The craze for SUV’s in the Indian market has only grown over the last decade which has only created the need for the launch of new brands as well as constant facelifts of existing models and Hyundai Creta has done a great job in the past couple of year, the same urge has forced their sibling Kia to launch Seltos in the market which has also marked its debut into the market.
Although both the cars are under the same roof – HYUNDAI group, they differ a lot. With the recent facelift of Hyundai Creta, we thought this would be the right time to put both of these side-to-side to check which one excels better.
Powertrain
Both these vehicles are powered by a 1.5 Diesel & petrol naturally aspirated engines which produce a 115 ps 144 nm of torque and a 1.4 turbo petrol which produces 140 ps 250 nm of torque.
Exterior
Both of these cars are almost similar in size but has their own style. On the front Creta has a cascading grille with split headlight L-shaped setup which might not appeal to everyone, the same styling follows to the rear as well, the scuff plates gives a more rugged stance to this SUV, whereas Kia gives more of a contemporary appeal with a signature tiger-nose grille with sleek LED’s on the front and rear, both of these cars get 17-inch alloy wheels.
Interior
The interior is Creta welcomes you with a massive panoramic sunroof with a 7.0-inch digital instrument cluster other aspects are typically Hyundai, while Seltos has a single sunroof but a 360-degree parking camera, both of these get a bose sound system, Creta has a slight edge of boot space of 444 litres over Seltos 433 litres.
Price
Well, Kia offers around 16 variants of which prices ranging from 9.89 to 17.39 lakhs**, while Hyundai offers around 14 variants pricing between 10 to 17 lakhs ** (** Prices ex-showroom Delhi).
Writer’s Opinion
Both of these vehicles are good looking, fully loaded, stylish SUVs however each of these are subjective to the individual, we’ll leave that your choice.
Your views are important to us, Kindly let us know the comments section.
Stay tuned and stay updated for more interesting news on various domains from Just A Library !!