Hyundai i20 Asta vs Asta(O): is the step up worth it?
Past the best-value step, this is the only upgrade the i20 ladder still sells you, so there is nothing to weigh it against. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.+₹54,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹54,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹9.20L for the Asta(O) against ₹8.66L for the Asta.
For that you get touchscreen (10.25" against 8"), connected car tech, SOS call and puddle lamps, and 1 more.
Past the best-value step, this is the only upgrade the i20 ladder still sells you, so there is nothing to weigh it against. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
Asta or Asta(O), and what each costs
Where you start
Asta
LED headlamps, alloys, wireless charger and ambient lighting; the look catches up with the kit.
- Asta Petrol MT₹8.66Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Asta(O)
The full hatch: 10.25-inch screen with navigation, Bluelink connected tech and a voice-controlled sunroof.
- Asta(O) Petrol MT₹9.20Lex-showroom Delhi
- Asta(O) Petrol AT₹10.39Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
Keeps ₹54,000, and gives up only touchscreen (10.25" against 8") and connected car tech
Buy the Hyundai i20 Asta and keep the ₹54,000: the i20 Asta(O) only adds small touches like touchscreen (10.25" against 8"), connected car tech and SOS call. Nothing there changes the car.
What Asta to Asta(O) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹55,620 to ₹62,392 on the road, against the ₹54,000 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 ₹54,000 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 ₹6,772 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 ₹6,772, and both be right.
What the Asta(O) adds
- SOS call
- Puddle lamps
- Touchscreen8" → 10.25"
- Connected car tech
- Leatherette upholstery
Asta vs Asta(O): the questions people ask
- Is the Hyundai i20 Asta(O) worth ₹54,000 over the Asta?
- For ₹54,000 you get touchscreen (10.25" against 8") and connected car tech, on top of 3 other things the Asta goes without. It is the only step above the best-value one though, so take it for the features rather than because it is next.
- What does the Hyundai i20 Asta(O) have that the Asta does not?
- It adds touchscreen (10.25" against 8"), connected car tech, SOS call, puddle lamps and leatherette upholstery.
- How much is the Hyundai i20 Asta?
- ₹8.66L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Asta Petrol MT.
- How much is the Hyundai i20 Asta(O)?
- From ₹9.20L for the Asta(O) Petrol MT to ₹10.39L for the Asta(O) Petrol AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Asta or Asta(O)?
- Only the Asta(O), from ₹10.39L ex-showroom. The Asta is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the i20 Asta to the Asta(O) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹55,620 to ₹62,392 on the road, against the ₹54,000 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 ₹54,000 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 ₹6,772 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 ₹6,772, 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.