automatic 8 way adjustable driver seat and EPB AND AUTOHOLD which are a boon in mumbai traffic and paddle shifts for highways
3. Ventilated cooled leather front seats with scooped back in centre of the front seats to provide more knee room for rear passengers
4. Smart key with motion sensor- which disconnects from car once the key is away from car and still (prevents thieves who can use the connection to amplify the signal and steal cars)

Absent features: 
1. No ADAS which is present in the lower option of Sx Tech and upper option of Sx(O) ( I didn’t want it as most of my driving is going to be from Girgaon to Mahim in bumper to bumper traffic where it is intrusive and in heavy rains where camera based is not useful, radar based would be useful )
2. No rain sensing wipers (used for 7 years in Honda city, but didn’t find it useful in heavy rains of Mumbai and also cost of front windshield is higher if needs replacement)
3. No rear wireless charger and single USB-C port
4. Wired APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID AUTO
( I hope they give the wired to wireless adapter which was launched yesterday for Alcazar )
Basic S(O) version gets wireless (which I was about to book when they launched Sx premium)
5. IRVM is manually adjustable for night driving

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The Hyundai Creta was also the best-selling SUV in Q4 of FY2024-25.

The Hyundai Creta was the highest-selling model in India in March 2025. 18,059 units of the car were sold in the final month of the previous fiscal.

The Hyundai Creta was also the best-selling SUV in Q4 of FY2024-25, with cumulative sales of 52,898 units. Creta's sales increased by 20% compared to the previous year to 1,94,871 units, making it the third highest-selling passenger vehicle in India.

According to Hyundai, the top variants of the Creta accounted for 24% of the model’s total sales. 71% of Creta Electric customers opted for the top trims. Variants with sunroof and connected features accounted for 69% and 38% of total Creta sales in FY2024-25.

It was 10 years ago when Hyundai launched the Creta in the Indian market. Since then, the company has sold over 1.2 million units of the car.

The in-app experience is seamless. It doesn't hang, there is no lag, it is very user-friendly, connection to the dashcam is quick.

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70mai A510 Dual Dashcam Set

So, purchased and installed 70mai A510 in my Creta

Box-

Front Dashcam-

The quality and in-hand feel is superb.

Looks premium and good after installation

Rear Camera-

Leave the video quality aside, talking about the in-app experience, which is seamless in 70mai (it doesn't hang, there is no lag, it is very user-friendly, connection to Dashcam is quick and videos are downloaded very quickly).

Compatible Micro SD card-

After using the Dashcam and observing the videos, I found out that there is a lot of Dashboard reflection and glare in the videos so I decided to buy the CPL filter.

Everyone who is using a Dashcam should add a CPL filter to their Dashcam as the difference is noticeable.

CPL Filter (Additional Cost - Rs 1000)

Installation of CPL Filter-

Very easy, just have to align the mark of the CPL filter on the Dashcam lens top center area and press it slowly.

• Video without CPL filter
• Video with CPL filter (notice the same angle and position of the sun in both videos)

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Offered my help to clean and restore a friend's SUV, since he too was equally bored we decided to dedicate an entire lazy Sunday towards car cleaning.

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Quote from BHPian saket77:

3M Tire dresser promises brand new look on tires after use. In God we trust, everything else we test.
The apartment guard had a confused look on his face and must be at his wits end that why am I cleaning the tires which ultimately are meant to be contact with all the dirt and debris on road. Will I stop driving the car on roads?....

Haha! Even I'm a person who has a can I say,.. fetish towards squeaky clean tyres and wheels. Upon reading your story I remembered a funny story which happened about 4-5years back, it was during lockdown time when I was looking for ways to kill time and what a better way of doing so by getting cars deep cleaned but I was already done with that, therefore called up my friend who had bought a new Creta about an year back but due to lack of proper cleaning caught up a lot of swirls and looked older than its age, therefore offered him my help to clean and restore his SUV, since he too was equally bored we decided to dedicate an entire lazy Sunday towards car cleaning.

Asked him to arrange stuff like Meguiars' shampoo, ultimate compound, interior polish, microfiber cloths, buffing pads etc while I used my own stuff viz Ultimate Compound, QuikDetailer, Wax, Tyre Polish etc and together made our hands dirty.

After a couple of hours, we both were exhausted totally but believe me, there was no better feeling than to clean a car with an equally enthusiastic friend and results too were quite amazing. Since it was already more than 6hours since we were out of our homes, my friends' Dad got a bit worried and decided to pay us a visit, when he reached, he saw us engrossed in cleaning and polishing the alloys and tyres, upon which he had a similar reaction as your security guard had and even asked the exact same questions as you mentioned!. Still the results were fantastic and it was a Sunday well spent!

The car before, badly dusted, swirled made it appear older than it actually was

The dirty wheels, seemed like they were never ever cleaned!

The same car looked so better after a thorough cleaning!

The squaky clean tyres and alloys!

Even I keep on ordering hell lot of tyre polish from different brands and regularly clean them no matter how many times they get dirty, also nowadays I've gotten one step ahead and regularly visit a tyre store which removes individual alloys and cleans the alloys from inside too, watching the alloys deep cleaned somehow gives me an immense sense of satisfaction even though I completely know they'll be soiled the moment I drive my car out on the road.

Look at all the accumulated dirt inside the alloys!

Post thorough cleaning, so eye pleasing!

Clean alloys and tyres!

Also,.I don't know I also tend to prefer tyres depending on their sidewall design and somewhat dislike plain generic looking tyres.

Thank you
Tony

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The Creta is now available in the EX (O) and SX Premium trims.

Hyundai has launched two new variants of the Creta. The popular compact SUV is now available in the EX (O) and SX Premium trims, priced from Rs 12.97 lakh and Rs 16.18 lakh (ex-showroom) respectively.

The EX (O) variant comes with a panoramic sunroof and LED reading lamps, while the SX Premium variants get ventilated front seats, an 8-way power-adjustable driver seat, an 8-speaker Bose sound system and scooped seats with leatherette upholstery.

Hyundai has also updated the SX (O) variant with new features. It now has a rain sensor, a wireless charging pad in the rear, and scooped seats. The Smart Key with motion sensor is now available on the S (O) trim as well.

The Hyundai Creta is available with the same set of engines as before. These include a 1.5-litre petrol, 1.5-litre turbo-petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel engine. Transmission options include a 6-speed manual, a 6-speed automatic, an IVT and a 7-speed DCT.

Hyundai Creta ex-showroom prices:

1.5L Petrol

• MT EX(O) - Rs 12,97,190
• IVT EX(O) - Rs 14,37,190
• MT SX Premium - Rs 16,18,390
• MT SX(O) - Rs 17,46,300
• IVT SX Premium - Rs 17,68,390
• IVT SX(O) - Rs 18,92,300

1.5L Diesel

• MT EX(O) - Rs 14,56,490
• AT EX(O) - Rs 15,96,490
• MT SX Premium - Rs 17,76,690
• MT SX(O) - Rs 19,04,700
• AT SX(O) - Rs 19,99,900

1.5L Turbo

• DCT SX(O) - Rs 20,18,900

I've tried various ADAS features on my car and found Auto-Hold, Adaptive Cruise Control, Front and 360-deg Camera, and Blind-Spot Monitoring to be the most useful.

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My experience with the Creta's ADAS and other driving assist features, kept ON, all the time.

Note: Mine is a 2024 facelift Creta SX(O) IVT - all the bells and whistles.

I have used these features in Bangalore's crazy traffic, and on the highways of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Most useful

Auto-hold

• In Bangalore's notorious traffic snarls, you keep your foot on the brake, rather than on the accelerator, and this is my favorite driver-assist feature.
• In this, you keep the brake pressed for a second, and when the auto-hold light comes up on the instrument cluster, you can take your foot off. No roll back / no moving forward - the vehicle stays put. This saves you from having to juggle the brake and accelerator all the time.
• If it's slow-moving traffic, switch off the auto-hold and the vehicle creeps forward slowly without any accelerator input.

Front camera and 360-deg camera

• This turns on automatically when you are too close to the front vehicle, and you can judge the distance, or use the 360 view to negotiate tight turns on unscientific corners, with errant bikers plying their trade all around you. Very very useful, and helped me save myself from many a scratch / dent.
• The good news is that there is a dedicated button. I have used it many times when dogs and children have tried crossing the road, and fallen in the blind spot caused due to the high bonnet.

Adaptive cruise control

• Goes without saying. Most of you have used it already. It slows down from the set cruise control speed if it detects a vehicle some distance ahead of you. The slowdown is gradual but noticeable. I change lanes when this happens due to a slowing truck, and the cruise control picks up to the set speed straight away. What a godsend this is on long highway journeys - no pressing of the accelerator, brake (or clutch) required - you just change lanes and continue - the vehicle handles everything else for you.

Blind-spot monitoring

• Alerts me to the omnipresent left-overtaking car on the highway, or speeding biker on Bangalore's roads, both visually via a red light on the mirror and via a chime.

• Minor irritant - When I overtake a vehicle and move into its lane, this chime alerts me if I have pressed that lane's indicator (usually, moving to the left lane), and the vehicle is too close behind.

Mixed Bag

Lane keep assist

• This one is a mixed bag. Sure, on long highway trips, it keeps the steering adjusted perfectly to the lane and takes away the stress of the driver needing to do it every so often.
• The Creta's lane keep assist also reads the road markings brilliantly in most weather conditions and at night, so it's been very accurate. In rare situations, I had to peel my eyes to see faint lane markings, that the system had already picked up much before I did. Great camera!
• Over a long 8 - 9 hour drive, it takes that much load off, your shoulders and arms.
• However, its intrusive nature also means that it keeps chiming in and self-corrects the steering, every single time you want to do an overtake. You need to signal lane-change indicators and then it lets you take complete control. This is often anxiety-inducing during high-speed overtaking, as other vehicles seldom follow lane discipline in India, while the system follows its textbook-style.
• Moreover, the chime takes over the audio, leading to irritating beeps when your favorite music is playing. So that's another downside.

Forward collision avoidance assist

• This has warned me whenever I have approached the vehicle in-front very aggressively. Or if the vehicle in front has slowed down considerably. If very close, it has applied the brakes ever so slightly.
• The good part is that you can specify the distance at which the warning occurs.
• The part that I was worried about the most, is if it kicks in too aggressively, say when a non-BHPian overtakes you without keeping a safe distance. I am happy to report that I have faced many situations like these, and the system hasn't kicked in a panic-inducing manner for such situations.
• One situation in which I would have liked the FCAA to actually kick-in, is unmarked speed breakers. There is a proxy though. If you follow the vehicle in front closely, the unmarked speed breaker is likely to have induced panic braking in them, causing the Creta's FCAA to also start alarming immediately. I recall facing this situation once, on the Bangalore-Mangalore highway.

Least Useful

Rear collision avoidance

• Too aggressive. If you're trying to take a U-turn on a busy road, God save you from the bikers trying to pass your car's posterior. The system keeps braking aggressively and it feels like a jolt to the passengers.
• I still need to find out if the sensitivity can be fine-tuned.

Front vehicle departure alert

• This shows up when you're stopped, and maybe focusing on the phone, and the vehicle in front departs, alerting you to start moving.
• In my experience, the least useful feature, because we already have this in the form of other vehicle owners behind you blaring their horns off to alert you to start moving.

Hope this helps.

Let me know if there are other features that you want an opinion on, that I may have missed.

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This trip surely was a confidence booster for our Tawang road trip from Bangalore which we did in 2023.

BHPian PrideRed recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

This is a travelogue which we did in 2022. Uttarakhand was on bucket list and me/wife hadn’t explored. Initial plan was to drive all the way but then I was not sure how my younger kid would cope with as he was less than 2 years. Elder was 4+ years old and was used to our long travels. Decided not to take risk and for a change decided to hire self-drive car.

We had prepared list of places to visit but had not finalized itinerary. To begin with booked flight tickets to Delhi and was contemplating on if to take rental taxi or a self-drive. Zoom car had decent options and decided to take a bit of risk, booked a Creta which had less than 25000 KMs in ODO. Post booking , Zoom car was experience pathetic at best. After booking the app showed I don’t have active booking and could not connect to support as well. After few weeks managed to get hold of support team but they were of no help. Found out some local contact in Delhi and they assured that I will get the car delivered to me. Penultimate day, no confirmation from zoom and not even a message or mail. I made call to a travel agent and confirmed a rental taxi as backup.

Took flight to Delhi, after landing, we checked in to a hotel at Delhi and was able to track the location of car, however no one knew who would deliver the car to me. Car was to be delivered next day early morning and no updates from Zoom. After contacting many folks, a driver number was assigned but the number was not reachable. It was a sleepless night and a stressful one. On D Day finally the driver called and mentioned he would drop the car; the car came 2 hours late!

The car was not cleaned and dents all over. Tires were in decent shape (or so I thought) and checked for tools and car was starting without issues, no warning in dashboard. Finished breakfast and went to nearby fuel station to tank up and check tire pressure. Two tires had punctures and got them fixed (there were about 6-7 punctures to be fixed) Tire issues resolved, and we began our drive towards Uttarakhand 4 hours later than planned. I took some time to get familiarized and gain some confidence with the car, give the sad state. Couple of hours into drive found a service station and asked them to clean.

Day 2- Mussorie

Afterall the zoomcar issues sorted our trip to Uttarkhand began. Initial plan was to drive to Dehradun, but good roads and we decided to drive up to Mussorie. Drive was uneventful and we reached Mussoorie by evening. Was my first visit to Mussoorie and found it to be good place. We booked hotel over phone few hours before, checked in by 4PM. Visited Mall Road and took cable car to Gun hill. On return we clicked few pictures at photoshoot point which had nice view of valley. Ventured to few places in mall road for food and shopping. Weather was nice and wasn't unbearably cold.

Day 3- Rishikesh

Rishikesh was our next destination and made for a short drive. I wanted kids to get acclimatized hence did not want to travel much. We reached Rishikesh by lunch time. Took some rest and visited Lakshman Jhula and Ram Jhula. By evening we came back to hotel back as they had arranged for Ganga Aarthi as our hotel was on banks of Ganga. Took a dip after Aarthi, water was super cold and quite clean too.

Day 4 and Day 5 -Auli/Joshimath

Auli was one of the places we wanted to visit. Was about 7Hr but I knew this is going to take time. Finished our breakfast at hotel and started our drive to Auli. Roads for most part were good. Weather was nice and we enjoyed lovely drive through hills. In Auli we had booked Uttarakhand tourism hotel as we wanted to visit Bugyal.

Next day we took the Ropeway, which started very close to hotel and was fantastic experience. Once we reached top, we took horse ride to Bugyal. This was quite a steep climb and bit scary too. Wife and son weren’t confident of going up hence me and daughter went up, spent some time at Bugyal. There was some ice and view was amazing. After spending about an hour, we returned. It was lunch time, and we had simple lunch at hotel. From there we had short journey and drove to Joshimath where we booked our stay for the night.

Day 6- Ranikhet

We had few options, Munsiyari, Kasauni, Ranikhet, Nainital. Since we hadn’t visited Nainital, decide to visit same by taking stopover at Ranikhet. Ranikhet is an Army town and was quite peaceful. We were driving slowly and reached Ranikhet by evening. It was quite relaxing at Ranikhet, kids got some good sleep.

Day 7 - Nainital

Was a short drive and we woke late. We were told Nainital is quite busy, and locals mentioned us to check for hotels. We managed to book a room at Uttarakhand tourism. We reached there for lunch and had an amazing thali at room. Our room had nice balcony with spectacular view of the lake. By evening we went towards lake took a boat ride. Visited few popular hangouts joint in Nainital town. There were few other attractions, but kids wanted to spend time around lake. Rest of the day we spent time in deciding where to head next. One option was to head towards Munsiyari and return. But by now we had spent about a week driving around mountains and wanted some change. We did a U turn and decided to visit Amritsar! So, plan was to break the journey at Haridwar.

Day 8-Haridwar

As planned, we had to drive to Haridwar. We did not have any plans in Haridwar, may be check the famous Ganga Aarati. We were in Haridwar by evening, checked in at hotel and quickly visited the Aarati place. Though crowded, experience was quite good. We found the river was not as clean here compared to Rishikesh.

Day 9 and Day 10- Amritsar

Amritsar was unplanned and nowhere in the plan initially. We were tired of mountains and wanted to experience something different. The drive was through good four lane roads, and we covered distance quickly. Unfortunately, while on the highway, noticed something was odd with car. Stopped the car to check tires and one of the tires was losing air. Luckily there was a tire repair shop nearby and the valve was found to be leaking air. Got this fixed and we reached Amritsar by evening. From cool weather to blazing heat of Punjab, quite a difference. Later in the day visited Golden temple, which was quite crowded. Once outside, visited Brothers Dhaba which we had visited a decade ago during our road trip to Ladakh. Back then it felt surreal, this time around we did not feel as special, though must admit food was good. Next day plan was to visit Jallianwallah Bagh and Wagah border. At Wagah border the ceremony in the evening was good and despite the heat, there were lot of people. Ceremony is something that one should not miss while in Amritsar.

Day 11 and Day 12

We wanted to explore few places in Delhi, hence we planned to spend 2 days in Delhi. Over these 2 days we visited Palika Bazar, Connaught place, south Delhi, Parliament/India gate area, Akshardham temple, Humayun’s tomb etc. We also visited some of the popular food joints of Delhi and loved the food. Saravana Bhavan at Connaught place satiated our craving for south Indian food which we missed for about 10 days.

Day 13

We had an evening flight and had to return car. Since I had number of pickup guy, return was quick compared to pick up. The pickup guys did not create much fuss and came on time. Had a last look at the car, hard to imagine me/wife spent 2 weeks in an abused Creta and drove for close 2500KM or so with an infant and 4-year-old! This was 1.4 CRDI MT Creta- car had adequate power for highway, though was struggling on steep incline. Needed frequent gear changes and turbo lag was evident. Flight back home was uneventful.

This trip surely was a confidence booster for our Tawang road trip from Bangalore which we did in 2023. Sad part-Have lost almost all photograph's of the tour when I changed the phone.

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The third-gen Creta might get a strong-hybrid powertrain option.

Hyundai is planning to launch the next-generation Creta in India in 2027. As per the latest reports, the third-gen (codenamed: SX3), is already under development.

The Hyundai Creta was introduced in 2015. Since then, it has become one of the most popular models in India and has been updated regularly. Last year, Hyundai rolled out the second-gen Creta facelift.

The exact details of the upcoming third-gen are scarce, though. However, reports suggest that besides design updates, it will offer new comfort and safety features.

The new Creta is also expected to use the same set of engines as the current model. These include a 1.5-litre petrol, a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel engine paired with a manual or automatic transmission. It might also get a strong-hybrid option. 

Hyundai also offers the Creta with a pure-electric powertrain in India. The Creta Electric will be due for a midlife facelift in 2027.

Source: Autocar India

On the open road, the Creta Electric provides instant acceleration when you touch the accelerator. The instant acceleration will see you leaving most ICE cars behind, left in the dust. Hyundai claims that the car will do a 0-100 km/h sprint in 7.9 seconds, which is pretty fast.

Driving the Hyundai Creta Electric Long range

Bonnet has liquids and electricals on either side of the frunk:

The Creta Electric is powered by an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor. Many components of the PE system have been carried over from the company's global models.

The Long-range variant uses a high-density 51.4 kWh NMC battery pack mounted on the floor of the car. It features a battery monitoring unit carried over from the Ioniq 5. This includes:

• Power relay assembly that controls a high voltage power circuit between the HV battery and electric control unit
• High voltage fuse that cuts off the power in case of overcurrent and short circuit
• Liquid cooling path for battery cooling / heating
• Battery module assembly for protection and support structure

The battery pack comes with an IP67 waterproof / dustproof rating. Hyundai claims to have performed a 16 ft. drop test on it. The company also claims to have conducted a water soak test on the car (420 mm depth for 120 seconds). Additionally, the car comes with a battery heater that is claimed to ensure performance in cold temperatures (up to -35 degrees Celsius).

Start the car, shift to ‘D’ mode, take your foot off the brake pedal and the car gets off the line in a smooth manner. It will crawl forward without any accelerator input. The power delivery is linear and predictable. There are no jerks from gearshifts and no sound from the engine sound means it is an extremely refined experience. We preferred to use the Eco mode while driving in the city. It felt more than adequate for driving in the city and keeping up with the traffic. Also with the regen set to its strongest level (4), the car can be driven by just using the accelerator and without using the brakes in bumper-to-bumper traffic. All these factors make the Creta Electric very easy to use in city traffic.

On the open road, the Creta Electric provides instant acceleration when you touch the accelerator. The instant acceleration will see you leaving most ICE cars behind, left in the dust. Hyundai claims that the car will do a 0-100 km/h sprint in 7.9 seconds, which is pretty fast. 

The Creta Electric can easily cruise at triple-digit speeds on the highway and when you need to overtake a slower vehicle quickly, just floor the A-pedal and fly past the vehicle. However, the harder you drive, the faster the range drops.

There are 3 driving modes to choose from and unlike some other cars, these aren't gimmicky. They're mapped specifically for different driving styles and also change the steering weight.

• Normal Mode: This is the default mode to drive in and works well in the city as well as the highway. It is a good balance of power and economy.
• Eco Mode: When you want to extract maximum range, this is the mode to engage. The throttle response is dumbed down which results in a smoother drive. Still, you never feel that the car is lacking power. There’s still enough power on tap to keep up with traffic and even overtake. While we found this mode to be the best for driving in the city, it also delivered acceptable performance on the highway.
• Sport Mode: In this mode, the throttle response is the sharpest and the car. It is best to use it on undivided highways when you need to overtake slower vehicles very quickly. On the downside, it feels a little too jerky for day-to-day city driving and also eats up battery faster. 

Regenerative Braking

The Creta Electric comes with 4 levels of regenerative braking which can be selected using the paddles behind the steering wheel. The first level is barely noticeable and if you have the car in this mode, you might end up using the brakes a lot. On levels 2 & 3, the braking gets progressively stronger.

On level 4, it is very strong and if you lift off the accelerator, the car will ultimately come to a halt. As mentioned earlier, the car can be driven with the accelerator only on this regen level. Hyundai calls it the i-Pedal function.

Engine-braking lovers will appreciate driving with regen at the maximum level. You can also turn off the regenerative brake if you want.

Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH)

As is the case with EVs, the Creta Electric is also super quiet. There’s no engine or gearbox to make any noise. There is no noise or vibration felt on start up or shut down.

The overall driving experience is silent. At low speeds, the car’s pedestrian warning system music (or virtual engine sound system as Hyundai calls it) is heard on the outside. It is not loud and cannot be heard inside the cabin. Tyre noise does creep into the cabin at highway speeds, but the wind noise is kept well in check. 

Insulation has been provided under the bonnet:

Range

The Creta Electric Long range has an ARAI-certified range of 473 km. On the test drive, I covered ~170 km and used up 47% of the battery. However, my driving consisted of some aggressive acceleration, fast driving, hard braking and long idling periods. At the end of the drive, I had an indicated 171 km of range left. I am sure that with better driving, one can manage at least 375 km in real-world driving conditions. We will wait for ownership reviews to get a proper picture of the range though.

Given the rising demand for EVs, there are plenty of charging stations popping up everywhere, which ought to take care of range anxiety as well. There are many apps and websites that list out all the charging stations near you. Hyundai itself is setting up charging stations all over the country. At the end of the day though, remember the golden rule = EVs are best charged where they are parked (either at your office or home).

Charging

Hyundai provides a complimentary 11 kW AC wall box charger which can charge the battery from 10% to 100% in 4 hours and 50 minutes. If you’re travelling and need a quick refill, a 50 kW DC fast charger can juice up the battery from 10% to 80% in 58 minutes.

Suspension

Ride Comfort

The Creta Electric gets a MacPherson strut suspension at the front and a coupled torsion beam axle at the rear. The car gets 17-inch alloy wheels shod with 215/60 section low rolling resistance tyres.

While the suspension setup is stiffer than the regular Creta, it is liveable. While you will be aware of the road surface you are travelling on, the low-speed ride is acceptable and the car absorbs small to medium-sized bumps fairly well. Large craters do make their presence felt inside the cabin though. The recommended tyre pressure is a rather high 36 PSI. Dropping the pressure to 32 PSI might help improve the ride.

Handling & Dynamics

In a straight line, the Creta Electric feels stable, at least till 120 km/h. In the corners, the body roll is well-controlled. At legal speeds, the car felt stable while tackling corners with the 215 mm tyres providing good grip. However, at higher speeds, the Good Year Triplemax 2 tyres do not inspire much confidence.  

Steering

The electric power steering is a nice unit and easy to operate as well. It is light at city speeds which makes it very user-friendly. As the speed climbs, the EPS weighs up reasonably well. On the highway, the steering feels stable and has no nervousness. That said, we'd have liked a bit more consistent feedback as it provides that additional confidence while entering into a corner.

Braking

The Hyundai Creta Electric has discs at the front and rear. All in all, the car has good stopping power. In our test drive, the car stopped without any drama when the brakes were slammed. However, we feel that grippier tyres can improve the car's stopping performance.

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