Tata Safari Pure X vs Pure X Dark: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹50,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹17.35L for the Pure X Dark against ₹16.85L for the Pure X.+₹50,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹50,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹17.35L for the Pure X Dark against ₹16.85L for the Pure X.
None of the equipment we track changes here, and the Pure X Dark opens up no engine the Pure X cannot be had with. Worth asking a dealer what the money buys before you spend it.
Pure X or Pure X Dark, and what each costs
Where you start
Pure X
Value: 10.25in touchscreen, rear camera, cruise control, alloy wheels.
- Pure X Turbo Petrol MT₹16.85Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure X Diesel MT₹17.95Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure X Turbo Petrol AT₹18.35Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure X Diesel AT₹19.45Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Pure X Dark
The Pure X with the all-black #DARK look: Oberon Black paint, a black cabin, darker wheels and #DARK badges. The equipment is the Pure X's, so the extra money buys the look.
- Pure X Dark Turbo Petrol MT₹17.35Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure X Dark Diesel MT₹18.60Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure X Dark Turbo Petrol AT₹18.85Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure X Dark Diesel AT₹20.00Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
Nothing on the spec sheet separates these, so the only question is what you pay.
What Pure X to Pure X Dark costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹52,500 to ₹59,935 on the road, against the ₹50,000 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 ₹50,000 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 ₹7,435 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 ₹7,435, and both be right.
What the Pure X Dark adds
Nothing we track, and no engine the Pure X cannot be had with either. Ask a dealer what the difference actually is before you pay for it.
Pure X vs Pure X Dark: the questions people ask
- Is the Tata Safari Pure X Dark worth ₹50,000 over the Pure X?
- On the equipment we track it buys nothing at all, and it opens up no engine the Pure X cannot be had with. Ask a dealer what the difference actually is before you pay it.
- How much is the Tata Safari Pure X?
- From ₹16.85L for the Pure X Turbo Petrol MT to ₹19.45L for the Pure X Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 4 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Tata Safari Pure X Dark?
- From ₹17.35L for the Pure X Dark Turbo Petrol MT to ₹20.00L for the Pure X Dark Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 4 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Pure X or Pure X Dark?
- Both: the Pure X Turbo Petrol AT at ₹18.35L and the Pure X Dark Turbo Petrol AT at ₹18.85L, ex-showroom.
- What does the step from the Safari Pure X to the Pure X Dark cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹52,500 to ₹59,935 on the road, against the ₹50,000 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 ₹50,000 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 ₹7,435 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 ₹7,435, 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.