Tata Curvv vs Creta

Tata Curvv vs Creta price: each Creta against its nearest Curvv

All 27 Cretas in solid paint meet a Curvv with the same fuel and kind of gearbox, and the Creta is the cheaper car in 7 of the pairs. Where the Curvv costs less, it is by at most ₹3,37,810; the widest gaps the other way come where the Curvv's diesel automatic, sold only as the Accomplished X Plus Diesel DCT and its Dark edition, meets the Creta's cheaper diesel automatics.

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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 Curvv

Each Creta in solid paint meets the Curvv with the same fuel and the same kind of gearbox, manual or automatic (Tata's DCA counts as an automatic), nearest to it in ex-showroom price; a tie goes to the cheaper Curvv. Tata's Dark editions count as variants in their own right. The picker below sets any two variants side by side.

Tata Curvv vs Creta dimensions, boot and ground clearance

The Curvv is 4,308 mm long, 1,810 mm wide and 1,630 mm tall on a 2,560 mm wheelbase: 22 mm shorter and 20 mm wider than the Creta, with a sloping, coupe-style roof. Its unladen ground clearance is 208 mm, against 190 mm for the Creta. The boot holds 500 litres by the VDA method Tata names and the tank 44 litres, to the Creta's 433 and 50; no measuring method is given for the Creta's boot figure.

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Two 1.2 turbo petrols and a 1.5 diesel against the Creta's 1.5s

Both Curvv petrols are 1.2-litre turbos: the Revotron of 88.2 kW and 170 Nm with a 6-speed manual or 7-speed DCA, and the Hyperion of 91.9 kW and 225 Nm with the DCA only. Its 1.5 diesel makes 86.7 kW and 260 Nm. The Creta's 1.5 MPi petrol makes 115 PS and 143.8 Nm and its diesel 116 PS and 250 Nm. The Curvv diesel's certified figure is 22.4 km/l, with no split by gearbox, the Creta diesel's 21.8 km/l with the 6-speed MT and 19.1 km/l with the 6-speed AT; no agreed certified figure exists for the Curvv petrols.

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Bharat NCAP, airbags, sunroof and ADAS

The Curvv has a Bharat NCAP result, published 15 October 2024: 29.50 of 32 for adult and 43.66 of 49 for child occupant protection, which Bharat NCAP has extended to the current Series X variants; the current Creta has none. Both have 6 airbags on every variant. The Curvv's panoramic sunroof and 360-degree camera start at the Creative X Plus, ₹12,90,990; the Creta's panoramic sunroof at the EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹13,14,200, and its 360-degree camera at the SX Premium 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹16,34,200. Level 2 ADAS comes with the Curvv Accomplished X Plus T-GDi DCT at ₹18,49,990 and the Creta King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT at ₹17,27,800.

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On road in Delhi: Curvv Smart X against Creta E

The Curvv Smart X costs ₹9,99,990, just 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 ₹69,999, TCS ₹10,907 against none and insurance ₹53,544 against ₹50,209; registration fees, city charges 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.

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