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Creta Diesel vs Petrol

Hyundai Creta, diesel against petrol in the same trimPrices as on 1 November 2026

₹1,09,000 to ₹1,71,000

Diesel over petrol, ex-showroom: 12 trim and gearbox pairs

Creta diesel vs petrol, in the same trim: the diesel costs ₹1,09,000 to ₹1,71,000 more ex-showroom, as on 1 November 2026, and ₹1,77,958 to ₹2,41,820 more on the road in Delhi. ARAI certifies the 1.5 CRDi diesel manual at 21.8 km/l against 17.4 km/l for the 1.5 MPi petrol manual. Among the Creta variants, the diesel is sold on every trim except the SX.

Diesel over petrol on road, Delhi: ₹1,77,958 to ₹2,41,820road tax alone ₹48,555 to ₹63,820
ARAI mileage, manual: 21.8 against 17.4 km/ldiesel against petrol

Creta diesel vs petrol price gap per trim

Hyundai prices the 1.5 CRDi diesel above the 1.5 MPi petrol in every trim that has both. In the E, the lowest-priced pair, the petrol manual is ₹10,90,700 and the diesel manual ₹12,61,000. On the road the gap grows: Delhi charges road tax of 12.5% of the ex-showroom price on the diesel and 10% of the ex-showroom price on the petrol, which comes to ₹1,57,625 against ₹1,09,070 on the E. Among automatics the diesel's 6-speed AT is set against the petrol IVT of the same trim, from the EX(O) upwards.

**Each Creta diesel against the same trim's petrol with the same kind of gearbox (manual against manual, automatic against automatic), solid paint.** Ex-showroom as on 1 Nov 2026; on road in Delhi, insurance zone A.
Trim	Petrol (₹)	Diesel (₹)	Gap, ex-showroom (₹)	Gap on road, Delhi (₹)
EMPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	10,90,700	12,61,000	1,70,300	2,41,820road tax 48,555
EXMPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	12,06,700	13,73,000	1,66,300	2,25,033road tax 50,955
EX(O)MPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	13,14,200	14,80,200	1,66,000	2,27,369road tax 53,605
S(O)MPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	14,20,700	15,91,700	1,71,000	2,35,890road tax 56,893
S(O) KnightMPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	14,39,200	16,10,200	1,71,000	2,36,353road tax 57,355
EX(O)MPi Petrol IVT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed AT	14,49,700	16,15,200	1,65,500	2,30,171road tax 56,930
S(O)MPi Petrol IVT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed AT	15,65,700	17,36,700	1,71,000	2,39,516road tax 60,518
SX PremiumMPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	16,34,200	17,99,700	1,65,500	2,34,783road tax 61,543
KingMPi Petrol 6-speed MT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT	17,27,800	18,92,800	1,65,000	2,36,538road tax 63,820
KingMPi Petrol IVT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed AT	18,68,800	19,80,800	1,12,000	1,77,958road tax 60,720
King KnightMPi Petrol IVT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed AT	18,83,300	20,14,300	1,31,000	2,30,585road tax 63,458
King LoungeMPi Petrol IVT against CRDi Diesel 6-speed AT	19,21,700	20,30,700	1,09,000	2,05,766road tax 61,668

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The on road figure adds Delhi road tax, registration and fees, the MCD parking fee, TCS at 1% because the ex-showroom price is above ₹10,00,000, insurance (three-year third party and one-year own damage on an insured value of 95% of ex-showroom at the zone A rate, with personal accident cover and GST) and a FASTag to the ex-showroom price. It excludes a loan's hypothecation fee, accessories, extended warranty and handling charges.

Creta petrol vs diesel mileage

The diesel's ARAI figure is 4.4 km/l higher than the petrol's with a manual gearbox, and 1.4 km/l higher with an automatic (the diesel AT at 19.1 km/l against the IVT at 17.7 km/l).

**ARAI-certified mileage of each Creta engine and gearbox.** The certified test figure, not a road-test figure; the price is the lowest-priced variant with it, ex-showroom in New Delhi as on 1 Nov 2026.
Engine and gearbox	ARAI (km/l)	Trims	From (₹)
1.5 MPi Petrol6-speed MT	17.4	E, EX, EX(O), S(O), S(O) Knight, SX, SX Premium, King	10,90,700
1.5 MPi PetrolIVT	17.7	EX(O), S(O), SX Premium, King, King Knight, King Lounge	14,49,700
1.5 Turbo GDi Petrol7-speed DCT	18.4	King	19,91,300
1.5 CRDi Diesel6-speed MT	21.8	E, EX, EX(O), S(O), S(O) Knight, SX Premium, King	12,61,000
1.5 CRDi Diesel6-speed AT	19.1	EX(O), S(O), King, King Knight, King Lounge	16,15,200

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Running cost at example fuel prices

Fuel cost per kilometre is the fuel price divided by the mileage. At the example prices in the table, the E petrol manual uses ₹5.75 of fuel a kilometre and the diesel ₹4.13, so the diesel saves ₹1,619 every 1,000 km.

**Fuel cost per kilometre at the ARAI-certified mileage, for the lowest-priced pair of each gearbox kind.** Example inputs, not today's pump prices: petrol at ₹100 a litre, diesel at ₹90 a litre; put your own city's prices in their place.
Pair	Petrol, per km	Diesel, per km	Diesel saves, per km	Per 1,000 km
E manual17.4 against 21.8 km/l	₹5.75	₹4.13	₹1.62	₹1,619
EX(O) automatic17.7 against 19.1 km/l	₹5.65	₹4.71	₹0.94	₹938

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Break-even kilometres for the diesel

Divide the diesel's extra on road cost by its saving per kilometre and you get the distance at which it pays back in fuel. For the E manual pair that is 1,49,393 km (₹2,41,820 ÷ ₹1.62 a km); for the EX(O) automatic pair, 2,45,470 km. The distance does not depend on how far you drive each month; driving more reaches it sooner. It moves with the fuel prices: a wider gap between the petrol and diesel cost per kilometre shortens it, a narrower one lengthens it.

**How long the diesel's on road premium in Delhi takes to recover at the example fuel prices above and the ARAI-certified mileage.** Fuel only: servicing, insurance renewal and resale are left out.
Driving a month	E manual: 1,49,393 km	EX(O) automatic: 2,45,470 km
500 km	24.9 years	40.9 years
1,000 km	12.4 years	20.5 years
1,500 km	8.3 years	13.6 years
2,000 km	6.2 years	10.2 years
3,000 km	4.1 years	6.8 years

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At these prices, the diesel manual recovers its premium within ten years only if you drive more than about 1,200 km a month; below that, the petrol costs less in purchase and fuel together. The cheapest diesel, the E at ₹12,61,000, has no sunroof; the cheapest petrol with one, the EX(O) at ₹13,14,200, costs ₹53,200 more ex-showroom and ₹29,482 more on the road in Delhi (Creta sunroof model price).

Which engines get which gearbox

The petrol side has two engines: the 1.5 MPi and the 1.5 Turbo GDi, which Hyundai sells only on the King with a 7-speed DCT. The diesel has one, the 1.5 CRDi, with a 6-speed MT or 6-speed AT; IVT, DCT or diesel AT sets out the three automatics.

**The Creta's petrol and diesel engines, as Hyundai publishes them, and the gearboxes each comes with.** bhp beside PS is unit arithmetic.
Engine	cc	Power	Torque	Gearboxes
1.5 MPi Petrol	1,497	115 PS113 bhp	143.8 Nm	6-speed MT, IVT
1.5 Turbo GDi Petrol	1,482	160 PS158 bhp	253 Nm	7-speed DCT
1.5 CRDi Diesel	1,493	116 PS114 bhp	250 Nm	6-speed MT, 6-speed AT

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1.5 MPi petrol engine
1.5 CRDi diesel engine

What are the disadvantages of the Hyundai Creta diesel?

It costs ₹1,09,000 to ₹1,71,000 more than the petrol of the same trim, it pays more road tax in Delhi (₹48,555 more on the E), its automatic is certified at 19.1 km/l against 21.8 km/l for its manual, and it is not offered on the SX.

Is Creta diesel a good car?

For mileage, yes: ARAI certifies the 1.5 CRDi Diesel 6-speed MT at 21.8 km/l, the highest figure of any Creta petrol or diesel. Whether it pays depends on distance: set Creta diesel vs petrol on fuel cost alone at the example prices, and the diesel's on road premium takes 1,49,393 km to recover in the E.