Kia Carens Clavis HTX vs HTX+: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹73,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹18.69L for the HTX+ against ₹17.96L for the HTX.+₹73,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹73,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹18.69L for the HTX+ against ₹17.96L for the HTX.
For that you get Bose premium sound system, ventilated front seats, 4-way powered driver seat and speakers (8 against 6), and 2 more.
HTX or HTX+, and what each costs
Where you start
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.
The step up
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.
Our take
₹73,000 more buys Bose premium sound system and ventilated front seats
What HTX to HTX+ costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹76,650 to ₹87,505 on the road, against the ₹73,000 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 ₹73,000 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 ₹10,855 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 ₹10,855, and both be right.
What the HTX+ adds
- Speakers6 → 8
- Premium sound systemBose
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Ventilated front seats
- Powered driver seat4-way
- Air purifier
The working behind our take
₹73,000 more buys Bose premium sound system and ventilated front seats. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹73,000: the Carens Clavis HTX+ adds Bose premium sound system and ventilated front seats for it. The useful extras on top: 4-way powered driver seat and speakers (8 against 6).
- Also on the Carens Clavis HTX+: rain-sensing wipers, and some minor trim beyond that
HTX vs HTX+: the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ worth ₹73,000 over the HTX?
- For ₹73,000 you get Bose premium sound system and ventilated front seats, on top of 4 other things the HTX goes without.
- What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ have that the HTX does not?
- It adds Bose premium sound system, ventilated front seats, 4-way powered driver seat, speakers (8 against 6), rain-sensing wipers and air purifier.
- 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.
- 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.
- What does the step from the Carens Clavis HTX to the HTX+ cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹76,650 to ₹87,505 on the road, against the ₹73,000 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 ₹73,000 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 ₹10,855 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 ₹10,855, 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.