Kia Syros HTE (O) vs HTK (EX): is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹60,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹9.82L for the HTK (EX) against ₹9.22L for the HTE (O).+₹60,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹60,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹9.82L for the HTK (EX) against ₹9.22L for the HTE (O).
For that you get rear parking camera, headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), auto headlamps and roof rails.
HTE (O) or HTK (EX), and what each costs
Where you start
HTE (O)
From ₹9.22L to ₹10.00L ex-showroom Delhi
The cheapest sunroof in the range, plus 16-inch alloys and a height-adjust driver seat.
- Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual₹9.22L
- Diesel 6-speed manual₹10.00L
The step up
HTK (EX)
From ₹9.82L to ₹10.62L ex-showroom Delhi
LED headlamps, the rear camera and roof rails arrive; the sensible floor for most buyers.
- Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual₹9.82L
- Diesel 6-speed manual₹10.62L
Our take
₹60,000 more buys rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen)
What HTE (O) to HTK (EX) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹61,800 to ₹69,324 on the road, against the ₹60,000 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 ₹60,000 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 ₹7,524 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka 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 ₹7,524, and both be right.
What the HTK (EX) adds
- Rear parking camera
- HeadlampsHalogen → LED projector
- Roof rails
- Auto headlamps
The working behind our take
₹60,000 more buys rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen). Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹60,000: the Syros HTK (EX) adds rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen) for it. The useful extras on top: auto headlamps. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
HTE (O) vs HTK (EX): the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Syros HTK (EX) worth ₹60,000 over the HTE (O)?
- For ₹60,000 you get rear parking camera and headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), on top of 2 other things the HTE (O) goes without.
- What does the Kia Syros HTK (EX) have that the HTE (O) does not?
- It adds rear parking camera, headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), auto headlamps and roof rails.
- How much is the Kia Syros HTE (O)?
- From ₹9.22L for the HTE (O) Turbo Petrol MT to ₹10.00L for the HTE (O) Diesel MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Kia Syros HTK (EX)?
- From ₹9.82L for the HTK (EX) Turbo Petrol MT to ₹10.62L for the HTK (EX) Diesel MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- What does the step from the Syros HTE (O) to the HTK (EX) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹61,800 to ₹69,324 on the road, against the ₹60,000 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 ₹60,000 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 ₹7,524 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka 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 ₹7,524, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 12 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.