Creta vs Scorpio N

Creta vs Scorpio N dimensions and seats

The Scorpio N is 4,662 mm long, 1,917 mm wide and 1,857 mm tall, on a 2,750 mm wheelbase: 332 mm longer, 127 mm wider and 222 mm taller than the Creta. Every Scorpio N has seven seats, and some trims offer six instead; the Creta seats five. Its 57-litre tank is 7 litres larger. With the third row folded the Scorpio N's boot holds 786 litres; no agreed figure exists with all seats up.

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Creta vs Scorpio N price, petrol and diesel matched

Of the 27 pairs, 12 are diesel against diesel and the rest petrol against petrol. The Creta costs less in 18 of them, by up to ₹2,78,300; where the Scorpio N is the cheaper, it is by up to ₹77,508. The lowest-priced Scorpio N, the Z2 Petrol MT, meets 5 Creta petrols, up to the S(O) Knight 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT.

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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 a Scorpio N

Each Creta in solid paint meets the Scorpio N 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 Scorpio N. The picker below sets any two variants side by side.

2.0 turbo petrol and 2.2 diesel against the Creta's 1.5s

The Scorpio N's 1,997 cc turbo petrol makes 200 PS and up to 380 Nm, against the Creta 1.5 turbo's 160 PS and 253 Nm; its 2.2-litre diesel makes 175 PS and up to 400 Nm (less on the Z2 and Z4 diesel manuals), against the Creta diesel's 116 PS and 250 Nm. Both Scorpio N engines come with a manual or an automatic. The Scorpio N drives its rear wheels, and its 4WD diesels start at the Z4 Diesel 4WD MT, ₹18,02,499. Mahindra publishes no certified mileage for the Scorpio N; the Creta's figures are in the table.

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Airbags by trim, crash test, ADAS and sunroof

Airbags differ: every Creta has 6, the Scorpio N has 2 on its Z2, Z4 and Z6 trims and 6 from the Z8S. Its Global NCAP result, 29.25 of 34 for adults and 28.93 of 49 for children, is from a 2022 test of a Scorpio N with two airbags and no ESC; the current Creta has none, and neither has a Bharat NCAP result. Level 2 ADAS starts on the Scorpio N Z8L 7-Seater Petrol MT at ₹21,31,387 and on the Creta King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT at ₹17,27,800. The Scorpio N's sunroof starts at the Z6 Diesel MT (₹17,17,214); the Creta's panoramic one at the EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT (₹13,14,200).

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On road in Delhi: Scorpio N Z2 Petrol MT against Creta E

The Scorpio N Z2 Petrol MT pays more on every bill line except registration and the FASTag. Its 1,997 cc engine is in the third-party band above 1,500 cc, ₹24,596 for three years against ₹10,640 for the Creta, and its price puts it in a higher band of Delhi's parking charge, ₹30,000 against ₹15,000. Road tax and TCS rise with its price.

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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 or Scorpio N: answers by condition