Kia Sorento HTK(A) vs HTK(A) 6-seat: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Sorento. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.+₹20,000
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in. What the road does to the whole Sorento ranking →
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹20,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹33.69L for the HTK(A) 6-seat against ₹33.49L for the HTK(A).
For that you get second-row captain seats.
This is the best value for money step on the Sorento. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.
HTK to HTK 6-seat is exactly the same deal per rupee, so pick on the trim you want to be on rather than on the money.
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
HTK(A) or HTK(A) 6-seat, and what each costs
Where you start
HTK(A)
HTK's kit plus a smaller Level 2 ADAS package, still on front-wheel drive. Diesel only; added 2026-09-14.
- HTK(A) Diesel AT₹33.49Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
HTK(A) 6-seat
HTK(A)'s kit in a 6-seat, second-row captain-chair layout instead of the 7-seat bench.
- HTK(A) 6-seat Diesel AT₹33.69Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
We'd go for the Kia Sorento HTK(A) 6-seat
Worth the extra ₹20,000.
For ₹20,000 more, the Sorento HTK(A) 6-seat gets you
- Second-row captain seats
Read the full reasoning
Worth the extra ₹20,000: the Sorento HTK(A) 6-seat adds second-row captain seats for it.
Start a comparison
Any two Sorento trims, every spec side by side.
- HTK(A) vs HTK(A) 6-seatThis pageThese two, every spec side by side.Compare →
- HTK 6-seat vs HTK(A)The HTK 6-seat starts ₹80,000 lower.Compare →
- HTK(A) 6-seat vs HTXThe HTX starts ₹3.80L higher.Compare →
- HTK vs HTK(A)The HTK starts ₹1.00L lower.Compare →
- HTK(A) 6-seat vs HTX(A)The HTX(A) starts ₹4.80L higher.Compare →
- HTE vs HTK(A)The HTE starts ₹5.50L lower.Compare →
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What HTK(A) to HTK(A) 6-seat costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹21,400 to ₹24,600 on the road, against the ₹20,000 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 ₹20,000 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 ₹3,200 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala 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 ₹3,200, and both be right.
What the HTK(A) 6-seat adds
- Second-row captain seats
HTK(A) vs HTK(A) 6-seat: the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Sorento HTK(A) 6-seat worth ₹20,000 over the HTK(A)?
- For ₹20,000 you get second-row captain seats. This is also the best value for money step on the Sorento: nothing you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. HTK to HTK 6-seat is exactly the same deal per rupee, so pick on the trim you want to be on rather than on the money. Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
- What does the Kia Sorento HTK(A) 6-seat have that the HTK(A) does not?
- It adds second-row captain seats.
- How much is the Kia Sorento HTK(A)?
- ₹33.49L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the HTK(A) Diesel AT.
- How much is the Kia Sorento HTK(A) 6-seat?
- ₹33.69L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the HTK(A) 6-seat Diesel AT.
- What does the step from the Sorento HTK(A) to the HTK(A) 6-seat cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹21,400 to ₹24,600 on the road, against the ₹20,000 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 ₹20,000 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 ₹3,200 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala 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 ₹3,200, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.