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Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 on-road price in Chennai

Obsidian Black

₹1,75,73,631 to ₹1,79,36,631 on the road2 variants

EMI from about ₹2,95,260 a month on the Chennai on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.

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Figures as of October 2026, for a first personal car, bought by an individual and paid in cash.

Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem.

Why
Registering in a different city of the state does not change them.

All 2 variants priced in Chennai

VariantEx-showroomOn-road in Chennai
Performance Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT₹1.45Cr₹1,75,73,631
Racing Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT₹1.48Cr₹1,79,36,631

Confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

What the road adds in Chennai, variant by variant

Cheapest on the road first. The orange is Tamil Nadu's own share.

  1. ₹1,45,00,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹29,00,000, everything else ₹1,73,631

  2. ₹1,48,00,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹29,60,000, everything else ₹1,76,631

Ex-showroom priceTamil Nadu's road tax and its chargesRegistration, insurance, TCS and the tagOn the road in Chennai.

AMG E 53 variants on Tamil Nadu's tax steps

Tamil Nadu charges a higher rate on the whole price once it crosses a line. Here is which variant sits where.

Plug-in hybridby price

  1. 12%to ₹5 lakh

    no variant here

  2. 13%to ₹10 lakh

    no variant here

  3. 18%to ₹20 lakh

    no variant here

  4. 20%above

    Performance Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT, Racing Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT

Worth knowing before you sign

  • On the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 Performance Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT, Chennai is 4th dearest of 25 states: ₹20,30,000 over Mizoram and ₹2,90,200 under Kerala.

How the Performance Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT's ₹1,75,73,631 breaks down

Getting it on the road in Chennai adds ₹30.74L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.

Ex-showroom price
₹1,45,00,000
Road tax (20%)
₹29,00,000
Registration fee (central)
₹800
TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
₹1,45,000
Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
₹26,846
Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)estimate
₹885
FASTagestimate
₹100
Comprehensive own-damage covernot in this total
insurer-priced
On-road in Chennai
₹1,75,73,631
The fine print
Road tax (20%)
TN MV Taxation Act 1974, Third Schedule Part I as substituted by the Amendment Act 2023 (L.A. Bill 33 of 2023, gazetted 11-10-2023), read from the gazetted text
Registration fee (central)
CMVR Rule 81, as amended by GSR 1183(E) dated 29-12-2016
TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)
Income-tax Act 1961 s.206C(1F) from 1 June 2016, and from 1 April 2026 s.394(1) of the Income-tax Act 2025 at the same rate and threshold (renumbering reported, not read from the Act); creditable against the buyer's income tax
Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
Includes the notified 7.5% hybrid discount.
Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)
Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
The Rs 15 lakh owner-driver cover is mandatory; this prescribed rate is what most insurers charge for the annual form.
FASTag
Tag cost only. Issuers add a deposit and minimum balance; dealer bundles commonly total Rs 500-600.
Comprehensive own-damage cover
Not in this total. Lenders require it and most buyers take it, but it has been market-priced since 2007 and varies widely with insurer, cover value and no-claim bonus, so an honest single figure does not exist. Budget for it from real quotes on top of this total.

Confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

Where these figures come from
Every charge here is computed from Tamil Nadu's own notifications, each cited beside the line it produced, and last checked on 2026-08-07. Rates change with state budgets, so confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

Registering a AMG E 53 in Chennai

Cars registered in Chennai carry TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-09, TN-10, TN-13, TN-14, TN-18 or TN-22 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address.

SeriesIssuing officeCovers
TN-01RTO, Chennai Centralcentral Chennai; office at Ayanavaram
TN-02RTO, Chennai North Westnorth west Chennai; office at Anna Nagar
TN-03RTO, Chennai North Eastnorth east Chennai; office at Tondiarpet
TN-04RTO, Chennai Easteast Chennai; office at Pulianthoppu
TN-05RTO, Chennai Northnorth Chennai; office at Kolathur
TN-06RTO, Chennai South Eastsouth east Chennai; office at Mandaveli
TN-07RTO, Chennai Southsouth Chennai; office at Thiruvanmiyur
TN-09RTO, Chennai Westwest Chennai; office at K.K. Nagar
TN-10RTO, Chennai South Westsouth west Chennai; office at Virugambakkam
TN-13RTO, AmbatturAmbattur
TN-14RTO, SholinganallurSholinganallur
TN-18RTO, RedhillsRedhills
TN-22RTO, AlandurAlandur; office at Meenambakkam

Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority, Regional Transport Office contact list; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2021-08-14, checked 2026-08-09.

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Questions buyers ask

What is the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 on-road price in Chennai?

Between ₹1,75,73,631 for the Performance Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT and ₹1,79,36,631 for the Racing Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT, as of October 2026. That covers Tamil Nadu road tax, registration and the mandatory insurance; comprehensive own-damage cover is priced by insurers and comes on top.

How much is the road tax on the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 in Chennai?

₹29,00,000 on the Performance Edition Plug-in Hybrid AT at ₹1.45Cr ex-showroom. The rate comes from Tamil Nadu's own schedule (TN MV Taxation Act 1974, Third Schedule Part I as substituted by the Amendment Act 2023 (L.A. Bill 33 of 2023, gazetted 11-10-2023), read from the gazetted text), verified on 2026-08-07.

Is the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 cheaper on-road in another city of Tamil Nadu?

No. Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem: registering in a different city of the state does not change them.

Which number plate series does the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 registered in Chennai get?

Cars registered in Chennai carry TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-09, TN-10, TN-13, TN-14, TN-18 or TN-22 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address. The series belongs to the office, not the car, so every vehicle registered there wears it (Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority, Regional Transport Office contact list; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2021-08-14, checked 2026-08-09).