MG Hector Select Pro vs Smart Pro: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹15.95L for the Smart Pro against ₹14.95L for the Select Pro.+₹1.00L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.00L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹15.95L for the Smart Pro against ₹14.95L for the Select Pro.
For that you get tyre pressure monitor, front parking sensors, connected car tech and SOS call, and 4 more.
Select Pro or Smart Pro, and what each costs
Where you start
Select Pro
The step that makes it a Hector: 14in screen with wireless CarPlay, dual-pane panoramic sunroof, LED projectors, alloys, cruise and a wireless charger in one move. No connected tech yet.
- Select Pro Turbo Petrol MT₹14.95Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Smart Pro
The connected step: full i-Smart with E-Call, TPMS, front sensors, 18in alloys and leatherette. Take the CVT and it adds an electronic parking brake and drive modes.
- Smart Pro Turbo Petrol MT₹15.95Lex-showroom Delhi
- Smart Pro Turbo Petrol AT₹17.15Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹1.00L more buys tyre pressure monitor and front parking sensors
What Select Pro to Smart Pro costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,07,000 to ₹1,47,900 on the road, against the ₹1,00,000 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 ₹1,00,000 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 ₹40,900 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala 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 ₹40,900, and both be right.
What the Smart Pro adds
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Front parking sensors
- SOS call
- Wheel size17" → 18"
- Speakers6 → 8
- Connected car tech
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Leatherette upholstery
The working behind our take
₹1.00L more buys tyre pressure monitor and front parking sensors. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.00L: the Hector Smart Pro adds tyre pressure monitor for it. The useful extras on top: front parking sensors and connected car tech.
- Also on the Hector Smart Pro: SOS call and speakers (8 against 6), and some minor trim beyond that
Select Pro vs Smart Pro: the questions people ask
- Is the MG Hector Smart Pro worth ₹1.00L over the Select Pro?
- For ₹1.00L you get tyre pressure monitor and front parking sensors, on top of 6 other things the Select Pro goes without.
- What does the MG Hector Smart Pro have that the Select Pro does not?
- It adds tyre pressure monitor, front parking sensors, connected car tech, SOS call, speakers (8 against 6) and wheel size (18" against 17"), and 2 more.
- How much is the MG Hector Select Pro?
- ₹14.95L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Select Pro Turbo Petrol MT.
- How much is the MG Hector Smart Pro?
- From ₹15.95L for the Smart Pro Turbo Petrol MT to ₹17.15L for the Smart Pro Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Select Pro or Smart Pro?
- Only the Smart Pro, from ₹17.15L ex-showroom. The Select Pro is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Hector Select Pro to the Smart Pro cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,07,000 to ₹1,47,900 on the road, against the ₹1,00,000 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 ₹1,00,000 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 ₹40,900 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala 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 ₹40,900, 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.