Is the Renault Duster or the Tata Safari cheaper?

The Renault Duster, by ₹2.91L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹13.40L ex-showroom for the Safari. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Renault Duster or the Tata Safari?

On the figures the makers publish, the Safari seats 7 against the Duster's 5 and the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 420. 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 Renault Duster or the Tata Safari?

The Duster: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹18.35L for the Safari, 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.

Renault Duster vs Tata Safari: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Renault Duster starts at ₹10.49L against the Tata Safari's ₹13.40L ex-showroom, so it is ₹2.91L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹19.49L, where the Duster tops out. Past that only the Safari has anything left to sell you, up to ₹26.91L.

Only one of them takes the whole party: the Safari seats 7, the Duster 5.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Duster comes in petrol and hybrid, the Safari in petrol and diesel.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹19.49L to both showrooms and you come out with the Duster Emotion E-Tech at ₹19.49L or the Safari Pure X at ₹19.45L.

Renault Duster

Emotion E-Tech Hybrid AT

₹19.49L

ex-showroom Delhi

Tata Safari

Pure X Diesel AT

₹19.45L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹4,000 of the budget left over

Our take

Your callWhat ₹4,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

also getsconnected car techdual-zone climate control

Choose the Tata Safari Pure X if: You would rather keep the ₹4,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withall-wheel disc brakes10.25" touchscreenthird-row AC vents
Choose the Renault Duster Emotion E-Tech if: You carry things, and this one swallows more at 518 litresOnly one here withpanoramic sunroofventilated front seatsconnected car tech

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Duster vs Safari, on paper

Spec	Renault Duster	Tata Safari
Price (ex-showroom)	₹10.49L to ₹19.49L	₹13.40L to ₹26.91L
Variants	14	72
Body type	Midsize SUV	Three-row SUV
Seats	5	7
Fuels	Petrol, Hybrid	Petrol, Diesel
Cheapest automatic	₹14.49L	₹18.35L
Boot	518 litres	420 litres
Length	4,346 mm	4,668 mm
Width	1,804 mm	1,922 mm
Wheelbase	2,657 mm	2,741 mm
Ground clearance	212 mm	205 mm
Fuel tank	-	50 litres
Warranty	3 years or 1,00,000 km	-

The working behind our take

Your callWhat ₹4,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

Here is everything that fed that read.

+₹4,000The case for itpanoramic sunroofventilated front seatsalso getsconnected car techdual-zone climate control

SeatsOnly the Tata Safari seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
Extra featuresDuster Emotion E-Tech6-way powered driver seatdriver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital)auto headlamps
Trade-offDuster Emotion E-Techall-wheel disc brakestouchscreen (10.25" against 10.1")third-row AC vents

The full story

Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Duster Emotion E-Tech asks ₹4,000 more for panoramic sunroof and ventilated front seats, but the Tata Safari Pure X costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 350 Nm against the hybrid's 172 Nm. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and dual-zone climate control.

Only the Tata Safari seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
Also on the Duster Emotion E-Tech: 6-way powered driver seat, driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital) and auto headlamps, and some minor trim beyond that
Going to the Duster Emotion E-Tech, you give up all-wheel disc brakes, touchscreen (10.25" against 10.1") and third-row AC vents, which the Safari Pure X keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Duster to buy →Which Safari to buy →

Duster vs Safari: the questions people ask

Is the Renault Duster or the Tata Safari cheaper?: The Renault Duster, by ₹2.91L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹13.40L ex-showroom for the Safari. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Renault Duster vs Tata Safari: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹19.49L it is the Duster Emotion E-Tech against the Safari Pure X. Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Duster Emotion E-Tech asks ₹4,000 more for panoramic sunroof and ventilated front seats, but the Tata Safari Pure X costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 350 Nm against the hybrid's 172 Nm. The useful extras on top: connected car tech and dual-zone climate control.
Which is more practical, the Renault Duster or the Tata Safari?: On the figures the makers publish, the Safari seats 7 against the Duster's 5 and the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 420. 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 Renault Duster or the Tata Safari?: The Duster: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹18.35L for the Safari, 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.