Kia Sorento HTX vs HTX(A): is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹38.49L for the HTX(A) against ₹37.49L for the HTX.+₹1.00L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹38.49L for the HTX(A) against ₹37.49L for the HTX.
For that you get level 2 (full suite) ADAS.
HTX or HTX(A), and what each costs
Where you start
HTX
From ₹37.49L to ₹38.99L ex-showroom Delhi
AWD standard with Snow/Sand/Mud terrain modes, 10 airbags, front and rear ventilated seats and a head-up display, one step below the ADAS package.
- HTX Diesel AT₹37.49L
- HTX Hybrid AT₹38.99L
The step up
HTX(A)
₹38.49L ex-showroom Delhi
The top of the ladder this file models: everything HTX has, plus Kia's largest ADAS package on this car. Diesel AWD 7-seat only, added 2026-09-13; see header for the other HTX(A) configurations still not confirmed.
- HTX(A) Diesel AT₹38.49L
Our take
₹1.00L more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS
What HTX to HTX(A) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,07,000 to ₹1,23,000 on the road, against the ₹1,00,000 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 ₹1,00,000 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 ₹16,000 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 ₹16,000, and both be right.
What the HTX(A) adds
- ADASLevel 2 (full suite)
The working behind our take
₹1.00L more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.00L: the Sorento HTX(A) adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS for it.
HTX vs HTX(A): the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Sorento HTX(A) worth ₹1.00L over the HTX?
- For ₹1.00L you get level 2 (full suite) ADAS.
- What does the Kia Sorento HTX(A) have that the HTX does not?
- It adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS.
- How much is the Kia Sorento HTX?
- From ₹37.49L for the HTX Diesel AT to ₹38.99L for the HTX Hybrid AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Kia Sorento HTX(A)?
- ₹38.49L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the HTX(A) Diesel AT.
- What does the step from the Sorento HTX to the HTX(A) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,07,000 to ₹1,23,000 on the road, against the ₹1,00,000 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 ₹1,00,000 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 ₹16,000 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 ₹16,000, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 20 September 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.