Hyundai Exter HX 6 Knight vs HX 8: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Exter. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.+₹27,000
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 Exter ranking →
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹27,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹8.40L for the HX 8 against ₹8.13L for the HX 6 Knight.
For that you get auto headlamps, wireless phone charger, wheel type (Alloy against Steel) and rear wiper & washer, and 1 more.
This is the best value for money step on the Exter. 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 6 Knight or HX 8, and what each costs
Where you start
HX 6 Knight
About Rs 15,000 over HX 6 for the all-black Knight look, on petrol manual, petrol automatic or CNG. Cosmetic only, same features as HX 6.
- HX 6 Knight Petrol MT₹8.13Lex-showroom Delhi
- HX 6 Knight Petrol AT₹8.73Lex-showroom Delhi
- HX 6 Knight CNG MT₹9.09Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
HX 8
Alloys, wireless charger, auto headlamps and the rear wiper round out the kit.
- HX 8 Petrol MT₹8.40Lex-showroom Delhi
- HX 8 Petrol AT₹9.12Lex-showroom Delhi
- HX 8 CNG MT₹9.42Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
Keeps ₹27,000, and gives up only auto headlamps and wireless phone charger
Buy the Hyundai Exter HX 6 Knight and keep the ₹27,000: the Exter HX 8 only adds small touches like auto headlamps, wireless phone charger and wheel type (Alloy against Steel). Nothing there changes the car.
What HX 6 Knight to HX 8 costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹27,810 to ₹31,196 on the road, against the ₹27,000 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 ₹27,000 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 ₹3,386 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 ₹3,386, and both be right.
What the HX 8 adds
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Auto headlamps
- Rear wiper & washer
- Cooled glovebox
- Wireless phone charger
HX 6 Knight vs HX 8: the questions people ask
- Is the Hyundai Exter HX 8 worth ₹27,000 over the HX 6 Knight?
- For ₹27,000 you get auto headlamps and wireless phone charger, on top of 3 other things the HX 6 Knight goes without. This is also the best value for money step on the Exter: 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 Exter HX 8 have that the HX 6 Knight does not?
- It adds auto headlamps, wireless phone charger, wheel type (Alloy against Steel), rear wiper & washer and cooled glovebox.
- How much is the Hyundai Exter HX 6 Knight?
- From ₹8.13L for the HX 6 Knight Petrol MT to ₹9.09L for the HX 6 Knight CNG MT, ex-showroom, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Hyundai Exter HX 8?
- From ₹8.40L for the HX 8 Petrol MT to ₹9.42L for the HX 8 CNG MT, ex-showroom, across 3 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic HX 6 Knight or HX 8?
- Both: the HX 6 Knight Petrol AT at ₹8.73L and the HX 8 Petrol AT at ₹9.12L, ex-showroom.
- What does the step from the Exter HX 6 Knight to the HX 8 cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹27,810 to ₹31,196 on the road, against the ₹27,000 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 ₹27,000 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 ₹3,386 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 ₹3,386, 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.