autocar-logo
Delhi

SCOOP! Hyundai's Creta small SUV could get a 1.4 diesel

1.4-litre diesel motor likely to help Hyundai price its Duster rival competitively.
2 min read10 Apr '15
Akbar MerchantAkbar Merchant

Update

Watch our Hyundai Creta first look video

Read our Hyundai Creta review

Come August and Hyundai will bring in an all-new SUV (Code: GS) to our market. Although launched in some international markets as the ix25, here, it's expected to have an altogether different name. Being 4.27 metres long, this SUV will miss the benefits extended to the small car category. This new SUV has already been spotted testing in India multiple times and is expected to come with a Verna-sourced 1.6-litre petrol or a diesel motor of similar displacement mated to the same manual and automatic gearboxes as the sedan.

Hyundai will be targeting the Renault Duster and the upcoming Suzuki S-Cross with the GS and, apparently, the carmaker is also readying a 1.4-litre diesel-equipped version of this SUV. This motor is the same unit that does duty in the i20 diesel hatchback and the Verna 1.4 sedan. The smaller-capacity engine should allow the carmaker to price the SUV attractively as a diesel engine under 1.5-litre capacity attracts lower taxes.

Confirming the news of the 1.4 motor, an engineer testing the car has told us that this motor works quite well with the SUV.

The Hyundai small SUV’s styling, however, is similar to the current ix35, with wrap-around headlight clusters and prominent, lower air intakes housing the front fog lights. The model also sports a different, more prominent grille design than its larger sibling. It is expected to come to India with 17-inch alloy wheels too. Like all Hyundai offerings, the new SUV will be loaded with class-leading features and come with high-quality interiors. However, there will be no seven seat option and the GS will be sold only as a five seater here.

Gordon Murray, Shell to make new city car concept

Gordon Murray has partnered with oil major Shell and former Honda F1 engine designer Osamu Goto to create a new city car concept that has been officially dubbed as Project M
1 min read10 Apr '15
Staff WriterStaff Writer

Hyundai RM15 concept unveiled at Seoul

Hyundai has revealed one more concept at the Seoul motor show after the Enduro concept, the RM15
1 min read10 Apr '15
Staff WriterStaff Writer

Renault Lodgy MPV: A look at features

The newly launched Renault Lodgy MPV is available in four trims — Standard, RxE, RxL and RxZ
2 min read9 Apr '15
Staff WriterStaff Writer

Indian government introduces FAME scheme for hybrids and EVs

The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, in collaboration with the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), has rolled out FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of El...
3 min read9 Apr '15
Shobha MathurShobha Mathur

Renault Lodgy vs Toyota Innova: price and specifications comparison

The Renault Lodgy has been launched in India in the range of Rs 8
2 min read9 Apr '15
Staff WriterStaff Writer
SCOOP! Hyundai's Creta small SUV could get a 1.4 diesel - Introduction | Autocar India