Palace on Wheels

Hyundai has launched a larger version of the Creta with three rows of seating thanks to an extended wheelbase and has also made significant upgrades on the inside and named it the Alcazar, which means a fortress or palace in Spanish. We take it for a spin to find out what it feels and drives like

- Yogendra Pratap

Hyundai has extended the Creta’s wheelbase by 150mm to 2,760mm on the Alcazar, thereby giving the Alcazar the longest wheelbase in the segment. The length of the Alcazar at 4,500mm is 200mm longer than the Creta and it is taller than its smaller sibling by 40mm. It is not the overall height that makes as much difference as is the height at the rear. The Creta has a sloping roofline while the Alcazar does not and thereby has adequate headroom for passengers in the third row as well.