Tata Nexon Smart vs Smart+: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹75,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹8.15L for the Smart+ against ₹7.40L for the Smart.+₹75,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹75,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹8.15L for the Smart+ against ₹7.40L for the Smart.
For that you get 7" touchscreen, wired CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers.
Smart or Smart+, and what each costs
Where you start
Smart
From ₹7.40L to ₹8.35L ex-showroom Delhi
Fleet and first-car base: 6 airbags, ESC, projector lamps, steel wheels, no touchscreen.
- Turbo Petrol 5-speed manual₹7.40L
- CNG 6-speed manual₹8.35L
The step up
Smart+
From ₹8.15L to ₹9.25L ex-showroom Delhi
Adds the base essentials: a small touchscreen and a 4-speaker audio setup.
Our take
Keeps ₹75,000, and gives up only 7" touchscreen and wired CarPlay / Android Auto
Buy the Tata Nexon Smart and keep the ₹75,000: the Nexon Smart+ only adds small touches like 7" touchscreen, wired CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers. Nothing there changes the car.
What Smart to Smart+ costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹77,250 to ₹86,655 on the road, against the ₹75,000 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 ₹75,000 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 ₹9,405 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 ₹9,405, and both be right.
What the Smart+ adds
- Touchscreen7"
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4
Smart vs Smart+: the questions people ask
- Is the Tata Nexon Smart+ worth ₹75,000 over the Smart?
- For ₹75,000 you get 7" touchscreen and wired CarPlay / Android Auto, on top of 1 other thing the Smart goes without.
- What does the Tata Nexon Smart+ have that the Smart does not?
- It adds 7" touchscreen, wired CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers, and it opens up the Diesel.
- How much is the Tata Nexon Smart?
- From ₹7.40L for the Smart Turbo Petrol MT to ₹8.35L for the Smart CNG MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Tata Nexon Smart+?
- From ₹8.15L for the Smart+ Turbo Petrol MT to ₹9.25L for the Smart+ CNG MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 4 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Smart or Smart+?
- Only the Smart+, from ₹8.90L ex-showroom Delhi. The Smart is sold with a manual gearbox only, so wanting two pedals decides this one for you.
- What does the step from the Nexon Smart to the Smart+ cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹77,250 to ₹86,655 on the road, against the ₹75,000 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 ₹75,000 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 ₹9,405 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 ₹9,405, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 18 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.