Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O)
1.5L CRDi VGT Diesel · 6-speed manual
Aurora Black Pearl
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
Powertrain
The distance runner: easy torque, the best economy in the range, and the only engine with the torque-converter automatic
Features
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- ✓
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ✓
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- ✓
- Tyre pressure monitor
- ✓
- Hill descent control
- -
- Rear parking camera
- ✓
- 360° camera
- -
- Front parking sensors
- -
- Blind spot monitor
- -
- ADAS
- -
- SOS call
- -
Exterior
- Headlamps
- Halogen
- Wheel size
- 16"
- Wheel type
- Steel
- LED fog lamps
- -
- Roof rails
- -
- Sequential indicators
- -
- Rear fog lamp
- -
- Puddle lamps
- -
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 8"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- ✓
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- ✓
- Speakers
- 6
- Premium sound system
- -
- Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- -
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
- Connected car tech
- -
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- -
- Tri-screen cabin layout
- -
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- -
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- -
- Auto climate (single zone)
- -
- Dual-zone climate control
- -
- Sunroof
- -
- Auto headlamps
- ✓
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- -
- Rain-sensing wipers
- -
- Rear wiper & washer
- -
- Rear defogger
- -
- Rear window sunshades
- -
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- ✓
- Cooled glovebox
- -
- Ventilated front seats
- -
- Rear ventilated seats
- -
- Second-row captain seats
- -
- Third-row AC vents
- ✓
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- ✓
- Powered driver seat
- -
- Driver seat memory
- -
- Wireless phone charger
- -
- Head-up display
- -
- Ambient lighting
- -
- Boss mode (front seat fold)
- -
- Drive modes
- -
- Regenerative braking
- -
- Terrain modes
- -
- Frequency-selective dampers
- -
- Air purifier
- -
- Auto-dimming mirror
- -
- 60:40 split rear seat
- ✓
- Rear USB-C ports
- -
- Leatherette upholstery
- ✓
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Fuel tank
- 45 litres
- Boot space
- 216 litres (645 with rear seats folded)
- Seating
- 7 seats, 3 rows
What the HTE (O) Diesel MT costs on the road
The price above is the sticker. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the HTE (O) Diesel MT comes to ₹14,96,340 on the road in Itanagar and ₹17,23,488 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹2,27,148 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 ₹14.25L ex-showroom Delhi this is the seventh of 26 Carens Clavis variants by price, ₹60,000 above the HTE (EX) Turbo Petrol MT. The same HTE (O) kit starts at ₹2.02L less as the HTE (O) Petrol MT; the extra here buys the Diesel with the 6-speed manual. Worth a hard look before you sign: the cheapest HTE (EX) actually costs ₹1.51L less than this variant and buys auto climate (single zone) and single-pane sunroof. That price is a different engine or gearbox though: keeping the Diesel with the 6-speed manual, the HTE (EX) starts at ₹14.76L.
More about the HTE (O) trim
Wireless CarPlay, a rear camera and auto headlamps: the sensible minimum for most families.
Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O): 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 (O) Diesel MT?
- ₹14.25L, ex-showroom Delhi. That makes it 7th of 26 by price, ₹60,000 above the HTE (EX) Turbo Petrol MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O) Diesel MT?
- Expect ₹14,96,340 in Itanagar and ₹17,23,488 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹2,27,148 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the sticker 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 (O) Diesel MT have?
- The Diesel, 116 PS, with the 6-speed manual. The maker's figure for it is 19.5 km/l.
- What features does the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O) Diesel MT get?
- The kit worth naming on this trim: Rear parking camera, Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, Auto headlamps, Height-adjustable driver seat, Airbags (6) and Electronic stability control.
- What does the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O) Diesel MT miss out on?
- The HTE (EX) above it adds auto climate (single zone) and single-pane sunroof, for ₹1.51L less. That is the cheapest way into the HTE (EX) though, on a different engine or gearbox: keeping this one, it is ₹51,000 more.
- Is the HTE (O) 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 version: pay for a step only where the kit it adds is kit you would actually use.