KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Creta gets a completely revamped interiors and exteriors
- Inside, the Sonet features minor update
- The 2024 Kia Carnival is priced at Rs 63.90 lakh (ex-showroom)
The year 2024 has been very dynamic for the automotive industry, with several beloved models receiving facelifts to keep up with the modern trends. With upgraded exteriors to feature loaded interiors and enhanced safety features. Whether you're a fan of bold design or smart new features, these facelifts bound to grab your attention. Let's deep dive into the details of the most stunning facelifts of 2024. But before that make sure to join 91Wheels Whatsapp Channel to never miss any automotive updates.
Hyundai Creta
Hyundai Creta facelift comes with a complete overhaul of exterior and interior. In front, it features a wide, redesigned grille along with connected DRLs. While the side profile remains the same. At the Rear, Replacing the old C-shaped taillights, accompanied by L-shaped setup.
This facelift is equipped with ADAS level 2 along with many safety features such as ABS with EBD, TPMS and rear parking sensors. However, it remains to be powered by the same 1.5L MPi petrol and 1.5L U2 CRDi diesel engine. The new version is priced at Rs 10.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and goes up till Rs 20.14 lakh (ex-showroom).
Honda Amaze
Honda has recently launched the all-new Amaze priced between Rs 8.00 lakh and Rs 10.90 lakh (ex-showroom). The grille is much larger than the predecessor, headlamps are much sleeker with lesser use of chrome. At the rear, it took inspiration from its siblings, Elevate and City. It features rectangular taillamp at the rear.
The new Amaze is slightly wider by 38 mm. Inside, the amaze has got a few updates including 7-inch semi digital display, rear AC vents and ADAS suite. At the heart, this area remains unchanged, powered by the same 1.2 litre petrol engine.
Maruti Dzire
Maruti has launched the 4th generation of the Dzire, with completely new design and a fresh set of features along with a new petrol engine. The new model has very sharp and boxy design. In front, it features a sleek LED headlamps, large grille and with neatly integrated fog lamps. At the rear, the new Dzire features a Y-shaped taillamps along with boot lip spoiler. Inside, it features a 9-inch infotainment, single pane sunroof and ADAS suite.
Nissan Magnite
Nissan has launched the facelift of their Magnite, this year with some design and feature updates. The new Magnite has a lot of resemblance from its predecessor. it features a bigger grille with chrome surrounds along with redesigned bumper. The 2024 facelift rides on 16-inch alloy wheels. At the rear, the Magnite features LED taillights connected with a chrome strip throughout.
Inside, the facelift comes with the dual tone interiors along with 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 7-inch driver's display. Nissan is offering the 2024 Magnite with the same powertrain as before- 1litre naturally aspirated petrol and 1litre turbo petrol units.
Mahindra XUV 3OO (XUV 3XO)
The Mahindra XUV 3OO not only gets new design and features but also gets a new name, Mahindra XUV 3XO. This new 3XO features a redesigned split grille with five chrome slats and a Mahindra logo in the middle. At the front, you can notice the C-shaped LED DRLs and the new headlights setup housing the projector units. The XUV 3XO comes with freshly designed 17-inch dual tone alloy wheels.
At the rear, the biggest change remains to be the connected LED taillight. However, inside the cabin, it features dual-digital displays, 65W USB Type-c fast charging port along with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system. Like XUV 3OO, it gets the same 1.2 litre turbo petrol, 1.2 litre TGDi turbo petrol and the 1.5 litre diesel units.
Hyundai Alcazar
Hyundai has launched the facelift of the Alcazar this year with some major design updates. As compared to the outgoing model, this version gets a LED daytime running DRLs with an H-shaped design at the front. This DRL setup is accompanied by a new large rectangular grille. At the rear, Alcazar features full-width tail lamps similar to the Venue, bumper looks more square-off.
This new facelift has 18-inch alloys along with functional roof rails. Inside, the new Alcazar offers two 10.2-inch screens with a dual-tone theme carried out all around. In terms of features, it gets ADAS level 2, cooled rear seats, a wireless charger for the second row and an electrically adjustable driver seat. The new facelift retains the same 1.5-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engine options. However, it is priced between Rs 16.78 lakh and Rs 21.28 lakh (ex-showroom).
Kia Carnival
The 2024 Kia Carnival launched at an introductory price of Rs 63.90 lakh (ex-showroom). Compared to its predecessor, the design has evolved a lot, this Carnival looks more boxy along with a massive grille featuring the L-shaped LED DRLs at the front.
At the rear, the design looks more muscular with a L-shaped LED tail lamp setup. Inside, the carnival got major updates, featuring dual tone cabin along with brown leatherette upholstery. However, the dashboard layout is driver-oriented with newly designed steering wheel.
It got a bunch of new features including dual-integrated 12.3-inch screens, an 11-inch heads-up display, a 12-way powered driver seat, dual single-pane sunroofs, a wireless phone charger, a 12-speaker BOSE sound system, and 3-zone climate control. In terms of safety, 2024 Carnival offers 8 airbags, TPMS , 360-degree camera and Level 2 (ADAS) features. Kia offers the same 2.2-litre diesel engine with this facelift.
Kia Sonet
The Kia Sonet facelift was launched at an introductory price of Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-showroom). With the update, the front fascia features new crown jewel LED headlight setup. The grille has now got silver inserts with a little tweaked bumper. At the rear, major changes include fully connected star map LED taillights.
Moreover, inside the only new addition is the climate control options below the touchscreen. The safety features include six airbags as standard and an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) in the top trim. At the heart, Sonet carries the same powertrains as its predecessor: 1.2-litre Petrol, 1-litre Turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre Diesel.
Toyota Camry
Toyota has launched the next- generation Camry at a price tag of Rs 48 lakh (ex-showroom). The front fascia of the new Camry features a long and wide grille with sleek LED DRLs along with 18-inch alloy wheels. Inside, it offers soft-touch material with wooden accents. It features 12.3-inch MID along with 12.3-inch infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
The 2025 Camry comes equipped with a 2.5-litre 4-cylinder hybrid electric engine, clubbed along with an eCVT. This engine belts out 221 Nm of torque and a claimed fuel efficiency of 25.49 Km/l. In terms of safety, it includes 9-airbags, 360 degree panoramic view monitor and Toyota safety sense 3.0 which features adaptive cruise control, emergency braking, lane departure alert and blind spot monitor.
Maruti Swift
Maruti has launched the new generation Swift, which starts at Rs 6.49 lakh (ex-showroom). The front end features a very distinctive design from its previous generations. The front fascia features a clamp-shell like Bonet design with curves throughout. The design features a shoulder lines running towards the end along with 15-inch alloy wheels. The rear features a very muscular design along with smoky taillight setup. Inside, it gets a 9-inch touchscreen infotainment with wireless charging. This time the second row gets the rear AC vents along with 60:40 split.
At the heart, unlike the previous generation, it is powered by 1.2 litre, 3-cylinder Z-series petrol engine which produces 81 Bhp and 112 Nm of torque. This engine is clubbed with a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed automatic transmission.
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Verdict
2024 has proven to be a transformative year for the automotive industry, with manufacturers raising the bar on design, features, and performance. Kia leads the list with the Carnivals luxurious upgrade and the Sonets youthful design, catering to families and urban adventurers alike. Mahindras XUV300 steps up with a more aggressive stance and feature-rich updates, while the Maruti Suzuki Dzire and Honda Amaze refresh the compact sedan space with stylish design tweaks and enhanced comfort.