Tata Harrier or Hyundai Creta?

This question rose in recent times and why is that because Tata Harrier is a bigger vehicle with lots of features and in price just above the Creta and being on the other side just completed the 5lakh sales mark and still counting. Tata Harrier is a 4.6m long SUV built on a discovery platform and carrying some similar styling and features made customers wonder on how come tata is making cars like these in this new generation.

Tata Harrier: Being a vehicle made from a JLR's Omega platform or if you want it to be short, then the discovery platform this car has actually become a showstopper when we saw it in the auto expo and they have made most of it into the production version which is now attracting a lot of customers towards it. Tata is actually going in an approach where they can get sales increased in a steady manner. Why I said this is because the distribution of features for the variants in it is done very attentively because now whatever the variant you buy, it actually brings value for your choice.

 The features and all are, I think they're more concentrated on safety than anything else and I am saying this because of the features they are offering like the ESP, HHC, HDC, Roll-over mitigation and ABS, Disc Wiping or washing(whatever it is). By looking at this list of features and all we can understand that they are more concerned about safety and control over the vehicle than anything else and I don't say they are carried away but a little happened. The 2-lit multijet diesel engine which was sourced from the fiat and also named it kryotec is because they have de-tuned the engine accordingly or detuned it to 138Ps while jeep has higher power than this.

Now, coming to the interiors, fit and finish, the quality of materials they have used and the ambiance inside the vehicle, the massive 8.8inch touch system with both android and apple car play with navigation and reverse camera and steering mounted controls, cruise control, Half analog and half digital meters with data about the vehicle and then the 5 driving modes among which the city, sport, and eco are usual while what's new is the extras like wet road mode and the rough road mode which takes care of the vehicle is not rolling over while they don't do any offroading they just control the vehicle from skidding, rolling on those roads and the engine mated to a 6-speed gearbox and the shifts are pretty smooth and the gearbox is easy to operate.

If this many goodies are there, then where does the harrier lacks is in some features like the tyres which are designed conventional and they are 17's while customers expected 18 inches and also no auto-dimming mirror inside, the touch system is not that good and it lacks in response and the back seat reclinement could have added more comfort and the charging points are problematic to find while driving and the main thing is black spot in the driver side with these huge rear-view mirrors. These could be dragging it down, but with its looks, sharp presence, the safety measures they have taken will just wow the customer and surely attract more customers towards it.

2.Hyundai Creta: The Highest selling SUV in the segment and why it is selling that much? it's because they have taken care of almost everything which gets more customers towards it and also the range of options they have offered. Hyundai is getting a wonderful response from the customers for their vehicles in recent years but this is different. With a 1.6-lit CRDi engine supremely refined and 17-inch diamond-cut alloys, very responsive infotainment system, responsive steering, slick gearshifts, very spacious boot, comfortable ride in both front and rear and sunroof, wireless charging, rear ac vents, ABS, etc., make this a vehicle that can handle efficiently will make this both a drivers car and a family perfect choice. But, the problem with this is feature omissions and no proper distribution of features to some of the top-end variants. For suppose the SX variant of Creta doesn't get the wireless charging and gets only 2 airbags while the manual gets 6 and the automatic wipers and headlamps are not there.
To conclude all this information and decide a winner, it's actually confusing but the real winner is Creta only and why is that because there are pros and cons for both the vehicles but the car that satisfies most of the customers is creta only. Harrier needed more improvements I feel and if they can overcome them, then they can take over these segments very fastly.

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