Tata Altroz Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

11 February 2024
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Tata Altroz petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Altroz and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol and diesel prices, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the car to recover the higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which engine option of the Altroz will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Tata Altroz Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Tata Altroz petrol and diesel to see what extra cost you’re paying for the Altroz diesel over the Altroz petrol.

TATA ALTROZ PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (FEBRUARY 2024)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Diesel Prices
XM Plus Manual	Rs. 7,59,900	Rs. 1,20,000	Rs. 8,79,900
XM Plus (S) Manual	Rs. 8,09,900	Rs. 1,15,000	Rs. 9,24,900
XT Manual	Rs. 8,09,900	Rs. 1,25,000	Rs. 9,34,900
XZ Manual	Rs. 8,59,900	Rs. 1,25,000	Rs. 9,84,900
XZ Plus (S) Manual	Rs. 9,09,900	Rs. 1,29,000	Rs. 10,38,900
XZ Plus (S)Dark Manual	Rs. 9,49,990	Rs. 1,23,910	Rs. 10,73,900

For the Tata Altroz diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.15 lakh and Rs. 1.29 lakh more than the petrol.

Tata Altroz Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - February 2024

Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both the engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and the official mileage figures as a baseline.

TATA ALTROZ COST PER KM (FEBRUARY 2024)
	Petrol	Difference	Diesel
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 7.1	Rs. 89.66
Manual Mileage	19.33kmpl	4.31km	23.64kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.01	Rs. 1.21	Rs. 3.79

At the current fuel prices, the Tata Altroz petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.21 more than the Tata Altroz diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

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Kilometres To Breakeven With Tata Altroz Diesel

TATA ALTROZ PETROL VS DIESEL KM TO RECOVER (FEBRUARY 2024)
Variants	KM to Recover
XM Plus Manual	98,931km
XM Plus (S) Manual	94,809km
XT Manual	1,03,053km
XZ Manual	1,03,053km
XZ Plus (S) Manual	1,06,351km
XZ Plus (S)Dark Manual	1,02,155km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 94,809 to 1.06 lakh km with the Tata Altroz diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Altroz petrol.

Should You Buy Tata Altroz Petrol Or Diesel?

Compared to the Altroz normal petrol, the turbo diesel models cost Rs. 1.15 lakh to Rs. 1.29 lakh more. You can recover this higher amount in about 95,000km to 1.06 lakh km, depending on the variant you buy. So, you should buy the Altroz diesel over the Altroz 1.2L normal petrol model only if you can drive the car for at least 1 lakh kilometres during your period of ownership.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how any petrol, diesel or CNG car will cost to run based on the latest fuel price in your city.

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2 Comments

A Aloke Daga says:

August 12 2023 13:11:03

Good Info. Please add the maintenance & repairing expenses also for better comparison. Hope Petrol versions are economical than Diesel versions in regular maintenance.
A Aloke Daga says:

August 12 2023 13:11:11

Good Info. Please add the maintenance & repairing expenses also for better comparison. Hope Petrol versions are economical than Diesel versions in regular maintenance.