Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ DCT vs GTX+: is the step up worth it?
This is the step to think hardest about: of everything above the best-value one, it asks the most per feature. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.+₹72,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹72,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹21.67L for the GTX+ against ₹20.95L for the HTX+ DCT.
For that you get second-row captain seats and LED fog lamps.
This is the step to think hardest about: of everything above the best-value one, it asks the most per feature. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
HTX+ DCT or GTX+, and what each costs
Where you start
HTX+ DCT
₹20.95L ex-showroom Delhi
The full HTX+ kit with the automatic, which is also what unlocks Level 2 ADAS and drive modes.
The step up
GTX+
₹21.67L ex-showroom Delhi
The 6-seat captain-chair flagship in GT-Line dress: everything the Clavis offers, sportier trimmings on top.
Our take
₹72,000 more buys second-row captain seats
What HTX+ DCT to GTX+ costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹77,040 to ₹88,560 on the road, against the ₹72,000 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 ₹72,000 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 ₹11,520 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala 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 ₹11,520, and both be right.
What the GTX+ adds
- LED fog lamps
- Second-row captain seats
The working behind our take
₹72,000 more buys second-row captain seats. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹72,000: the Carens Clavis GTX+ adds second-row captain seats for it. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
HTX+ DCT vs GTX+: the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Carens Clavis GTX+ worth ₹72,000 over the HTX+ DCT?
- For ₹72,000 you get second-row captain seats and LED fog lamps. It is the dearest step per feature above the best-value one though, so take it for the kit rather than because it is next.
- What does the Kia Carens Clavis GTX+ have that the HTX+ DCT does not?
- It adds second-row captain seats and LED fog lamps.
- How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ DCT?
- ₹20.95L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the HTX+ DCT Turbo Petrol AT.
- How much is the Kia Carens Clavis GTX+?
- ₹21.67L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the GTX+ Turbo Petrol AT.
- Is there an automatic HTX+ DCT or GTX+?
- Both: the HTX+ DCT Turbo Petrol AT at ₹20.95L and the GTX+ Turbo Petrol AT at ₹21.67L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Carens Clavis HTX+ DCT to the GTX+ cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹77,040 to ₹88,560 on the road, against the ₹72,000 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 ₹72,000 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 ₹11,520 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala 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 ₹11,520, and both be right.
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.