Kia Syros HTX vs HTX (O): is the step up worth it?
This is the step to think hardest about: of everything above the best-value one, it asks the most per feature. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.+₹98,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹98,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹15.00L for the HTX (O) against ₹14.02L for the HTX.
For that you get tri-screen cabin layout, connected car tech, auto climate (single zone) and rear ventilated seats, and 2 more.
This is the step to think hardest about: of everything above the best-value one, it asks the most per feature. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
HTX or HTX (O), and what each costs
Where you start
HTX
From ₹14.02L to ₹14.82L ex-showroom Delhi
Automatic only: 17-inch alloys, the 12.3in screen, Harman Kardon, ventilated seats and a wireless charger.
The step up
HTX (O)
From ₹15.00L to ₹15.82L ex-showroom Delhi
The flagship: Trinity display panel, Kia Connect 2.0, auto AC and rear ventilated seats.
Our take
₹98,000 more buys tri-screen cabin layout and connected car tech
What HTX to HTX (O) costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,01,920 to ₹1,17,473 on the road, against the ₹98,000 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 ₹98,000 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 ₹15,553 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 ₹15,553, and both be right.
What the HTX (O) adds
- Connected car tech
- Tri-screen cabin layout
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Rear ventilated seats
- Ambient lighting
- Auto-dimming mirror
The working behind our take
₹98,000 more buys tri-screen cabin layout and connected car tech. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹98,000: the Syros HTX (O) adds tri-screen cabin layout for it. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and auto climate (single zone).
- Also on the Syros HTX (O): rear ventilated seats, and some minor trim beyond that
HTX vs HTX (O): the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Syros HTX (O) worth ₹98,000 over the HTX?
- For ₹98,000 you get tri-screen cabin layout and connected car tech, on top of 4 other things the HTX goes without. It is the dearest step per feature above the best-value one though, so take it for the kit rather than because it is next.
- What does the Kia Syros HTX (O) have that the HTX does not?
- It adds tri-screen cabin layout, connected car tech, auto climate (single zone), rear ventilated seats, ambient lighting and auto-dimming mirror.
- How much is the Kia Syros HTX?
- From ₹14.02L for the HTX Turbo Petrol AT to ₹14.82L for the HTX Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Kia Syros HTX (O)?
- From ₹15.00L for the HTX (O) Turbo Petrol AT to ₹15.82L for the HTX (O) Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic HTX or HTX (O)?
- Both: the HTX Turbo Petrol AT at ₹14.02L and the HTX (O) Turbo Petrol AT at ₹15.00L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Syros HTX to the HTX (O) cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,01,920 to ₹1,17,473 on the road, against the ₹98,000 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 ₹98,000 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 ₹15,553 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 ₹15,553, 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.