Which Hyundai i20 variant should you buy?
Best value for money: Asta, at ₹32,000 over the Sportz(O). No other step you pay for is better value for money on the price list.
Above that there is one upgrade left, Asta(O), at ₹54,000 over Asta. Nothing sits above it to weigh it against, so take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
How this is worked out
What each step up actually buys
+₹75,000 (₹5.99L to ₹6.74L)
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Wheel size14" → 15"
- Speakers4
- Auto headlamps
+₹26,000 (₹6.74L to ₹7.00L)
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Rear USB-C ports
+₹80,000 (₹7.00L to ₹7.80L)
- Rear parking camera
- Wheel size15" → 16"
- Touchscreen8"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4 → 6
- Cruise control
- and 4 more
Worth knowing: this step also gives up single-pane sunroof.
+₹54,000 (₹7.80L to ₹8.34L)
- Speakers6 → 7
- Premium sound systemBose
- SunroofSingle-pane
Sportz(O) to Asta
Best value+₹32,000 (₹8.34L to ₹8.66L)
Why
Best value for money of the steps you pay for: no other paid step is better value for money on the price list.- HeadlampsHalogen → LED projector
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Rear wiper & washer
- Wireless phone charger
- Ambient lighting
Asta to Asta(O)
Least value for money+₹54,000 (₹8.66L to ₹9.20L)
Why
Nothing above the best-value step asks more for what it adds. Worth it only if you want these features specifically.- SOS call
- Puddle lamps
- Touchscreen8" → 10.25"
- Connected car tech
- Leatherette upholstery
What the road does to this ranking
Where you register does not change which step is the best buy here. Sportz(O) to Asta asks the least money for each feature it adds on the price list, and that holds once road tax is counted too, in all 25 of the states we can price this ladder in.
Why the road could have changed this, and did not
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, Sportz(O) to Asta: ₹32,000 on the price list, and anywhere from ₹32,960 to ₹36,972 on the road. Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka 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.
In each of those states we ranked the 6 steps that keep the same engine and gearbox again, and the order came back the same every time. So the badge above is safe to act on wherever you buy the car.
Where the features that matter land
- Airbags
- All 6 are standard from the base Era, so nobody has to spend up for them.
- Safety features
- Asta(O), from ₹9.20L, 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
- Sportz Petrol AT, ₹8.81L
- Airbags
- Every i20 has 6 or more airbags, the base Era included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Sunroof
- You need the Magna, from ₹7.00L, for a sunroof: ₹1.01L over where the i20 opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Sportz at ₹7.80L has no sunroof.
- Cruise control
- You need the Sportz, from ₹7.80L, for cruise control: ₹1.81L over where the i20 opens.
No i20 has ADAS, a 360 camera or ventilated seats at any price, on any trim.
Hyundai i20: the questions people ask
- How many Hyundai i20 variants are there, and what do they cost?
- 10 variants across 7 trims, from ₹5.99L for the Era Petrol MT to ₹10.39L for the Asta(O) Petrol AT, ex-showroom.
- Which Hyundai i20 is the base model, and what does it cost?
- The Era, from ₹5.99L ex-showroom, is where the i20 range starts. Features you get even here: 6 airbags and ESC. What you give up against the top Asta(O): no tyre pressure monitor, no rear parking camera and halogen headlamps against LED projector, and 21 more.
- Which Hyundai i20 is the top model, and what does it cost?
- The Asta(O) tops the range at ₹9.20L to ₹10.39L ex-showroom. Over the base Era it adds tyre pressure monitor, rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), and 21 more.
- Which Hyundai i20 variant is the best value for money?
- The Asta. It costs ₹32,000 over the Sportz(O), and no other variant you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. You get headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), wheel type (Alloy against Steel), rear wiper & washer and wireless phone charger, and 1 more.
- Is the Asta(O) worth it?
- It is the only step above the best-value one, so nothing higher up competes with it: ₹54,000 over Asta for SOS call, puddle lamps and touchscreen (10.25" against 8"). Worth it if you specifically want those features, hard to justify otherwise.
- Which Hyundai i20 variant has 6 airbags?
- Every i20 has 6 airbags, including the base Era, so there is no need to move up the range for them.
- Which Hyundai i20 variant has all the safety features?
- Asta(O), from ₹9.20L, is the cheapest trim carrying every safety feature the i20 offers at its best level. Anything above it repeats those features rather than improving on them.
- What is the cheapest automatic Hyundai i20?
- The Sportz Petrol AT, at ₹8.81L ex-showroom.
- Which Hyundai i20 variant has 6 or more airbags?
- Every i20 has 6 or more airbags, the base Era included, so there is no step to pay for.
- Which Hyundai i20 variant has a sunroof?
- You need the Magna, from ₹7.00L, for a sunroof: ₹1.01L over where the i20 opens. Worth checking before you spend past it: the Sportz at ₹7.80L has no sunroof.
- Which Hyundai i20 variant has cruise control?
- You need the Sportz, from ₹7.80L, for cruise control: ₹1.81L over where the i20 opens.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.