Mahindra TUV300 vs EcoSport vs Creta vs S-Cross
Features & safety
The TUV300 gets dual airbags and ABS with EBD from the (T4+ trim and T6+onwards) and comes equipped with a black dashboard with silver inserts and a three spoke multifunction steering wheel. The top-end variant gets an infotainment system with Bluetooth connectivity and AUX-in and USB ports. By far one can say the TUV 300 has the best quality interior when compared to its other models.
Well the EcoSport is not short of features. Though it’s an old horse it gets all-black interior theme with silver inserts. The Titanium (0) variant gets 6 Airbags, ABS with EBD, Emergency Brake Assist System, Stability Control, Traction Control, Fog Lights, Parking Sensor and Hill Launch Assist and bigger 16 Inch Alloys for better grip and stability. Although the entry-level compromise on safety a bit, the other variants come with ABS as standard, which is a nice thing.
When it comes to Hyundai Creta, the car is quite stylish as it carries a singular hexagonal radiator grille with three horizontal slats, a projector head-lamps, vertical fog lamps, black plastic cladding running all around the body and roof rails in chrome. On the inside, the SX Variant is said to get a dual-tone dashboard and seats, standard infotainment system without a touch-screen option, climate control, reverse camera with display in the rear-view mirror, reverse parking sensors, standard radio antenna. Whereas the SX (O) variant may feature a 17-inch Diamond-cut alloy wheels, push-button start with keyless entry, bigger touch-screen infotainment system with display for reverse camera, leather-wrapped steering wheel, shark-fin radio antenna and additional chrome strips running over the bumpers and door handles. But again the mentioned features may be variant specific.
Since there are eight different variants that is on offer the feature list on the S-Cross doesn’t disappoint at al. The S-Cross Sigma which is supposed to be the base model gets a host of features that include Body Coloured Door handles, Silver Skid Plate Garnish, Chrome Front Grille, 16 inch Steel Wheel, Fabric Seat Upholstery, TFT Information Display With Trip Meter & Fuel Consumption, Outside Temperature Display, Front Disc Brake, Engine Immobilizer, Driver Airbag, Central Locking, Keyless Entry, All Four Power Windows, Manual AC, Electrically Adjustable ORVMs, Tilt-adjustable Steering and 60:40 Split Rear Seats. While the S-Cross Alpha which is the top-of-the-line model comes with a LED Positioning Lamps, Leather Seat Upholstery, Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel, HID-Projector Headlamps, Rain Sensing Wiper, Auto Dimming inside Rear View Mirror and Automatic Headlamps.
