Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O)
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 (O)
- Rear parking camera
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Auto headlamps
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- Airbags: 6
- Electronic stability control
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Rear parking camera
Not on the HTE (O) (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 (O) (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 (O) (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 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 (O) (27)
- no Cruise control
- no Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- no Auto climate (single zone)
- no Dual-zone climate control
- no Sunroof
- 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 (O) 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 (O) Petrol MT comes to ₹12,86,260 on the road in Itanagar and ₹14,81,350 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹1,95,090 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 ₹12.23L ex-showroom this is the second of 28 Carens Clavis variants by price, ₹96,000 above the HTE Petrol MT. It is also the cheapest of the 4 ways into HTE (O): the same features as the HTE (O) Turbo Petrol MT for ₹87,000 less. Stepping up to HTE (EX) from here starts at ₹51,000 more and buys auto climate (single zone) and single-pane sunroof.
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) Petrol MT?
- ₹12.23L, ex-showroom. That makes it 2nd of 28 by price, ₹96,000 above the HTE Petrol MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O) Petrol MT?
- Expect ₹12,86,260 in Itanagar and ₹14,81,350 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹1,95,090 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 (O) 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 (O) Petrol MT get?
- The features 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) Petrol MT miss out on?
- The HTE (EX) above it adds auto climate (single zone) and single-pane sunroof, for ₹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 answer: pay for a step only where the features it adds are ones you would actually use.