CRETA 1.6 SX PLUS DIESEL REVIEW AFTER DRIVING 1500 KMS BOTH ON HIGHWAY & IN CITY BANGALORE

Exterior FABULUS.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) GREAT CABIN , SPACIOUS, GOOD AC (FATC) , REARVIEW PARKING ASSIST CAMERA, SUFFICIENT LEG ROOM AND GRET BOOT SPACE, INTEROR TWO COLOUR GIVES ADDED LOOKS IN THE CABIN.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I DROVE IN BANGALORE CITY ABOUT 663 KMS AT SPEED  RANGING FROM 10 TO 60  ( SOME TIME 80 KMS)  , ITS VERY EASY TO MANUOVER , PARKING IS NOT A GREAT PROBLEM LIKE OTHER BIG SUVS, 1 ST GREAT ,2ND GEAR, TILL 6TH GEAR WITH AC ON HAS GREAT PICKUP 7 PULLING BUT WHILE YOU SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 3RD GEAR  & 2ND THE VEHICLE SHOWS VERY POOR PICK UP AND YOU ARE BOUND TO START FROM 1ST GEAR ONLY IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IMMEDIATE PICKUP.

ON HIGHWAY I MADE AROUND 900 KMS IT WAS SMOTH  ( EXCEPT THE QUESTION OF RETRUNING TO 3& 4TH GEAR & LAG OF PICK UP)  IT SEEMS HEAD LIGHT THOUGH ITS A PROJECTOR LAMP THE PERFORMANCE IS NOT UP TO THE MARK ON HIGH BEAM & LOW BEAM, CORNER LAP IS OF GREAT HELP ON GHAT SECTION  IN NIGHTS, DEFOGER I DID NOT FIND ITS GREAT.

RIDe Quality & Handling RIDE QUALITY IS GREAT, SMOOTH, I TOUCHED 130 TO 140 ON CERTAIN STREACHES YOU DONT FFEEL UNCOMFORTABLE , ITS QUITE CONFINDENT TO DRIVE AT EVEN 130 TO 140 KMS SPEED IF THE ROAD  STREACH IS GOOD.

BREAKING SYSTEM IS ALSO FINE, BUT I DID NOT TAKE RISK TO CHECK THE BREAKS AT VERY HIGH SPEED. ( HAND BREAK IS ALSO QUITE COMFORTABLE).

Final Words FINALLY ITS LOOKS  ARE GREAT, PERFORMANCE OVERALL IS GOOD, MILAGE I ATTAINED IS 13.5 KMS IN CITY & ON HIGHWAY IT WAS 17.14 INCLUDING 38 KMS OF GHAT SECTION DRIVE.

Areas of improvement HYUNDAI AT THIS PRICE SHOULD PRIOVIDE LITTLE ADDED FEATURES LIKE DISTANCE EMPTY, LEATHER SEATS, FOOD BOARD, & PERMITTED TINTED GLASS.

MAINLY THE PRESENT AC VENT SYSTEM IS SLIGHTLY UNCOMFORTABLE, THE DASH BOARD CAN BE PROVIDED WITH TWO COMPARTMENTS LIKE XUV 500.

OVER ALL VEHICLE PERFORMANCE IS SATISFACTORY EXCEPT THE PRICING OF THIS VARIANT.

SMOOTH STEERING IN CITY, CABIN COMFORT, MILEAGE,PICK UP LAG IN RETURNING FROM 4 TO 3RD GEAR & AGAIN MOVING TO 3RD 4TH GEAR