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Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ vs HTX (O): is the step up worth it?

Moving up costs you ₹81,000 ex-showroom Delhi: ₹19.50L for the HTX (O) against ₹18.69L for the HTX+.+₹81,000

There is no like-for-like way up here: the cheapest HTX (O) moves from 6-speed manual to 7-speed dual-clutch auto (DCA), so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the kit.

The full story

Moving up costs you ₹81,000 ex-showroom Delhi: ₹19.50L for the HTX (O) against ₹18.69L for the HTX+.

There is no like-for-like way up here: the cheapest HTX (O) moves from 6-speed manual to 7-speed dual-clutch auto (DCA), so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the kit.

For that you get drive modes and electronic parking brake + auto hold.

It is not all one way: the HTX (O) gives up ventilated front seats, 4-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers and air purifier.

HTX+ or HTX (O), and what each costs

Where you start

HTX+

From ₹18.69L to ₹19.21L ex-showroom Delhi

Ventilated powered front seats, Bose sound and the air purifier: as plush as a manual Clavis gets.

The step up

HTX (O)

₹19.50L ex-showroom Delhi

The cheaper route to the DCT: Bose, drive modes and the parking brake by wire, without HTX+ money.

Our take

Our pickKia Carens Clavis HTX (O)

₹81,000 more, and the Carens Clavis HTX (O) shifts itself while the other is a manual

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

What the HTX (O) adds

  • Electronic parking brake + auto hold
  • Drive modes

And what it gives up

  • Rain-sensing wipers
  • Ventilated front seats
  • Powered driver seat4-way
  • Air purifier

The working behind our take

Our pickKia Carens Clavis HTX (O)

₹81,000 more, and the Carens Clavis HTX (O) shifts itself while the other is a manual. Here is everything that fed that call.

+₹81,000Under the skinthe Carens Clavis HTX (O) shifts itself while the other is a manual
  • Trade-offCarens Clavis HTX (O)ventilated front seats4-way powered driver seatrain-sensing wipers
The full story

Worth the extra ₹81,000: the Carens Clavis HTX (O) shifts itself while the other is a manual. The useful extras on top: drive modes and electronic parking brake + auto hold.

  • Going to the Carens Clavis HTX (O), you give up ventilated front seats, 4-way powered driver seat and rain-sensing wipers, which the Carens Clavis HTX+ keeps

HTX+ vs HTX (O): the questions people ask

Is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX (O) worth ₹81,000 over the HTX+?
For ₹81,000 you get drive modes and electronic parking brake + auto hold. You would give up ventilated front seats and 4-way powered driver seat, and 2 more.
What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTX (O) have that the HTX+ does not?
It adds drive modes and electronic parking brake + auto hold.
What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTX (O) give up against the HTX+?
It gives up ventilated front seats, 4-way powered driver seat, rain-sensing wipers and air purifier. Worth weighing against what it adds before deciding the dearer trim is simply the better car.
How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX+?
From ₹18.69L for the HTX+ Turbo Petrol MT to ₹19.21L for the HTX+ Turbo Petrol iMT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
How much is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX (O)?
₹19.50L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the HTX (O) Turbo Petrol AT.
Is there an automatic HTX+ or HTX (O)?
Only the HTX (O), from ₹19.50L ex-showroom Delhi. The HTX+ is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.

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.