The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Hyundai Creta are fierce and popular rivals in the midsize SUV segment, and their respective petrol-automatic versions see more than decent demand. The Grand Vitara in petrol-AT form is priced between Rs 13.6 lakh-16.91 lakh, while Hyundai has set the Creta petrol-CVT’s price between Rs 15.86-18.88 lakh.
Maruti Grand Vitara vs Hyundai Creta: petrol powertrain
Both midsize SUVs are powered by their respective 1.5-litre four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engines. The Creta’s makes 115hp and 144Nm, and the Grand Vitara’s produces 103hp and 137Nm. While Hyundai offers a CVT option with its petrol engine, Maruti offers a 6-speed torque convertor automatic gearbox option, and mild-hybrid tech that includes auto start/stop, torque assist and brake energy recuperation.
Maruti Grand Vitara vs Hyundai Creta: efficiency, range
In our comprehensive fuel efficiency tests, the Grand Vitara delivered 11.6kpl in the city, thanks to the auto start/stop system, while it managed to go 15.3km on a litre of petrol on the highway, in part due to the engine spinning at a comfortable 2,000rpm at 100kph. The overall real world fuel-efficiency figure for the Grand Vitara petrol-AT stands at 13.45kpl, which is more than 7kpl less than the ARAI rating.
Meanwhile, the Creta was able to deliver 10.31kpl in the city and 13.78kpl on the highway, giving the petrol-CVT SUV a combined real-world efficiency of 12.05kpl; down 1.4kpl when compared to the Grand Vitara. The highway efficiency figure was lower than expected as at cruising speeds, the engine’s torque deficit was prominent and the CVT tended to step outside its comfort zone and felt too reactive to accelerator inputs.
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