The Hyundai Creta has been one of the most popular cars launched in 2015. After winning the popular 2016 Car and Bike award in the Best Compact SUV/Crossover category, the Creta has now bagged the most coveted Indian Car of the Year 2016 (ICOTY) award. This is the third successive ICOTY award won by Hyundai India and the fourth in totality in last 9 years.
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Last year, it was the Hyundai Elite i20 that won the 2015 Indian Car of the Year award, while the Grand i10 won the ICOTY in 2014. Prior to that, it was the Hyundai i10 that won the same ICOTY award for the year 2008, making Hyundai Motor India, the only carmaker to receive four ICOTY award. What made Creta a part of this list is its emphasis on safety, bold design, dynamic performance and premium feature offerings.
"We are honoured to win the most prestigious automotive award - 'Indian Car of the Year 2016' for our make in India, made for the world product- the Perfect SUV- Hyundai Creta. The Creta is a true expression of 'New Age' Hyundai setting new benchmarks in the industry. Winning the third successive ICOTY award symbolizes the trust and faith of customers in the Hyundai brand. We thank all our customers, partners, media and jurors who have chosen Creta as the Indian Car of the Year 2016 and made Hyundai the most loved and trusted car manufacturer. With innovation at its core, Hyundai is committed to make global quality products with cutting edge technologies and fortify the Hyundai brand, caring for our customers in India and global markets," said Mr. Y K Koo, MD & CEO, HMIL, on receiving this award.
Also, Mr. Bob Rupani, Founder Member ICOTY & Chairman of the Jury, Indian Car of the Year 2016 congratulated Hyundai by saying, "The ICOTY has clearly become the most credible and coveted auto award in India and is known for its honest and non- partisan voting by highly experienced jury members. I congratulate Hyundai for winning this award for the third time in a row. Scoring a hat-trick at ICOTY is an admirable achievement and by no means an easy feat. It shows that Hyundai is consistently making award winning products of very high standards."
Coming to the car itself, the Hyundai Creta compact SUV, has been designed based on the carmaker's popular Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design philosophy. Further enhancing the design and looks of the car, the Creta comes with large chrome hexagonal grille, projector head-lamps with LED daytime running lights and 17-inch diamond cut alloy wheels.
Under the hood the Creta is powered by petrol and two diesel engines. The petrol version comes mated to a 1.6 litre VTVT engine that produces 121bhp and 155Nm of peak torque. On the other hand the diesel variants come powered by a 1.4-litre CRDi giving a output of 89bhp and 220 Nm of peak torque and a 1.6-litre CRDi engine that makes 126bhp and 260Nm of peak torque. Transmission options will include 6-speed manual, and a 6-speed automatic. Just so you know, only the SX+ diesel variant gets the automatic transmission.
