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Hyundai Creta 2022.

The new Hyundai Creta of the second generation has been on sale in China for 2 years and one in India, Mexico and South Africa, but in Russia the debut of the updated Korean SUV is scheduled only for the summer of 2021.

The re-equipment of the assembly line in St. Petersburg plus serious work to «refine» the settings to adapt the car to Russian operating conditions have already stretched preparations for the release of the novelty for six months, during which camouflaged cars now and then appeared on the DOPs of the city on the Neva.

The most recent spy shots captured the new 2022 Hyundai Cretu towing a loaded trailer, and the popular crossover is gradually losing its disguise, confirming that the Russian specification will almost exactly repeat the version already on sale in India.

2nd generation overview

The 2022 Hyundai Creta remains a prominent member of the budget compact SUV segment, with equipment that can vary widely from country to country.

So, in China, Hyundai ix25 analogues are sold in relatively expensive trim levels with their own interpretation of the interior and an extended list of options.

In other countries, simpler crossovers are more common, without virtual devices and a large screen of the media system.

The same applies to motors, which are selected taking into account local conditions and the cost of their local production or delivery to the conveyor.

Body

Compared to the first generation Creta, the new generation of the Korean crossover actually remained in the same dimensions, adding 10 mm in length and width. (4300x1790x1620 mm.)

The distance between the wheel axles has increased by 20 mm. (2610 mm.), But inside you will most likely not be able to feel any increase in space.

The main goal of modernizing any state employee is almost always updating the exterior, and this time the brand’s designers tried to surprise.

The new rather bold style has already collected a lot of polar opinions, largely due to the controversial design of the new optics, while the car body looks holistic and differs in more rounded shapes than before.

Salon

Only the «Chinese» Hyundai Creta 2021 — Hyundai ix25 has undergone a major redesign of the interior, while the Indian and, most likely, the Russian versions will remain with a simpler front panel equipment, that is, a relatively small multimedia display and analog instrument panel.

The central air ducts will be above the screen, and the side ones will stretch vertically and receive original rotary knobs.

The central tunnel will become slightly wider, and its design and the number of buttons placed on it will depend on the type of transmission used.

Also in the salon there will be new front seats, which in expensive trim levels will receive artificial leather upholstery.

Specifications and filling

The line of motors on the new 2022 Hyundai Crete of the Russian assembly runs the risk of remaining unchanged, so the buyers of these crossovers will have to choose between 1.6 and 2.0 liters aspirated.

The former offer two options for boosting — 121 and 123 hp. with., the second — have a capacity of 150 «horses».

Available transmission options — six-speed «mechanics» and «automatic», drive type — front or full. For comparison, the Indian Creta can come with a CVT and a «robot», as well as a diesel and turbocharged gasoline engine.

Hyundai Creta: when will it be released in Russia?

A month before the premiere, there is still no information about the prices, but they will objectively have to be higher than the existing ones: from 975,000 rubles for the basic version 1.6 2WD MT6 in the Start configuration to 1,500,000 rubles for the 2.0 4WD AT6 modification with the Style package.

The latest news about the local premiere of the 2022 Hyundai Creta model year in Russia indicates that pre-orders for new cars will begin to be accepted in dealerships in June.