MG Astor vs Creta

MG Astor vs Creta price: each petrol Creta against its nearest Astor

Every Astor is a petrol, so each petrol Creta meets the Astor with the same kind of gearbox nearest it in price, and the diesel Cretas go unpaired. The Creta is the cheaper of its pair in 4 of the 15, the E 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, EX 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT and EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol IVT, by at most ₹43,400. Above them the Astor's list runs out at ₹15,30,100, so the higher Cretas all meet the same top Astor, which is ₹4,61,200 cheaper than the Creta at the far end.

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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 Astor

Each Creta in solid paint meets the Astor with the same fuel and the same kind of gearbox, manual or automatic (MG's CVT counts as an automatic), nearest to it in ex-showroom price; a tie goes to the cheaper Astor. MG prices dual tone at ₹20,000 more on any variant, so dual-tone paint is left out on both sides. The picker below sets any two variants side by side.

On road in Delhi: Astor Sprint and Creta E across the TCS line

The Astor Sprint costs ₹9,79,100, under the ₹10,00,000 line, so it pays no TCS. Beyond the price, the Creta pays more on three lines: road tax ₹1,09,070 against ₹68,537, TCS ₹10,907 against none and insurance ₹53,544 against ₹49,441; registration fees, city charges and dealer items are the same. The two 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.

MG Astor vs Creta dimensions

The Astor is 4,323 mm long, 1,809 mm wide and 1,650 mm tall on a 2,585 mm wheelbase: 7 mm shorter and 25 mm shorter between the wheels than the Creta, 19 mm wider and 15 mm taller. Its tank holds 48 litres to the Creta's 50. Published boot figures for the Astor disagree (488 and 448 litres), so the table leaves its boot out.

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Two 1.5 petrols and their certified mileage

The Astor's 1,498 cc petrol makes 110 PS and 144 Nm with a 5-speed manual or a CVT; the Creta's 1,497 cc MPi makes 115 PS and 143.8 Nm with a 6-speed manual or the IVT. Certified mileage is 15.43 km/l for the Astor manual and 14.82 km/l for the CVT, against 17.4 km/l and 17.7 km/l for the Creta's manual and IVT. The Creta's 1.5 turbo (160 PS) and its diesel have no Astor counterpart.

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Airbags, ADAS, sunroof and 360 camera: where each starts

MG fits 2 airbags on the Sprint and Shine and 6 from the Select; every Creta has 6. Neither car has a Bharat NCAP or Global NCAP result. MG's "Autonomous Level-2" ADAS comes with the Savvy Pro CVT at ₹15,30,100, ₹1,97,700 less than the cheapest Creta with Level 2 ADAS, the King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT. The Astor's panoramic sunroof starts at the Shine, ₹11,34,100, and the Creta's at the EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹13,14,200; the 360-degree camera starts at the Astor Sharp Pro, ₹13,37,100, and the Creta SX Premium 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹16,34,200.

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Astor or Creta, condition by condition