Volkswagen Virtus Highline vs Highline Plus: is the step up worth it?
Rupee for rupee this is where the Virtus ladder pays best: no variant you pay extra for hands back more kit per rupee.+₹40,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹40,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹13.91L for the Highline Plus against ₹13.51L for the Highline.
For that you get single-pane sunroof, auto climate (single zone), driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital) and auto headlamps, and 4 more.
Rupee for rupee this is where the Virtus ladder pays best: no variant you pay extra for hands back more kit per rupee.
Highline or Highline Plus, and what each costs
Where you start
Highline
From ₹13.51L to ₹14.71L ex-showroom Delhi
The big step, and most of the car arrives in it: 10.1in screen with wireless CarPlay, rear camera, cruise on both gearboxes, alloys, wireless charging, rear AC vents and the split rear seat. AC stays manual.
The step up
Highline Plus
From ₹13.91L to ₹15.00L ex-showroom Delhi
The comfort step: Climatronic auto AC at last, plus the electric sunroof, 8in digital cockpit, keyless entry, auto headlamps, rain-sensing wipers and auto-dimming mirror, all for about Rs 40,000 over Highline.
Our take
₹40,000 more buys single-pane sunroof and auto climate (single zone)
What Highline to Highline Plus costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹41,600 to ₹47,948 on the road, against the ₹40,000 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 ₹40,000 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 ₹6,348 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 ₹6,348, and both be right.
What the Highline Plus adds
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 7" digital
- Auto climate (single zone)
- SunroofSingle-pane
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Cooled glovebox
- Auto-dimming mirror
The working behind our take
₹40,000 more buys single-pane sunroof and auto climate (single zone). Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹40,000: the Virtus Highline Plus adds single-pane sunroof for it. The useful extras on top: auto climate (single zone) and driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital).
- Also on the Virtus Highline Plus: auto headlamps and rain-sensing wipers, and some minor trim beyond that
Highline vs Highline Plus: the questions people ask
- Is the Volkswagen Virtus Highline Plus worth ₹40,000 over the Highline?
- For ₹40,000 you get single-pane sunroof and auto climate (single zone), on top of 6 other things the Highline goes without. This is also the best-value step on the Virtus ladder: nothing you pay extra for hands back more kit per rupee.
- What does the Volkswagen Virtus Highline Plus have that the Highline does not?
- It adds single-pane sunroof, auto climate (single zone), driver display (7" digital against Semi-digital), auto headlamps, rain-sensing wipers and auto-folding wing mirrors, and 2 more.
- How much is the Volkswagen Virtus Highline?
- From ₹13.51L for the Highline Turbo Petrol MT to ₹14.71L for the Highline Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Volkswagen Virtus Highline Plus?
- From ₹13.91L for the Highline Plus Turbo Petrol MT to ₹15.00L for the Highline Plus Turbo Petrol AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Highline or Highline Plus?
- Both: the Highline Turbo Petrol AT at ₹14.71L and the Highline Plus Turbo Petrol AT at ₹15.00L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Virtus Highline to the Highline Plus cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹41,600 to ₹47,948 on the road, against the ₹40,000 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 ₹40,000 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 ₹6,348 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 ₹6,348, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 7 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.