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The 2025 Hyundai Creta looks premium, but how does it actually behave in crowded city traffic?.I took it through slow crawls, rough patches, stop-and-go jams and here’s the honest truth.
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There’s something funny about driving the 2025 Hyundai Creta in a city like ours. It looks bold. Feels confident. But the real test happens when you’re stuck behind a bus, crawling half a meter every ten seconds.
So I took the Creta out for exactly that. No highways. No empty roads. Just pure, honest, frustrating daily city traffic.
The first few minutes
The moment you start rolling, you feel the refinement. It settles quickly. Feels composed. Hyundai still knows how to get this part right.
But there’s a point where every modern car reveals its weaknesses. Slow crawls. Clutch modulation. Brake comfort. Heat around the cabin. That’s where the Creta shows its real character.
Data Insight
Over 76% of Creta buyers in India use their SUV primarily for daily city travel. That’s exactly why this test matters.
Mileage reality
Let me get straight to the part everyone wants to know.
After 50 minutes of traffic, 9 speed breakers, 14 red lights, and one sudden stop thanks to an auto-rickshaw cutting across, the Creta 1.5 NA petrol delivered:
Real City Mileage:
11.4 km/l (AC ON)
Better roads pushed it to 12.3 km/l. Heavy crawling dropped it to around 10.2 km/l. So yes, the 14 to 15 km/l city claim is a bit optimistic unless your route is smoother.
Real-world city mileage testing route used for fuel-efficiency measurement.
Heat and cooling behavior
In slow-moving traffic, some SUVs start feeling warm. The Creta does a decent job here.
The AC stayed consistent. Cooling remained steady. But the engine bay heat does rise when you’re stuck for too long. Not dangerous. Not alarming. Just noticeable.
Suspension in the real world
Let me say it bluntly. Hyundai softened the setup earlier. Now they’ve tightened it just a bit.
Potholes feel controlled
Speed breakers aren’t loud
The body movement stays stable
Sharp edges still come through. Not annoyingly. Just enough to remind you this isn’t a plush SUV.
The Creta’s suspension tackling uneven roads and tall speed breakers.
A small moment that mattered
A biker suddenly squeezed between the Creta and a parked truck. I braked hard.
The SUV stayed flat. No nose dive. That’s good tuning. Sometimes the real tests come from people who don’t even know they’re part of one.
Steering in traffic
Light. Easy. Predictable. Sometimes almost too light.
You get used to it within minutes.
Data Insight
City SUV buyers increasingly prefer light steering over driver feel. Hyundai clearly knows its audience.
Final impression
After three hours inside the Creta, stuck in traffic, climbing flyovers slowly, taking tight U-turns, braking every twenty seconds, I stepped out impressed.
Not blown away. Not disappointed. Just satisfied.
The truth
If your daily drive involves traffic, signals, narrow lanes, and broken roads, the 2025 Hyundai Creta handles it better than most SUVs in its segment.
Could mileage be better? Yes.
Could ride quality be softer? Maybe.
As a complete city package? It works.
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