It is that time again when we compare the Hyundai Creta against the Tata Harrier to find out if the Harrier is the Creta-killer and should you buy the Harrier over Creta or Creta is the right choice?

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Harrier – Exterior and Interior

As you can see at the front of the Creta, it has square-shaped grille with top edges curved and is finished in chrome with four horizontal line across the grille. Split LED DRLS with tri-square shaped LED lights with fog lamps and indicators below them and the bumpers are finished in faux silver skid plate. Moving to the side, it’s simple looking with roof rails on top and 17-inch diamond cut alloy wheels. At the rear, the LED taillamps looks similar to the split headlamps at the front.

As for the Harrier, it has LED DRLs and round-blocks on the grille with chrome line around the grille and LED DRLs that gives a spreaded-V look. Below that is the LED headlamps and fog lamps below it with chrome line around the outer side of the fog lamps. Moving to the side, it has simple look with wheel arches and rides on the 18-inch alloy wheels. It has chrome lining at the top and bottom window frame, and door handles finished in chrome. As for the rear it has sleek LED tail lamps with small spoiler on the roof.

From the inside, the Creta has a 10.25-inch infotainment system placed below the AC vent and at the sides it has vertically positioned AC vents. The Creta does not have the dual-tone theme dashboard option unfortunately. It has multi-function four-spoke steering wheel with digital instrument cluster, the pedals finished in silver color, and a huge panoramic sunroof. Around the gear lever which is designed like the one in Planes or similar to the one’s in Audi, it has rotary dials for drive modes, button for electric parking brake with auto hold function, and for the ventilated seat . It has two USB-A ports at the front, and two at the rear. The rear seats has 60:40 split which can be reclined as well.

As for the Harrier, it has the 10.25-inch infotainment system above the AC vents and at the sides it has horizontally positioned AC vent. The Harrier has the dual-tone dashboard option. It has multi-function three-spoke steering wheel with digital instrument cluster, and a huge panoramic sunroof. It has two USB ports at the front, two in second row, and two in the third row. It has drive modes selector in front of gear lever, electric parking brake with auto hold, and buttons for the ventilated seats at the side of the seat. The third row has a 40:60 split seat and second row has 60:40 split seats.

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Harrier – Dimensions

	Hyundai Creta	Tata Harrier
Length	4300mm	4598mm
Width	1790mm	1894mm
Height	1635mm	1786mm
Wheelbase	2610mm	2741mm
Ground Clearance	190mm	205mm
Boot Space	433 litres	425 litres
Fuel Tank Capacity	50 litres	50 litres
Kerb Weight	1,690 kg	1,705 kg

When it comes to the dimensions of both the cars, the Creta measures 4300mm in length, 1790mm in width, and 1635mm in height. But in comparison to the Harrier, the Creta is small as the Harrier measures 4598mm in length, 1894mm in width, 1786mm in height. The Creta has wheelbase of 2610mm which is 131mm shorter than the Harrier’s 2741mm wheelbase. The Creta has 190mm ground clearance while the Harrier has 205mm ground clearance which is 15mm more than the Creta. As for the boot space, the Creta has 433 litres boot which is 8 litres bigger than the Harrier’s 425 litres boot. Both the cars has the same 50 litres fuel tank on offer. After all this, the Creta has a kerb weight of 1,690 kg and is 15 kgs lighter than the Harrier’s 1,705 kg kerb weight.

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Harrier – Engine Options

	Hyundai Creta
Engine	1.5-litre petrol	1.5-litre diesel
Displacement	1498cc	1493cc
Power	113 bhp	113 bhp
Torque	144 Nm	250 Nm
Transmission Options	6-speed MT, IVT (or CVT)	6-speed MT, 6-speed AT
Fuel Efficiency	17 km/l	23 km/l

Hyundai offers Creta with non-turbo petrol and diesel engines. The Creta has the 1.5-litre petrol engine which puts out 113 bhp and 144 Nm of torque mated to a 6-speed Manual and IVT (which is CVT Gearbox, only different name) Gearbox with a fuel efficiency of 17 km/l.  Then there is the 1.5-litre diesel engine that puts out 113 bhp and 250 Nm of torque paired toa 6-speed Manual and 6-speed Automatic Gearbox. In return, this engine gives 23 km/l fuel efficiency.

	Tata Harrier
Engine	2.0-litre Kryotec Turbocharged diesel
Displacement	1956ccc
Power	167.67 bhp
Torque	350 Nm
Transmission Type	6-speed MT, 6-speed AT
Fuel Efficiency	16.35 km/l – MT 14.6 km/l – AT

Hyundai Creta used to have the 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine but it has been discontinued, but Tata Harrier offers only one engine across the Harrier variants and that is the 2.0-litre Kryotec turbocharged diesel engine that pumps out 167.67 bhp and 350 Nm of torque, and drives the front wheels via a 6-speed Manual and 6-speed Automatic Gearboc with 14.6 km/l fuel efficiency and 16.35 km/l on Manual.

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Harrier – Features

Features	Hyundai Creta	Tata Harrier
Headlamps	LED	LED
Taillamps	LED	LED
Wheel Size & Type	17-inch alloy wheels	18-inch alloys wheels
Sunroof	Panoramic	Panoramic
Auto Power Window	Yes	Yes
Seat upholstery	Leather	Leather
Leather-wrapped steering wheel	Yes	Yes
Ambient Light	Yes	Yes
AC	Auto	Auto
Rear AC vents	Yes	Yes
Ventilated Seats	Yes	Yes
Instrument Cluster	Digital	Digital
Infotainment System	10.25-inch	10.25-inch
Android Auto, Apple CarPlay	Wireless	Wired
Sound System	8-speaker Bose Premium sound system	9-speaker JBL sound system
Cooled Glovebox	Yes	Yes
Auto-dimming IRVM	Yes	Yes

Both the cars as you can see are feature-loaded except the Creta has the 8-speaker Bose Sound System while the Harrier has the 9-speaker JBL sound system and Creta rides on 17-inch alloy wheels while the Harrier rides on 18-inch alloy wheels.

Safety Features	Hyundai Creta	Tata Harrier
Airbags	Six airbags	Six airbags
ABS with EBD	Yes	Yes
Camera	Reverse-parking camera	360-degree camera
TPMS	Yes	Yes
Auto Headlamps	Yes	Yes
ESP	Yes	Yes
Cruise Control	Yes	Yes
Traction Control	Yes	Yes
ADAS	–	Level 1
Hill Start Assist	Yes	Yes
All 4 Disc Brakes	Yes	Yes
ISOFIX anchorages	Yes	Yes

However, Tata Harrier in safety, is one step ahead of the Creta as it has ADAS (Autonomous Driver Assistance System) with features such as Forward Collision Warning, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Traffic Sign Recognition, High Beam Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Detection, Lane Change Alert, Door Open Alert, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and Rear Collision Warning. Other than that, it has 360-degree camera while the Creta has reverse parking camera.

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Harrier – Price and Warranty

Model	Price
Hyundai Creta	Rs. 10.87 lakh – Rs. 19.20 lakh
Tata Harrier	Rs. 14.99 lakh – Rs. 24.06 lakh

The Hyundai Creta currently is priced at Rs. 10.87 lakh for the base petrol ‘E’ variant and goes up to Rs. 19.20 lakh for the top ‘SX (O) Knight Edition DT Diesel Automatic’ variant. As for the Tata Harrier it starts at Rs. 14.99 lakh for the base ‘XE’ variant and goes up to Rs. 24.06 lakh for the top XZA+ (O) Red Dark Edition.

As for the warranty, Hyundai offers 3 years/1,00,000 km for the Creta and can be extended up to 5 years/1,00,000 km. For Harrier, it has 2 years/1,00,000 km warranty period and can be extended up to 5 years/unlimited kms.

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Harrier – Verdict

In the end, the decision to buy which model depends totally on you, however, the Harrier is slightly on the expensive side, and if you can afford it, then the Harrier is right choice for you as it bigger in dimensions, better looking than Creta, better performance, and more features than the Creta. The Hyundai Creta is a good choice as well as it’s affordable, low noise, vibration, and harshness, almost the same features as the Harrier. So, if you can afford the Tata Harrier then you should go for it, otherwise, Hyundai Creta is a good choice as well. Which one would you choose?

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