Hyundai Exter HX 8
1.2L Kappa Petrol · 5-speed manual
Golden Bronze
Vehicle images: Hyundai Motor India official media assets (hyundai.com/in)
Powertrain
1.2L Kappa Petrol: The segment's only 4-cylinder: smooth and unstressed in town, adequate rather than quick out of it
Features
What stands out on the HX 8
- Sunroof: Single-pane
- Cruise control
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Auto headlamps
- Wireless phone charger
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Wheel type: Alloy
- Rear wiper & washer
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Rear parking camera
Not on the HX 8 (7)
- no All-wheel disc brakes
- no Hill descent control
- no 360° camera
- no Front parking sensors
- no Blind spot monitor
- no ADAS
- no SOS call
Exterior
- Headlamps
- Halogen
- Wheel size
- 15"
- Wheel type
- Alloy
- Roof rails
Not on the HX 8 (4)
- no LED fog lamps
- no Sequential indicators
- no Rear fog lamp
- no Puddle lamps
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 8"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers
- 4
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
Not on the HX 8 (6)
- no Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- no Premium sound system
- no Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- no Connected car tech
- no Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- no Tri-screen cabin layout
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Sunroof
- Single-pane
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rear wiper & washer
- Rear defogger
- Cooled glovebox
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- Wireless phone charger
- Rear USB-C ports
Not on the HX 8 (22)
- no Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- no Dual-zone climate control
- no Rain-sensing wipers
- no Rear window sunshades
- no Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- no Ventilated front seats
- no Rear ventilated seats
- no Second-row captain seats
- no Third-row AC vents
- no Powered driver seat
- no Driver seat memory
- no Head-up display
- no Ambient lighting
- no Boss mode (front seat fold)
- no Drive modes
- no Regenerative braking
- no Terrain modes
- no Frequency-selective dampers
- no Air purifier
- no Auto-dimming mirror
- no 60:40 split rear seat
- no Leatherette upholstery
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Ground clearance
- 185 mm
- Fuel tank
- 37 litres
- Boot space
- 391 litres
- Seating
- 5 seats
- Front suspension
- MacPherson strut
- Rear suspension
- Coupled torsion beam axle
What the HX 8 Petrol MT costs on the road
The price above is ex-showroom. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the HX 8 Petrol MT comes to ₹8,79,540 on the road in Itanagar and ₹9,85,876 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹1,06,336 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest and Karnataka highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Itanagar breakdown →The Bengaluru one →Hyundai Exter on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹8.40L ex-showroom this is the 10th of 15 Exter variants by price, ₹12,000 above the HX 4 CNG MT. It is also the cheapest of the 3 ways into HX 8: the same features as the HX 8 Petrol AT for ₹72,000 less. Stepping up to HX 10 from here starts at ₹1.06L more and buys SOS call and connected car tech. Worth knowing that the HX 10 is not sold with the Petrol with the 5-speed manual, so the move changes the powertrain too.
More about the HX 8 trim
Alloys, wireless charger, auto headlamps and the rear wiper round out the kit.
Hyundai Exter HX 8: the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Hyundai Exter HX 8 Petrol MT?
- ₹8.40L, ex-showroom. That makes it 10th of 15 by price, ₹12,000 above the HX 4 CNG MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Hyundai Exter HX 8 Petrol MT?
- Expect ₹8,79,540 in Itanagar and ₹9,85,876 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹1,06,336 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the ex-showroom price plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Hyundai Exter HX 8 Petrol MT have?
- The Petrol, 83 PS, with the 5-speed manual.
- What features does the Hyundai Exter HX 8 Petrol MT get?
- The features worth naming on this trim: Sunroof (Single-pane), Cruise control, Auto climate (single zone), Auto headlamps, Wireless phone charger and Tyre pressure monitor.
- What does the Hyundai Exter HX 8 Petrol MT miss out on?
- The HX 10 above it adds SOS call and connected car tech, for ₹1.06L more. That is a different engine or gearbox though: the HX 10 is not sold with this one.
- Is the HX 8 the right Exter to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Hyundai Exter which-variant page. The short answer: pay for a step only where the features it adds are ones you would actually use.