Tata Nexon Smart+ S vs Pure+: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹43,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹10.00L for the Pure+ against ₹9.57L for the Smart+ S.+₹43,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹43,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹10.00L for the Pure+ against ₹9.57L for the Smart+ S.
For that you get tyre pressure monitor, rear parking camera, touchscreen (10.25" against 7") and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, and 1 more.
It is not all one way: the Pure+ gives up single-pane sunroof, auto headlamps, rain-sensing wipers and roof rails.
Smart+ S or Pure+, and what each costs
Where you start
Smart+ S
Smart+ with the voice sunroof, roof rails, auto headlamps and rain-sensing wipers.
- Smart+ S Turbo Petrol MT₹8.52Lex-showroom Delhi
- Smart+ S CNG MT₹9.57Lex-showroom Delhi
- Smart+ S Diesel MT₹9.57Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Pure+
The value entry: the 10.25in touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and a rear camera. Cheapest diesel and CNG.
- Pure+ Turbo Petrol MT₹9.07Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure+ Turbo Petrol AT₹9.72Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure+ CNG MT₹10.00Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure+ Diesel MT₹10.00Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure+ Diesel AT₹10.87Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹55,000 more buys tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera
What Smart+ S to Pure+ costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹44,290 to ₹89,020 on the road, against the ₹43,000 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 ₹43,000 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 ₹44,730 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Telangana 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 ₹44,730, and both be right.
What the Pure+ adds
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Rear parking camera
- Touchscreen7" → 10.25"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers2 → 4
And what it gives up
- Roof rails
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Auto headlamps
- Rain-sensing wipers
The working behind our take
₹55,000 more buys tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Trade-offNexon Pure+single-pane sunroofauto headlampsrain-sensing wipers
The full story
Worth the extra ₹55,000: the Nexon Pure+ adds tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera for it. The useful extras on top: touchscreen (10.25" against 7") and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto.
- Also on the Nexon Pure+: speakers (4 against 2)
- Going to the Nexon Pure+, you give up single-pane sunroof, auto headlamps and rain-sensing wipers, which the Nexon Smart+ S keeps
Smart+ S vs Pure+: the questions people ask
- Is the Tata Nexon Pure+ worth ₹43,000 over the Smart+ S?
- For ₹43,000 you get tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera, on top of 3 other things the Smart+ S goes without. You would give up single-pane sunroof and auto headlamps, and 2 more.
- What does the Tata Nexon Pure+ have that the Smart+ S does not?
- It adds tyre pressure monitor, rear parking camera, touchscreen (10.25" against 7"), wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and speakers (4 against 2).
- What does the Tata Nexon Pure+ give up against the Smart+ S?
- It gives up single-pane sunroof, auto headlamps, rain-sensing wipers and roof rails. Worth weighing against what it adds before deciding the dearer trim is simply the better car.
- How much is the Tata Nexon Smart+ S?
- From ₹8.52L for the Smart+ S Turbo Petrol MT to ₹9.57L for the Smart+ S Diesel MT, ex-showroom, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Tata Nexon Pure+?
- From ₹9.07L for the Pure+ Turbo Petrol MT to ₹10.87L for the Pure+ Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 5 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Smart+ S or Pure+?
- Only the Pure+, from ₹9.72L ex-showroom. The Smart+ S is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Nexon Smart+ S to the Pure+ cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹44,290 to ₹89,020 on the road, against the ₹43,000 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 ₹43,000 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 ₹44,730 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Telangana 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 ₹44,730, 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.