Tata Tiago EV Smart vs Pure Plus: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹1.65L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹8.64L for the Pure Plus against ₹6.99L for the Smart.+₹1.65L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.65L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹8.64L for the Pure Plus against ₹6.99L for the Smart.
For that you get rear parking camera, 8" touchscreen, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers.
Smart or Pure Plus, and what each costs
Where you start
Smart
Cheapest EV play: short-range city runabout with minimal kit.
- Smart Electric AT₹6.99Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Pure Plus
Adds a touchscreen, connected tech and comfort basics.
- Pure Plus Electric 19.2 kWh AT₹8.64Lex-showroom Delhi
- Pure Plus Electric 24 kWh AT₹9.64Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹1.65L more buys rear parking camera and 8" touchscreen
What Smart to Pure Plus costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,65,000 to ₹1,90,530 on the road, against the ₹1,65,000 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 ₹1,65,000 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 ₹25,530 more in one place than in another. Of the 17 states we can price this step in, 10 of them are level at the lowest, and Jharkhand 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 ₹25,530, and both be right.
What the Pure Plus adds
- Rear parking camera
- Touchscreen8"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers4
The working behind our take
₹1.65L more buys rear parking camera and 8" touchscreen. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.65L: the Tiago EV Pure Plus adds rear parking camera for it. The useful extras on top: 8" touchscreen and wireless CarPlay / Android Auto.
- Also on the Tiago EV Pure Plus: 4 speakers
Smart vs Pure Plus: the questions people ask
- Is the Tata Tiago EV Pure Plus worth ₹1.65L over the Smart?
- For ₹1.65L you get rear parking camera and 8" touchscreen, on top of 2 other things the Smart goes without.
- What does the Tata Tiago EV Pure Plus have that the Smart does not?
- It adds rear parking camera, 8" touchscreen, wireless CarPlay / Android Auto and 4 speakers, and it opens up the Long Range 24 kWh.
- How much is the Tata Tiago EV Smart?
- ₹6.99L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Smart Electric AT.
- How much is the Tata Tiago EV Pure Plus?
- From ₹8.64L for the Pure Plus Electric 19.2 kWh AT to ₹9.64L for the Pure Plus Electric 24 kWh AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- What does the step from the Tiago EV Smart to the Pure Plus cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,65,000 to ₹1,90,530 on the road, against the ₹1,65,000 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 ₹1,65,000 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 ₹25,530 more in one place than in another. Of the 17 states we can price this step in, 10 of them are level at the lowest, and Jharkhand 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 ₹25,530, 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.