Which Hyundai Aura variant should you buy?
Best value for money: SX, at ₹86,000 over the S Corporate. No other step you pay for is better value for money on the price list.
Above SX the range keeps going, but every upgrade left changes the engine or the gearbox as well as the features, so there is no honest way to rank them on value for money. Choose up there on the powertrain you want.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
+₹91,000 (₹6.00L to ₹6.91L)
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Wheel size14" → 15"
- Speakers4
- Rear defogger
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
₹7,000 less (₹6.91L to ₹6.84L)
- Touchscreen6.75"
S Corporate to SX
Best value+₹86,000 (₹6.84L to ₹7.70L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- Electronic stability control
- Rear parking camera
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Touchscreen6.75" → 8"
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- Cruise control
- and 2 more
+₹65,000 (₹7.70L to ₹8.35L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest SX+ moves from 5-speed manual to 5-speed automated manual (AMT), so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- Wireless phone charger
₹19,000 less (₹8.35L to ₹8.16L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest SX(O) moves from 5-speed automated manual (AMT) to 5-speed manual, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Auto headlamps
Why some steps are not ranked
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register does not change which step is the best buy here. S Corporate to SX asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, and that holds once road tax is counted too, in all 25 of the states we can price this ladder in.
Why the road could have changed this, and did not
Every price on this page is the showroom's. States charge their road tax as a share of that price and step the share up in bands, so a trim that carries a car past a band boundary is charged for the whole boundary. A ranking worked out on the price list is not automatically the ranking you pay.
Take the badged step, S Corporate to SX: ₹86,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹88,580 to ₹1,07,420 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Jharkhand comes out highest, across the 25 states behind that range. Every other step moves by its own amount, and that is what can reorder them.
In each of those states we ranked the 2 steps that keep the same engine and gearbox again, and the order came back the same every time. So the badge above is safe to act on wherever you buy the car.
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- All 6 are standard from the base E, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety features
- SX(O), from ₹8.16L, is the cheapest trim with every safety feature this car offers at its best.
- Do check before you spend past it: the SX+ at ₹8.35L has no ISOFIX child seat anchorages.
- Cheapest automatic
- S Petrol AT, ₹7.39L
- Airbags
- Every Aura has 6 or more airbags, the base E included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Cruise control
- You need the SX, from ₹7.70L, for cruise control: ₹1.70L over where the Aura opens.
No Aura has ADAS, a 360 camera, a sunroof or ventilated seats at any price, on any trim.
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The Aura is sold with 2 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
Hyundai Aura: the questions people ask
- How many Hyundai Aura variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 11 variants across 6 trims, from ₹6.00L for the E Petrol MT to ₹8.60L for the SX CNG MT, ex-showroom.
- Which Hyundai Aura is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The E, from ₹6.00L ex-showroom, is where the Aura range starts. Features you get even here: 6 airbags. What you give up against the top SX(O): no electronic stability control, no ISOFIX child seat anchorages and no tyre pressure monitor, and 13 more.
- Which Hyundai Aura is the top model, and what does it cost?
- The SX(O) tops the range at ₹8.16L ex-showroom. Over the base E it adds electronic stability control, ISOFIX child seat anchorages and tyre pressure monitor, and 13 more. Top of the ladder is not the same as top of the price list here: the SX CNG MT at ₹8.60L costs more.
- Which Hyundai Aura variant is the best value for money?
- The SX. It costs ₹86,000 over the S Corporate, and no other variant you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. You get electronic stability control, rear parking camera, wheel type (Alloy against Steel) and touchscreen (8" against 6.75"), and 4 more.
- Which Hyundai Aura variant has 6 airbags?
- Every Aura has 6 airbags, including the base E, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Hyundai Aura variant has all the safety features?
- SX(O), from ₹8.16L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the Aura offers at its best level. Worth checking before you spend past it: the SX+ at ₹8.35L has no ISOFIX child seat anchorages.
- What is the cheapest automatic Hyundai Aura?
- The S Petrol AT, at ₹7.39L ex-showroom.
- Which Hyundai Aura variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every Aura has 6 or more airbags, the base E included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Which Hyundai Aura variant has cruise control?
- You need the SX, from ₹7.70L, for cruise control: ₹1.70L over where the Aura opens.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.