New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta - Here Is What We Expect

The Hyundai Creta is one of the best selling SUVs in the market and offers supreme value for money to the buyers. The car not only comes with an attractive exterior design, but in addition to this, also offers a premium cabin, powerful engine options, and an impressive features list. The new facelift model of the Creta made its global debut a few days ago and now gets many major changes that give it a stronger and better road presence. While we do expect the brand to introduce this new model in India in late 2022, here is a quick New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta comparison that will help you understand the changes better.

New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta - Design and Dimensions

The front fascia of the Hyundai Creta now gets a more dominating look, all thanks to a new grille and integrated LED DRLs and repositioned headlights. The lower half of the bumper too gets a new look and in all, these changes have helped the Creta look fresh and more appealing. While the side profile remains similar, there are some small changes made to the rear. Likewise, the build quality remains similar and in all, the facelift model definitely looks better.

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The present Hyundai Creta gets a more elegant front fascia and high-set headlights and top-mounted LED DRLs. The grille in the centre is large and subtle and a quick comparison with the facelift model does make us conclude that the new model looks more aggressive and bold. Apart from this, no major changes or differences are noticeable in the two models.

New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta - Interiors

Apart from a few changes, the new Creta's cabin looks almost similar to the present model. For starters, the car gets a new digital instrument console, the same unit that we get in the Alcazar. A few other additional features may also be on offer with the facelift model. Apart from this, the car continues to offer a spacious and comfortable cabin while the fit and finish levels too are impressive. The seats at the front continue to offer features like seat ventilation while the driver's seat also gets electric adjust.

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The old Hyundai Creta offers a premium and practical cabin that offers a long list of features and supreme quality level. The steering wheel gets premium wrap and multi-functional buttons. The two models will offer a similar cabin and not many changes will be seen between the two cars.

New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta - Specs

The new Hyundai Creta in the Indonesian market features a new 1.5-L petrol engine that churns out 115 hp. However, in India, the car is expected to feature three different engine options that include a 1.5-L petrol engine, a 1.4-L turbo-petrol engine and a 1.5-L diesel engine. All these engines can be had with manual as well as automatic gearboxes. We see the same engine options in the present model. However, we may see an improved power output and a different power tunning.

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New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta - Features

While we are expecting many additional features to be offered with the new Creta facelift, the two cars are expected to offer a similar experience to the buyers. The Hyundai Creta facelift will not only offer a new and a larger 10.25-inch digital instrument console and an advanced version of the Bluelink, but additionally, is also expected to offer Advance Driver Assist Systems (ADAS). The ADAS equipped version of the car will offer features like a blind-spot monitoring system, active cruise control, lane keep assist, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assist, and autonomous emergency braking. In addition to this, features like forward collision avoidance may also be one offer. It will however be interesting to see whether Hyundai equips the upcoming Hyundai Creta facelift with the ADAS.

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New Hyundai Creta Facelift Vs Old Creta - Price

While the present Hyundai Creta is priced from a starting price of INR 10.16 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) while the Creta facelift model is expected to be priced from INR 11-12 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Both these models however will offer supreme value for money to the buyers.

Final Verdict

The Hyundai Creta facelift will not only offer a more aggressive and a better looking exterior design but in addition to this, also offers an updated cabin. The car also continues to offer an extensive features list and a practical cabin that also boasts high fit and finish levels in addition to impressive build quality. We are however not expecting any changes or updates to the powertrain. The after-sales support too is expected to remain similar. However, it is the present model that may appeal to those who want a subtle and elegant design. The build quality of the two cars too is expected to remain similar. In all, the facelift model of the Creta will offer a fresh package. Once launched, the Creta facelift will take on the rivals like the Kia Seltos, MG Hector, Tata Harrier and the new XUV700.

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