Kia Sorento HTX vs HTX(A): is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom 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 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
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₹37.49Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTX Hybrid AT₹38.99Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
HTX(A)
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₹38.49Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
We'd go for the Kia Sorento HTX(A)
Worth the extra ₹1.00L.
For ₹1.00L more, the Sorento HTX(A) gets you
- Level 2 (full suite) ADAS
Read the full reasoning
Worth the extra ₹1.00L: the Sorento HTX(A) adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS for it.
Start a comparison
Any two Sorento trims, every spec side by side.
- HTX vs HTX(A)This pageThese two, every spec side by side.Compare →
- HTK(A) 6-seat vs HTXThe HTK(A) 6-seat starts ₹3.80L lower.Compare →
- HTK(A) vs HTXThe HTK(A) starts ₹4.00L lower.Compare →
- HTK 6-seat vs HTXThe HTK 6-seat starts ₹4.80L lower.Compare →
- HTK vs HTXThe HTK starts ₹5.00L lower.Compare →
- HTE vs HTXThe HTE starts ₹9.50L lower.Compare →
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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)
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, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Kia Sorento HTX(A)?
- ₹38.49L ex-showroom, 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 and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.