Hyundai Bayon HX 3+ vs HX 5: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Bayon. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.+₹65,000
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in. What the road does to the whole Bayon ranking →
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹65,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹12.45L for the HX 5 against ₹11.80L for the HX 3+.
For that you get connected car tech, cruise control, auto climate (single zone) and drive modes, and 4 more.
This is the best value for money step on the Bayon. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
HX 3+ or HX 5, and what each costs
Where you start
HX 3+
Worth it only if the sunroof matters to you. Rs 90,000 over the HX 3 buys a single-pane electric sunroof, roof rails and 17in wheels, still steel. Nothing else changes: climate control, automatic headlamps and the iVT automatic all wait for the HX 5, which is Rs 65,000 further on.
- HX 3+ Petrol MT₹11.80Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
HX 5
The sweet spot for most buyers, and the first variant you can have as an automatic. Rs 65,000 over the HX 3+ buys automatic climate control, auto headlamps, cruise control, a wireless charger, Bluelink connected tech and folding mirrors; the iVT is Rs 1.40 lakh more and alone gets the paddle shifters and drive modes. You keep the single-pane sunroof, the steel wheels and the plainer LED headlamps.
- HX 5 Petrol MT₹12.45Lex-showroom Delhi
- HX 5 Petrol AT₹13.85Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
Keeps ₹65,000, and gives up only connected car tech and cruise control
Buy the Hyundai Bayon HX 3+ and keep the ₹65,000: the Bayon HX 5 only adds small touches like connected car tech, cruise control and auto climate (single zone). Nothing there changes the car.
What HX 3+ to HX 5 costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹67,600 to ₹77,916 on the road, against the ₹65,000 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 ₹65,000 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 ₹10,316 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 ₹10,316, and both be right.
What the HX 5 adds
- Connected car tech
- Cruise control
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rear defogger
- Wireless phone charger
- Drive modes
HX 3+ vs HX 5: the questions people ask
- Is the Hyundai Bayon HX 5 worth ₹65,000 over the HX 3+?
- For ₹65,000 you get connected car tech and cruise control, on top of 6 other things the HX 3+ goes without. This is also the best value for money step on the Bayon: nothing you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
- What does the Hyundai Bayon HX 5 have that the HX 3+ does not?
- It adds connected car tech, cruise control, auto climate (single zone), drive modes, auto headlamps and wireless phone charger, and 2 more.
- How much is the Hyundai Bayon HX 3+?
- ₹11.80L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the HX 3+ Petrol MT.
- How much is the Hyundai Bayon HX 5?
- From ₹12.45L for the HX 5 Petrol MT to ₹13.85L for the HX 5 Petrol AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic HX 3+ or HX 5?
- Only the HX 5, from ₹13.85L ex-showroom. The HX 3+ is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Bayon HX 3+ to the HX 5 cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹67,600 to ₹77,916 on the road, against the ₹65,000 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 ₹65,000 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 ₹10,316 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 ₹10,316, 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.