Which Hyundai Exter variant should you buy?
Best value for money: HX 3, at ₹49,000 over the HX 2. No other step you pay for is better value for money on the price list.
Above that, the one to think hardest about is HX 4, at ₹98,000 over HX 3. Of the 4 steps above the best-value one that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is worse value for money, so take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
One more upgrade above the best-value step is left out of that ranking, because it changes the engine or the gearbox too and its price is not the price of its features.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
HX 2 to HX 3
Best value+₹49,000 (₹5.81L to ₹6.30L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- Rear parking camera
- Touchscreen8"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4
HX 3 to HX 4
Least value for money+₹98,000 (₹6.30L to ₹7.28L)
Why
Nothing above the best-value step asks more for what it adds. Worth it only if you want these features specifically.- Tyre pressure monitor
- Wheel size14" → 15"
- Rear USB-C ports
+₹82,000 (₹7.28L to ₹8.10L)
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest HX 4+ moves from 5-speed manual to 5-speed automated manual (AMT), so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
+₹49,000 (₹8.10L to ₹8.59L)
- Roof rails
- Cruise control
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Rear defogger
+₹41,000 (₹7.99L to ₹8.40L)
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Auto headlamps
- Rear wiper & washer
- Cooled glovebox
- Wireless phone charger
+₹34,000 (₹9.12L to ₹9.46L)
- SOS call
- Connected car tech
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register can change which step is the best buy here. HX 2 to HX 3 asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, but in 2 of the 25 states we can price this ladder in, road tax puts HX 8 to HX 10 ahead of it: in the state where that gap is widest, the badge asks 12 percent more for each feature it adds.
Which states, and by how much
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, HX 2 to HX 3: ₹49,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹50,470 to ₹70,350 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Haryana 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.
HX 8 to HX 10 comes out ahead in Delhi and Haryana. Where that gap is widest, even the best badged step costs 12 percent more for what it adds.
Just one state's rates will ever apply to you, so treat this as a reason to price the ladder where you actually live rather than as a reason to change your mind about the car. Comprehensive cover sits on top of every figure here and is inside none of them.
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- All 6 are standard from the base HX 2, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety features
- HX 10, from ₹9.46L, is the cheapest trim with every safety feature this car offers at its best.
The good news
Spending past it buys comfort and cosmetics, not protection.- Cheapest automatic
- HX 3 Petrol AT, ₹6.95L
- Airbags
- Every Exter has 6 or more airbags, the base HX 2 included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Sunroof
- You need the HX 6, from ₹7.99L, for a sunroof: ₹2.18L over where the Exter opens.
- Cruise control
- You need the HX 6, from ₹7.99L, for cruise control: ₹2.18L over where the Exter opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the HX 4+ at ₹8.10L has no cruise control.
No Exter has ADAS, a 360 camera or ventilated seats at any price, on any trim.
Then there is the engine
Picking the trim is only half of it. The Exter is sold with 2 powertrains, and the cheapest way into each is a different amount of money.
Hyundai Exter: the questions people ask
- How many Hyundai Exter variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 15 variants across 7 trims, from ₹5.81L for the HX 2 Petrol MT to ₹9.46L for the HX 10 Petrol AT, ex-showroom.
- Which Hyundai Exter is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The HX 2, from ₹5.81L ex-showroom, is where the Exter range starts. Features you get even here: 6 airbags and ESC. What you give up against the top HX 10: no tyre pressure monitor, no rear parking camera and no sunroof, and 17 more.
- Which Hyundai Exter is the top model, and what does it cost?
- The HX 10 tops the range at ₹9.46L ex-showroom. Over the base HX 2 it adds tyre pressure monitor, rear parking camera and single-pane sunroof, and 17 more.
- Which Hyundai Exter variant is the best value for money?
- The HX 3. It costs ₹49,000 over the HX 2, and no other variant you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. You get rear parking camera, 8" touchscreen, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers.
- Is the HX 4 worth it?
- Of the 4 steps above the best-value one that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is worse value for money: ₹98,000 over HX 3 for tyre pressure monitor, wheel size (15" against 14") and rear USB-C ports. Worth it if you specifically want those features, hard to justify otherwise.
- Which Hyundai Exter variant has 6 airbags?
- Every Exter has 6 airbags, including the base HX 2, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Hyundai Exter variant has all the safety features?
- HX 10, from ₹9.46L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the Exter offers at its best level. Anything above it repeats those features rather than improving on them.
- What is the cheapest automatic Hyundai Exter?
- The HX 3 Petrol AT, at ₹6.95L ex-showroom.
- Which Hyundai Exter variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every Exter has 6 or more airbags, the base HX 2 included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Which Hyundai Exter variant has a sunroof?
- You need the HX 6, from ₹7.99L, for a sunroof: ₹2.18L over where the Exter opens.
- Which Hyundai Exter variant has cruise control?
- You need the HX 6, from ₹7.99L, for cruise control: ₹2.18L over where the Exter opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the HX 4+ at ₹8.10L has no cruise control.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.