Skoda Kushaq Prestige vs Monte Carlo: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹30,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹17.89L for the Monte Carlo against ₹17.59L for the Prestige.+₹30,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹30,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹17.89L for the Monte Carlo against ₹17.59L for the Prestige.
None of the equipment we track changes here, and the Monte Carlo opens up no engine the Prestige cannot be had with. Worth asking a dealer what the money buys before you spend it.
Prestige or Monte Carlo, and what each costs
Where you start
Prestige
From ₹16.79L to ₹18.79L ex-showroom Delhi
The comfort flagship: panoramic sunroof, ventilated powered front seats, the segment-first rear seat massager, 10.25in cluster, subwoofer-backed audio and beige leatherette. Also the only trim sold with all three powertrains.
The step up
Monte Carlo
From ₹17.89L to ₹18.99L ex-showroom Delhi
Prestige's full kit in red-and-black motorsport dress, with red calipers on the 1.5 and a red-themed cockpit. Automatic only, and you pay Rs 20-30,000 over Prestige for the styling.
Our take
Same kit, same engine: the Kushaq Monte Carlo shifts itself while the other is a manual. Pick on gearbox and price alone.
What Prestige to Monte Carlo costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹31,500 to ₹35,961 on the road, against the ₹30,000 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 ₹30,000 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 ₹4,461 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 ₹4,461, and both be right.
What the Monte Carlo adds
Nothing we track, and no engine the Prestige cannot be had with either. Ask a dealer what the difference actually is before you pay for it.
Prestige vs Monte Carlo: the questions people ask
- Is the Skoda Kushaq Monte Carlo worth ₹30,000 over the Prestige?
- On the equipment we track it buys nothing at all, and it opens up no engine the Prestige cannot be had with. Ask a dealer what the difference actually is before you pay it.
- How much is the Skoda Kushaq Prestige?
- From ₹16.79L for the Prestige Turbo Petrol MT to ₹18.79L for the Prestige Turbo Petrol 150 PS AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Skoda Kushaq Monte Carlo?
- From ₹17.89L for the Monte Carlo Turbo Petrol 115 PS AT to ₹18.99L for the Monte Carlo Turbo Petrol 150 PS AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Prestige or Monte Carlo?
- Both: the Prestige Turbo Petrol 115 PS AT at ₹17.59L and the Monte Carlo Turbo Petrol 115 PS AT at ₹17.89L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Kushaq Prestige to the Monte Carlo cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹31,500 to ₹35,961 on the road, against the ₹30,000 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 ₹30,000 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 ₹4,461 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 ₹4,461, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 6 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.