Is the Kia Syros EV or the Renault Duster cheaper?

The Renault Duster, by ₹3.00L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹13.49L ex-showroom for the Syros EV. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Kia Syros EV or the Renault Duster?

On the figures the makers publish, the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 465. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Kia Syros EV or the Renault Duster?

The Syros EV: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.49L against ₹14.49L for the Duster, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

Kia Syros EV vs Renault Duster: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Renault Duster starts at ₹10.49L against the Kia Syros EV's ₹13.49L ex-showroom, so it is ₹3.00L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹19.49L, where the Duster tops out. Past that only the Syros EV has anything left to sell you, up to ₹19.99L.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Syros EV comes in electric, the Duster in petrol and hybrid.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹19.49L to both showrooms and you come out with the Syros EV HTX+ at ₹19.49L or the Duster Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L.

Kia Syros EV

HTX+ Electric AT

₹19.49L

ex-showroom Delhi

Renault Duster

Emotion E-Tech Hybrid AT

₹19.49L

ex-showroom Delhi

Our take

Our pickRenault Duster Emotion E-Tech

Same money, and it brings headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector) and dual-zone climate control

also getsdual-zone climate controlpowered driver seat (6-way against 4-way)

Choose the Kia Syros EV HTX+ if: You want cheap running costs and can spend more up frontOnly one here withall-wheel disc brakesHarman Kardon premium sound systemtri-screen cabin layout
Choose the Renault Duster Emotion E-Tech if: You will do long stints in this car and want the daily comfortsOnly one here withbi-LED projector headlampsdual-zone climate control6-way powered driver seat

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Syros EV vs Duster, on paper

Spec	Kia Syros EV	Renault Duster
Price (ex-showroom)	₹13.49L to ₹19.99L	₹10.49L to ₹19.49L
Variants	7	14
Body type	Subcompact SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	5	5
Fuels	Electric	Petrol, Hybrid
Cheapest automatic	₹13.49L	₹14.49L
Boot	465 litres	518 litres
Length	3,995 mm	4,346 mm
Width	1,805 mm	1,804 mm
Wheelbase	2,550 mm	2,657 mm
Ground clearance	-	212 mm
Warranty	-	3 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Our pickRenault Duster Emotion E-Tech

Same money, and it brings headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector) and dual-zone climate control. Here is everything that fed that call.

Same moneyThe case for itheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)also getsdual-zone climate controlpowered driver seat (6-way against 4-way)

Running costsThe Syros EV is electric, so it will be the cheaper of the two to run
Extra featuresDuster Emotion E-Techauto headlampsheight-adjustable driver seat
Trade-offDuster Emotion E-Techall-wheel disc brakesHarman Kardon premium sound systemtri-screen cabin layout

The full story

Same money either way, so take the Duster Emotion E-Tech: headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector). The useful extras on top: dual-zone climate control and powered driver seat (6-way against 4-way).

The Syros EV is electric, so it will be the cheaper of the two to run
Also on the Duster Emotion E-Tech: auto headlamps and height-adjustable driver seat, and some minor trim beyond that
Going to the Duster Emotion E-Tech, you give up all-wheel disc brakes, Harman Kardon premium sound system and tri-screen cabin layout, which the Syros EV HTX+ keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Syros EV to buy →Which Duster to buy →

Syros EV vs Duster: the questions people ask

Is the Kia Syros EV or the Renault Duster cheaper?: The Renault Duster, by ₹3.00L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹13.49L ex-showroom for the Syros EV. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Kia Syros EV vs Renault Duster: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹19.49L it is the Syros EV HTX+ against the Duster Emotion E-Tech. Same money either way, so take the Duster Emotion E-Tech: headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector). The useful extras on top: dual-zone climate control and powered driver seat (6-way against 4-way).
Which is more practical, the Kia Syros EV or the Renault Duster?: On the figures the makers publish, the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 465. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Kia Syros EV or the Renault Duster?: The Syros EV: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.49L against ₹14.49L for the Duster, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

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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.