Is the Hyundai Creta or the Tata Sierra cheaper?

The Hyundai Creta, by ₹58,000: it starts at ₹10.91L against ₹11.49L ex-showroom for the Sierra. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Hyundai Creta or the Tata Sierra?

On the figures the makers publish, the Sierra swallows 622 litres of luggage against 433. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Creta or the Tata Sierra?

The Sierra: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹14.50L for the Creta, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

Hyundai Creta vs Tata Sierra: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Hyundai Creta starts at ₹10.91L against the Tata Sierra's ₹11.49L ex-showroom, so it is ₹58,000 cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹20.31L, where the Creta tops out. Past that only the Sierra has anything left to sell you, up to ₹21.59L.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹20.31L to both showrooms and you come out with the Creta King Lounge Edition at ₹20.31L or the Sierra Accomplished Dark at ₹20.29L.

Hyundai Creta

King Lounge Edition Diesel AT

₹20.31L

ex-showroom Delhi

Tata Sierra

Accomplished Dark Turbo Petrol AT

₹20.29L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹2,000 of the budget left over

Our take

Our pickHyundai Creta King Lounge Edition

₹2,000 more buys ADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite)) and connected car tech

also getsconnected car techpowered driver seat (8-way against 6-way)

Choose the Tata Sierra Accomplished Dark if: You would rather keep the ₹2,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withbi-LED projector headlampshead-up displayhill descent control
Choose the Hyundai Creta King Lounge Edition if: You will do long stints in this car and want the daily comfortsOnly one here withlevel 2 (full suite) ADASconnected car tech8-way powered driver seat

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Creta vs Sierra, on paper

Spec	Hyundai Creta	Tata Sierra
Price (ex-showroom)	₹10.91L to ₹20.31L	₹11.49L to ₹21.59L
Variants	27	59
Body type	Midsize SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	5	5
Fuels	Petrol, Diesel	Petrol, Diesel
Cheapest automatic	₹14.50L	₹14.49L
Boot	433 litres	622 litres
Length	4,330 mm	4,340 mm
Width	1,790 mm	1,841 mm
Wheelbase	2,610 mm	2,730 mm
Ground clearance	190 mm	205 mm
Fuel tank	50 litres	50 litres
Turning radius	-	5.3 m
Warranty	3 years	3 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Our pickHyundai Creta King Lounge Edition

₹2,000 more buys ADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite)) and connected car tech. Here is everything that fed that call.

+₹2,000The case for itADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite))also getsconnected car techpowered driver seat (8-way against 6-way)

Boot spaceThe Sierra swallows more luggage at 622 litres
PowerThe Sierra Accomplished Dark is the stronger of the two at 160 PS
Extra featuresCreta King Lounge Editiondrive modesSOS calldriver seat memory
Trade-offCreta King Lounge Editionheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)head-up displayhill descent control

The full story

Worth the extra ₹2,000: the Creta King Lounge Edition adds ADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite)) for it. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and powered driver seat (8-way against 6-way).

The Sierra swallows more luggage at 622 litres
The Sierra Accomplished Dark is the stronger of the two at 160 PS
Also on the Creta King Lounge Edition: drive modes, SOS call and driver seat memory, and some minor trim beyond that
Going to the Creta King Lounge Edition, you give up headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector), head-up display and hill descent control, which the Sierra Accomplished Dark keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Creta to buy →Which Sierra to buy →

Creta vs Sierra: the questions people ask

Is the Hyundai Creta or the Tata Sierra cheaper?: The Hyundai Creta, by ₹58,000: it starts at ₹10.91L against ₹11.49L ex-showroom for the Sierra. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Hyundai Creta vs Tata Sierra: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹20.31L it is the Creta King Lounge Edition against the Sierra Accomplished Dark. Worth the extra ₹2,000: the Creta King Lounge Edition adds ADAS (Level 2 (full suite) against Level 2 (core suite)) for it. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and powered driver seat (8-way against 6-way).
Which is more practical, the Hyundai Creta or the Tata Sierra?: On the figures the makers publish, the Sierra swallows 622 litres of luggage against 433. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Creta or the Tata Sierra?: The Sierra: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹14.50L for the Creta, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

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Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.