portutilityvehicles(suv) areamong
themostsought-afterstylesofvehiclestodayandina way
understandablyso.versatilityisthekeyhere,witha slight
adventuroustonemixedwithlifeinthebigcity.thesuv
segmenthasneverbeenasvastasit istoday.choices
rangefromthesmallhatchbacksonstiltssuchasthe
hondaWr-vtobrandssuchastheragingbull
lamborghiniwiththers 3-croreurusorthearistocrats’favourite,rolls
roycecullinan,pricedveryreasonablyinthers 7-croreregion.eitherway,
thereissomethingforeveryoneandherewearegoingtolookatoneofthe
suvsegments—thecut-throatmid-sizedcrossoversegmentinindia.
currently,thatparticularsegmentis beingruledbythehyundaicreta,a
favouriteamongmany,beinga time-testedmachinethathasmanyanowner
extremelycontentwiththeirpurchase.Buttherearenewchallengers,some
thatarealreadyhereanda fewmoreontheirway.hereweshalltalkaboutthe
modelsthatarecurrentlyincirculationalloverthecountry.hence,ladiesand
gentlemen,hereis a comparisonamongthedieselvariantsofthetataharrier,
theJeepcompass,andthehyundaicreta.thesethreesuvs areina similar
pricerange...well,somewhat,theJeepcostsa bitmore.however, each offers
something a little different from the other, which could sway a buyer when
making a choice.
Design
thehyundaicretahasa veryhatchback-likelookabout
it.no beefyappealhere.the lines run from the front to
the back with a more planted look rather than like a mean
adventurous machine. The car does seem to fit into the
moderncitya littlebetterthantheothertwobeing
discussedhere.
Jeep:theamericanprideandjoyformanyyearswith
thatunmistakablefrontgrille.yes,theamericandoes
indeedlookmean.it isbeefyandcommandingand
eventhoughthecarisnotverybig,it suredoeshave
presence.ahighbonnetflowswellintothemainbody,
slightlycurvedattherear.atrueruggedamerican
gunslinger.
Fromthesouthasianshoreswehavethetata
harrierwithitsnewfuturisticlinesandwhichlooked
absolutelystunningwhenthecompanyreleasedthefirst
images.Frommanyangles,thetataharrierisgorgeous
andthoseleDdaytimerunninglightsjustlook
phenomenal.lines flows across with a few flaresand
creases here and there, ending in a tapered rear.havingS
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