Tata Safari Smart vs Pure X: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹3.09L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹16.49L for the Pure X against ₹13.40L for the Smart.+₹3.09L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹3.09L ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹16.49L for the Pure X against ₹13.40L for the Smart.
For that you get tyre pressure monitor, rear parking camera, touchscreen (10.25" against 7") and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, and 3 more.
Smart or Pure X, and what each costs
Where you start
Smart
From ₹13.40L to ₹14.75L ex-showroom Delhi
Three-row base: cloth, safety kit, rear AC vents, drive modes. Petrol undercuts diesel.
- Turbo Petrol 6-speed manual₹13.40L
- Diesel 6-speed manual₹14.75L
The step up
Pure X
From ₹16.49L to ₹19.10L ex-showroom Delhi
Value: 10.25in touchscreen, rear camera, cruise control, alloy wheels.
Our take
₹3.09L more buys tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera
What Smart to Pure X costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹3,30,630 to ₹3,91,420 on the road, against the ₹3,09,000 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 ₹3,09,000 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 ₹60,790 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 ₹60,790, and both be right.
What the Pure X adds
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Rear parking camera
- Wheel typeSteel → Alloy
- Touchscreen7" → 10.25"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4 → 6
- Cruise control
The working behind our take
₹3.09L more buys tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹3.09L: the Safari Pure X 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 Safari Pure X: cruise control and speakers (6 against 4), and some minor trim beyond that
Smart vs Pure X: the questions people ask
- Is the Tata Safari Pure X worth ₹3.09L over the Smart?
- For ₹3.09L you get tyre pressure monitor and rear parking camera, on top of 5 other things the Smart goes without.
- What does the Tata Safari Pure X have that the Smart does not?
- It adds tyre pressure monitor, rear parking camera, touchscreen (10.25" against 7"), wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, cruise control and speakers (6 against 4), and 1 more.
- How much is the Tata Safari Smart?
- From ₹13.40L for the Smart Turbo Petrol MT to ₹14.75L for the Smart Diesel MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Tata Safari Pure X?
- From ₹16.49L for the Pure X Turbo Petrol MT to ₹19.10L for the Pure X Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 4 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Smart or Pure X?
- Only the Pure X, from ₹17.91L 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 Safari Smart to the Pure X cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹3,30,630 to ₹3,91,420 on the road, against the ₹3,09,000 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 ₹3,09,000 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 ₹60,790 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 ₹60,790, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 5 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.