Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX)
1.5L Smartstream Petrol · 6-speed manual
Aurora Black Pearl
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
Powertrain
1.5L Smartstream Petrol: Unhurried but honest: the budget way into the Clavis, happiest in town and never sold above the sunroof trims
Features
What stands out on the HTE (EX)
- Sunroof: Single-pane
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Rear parking camera
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Auto headlamps
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- Airbags: 6
- Electronic stability control
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Rear parking camera
Not on the HTE (EX) (6)
- no Hill descent control
- no 360° camera
- no Front parking sensors
- no Blind spot monitor
- no ADAS
- no SOS call
Exterior
- Headlamps
- Halogen
- Wheel size
- 16"
- Wheel type
- Steel
Not on the HTE (EX) (5)
- no LED fog lamps
- no Roof rails
- no Sequential indicators
- no Rear fog lamp
- no Puddle lamps
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 8"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers
- 6
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
Not on the HTE (EX) (5)
- no Premium sound system
- no Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- no Connected car tech
- no Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- no Tri-screen cabin layout
Comfort & Convenience
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Sunroof
- Single-pane
- Auto headlamps
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- Third-row AC vents
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- 60:40 split rear seat
- Leatherette upholstery
Not on the HTE (EX) (25)
- no Cruise control
- no Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- no Dual-zone climate control
- no Auto-folding wing mirrors
- no Rain-sensing wipers
- no Rear wiper & washer
- no Rear defogger
- no Rear window sunshades
- no Cooled glovebox
- no Ventilated front seats
- no Rear ventilated seats
- no Second-row captain seats
- no Powered driver seat
- no Driver seat memory
- no Wireless phone charger
- no Head-up display
- no Ambient lighting
- no Boss mode (front seat fold)
- no Drive modes
- no Regenerative braking
- no Terrain modes
- no Frequency-selective dampers
- no Air purifier
- no Auto-dimming mirror
- no Rear USB-C ports
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Fuel tank
- 45 litres
- Boot space
- 216 litres (645 with rear seats folded)
- Seating
- 7 seats, 3 rows
What the HTE (EX) Petrol MT costs on the road
The price above is ex-showroom. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the HTE (EX) Petrol MT comes to ₹13,39,300 on the road in Itanagar and ₹15,42,484 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹2,03,184 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest and Karnataka highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Itanagar breakdown →The Bengaluru one →Kia Carens Clavis on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹12.74L ex-showroom this is the fourth of 28 Carens Clavis variants by price, ₹35,000 above the HTE CNG MT. It is also the cheapest of the 3 ways into HTE (EX): the same features as the HTE (EX) Turbo Petrol MT for ₹91,000 less. Stepping up to HTK+ from here starts at ₹2.54L more and buys front parking sensors and wheel type (Alloy against Steel) among 8 additions. Worth knowing that the HTK+ is not sold with the Petrol with the 6-speed manual, so the move changes the powertrain too.
More about the HTE (EX) trim
The cheapest sunroof in the range plus proper auto AC, and the only way to both on the 1.5 petrol.
Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX): the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX) Petrol MT?
- ₹12.74L, ex-showroom. That makes it 4th of 28 by price, ₹35,000 above the HTE CNG MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX) Petrol MT?
- Expect ₹13,39,300 in Itanagar and ₹15,42,484 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹2,03,184 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the ex-showroom price plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX) Petrol MT have?
- The Petrol, 115 PS, with the 6-speed manual. The maker's figure for it is 15.3 km/l.
- What features does the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX) Petrol MT get?
- The features worth naming on this trim: Sunroof (Single-pane), Auto climate (single zone), Rear parking camera, Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, Auto headlamps and Height-adjustable driver seat.
- What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (EX) Petrol MT miss out on?
- The HTK+ above it adds front parking sensors, wheel type (Alloy against Steel), roof rails, cruise control and 4 more, for ₹2.54L more. That is a different engine or gearbox though: the HTK+ is not sold with this one.
- Is the HTE (EX) the right Carens Clavis to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Kia Carens Clavis which-variant page. The short answer: pay for a step only where the features it adds are ones you would actually use.