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Check rates of petrol and diesel in your city: Read here
After remaining unchanged for a day, petrol and diesel prices were hiked again across the country on Friday, March 25, 2022. In the national capital, both petrol and diesel prices were raised by 80 paise each.
Following the latest price revision, petrol in Delhi is now retailing at Rs 97.81 a litre while diesel is selling at Rs 89.07. In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol price now stands at Rs 112.51 while diesel costs Rs 96.70, data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s website showed.
This is the third hike in fuel prices in a span of four days after daily price revisions resumed after a gap of a record 137 days. The increases are the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was started in June 2017. So far this week, both petrol and diesel have become dearer by Rs 2.40 per litre in the national capital.
Petrol and diesel prices were kept unchanged since November 4 last year running all the way up to the assembly elections in five key states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, despite a steep spike in the cost of crude oil which soared by around $30 per barrel and touching multi-year highs earlier this month.
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Improved version of Hyundai Creta launched in Indian market: Check it out here
Hyundai India launched the much-awaited Creta Knight Edition in the country at a starting price of Rs 13.51 lakh (ex-showroom, all-India). This new variant is available in both petrol and diesel engine options and can be had either with a manual or an automatic transmission unit. To read more about the Creta Knight Edition, click here. In addition to this, the company has also introduced a model-year update for the Hyundai Creta with new feature additions.
The 2022 Hyundai Creta is now available in a new Denim Blue colour option and the Highline TPMS is now standard across all variants. The SX (O) trim now also gets a glossy black centre console. Furthermore, the company will offer the iMT option on the 1.5-litre petrol ‘S’ variant to further expand choices for the customers. The new S+ variant powered by a 1.4-litre T-GDi petrol engine with 7DCT now gets an additional set of features, such as –
– Smart panoramic sunroof
– 16-inch black alloy wheels
– Smartphone wireless charger
– Rear Disc Brakes
– Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
– Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
– Hill start assist control (HAC)
– Paddle shifters
– Metal pedals
– Electric and auto-folding ORVMs
– Power window auto up/down
Mechanically, the SUV continues to be powered by the existing petrol and diesel engine options.