MG Hector vs Creta

MG Hector vs Creta price: each Creta against its nearest Hector

Every Hector is a petrol, so each petrol Creta meets the Hector with the same kind of gearbox nearest it in price, and the diesel Cretas go unpaired. The Creta costs less in 10 of the 15 pairs, by up to ₹2,65,100; where it costs more, by at most ₹1,00,200. The closest pair is the Creta King 1.5 MPi Petrol IVT and the Hector Sharp Pro CVT, ₹6,000 apart.

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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 Hector

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

MG Hector vs Creta dimensions and boot space

The Hector measures 4,699 mm long (the Style 4,655 mm), 1,835 mm wide and 1,760 mm tall, on a 2,750 mm wheelbase: 140 mm more between the wheels than the Creta's 2,610 mm. Its boot is 154 litres larger and its tank holds 60 litres to the Creta's 50. No agreed ground clearance figure exists for the Hector.

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Hector 1.5 turbo petrol against the Creta's three engines

The Hector has one engine, a 1,451 cc turbo petrol making 143 PS and 250 Nm, with a 6-speed manual or a CVT. The Creta's 1.5 MPi petrol makes 115 PS, its 1.5 turbo 160 PS and 253 Nm with the DCT only, and it also has a diesel, which the Hector does not. MG certifies the Hector at 12.40 to 13.94 km/l across its two gearboxes without saying which is which; 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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ADAS, 360 camera and sunroof: the lowest-priced variant with each

Both have 6 airbags on every variant, and neither has a Bharat NCAP or Global NCAP result for the current car. MG's ADAS, its "Autonomous Level 2 Pack", and its 360-degree camera come with the Savvy Pro CVT, ₹19,64,800: ₹2,37,000 more than the cheapest Creta with Level 2 ADAS, the King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, and ₹3,30,600 more than the cheapest Creta with a 360-degree camera, the SX Premium 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT. The Hector's dual-pane panoramic sunroof starts at the Select Pro, ₹14,94,800; the Creta's panoramic sunroof at the EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹13,14,200.

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On road in Delhi: Creta E against Hector Style

The Hector Style pays more on every price-linked line: road tax, TCS and insurance. Its price also puts it in a higher band of Delhi's parking charge, ₹30,000 against ₹15,000 for the Creta E.

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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 Hector: answers by condition