Which Hyundai Creta Electric variant should you buy?
There are 9 ways to buy a Creta Electric, across 7 trims, from ₹18.03L to ₹23.82L ex-showroom Delhi.
Pound for pound the ladder pays best at Excellence: ₹1.30L more than Premium, and it is the step that hands back the most kit for the money.
The ladder keeps paying to the end here: Excellence is both the last step up and the one that asks least per feature.
How this is worked out: every step below compares the cheapest way into one trim with the cheapest way into the next, then weighs what the money buys against what it costs. No opinion is added on top, and nothing is rounded in a trim's favour. Read the full method.
What each step up actually buys
Walk the range from the bottom. Every rung shows the money and the kit, in both directions.
Executive to Executive Tech
+₹0.97L (from ₹19.00L)
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- SunroofPanoramic
- Rear window sunshades
- Ventilated front seats
- Leatherette upholstery
Executive Tech to Executive (O) LR
+₹1.00L (from ₹20.00L)
- Wireless phone charger
Worth knowing: this step also gives up rear window sunshades, ventilated front seats and leatherette upholstery.
Executive (O) LR to Smart (O) LR
+₹1.54L (from ₹21.54L)
- Roof rails
- Rear window sunshades
- Powered driver seat6-way
- Ambient lighting
Smart (O) LR to Premium
₹1.54L less (from ₹20.00L)
- ADASLevel 2 (full suite)
- Speakers6 → 8
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
Premium to Excellence
+₹1.30L (from ₹21.30L)
Best value on the ladder: more kit per rupee than any other step.
- 360° camera
- Front parking sensors
- Blind spot monitor
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Cooled glovebox
- and 4 more
Excellence to Excellence Knight
+₹0.15L (from ₹21.45L)
No extra equipment: this step is about the powertrains it opens up rather than the kit it adds.
Not every rung above is a straight upgrade. 3 steps on this ladder either cost nothing extra or hand equipment back in exchange for a different powertrain, so they are left out of the value ranking rather than dressed up as a step up.
Where the kit that matters lands
- Airbags: all 6 are standard from the base Executive, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety kit: Excellence, from ₹21.30L, is the cheapest trim with every safety feature this car offers at its best. Spending past it buys comfort and cosmetics, not protection.
- Automatic: the cheapest is the Executive Electric AT at ₹18.03L. See it
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The Creta Electric is sold with 2 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
| Engine | Cheapest way in | Gearbox | Official figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric135 PS | Executive₹18.03L | single-speed automatic | 420 km |
| Electric171 PS | Executive (O) LR₹20.00L | single-speed automatic | 510 km |
Hyundai Creta Electric: the questions people ask
- How many Hyundai Creta Electric variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 9 variants across 7 trims, from ₹18.03L for the Executive Electric AT to ₹23.82L for the Excellence Knight Electric AT, ex-showroom Delhi.
- Which Hyundai Creta Electric variant gives the most for the money?
- Moving up to Excellence costs ₹1.30L over Premium and buys more per rupee than any other step on the ladder: 360° camera, front parking sensors, blind spot monitor and auto-folding wing mirrors, and 6 more.
- Which Hyundai Creta Electric variant has 6 airbags?
- Every Creta Electric has 6 airbags, including the base Executive, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Hyundai Creta Electric variant has the full safety kit?
- Excellence, from ₹21.30L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the Creta Electric offers at its best level. Anything above it repeats that kit rather than improving on it.
- What is the cheapest automatic Hyundai Creta Electric?
- The Executive Electric AT, at ₹18.03L ex-showroom Delhi.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi, taken 31 July 2026 from Hyundai's own price listing. Specifications follow Hyundai's official spec page; torque, boot and frunk figures and the per-trim feature ladder come from aggregators and are the least verified data here. Verify with a Hyundai dealer.