Citroen BasaltX Turbo Plus vs Max: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.06L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹12.63L for the Max against ₹11.57L for the Turbo Plus.+₹1.06L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.06L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹12.63L for the Max against ₹11.57L for the Turbo Plus.
For that you get ventilated front seats, speakers (6 against 4), wireless phone charger and wheel type (Alloy against Steel), and 2 more.
Turbo Plus or Max, and what each costs
Where you start
Turbo Plus
From ₹11.57L to ₹12.82L ex-showroom Delhi
Plus with the 110 PS turbo the body deserves, plus LED fog lamps and skid plates. Cruise control needs the automatic, which adds about Rs 1.25 lakh.
The step up
Max
From ₹12.63L to ₹13.90L ex-showroom Delhi
The flagship: leatherette cabin, ventilated seats, wireless charger, auto-dimming mirror, alloys and 6 speakers, turbo only. The CARA assistant and connected app need the AT, and the 360 camera is a dealer-fitted extra billed on top.
Our take
₹1.06L more buys ventilated front seats and speakers (6 against 4)
What Turbo Plus to Max costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,10,240 to ₹1,27,062 on the road, against the ₹1,06,000 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 ₹1,06,000 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 ₹16,822 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka 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 ₹16,822, and both be right.
What the Max adds
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Speakers4 → 6
- Ventilated front seats
- Wireless phone charger
- Auto-dimming mirror
- Leatherette upholstery
The working behind our take
₹1.06L more buys ventilated front seats and speakers (6 against 4). Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.06L: the BasaltX Max adds ventilated front seats for it. The useful extras on top: speakers (6 against 4) and wireless phone charger. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
Turbo Plus vs Max: the questions people ask
- Is the Citroen BasaltX Max worth ₹1.06L over the Turbo Plus?
- For ₹1.06L you get ventilated front seats and speakers (6 against 4), on top of 4 other things the Turbo Plus goes without.
- What does the Citroen BasaltX Max have that the Turbo Plus does not?
- It adds ventilated front seats, speakers (6 against 4), wireless phone charger, wheel type (Alloy against Steel), auto-dimming mirror and leatherette upholstery.
- How much is the Citroen BasaltX Turbo Plus?
- From ₹11.57L for the Turbo Plus Turbo Petrol MT to ₹12.82L for the Turbo Plus Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Citroen BasaltX Max?
- From ₹12.63L for the Max Turbo Petrol MT to ₹13.90L for the Max Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Turbo Plus or Max?
- Both: the Turbo Plus Turbo Petrol AT at ₹12.82L and the Max Turbo Petrol AT at ₹13.90L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the BasaltX Turbo Plus to the Max cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,10,240 to ₹1,27,062 on the road, against the ₹1,06,000 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 ₹1,06,000 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 ₹16,822 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka 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 ₹16,822, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 8 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.