Creta vs i20

Creta vs i20 price: where the i20 ends and the Creta begins

No i20 costs as much as a Creta, so the nearest-price rule sends every petrol Creta to the top of the i20's list: the manuals to the ASTA (O) 1.2 Kappa MT and the automatics to the ASTA (O) Knight Edition 1.2 Kappa IVT. The Creta costs more in every pair, by ₹1,66,000 to ₹9,38,100. The diesel Cretas go unpaired, as the i20 is sold only as a petrol.

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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.

How each Creta was paired with an i20

Each Creta in solid paint meets the i20 with the same fuel and the same kind of gearbox, manual or automatic, nearest to it in ex-showroom price; a tie goes to the cheaper i20. The picker below sets any two variants side by side, from the i20's base model up.

Creta vs i20 dimensions, in mm and in feet

The Creta is 4,330 mm long, 1,790 mm wide and 1,635 mm tall on a 2,610 mm wheelbase; the i20 3,995 mm, 1,775 mm, 1,505 mm and 2,580 mm. In feet that is about 14.2 against 13.1 in length and 5.4 against 4.9 in height. The i20's ground clearance is given as 170 mm with no measurement basis, so it is not set against the Creta's 190 mm. Its tank holds 37 litres to the Creta's 50.

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The i20's 1.2 Kappa against the Creta's 1.5 petrol and diesel

The i20 has one engine, a 1,197 cc Kappa petrol of 83 PS with the 5-speed manual and 88 PS with the IVT, and 114.7 Nm. The Creta's 1,497 cc MPi petrol makes 115 PS and 143.8 Nm with a 6-speed manual or the IVT, and the Creta adds a 1.5 turbo petrol and a 1.5 diesel. No agreed certified mileage exists for the i20; the Creta petrol is certified at 17.4 km/l with the 6-speed MT and 17.7 km/l with the IVT.

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Airbags, sunroof and ADAS on Hyundai's hatchback and SUV

Both have 6 airbags on every variant. Neither has a Bharat NCAP result; the i20's Global NCAP test of 2022 was of a car with two airbags. The i20's single-pane sunroof starts at the Magna 1.2 Kappa MT, ₹7,04,900, ₹6,09,300 below the cheapest Creta with its panoramic sunroof, the EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT. Level 2 ADAS is on the Creta from the King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹17,27,800.

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On road in Delhi: i20 ERA 1.2 Kappa MT against Creta E

The gap is widest at the bottom of each list. The i20 ERA 1.2 Kappa MT costs ₹5,99,700 ex-showroom and, under the ₹10,00,000 line, pays no TCS. Beyond the price, the Creta E pays more on four lines: road tax ₹1,09,070 against ₹23,988, city charges ₹15,000 against ₹10,000, TCS ₹10,907 against none and insurance ₹53,544 against ₹35,491; registration fees and dealer items are the same. Both engines sit in the same third-party insurance class.

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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.

i20 or Creta: the deciding conditions