Mr. Puneet Anand, General Manager (Marketing) & Group Head at Hyundai Motor India Ltd, confirmed that the Korean company will launch an Anniversary Edition of the Creta SUV by mid-2016.
Details of the vehicle are unknown as of now but is expected to a black contrast roof and body decals on the side. On the inside, it will get illuminated door sills, exclusive floor carpets and some additional equipment.
The special edition car will commemorate the first anniversary of the launch of the car, which has received nearly 1,00,000 bookings till now. To meet the high demand for the SUV, the Korean company is planning to increase production to 10,000 units per month for the domestic market and to 2,500 units per month for the export market. The increase in production will happen sometime in June this year.
The Creta is the cheapest SUV from Hyundai. It comes equipped with automatic climate control, leather seat upholstery, leather-wrapped steering wheel, leather-wrapped gear knob, dual-tone interiors, electrically adjustable and retractable ORVMs with integrated turn indicators, rear wiper with defogger, projector headlamps with daytime running lights, all four power windows and front fog lamps.
Powering the compact SUV is a petrol engine and a diesel engine. The petrol is a 1.6-litre unit producing 122 bhp at 6,400 rpm and 154 Nm of torque at 4,850 rpm. The SUV returns 15.29 kms to a litre of fuel. The diesel is a 1.6-litre unit producing 126 bhp at 4,000 rpm and 265 Nm of torque at 1,900 rpm. The SUV returns 19.67 kms to a litre of fuel. Both the engine are mated to a 6-speed manual transmission and power is sent to the front wheels. The diesel is also available with a 6-speed automatic transmission which returns 17.01 kms to a litre of fuel.
The Hyundai Creta starts from INR 8.87 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and goes up to INR 13.98 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi). It competes with the Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano, Mahindra TUV 300, Ford Ecosport, Mahindra XUV 500 and the Mahindra Scorpio.