Is the Hyundai Bayon or the Kia Syros cheaper?

The Kia Syros, by ₹1.58L: it starts at ₹8.42L against ₹10.00L ex-showroom for the Bayon. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Bayon or the Kia Syros?

Only the Syros offers one, from ₹11.96L ex-showroom. The Bayon is sold with a manual gearbox only, so if you want two pedals the choice is made for you.

Hyundai Bayon vs Kia Syros: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Kia Syros starts at ₹8.42L against the Hyundai Bayon's ₹10.00L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.58L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹10.00L, where the Bayon tops out. Past that only the Syros has anything left to sell you, up to ₹15.82L.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Bayon comes in petrol, the Syros in petrol and diesel.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹10.00L to both showrooms and you come out with the Bayon HX 2 at ₹10.00L or the Syros HTE (O) at ₹10.00L.

Hyundai Bayon

HX 2 Petrol MT

₹10.00L

ex-showroom Delhi

Kia Syros

HTE (O) Diesel MT

₹10.00L

ex-showroom Delhi

Our take

Our pickKia Syros HTE (O)

Same money, and it brings single-pane sunroof and front parking sensors

also getsfront parking sensors10.25" touchscreen

Choose the Hyundai Bayon HX 2 if: You prefer its 1.5L MPi Petrol manual, at the same money as the Syros HTE (O)Only one here withLED projector headlamps
Choose the Kia Syros HTE (O) if: You live on your phone in the car and want the screens to keep upOnly one here withsingle-pane sunrooffront parking sensors10.25" touchscreen

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Bayon vs Syros, on paper

Spec	Hyundai Bayon	Kia Syros
Price (ex-showroom)	₹10.00L	₹8.42L to ₹15.82L
Variants	1	17
Body type	Midsize SUV	Subcompact SUV
Seats	5	5
Fuels	Petrol	Petrol, Diesel
Cheapest automatic	-	₹11.96L
Boot	505 litres	465 litres
Length	4,245 mm	3,995 mm
Width	1,810 mm	1,805 mm
Wheelbase	2,600 mm	2,550 mm
Ground clearance	205 mm	190 mm
Fuel tank	43 litres	45 litres
Turning radius	5.16 m	-
Warranty	3 years	3 years

The working behind our take

Our pickKia Syros HTE (O)

Same money, and it brings single-pane sunroof and front parking sensors. Here is everything that fed that call.

Same moneyThe case for itsingle-pane sunroofalso getsfront parking sensors10.25" touchscreen

Extra featuresSyros HTE (O)wireless CarPlay / Android Auto6 speakersdriver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital)
Trade-offSyros HTE (O)headlamps (LED projector against Halogen)

The full story

Same money either way, so take the Syros HTE (O): single-pane sunroof. The useful extras on top: front parking sensors and 10.25" touchscreen.

Also on the Syros HTE (O): wireless CarPlay / Android Auto, 6 speakers and driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital), and some minor trim beyond that
Going to the Syros HTE (O), you give up headlamps (LED projector against Halogen), which the Bayon HX 2 keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Every Bayon variant →Which Syros to buy →

Bayon vs Syros: the questions people ask

Is the Hyundai Bayon or the Kia Syros cheaper?: The Kia Syros, by ₹1.58L: it starts at ₹8.42L against ₹10.00L ex-showroom for the Bayon. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Hyundai Bayon vs Kia Syros: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹10.00L it is the Bayon HX 2 against the Syros HTE (O). Same money either way, so take the Syros HTE (O): single-pane sunroof. The useful extras on top: front parking sensors and 10.25" touchscreen.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Bayon or the Kia Syros?: Only the Syros offers one, from ₹11.96L ex-showroom. The Bayon is sold with a manual gearbox only, so if you want two pedals the choice is made for you.

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Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.