Kia Syros HTE vs HTE (O): is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹80,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹9.22L for the HTE (O) against ₹8.42L for the HTE.+₹80,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹80,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹9.22L for the HTE (O) against ₹8.42L for the HTE.
For that you get single-pane sunroof, speakers (6 against 4), height-adjustable driver seat and wheel size (16" against 15"), and 2 more.
HTE or HTE (O), and what each costs
Where you start
HTE
₹8.42L ex-showroom Delhi
Safety-complete base: 6 airbags, ESC, TPMS and a 10.25in screen, but steel wheels and no camera.
The step up
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
Our take
₹80,000 more buys single-pane sunroof and speakers (6 against 4)
What HTE to HTE (O) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹82,400 to ₹92,432 on the road, against the ₹80,000 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 ₹80,000 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 ₹10,032 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 ₹10,032, and both be right.
What the HTE (O) adds
- Wheel size15" → 16"
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Speakers4 → 6
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Height-adjustable driver seat
The working behind our take
₹80,000 more buys single-pane sunroof and speakers (6 against 4). Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹80,000: the Syros HTE (O) adds single-pane sunroof for it. The useful extras on top: speakers (6 against 4) and height-adjustable driver seat. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
HTE vs HTE (O): the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Syros HTE (O) worth ₹80,000 over the HTE?
- For ₹80,000 you get single-pane sunroof and speakers (6 against 4), on top of 4 other things the HTE goes without.
- What does the Kia Syros HTE (O) have that the HTE does not?
- It adds single-pane sunroof, speakers (6 against 4), height-adjustable driver seat, wheel size (16" against 15"), wheel type (Alloy against Steel) and auto-folding wing mirrors, and it opens up the Diesel.
- How much is the Kia Syros HTE?
- ₹8.42L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the HTE Turbo Petrol MT.
- 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.
- What does the step from the Syros HTE to the HTE (O) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹82,400 to ₹92,432 on the road, against the ₹80,000 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 ₹80,000 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 ₹10,032 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 ₹10,032, 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.