MG Astor Shine vs Select: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Astor. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.+₹1.06L
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in. What the road does to the whole Astor ranking →
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.06L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹12.40L for the Select against ₹11.34L for the Shine.
For that you get airbags (6 against 2), tyre pressure monitor, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and connected car tech, and 7 more.
This is the best value for money step on the Astor. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.
Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
Shine or Select, and what each costs
Where you start
Shine
The panoramic sunroof, cruise, alloys and a reversing camera arrive one rung up, still on 2 airbags.
- Shine Petrol MT₹11.34Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Select
The safety and tech step: 6 airbags, TPMS, wireless CarPlay, connected car tech and the digital cluster.
- Select Petrol MT₹12.40Lex-showroom Delhi
- Select Petrol AT₹13.56Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹1.06L more buys airbags (6 against 2) and tyre pressure monitor
What Shine to Select costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,10,240 to ₹1,27,062 on the road, against the ₹1,06,000 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 ₹1,06,000 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 ₹16,822 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 ₹16,822, and both be right.
What the Select adds
- Airbags2 → 6
- Tyre pressure monitor
- SOS call
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 7" digital
- Connected car tech
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Wireless phone charger
- Leatherette upholstery
The working behind our take
₹1.06L more buys airbags (6 against 2) and tyre pressure monitor. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.06L: the Astor Select adds airbags (6 against 2) and tyre pressure monitor for it. The useful extras on top: wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and connected car tech.
- Also on the Astor Select: SOS call, driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), electronic parking brake + auto hold and auto headlamps, with more worth seeing in the table below
Shine vs Select: the questions people ask
- Is the MG Astor Select worth ₹1.06L over the Shine?
- For ₹1.06L you get airbags (6 against 2) and tyre pressure monitor, on top of 9 other things the Shine goes without. This is also the best value for money step on the Astor: nothing you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. Road tax does not change that answer: ranked again in each state's on-road money, this step still asks the least for each feature it adds in all 25 states we can price the ladder in.
- What does the MG Astor Select have that the Shine does not?
- It adds airbags (6 against 2), tyre pressure monitor, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, connected car tech, SOS call and driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), and 5 more.
- How much is the MG Astor Shine?
- ₹11.34L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Shine Petrol MT.
- How much is the MG Astor Select?
- From ₹12.40L for the Select Petrol MT to ₹13.56L for the Select Petrol AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Shine or Select?
- Only the Select, from ₹13.56L ex-showroom. The Shine is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Astor Shine to the Select cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,10,240 to ₹1,27,062 on the road, against the ₹1,06,000 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 ₹1,06,000 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 ₹16,822 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 ₹16,822, 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.