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New Hyundai Creta small SUV first look

Hyundai's new Creta small SUV will hit Indian showrooms in the coming months. Here's a first look.

1 min read•29 Jun '15

Shapur Kotwal

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Compact SUVs are currently all the rage in India. The ideal replacement for hatchbacks, they are spacious, practical, possess plenty of road presence and moreover, are semi-affordable too. So, it's no surprise that cars like the Ford EcoSport and Renault Duster have made quite an impression on the market. Still, while this neck of woods has seen some amount of growth, the explosion is yet to come. Big hitters, Maruti and Hyundai are still to get into our market and the competition will heat up even further once the others jump in.

The good news is that Hyundai is almost ready with its compact SUV, the Creta, which should be in our market in the coming months. Based on the same running gear as the i20 hatchback, the Creta is an SUV Hyundai is expecting a lot from; and it's easy to understand why. To begin with, it looks stunning. Probably the best interpretation of Hyundai's fluidic design to date, the Creta blends spot-on proportions with some sharp, confident details with an upright SUV stance. What works in its favour is the fact that the length of the car isn't artificially restricted to under four metres, as it is on cars like the EcoSport. On the contrary, Hyundai has given the Creta a fairly lengthy bonnet, for that full-sized look and the front bumper is robust and heavy set. What's also nice is that the upright grille works well. It's attractively proportioned around the back too .The lower half of the car is wider, so it looks well planted, and the simple but attractive tail-lights look neat as well.