MG Astor Sprint vs Shine: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.55L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹11.34L for the Shine against ₹9.79L for the Sprint.+₹1.55L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.55L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹11.34L for the Shine against ₹9.79L for the Sprint.
For that you get rear parking camera, panoramic sunroof, cruise control and speakers (6 against 4), and 3 more.
Sprint or Shine, and what each costs
Where you start
Sprint
₹9.79L ex-showroom Delhi
The full-size screen and auto AC from the base trim, but 2 airbags, steel wheels and no CarPlay.
- Petrol 5-speed manual₹9.79L
The step up
Shine
₹11.34L ex-showroom Delhi
The panoramic sunroof, cruise, alloys and a reversing camera arrive one rung up, still on 2 airbags.
- Petrol 5-speed manual₹11.34L
Our take
₹1.55L more buys rear parking camera and panoramic sunroof
What Sprint to Shine costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,68,175 to ₹2,43,190 on the road, against the ₹1,55,000 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 ₹1,55,000 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 ₹75,015 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Punjab comes out lowest, and Tamil Nadu 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 ₹75,015, and both be right.
What the Shine adds
- Rear parking camera
- Wheel size16" → 17"
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Roof rails
- Speakers4 → 6
- Cruise control
- SunroofPanoramic
The working behind our take
₹1.55L more buys rear parking camera and panoramic sunroof. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.55L: the Astor Shine adds rear parking camera and panoramic sunroof for it. The useful extras on top: cruise control and speakers (6 against 4). The rest of the additions are minor trim.
Sprint vs Shine: the questions people ask
- Is the MG Astor Shine worth ₹1.55L over the Sprint?
- For ₹1.55L you get rear parking camera and panoramic sunroof, on top of 5 other things the Sprint goes without.
- What does the MG Astor Shine have that the Sprint does not?
- It adds rear parking camera, panoramic sunroof, cruise control, speakers (6 against 4), wheel size (17" against 16") and wheel type (Alloy against Steel), and 1 more.
- How much is the MG Astor Sprint?
- ₹9.79L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the Sprint Petrol MT.
- How much is the MG Astor Shine?
- ₹11.34L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the Shine Petrol MT.
- What does the step from the Astor Sprint to the Shine cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,68,175 to ₹2,43,190 on the road, against the ₹1,55,000 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 ₹1,55,000 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 ₹75,015 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Punjab comes out lowest, and Tamil Nadu 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 ₹75,015, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 21 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.