Safari vs Creta

Safari vs Creta price: matched petrol and diesel pairs

Of the 27 pairs, 16 have the Creta as the lower-priced car, by as much as ₹3,85,290, and in the rest the Safari costs up to ₹1,64,410 less. In the diesel pairs the Creta's 1.5 meets the Safari's 2.0. The nearest pair, the Creta King Knight 1.5 MPi Petrol IVT and the Safari Petrol Pure X DARK AT, sits ₹1,690 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 matched to a Safari

Each Creta in solid paint meets the Safari 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 Safari. Six-seat and seven-seat Safaris both count. The picker below sets any two variants side by side.

Safari vs Creta size: six or seven seats against five

The Safari is 4,668 mm long, 1,922 mm wide and 1,795 mm tall on a 2,741 mm wheelbase: 338 mm longer, 132 mm wider and 160 mm taller than the Creta, with 131 mm more between the wheels. Every Safari has a third row; the six-seat versions, from the Petrol Accomplished X Plus 6S at ₹23,14,990, have two captain seats in the middle row. The Creta seats five. The Safari's boot holds 420 litres with the third row folded, and Tata gives no figure with every seat up; the Creta's 433 litres is with all five seats in place.

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Safari 2.0 diesel and 1.5 turbo against the Creta's 1.5s

Both Safari engines make 170 PS: the 1,956 cc diesel with 350 Nm and the 1.5 turbo petrol with 280 Nm, each with a 6-speed manual or automatic. The Creta's most powerful engine, its 1.5 turbo, makes 160 PS and 253 Nm and comes only with the DCT, and its 1.5 diesel makes 116 PS and 250 Nm. With a manual, the Safari diesel is certified at 16.3 km/l and the Creta diesel at 21.8 km/l. The Safari has no petrol engine without a turbo.

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On road in Delhi: Safari Petrol Smart against Creta E

Between the two base models, road tax, Delhi's parking fee, TCS and insurance all rise with the Safari's higher price. A Safari diesel also pays third-party cover in the band above 1,500 cc: ₹24,596 for three years, against ₹10,640 for a Creta diesel.

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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.

Safari's Bharat NCAP result and ADAS against the Creta

Bharat NCAP scored the Safari 30.08 of 32 for adult occupants and 44.54 of 49 for children. A diesel was tested and Bharat NCAP extends the result to the petrol variants it lists; its lists name no Accomplished Ultra except the petrol Red Dark, so the result is not established for the other Accomplished Ultra and Ultra Stealth rows. It has not tested the current Creta. The Safari's Global NCAP result is for the diesel only; no Global NCAP result covers the petrol. Every Creta and every Safari carries 6 airbags, and the Safari seven from the Accomplished X+. Tata's ADAS begins with the Petrol Adventure X Plus at ₹18,14,990; the Creta's Level 2 ADAS begins with the King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT at ₹17,27,800.

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Creta or Safari: answers by condition