Audi Q3 Nova vs Zenith: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹4.00L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹55.99L for the Zenith against ₹51.99L for the Nova.+₹4.00L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹4.00L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹55.99L for the Zenith against ₹51.99L for the Nova.
For that you get headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against LED projector), Sonos premium sound system, head-up display and speakers (12 against 10).
Nova or Zenith, and what each costs
Where you start
Nova
Where the new Q3 starts, and it is far from bare: the same 2.0-litre turbo petrol and quattro all-wheel drive as the Zenith, nine airbags, adaptive cruise with emergency braking, a 12.8in touchscreen, three-zone climate, a panoramic sunroof and wireless charging. You go without the Zenith's matrix headlights, head-up display and Sonos sound.
- Nova Turbo Petrol AT₹51.99Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Zenith
Rs 4 lakh more than the Nova for digital matrix LED headlights with customisable running-light signatures, a head-up display, a 12-speaker 420W Sonos sound system and proactive occupant protection, over the Nova's regular LED headlamps and 10-speaker system.
- Zenith Turbo Petrol AT₹55.99Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
What Nova to Zenith costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹4,28,000 to ₹4,92,000 on the road, against the ₹4,00,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹4,00,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹64,000 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹64,000, and both be right.
What the Zenith adds
- HeadlampsLED projector → Bi-LED + booster lamp
- Speakers10 → 12
- Premium sound systemSonos
- Head-up display
The working behind our take
Here is everything that fed that read.
The full story
₹4.00L more gets you headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against LED projector), Sonos premium sound system and head-up display on the Q3 Zenith. The useful extras on top: speakers (12 against 10). Fair if those top your list, easy to skip if not.
Nova vs Zenith: the questions people ask
- Is the Audi Q3 Zenith worth ₹4.00L over the Nova?
- For ₹4.00L you get headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against LED projector) and Sonos premium sound system, on top of 2 other things the Nova goes without.
- What does the Audi Q3 Zenith have that the Nova does not?
- It adds headlamps (Bi-LED + booster lamp against LED projector), Sonos premium sound system, head-up display and speakers (12 against 10).
- How much is the Audi Q3 Nova?
- ₹51.99L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Nova Turbo Petrol AT.
- How much is the Audi Q3 Zenith?
- ₹55.99L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Zenith Turbo Petrol AT.
- What does the step from the Q3 Nova to the Zenith cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹4,28,000 to ₹4,92,000 on the road, against the ₹4,00,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹4,00,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹64,000 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹64,000, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.