Hyundai Creta EX(O) vs S(O): is the step up worth it?
Rupee for rupee this is where the Creta ladder pays best: no variant you pay extra for hands back more kit per rupee.+₹1.07L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.07L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹14.21L for the S(O) against ₹13.14L for the EX(O).
For that you get rear parking camera, headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), cruise control and auto climate (single zone), and 13 more.
Rupee for rupee this is where the Creta ladder pays best: no variant you pay extra for hands back more kit per rupee.
EX(O) or S(O), and what each costs
Where you start
EX(O)
From ₹13.14L to ₹16.08L ex-showroom Delhi
The cheapest panoramic sunroof in the range, and where the automatics begin.
- Petrol 6-speed manual₹13.14L
- Petrol CVT automatic₹14.50L
- Diesel 6-speed manual₹14.73L
- Diesel 6-speed torque-converter auto₹16.08L
The step up
S(O)
From ₹14.21L to ₹17.30L ex-showroom Delhi
The big step: quad-beam LEDs, 17in alloys, dual-zone climate, cruise, rear camera, smart key.
- Petrol 6-speed manual₹14.21L
- Petrol CVT automatic₹15.66L
- Diesel 6-speed manual₹15.85L
- Diesel 6-speed torque-converter auto₹17.30L
Our take
₹1.07L more buys rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen)
What EX(O) to S(O) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,11,280 to ₹1,28,261 on the road, against the ₹1,07,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,07,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹16,981 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹16,981, and both be right.
What the S(O) adds
- Rear parking camera
- HeadlampsHalogen → LED projector
- Wheel size16" → 17"
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Roof rails
- Cruise control
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Dual-zone climate control
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rear wiper & washer
- Rear defogger
- Rear window sunshades
- Cooled glovebox
- Drive modes
- Terrain modes
The working behind our take
₹1.07L more buys rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen). Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.07L: the Creta S(O) adds rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen) for it. The useful extras on top: cruise control and auto climate (single zone).
- Also on the Creta S(O): dual-zone climate control, drive modes, terrain modes and electronic parking brake + auto hold, with more worth seeing in the table below
EX(O) vs S(O): the questions people ask
- Is the Hyundai Creta S(O) worth ₹1.07L over the EX(O)?
- For ₹1.07L you get rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), on top of 15 other things the EX(O) goes without. This is also the best-value step on the Creta ladder: nothing you pay extra for hands back more kit per rupee.
- What does the Hyundai Creta S(O) have that the EX(O) does not?
- It adds rear parking camera, headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), cruise control, auto climate (single zone), dual-zone climate control and drive modes, and 11 more.
- How much is the Hyundai Creta EX(O)?
- From ₹13.14L for the EX(O) Petrol MT to ₹16.08L for the EX(O) Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 4 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Hyundai Creta S(O)?
- From ₹14.21L for the S(O) Petrol MT to ₹17.30L for the S(O) Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 4 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic EX(O) or S(O)?
- Both: the EX(O) Petrol AT at ₹14.50L and the S(O) Petrol AT at ₹15.66L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Creta EX(O) to the S(O) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,11,280 to ₹1,28,261 on the road, against the ₹1,07,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,07,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹16,981 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹16,981, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 5 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.