Should you buy the Kia Carens Clavis HTX or the HTX (Diesel)?

It costs ₹93,000 less and still brings sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane).

What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTX have that the HTX (Diesel) does not?

It adds sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane), and it opens up the Turbo Petrol.

How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX (Diesel)?

₹18.89L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the HTX (Diesel) Diesel MT.

How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX?

From ₹17.96L for the HTX Turbo Petrol MT to ₹18.25L for the HTX Turbo Petrol iMT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.

Kia Carens Clavis HTX (Diesel) vs HTX: which one should you buy?

The HTX actually undercuts the HTX (Diesel) by ₹93,000, at ₹17.96L against ₹18.89L ex-showroom Delhi, even though it sits higher up the range.-₹93,000

There is no like-for-like way up here: the cheapest HTX moves from Diesel to Turbo Petrol, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the kit.

The full story

The HTX actually undercuts the HTX (Diesel) by ₹93,000, at ₹17.96L against ₹18.89L ex-showroom Delhi, even though it sits higher up the range.

There is no like-for-like way up here: the cheapest HTX moves from Diesel to Turbo Petrol, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the kit.

And you still get sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane).

HTX (Diesel) or HTX, and what each costs

Where you start

HTX (Diesel)

₹18.89L ex-showroom Delhi

The diesel flagship: dual 12.25-inch screens, 360 camera and ambient lighting, though the panoramic roof stays petrol-only and you keep the single-pane sunroof.

Diesel 6-speed manual₹18.89L

The step up

HTX

From ₹17.96L to ₹18.25L ex-showroom Delhi

The big tech jump: dual 12.25-inch screens, 360 camera, 64-colour ambient light and the dual-pane panoramic roof.

Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual₹17.96L
Turbo Petrol 6-speed clutchless manual (iMT)₹18.25L

Our take

Your callWhether what they run on and how much power they make matters more to you than the ₹93,000 saving

On kit the Kia Carens Clavis HTX matches the pricier one, and it saves you ₹93,000. Where they part company is what they run on and how much power they make, so make sure the cheaper one is the car you actually want.

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

What the HTX adds

SunroofSingle-pane → Panoramic

The working behind our take

Your callWhether what they run on and how much power they make matters more to you than the ₹93,000 saving

Here is everything that fed that read.

PowerThe Carens Clavis HTX is the strongest of the two at 160 PS

The full story

The Carens Clavis HTX is the strongest of the two at 160 PS
Going to the Carens Clavis HTX (Diesel), you give up sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane), which the Carens Clavis HTX keeps

HTX (Diesel) vs HTX: the questions people ask

Should you buy the Kia Carens Clavis HTX or the HTX (Diesel)?: It costs ₹93,000 less and still brings sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane).
What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTX have that the HTX (Diesel) does not?: It adds sunroof (Panoramic against Single-pane), and it opens up the Turbo Petrol.
How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX (Diesel)?: ₹18.89L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the HTX (Diesel) Diesel MT.
How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX?: From ₹17.96L for the HTX Turbo Petrol MT to ₹18.25L for the HTX Turbo Petrol iMT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.

Which Carens Clavis variant to buy, across the whole range →All Carens Clavis variants and prices

Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 13 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.