The Perfect SUV Of The Decade

So, what comes in your mind when you hear the phrase "The Perfect SUV" of course I'm talking about the Hyundai Creta. I purchased it in August 2017 & its an SX plus petrol. In my review, I'll cover each & every aspect of my ownership experience of Hyundai Creta. When I made the decision that I want to get a new car I was sure that I won't buy a sedan & I'll get an SUV/crossover. So I just had 2 options in mind Renault Duster & Hyundai Creta. I directly went for Hyundai because of the plush interiors & reliable service network of Hyundai. My experience at the dealership was superb, I got my car within 2 days & also they gave me a discount of 30k & free accessories at the time when Creta was in huge demand. I have driven my Creta 15000 km. The drive is smooth, I rarely fell any small bumps on the road. Creta is genuinely comfortable & if I discuss about the performance OMG it accelerates damn fast for reference I took it to 160kmph on 4th gear, although the low end is a little laggy as the revs reach past 2000 rpm the car gets moving like anything & when I cross 5000 rpm sometimes it gets out of control I indeed need to slow down. Since we are on the topic of the drive so let me tell you something about its steering wheel as well, I feel the steering is decent not as good as Ford's but still, it weighs up decently as cruising speeds but I need to be careful when I'm driving par 140kmph. Talking about the exterior, although I believe it is a subjective topic but I think it isn't a style statement like the latest offering from Kia i.e. Seltos or the MG Hector but I presume that it is decent & SUVish which of course it should be & it looks minimal as well with not a lot of chrome accents on it. The main downside is that at the time when I got my car diesel top variant used to get 17-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels whereas petrol variant used to get 16-inch steel alloy wheels for which Hyundai should be shameful. Moving on to interiors, the dashboard is a gem pretty minimal, not many buttons by which one can get confused, the beige strip moving through the dashboard & a pretty neat instrument cluster. Talking about infotainment system it is a 7-inch touchscreen 2 din unit which comes with built-in navigation which is just average but it does support Android Auto & Apple Car Play which runs well on it & the touch is also smooth. Exploring the cubby spaces of Creta, there are 4 cup holders 2 in the front & 2 in the back seat armrest & 4 bottle holders one on each door & 2 map pocket each in front 2 doors & a pretty spacious glove box which isn't cooled whereas the Grand-i10 which was half the price of Creta used to get a cooled glove box coming back to cubby spaces they are more than adequate & also there is a small storage space in front of the gear stick where you can keep your phone. The seats are also supportive & comfortable not as comfortable as Honda City but better than Maruti's, Ford's & Volkswagen's seats. The back seat can accommodate 3 people comfortably & the floorboard is almost flat as well. The boot is spacious & enough for the weekend getaways & airport trips. Moving on to small nicks and nacks which I feel are good like electrically folding & electrically adjustable ORVM & push-button start with a request sensor on driver side door handle & a button on the key to access the boot also the rear wiper & washer comes in handy, the rear air-con vents are also useful & the sunglasses holder is also a good add on but I still think a cooled glove box would have been a good addition & the spare wheel is a steel wheel which should have also been an alloy. Talking about maintenance I get my car serviced once a year & the cost of service including labour charges is around 6k & usually, I take a discount of roughly 10%, apart from service I haven't spent a penny on the maintenance of my car. One major issue which I faced in my car was that the paint on the boot just below the windshield started chipping off, I did some research on it & found that white-coloured Creta & i-20's manufactured in 2017 had this issue & since my car is in warranty Hyundai repaired it for free. Now I'll answer the question which every consumer has in his mind i.e. KITNA DET HAI, in the city, I'm able to extract a mileage of 8-9 kmpl I know that's on the lower side & on highways, I can gt up to 14 kmpl. I'll conclude my review by mentioning the pros & cons & by giving my final verdict. Pros: 1) Good performance 2) Spacious 3) Low maintenance cost 4) Pretty decent feature-packed 5) Plush interior 6) Rear air-con vents Cons: 1) No cooled glove box 2) Diesel top variant gets more features than petrol top variant 3) No alloy wheel in the spare tyre 4) Mileage is on the lower side In my final verdict, I would say that I'm happy with my Creta & I would recommend everyone this car & I will always prefer Hyundai while getting my next car.