Mahindra Scorpio-N Z8S vs Z8: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.07L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹19.86L for the Z8 against ₹18.79L for the Z8S.+₹1.07L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.07L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹19.86L for the Z8 against ₹18.79L for the Z8S.
For that you get tyre pressure monitor, dual-zone climate control, auto headlamps and rain-sensing wipers, and 2 more.
Z8S or Z8, and what each costs
Where you start
Z8S
Where the cabin changes character: a 12.3in screen and a full digital cluster, six airbags, LED projectors, connected tech with Alexa, an emergency call button and the first alloy wheels.
- Z8S Turbo Petrol MT₹17.79Lex-showroom Delhi
- Z8S Diesel MT₹18.79Lex-showroom Delhi
- Z8S Turbo Petrol AT₹19.26Lex-showroom Delhi
- Z8S Diesel AT₹19.89Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Z8
The comfort pass: dual-zone climate, keyless entry with push-button start, auto headlamps and wipers, tyre pressure monitoring and a cooled wireless charger.
- Z8 Diesel MT₹19.86Lex-showroom Delhi
- Z8 Diesel AT₹21.41Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹2.07L more buys tyre pressure monitor and dual-zone climate control
What Z8S to Z8 costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,12,350 to ₹1,28,261 on the road, against the ₹1,07,000 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 ₹1,07,000 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 ₹15,911 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 ₹15,911, and both be right.
Mahindra Scorpio-N on-road price, in all 25 states we price →
What the Z8 adds
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Dual-zone climate control
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Wireless phone charger
The working behind our take
₹2.07L more buys tyre pressure monitor and dual-zone climate control. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹2.07L: the Scorpio-N Z8 adds tyre pressure monitor for it. The useful extras on top: dual-zone climate control and auto headlamps.
- Also on the Scorpio-N Z8: rain-sensing wipers and wireless phone charger, and some minor trim beyond that
Z8S vs Z8: the questions people ask
- Is the Mahindra Scorpio-N Z8 worth ₹1.07L over the Z8S?
- For ₹1.07L you get tyre pressure monitor and dual-zone climate control, on top of 4 other things the Z8S goes without.
- What does the Mahindra Scorpio-N Z8 have that the Z8S does not?
- It adds tyre pressure monitor, dual-zone climate control, auto headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, wireless phone charger and auto-folding wing mirrors.
- How much is the Mahindra Scorpio-N Z8S?
- From ₹17.79L for the Z8S Turbo Petrol MT to ₹19.89L for the Z8S Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 4 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Mahindra Scorpio-N Z8?
- From ₹19.86L for the Z8 Diesel MT to ₹21.41L for the Z8 Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Z8S or Z8?
- Both: the Z8S Turbo Petrol AT at ₹19.26L and the Z8 Diesel AT at ₹21.41L, ex-showroom.
- What does the step from the Scorpio-N Z8S to the Z8 cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,12,350 to ₹1,28,261 on the road, against the ₹1,07,000 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 ₹1,07,000 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 ₹15,911 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 ₹15,911, 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.