The Hyundai Creta success story | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India

The Hyundai Creta has been a roaring success since its launch in 2015. The model crossed the 1 million units sales milestone earlier this year and 2024 is also set to be its best year of sales. What makes the Creta tick and why is it the default choice of midsize SUV? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - discuss in this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:00 Not a global standard product
• 1:21 The big numbers
• 3:29 Midsize SUV segment
• 8:01 Hyundai's focus on Creta
• 9:20 The Kia Seltos factor
• 11:25 Success breeds success
• 11:47 Feature proof
• 15:00 Powertrain variety
• 16:25 1.5 NA petrol in hot demand
• 18:31 Why Tata and Mahindra don't have a Creta fighter
• 22:32 Hyundai after Creta
• 23:55 Hyundai Creta EV
• 25:11 The strength of the Creta brand
• 28:00 Not a global standard product
• 31:45 The right product for India