MG Astor Base Variant Gains Features — See What’s New | V3Cars

15 June 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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MG Astor recently underwent a feature reshuffle and price revision. MG Motor India added more features to the base variant of the Astor while the rest of the variants remained unchanged. During the process, MG Motor India also hiked the Astor’s base variant’s prices by Rs. 30,000.

The base style variant is the most value for money variant in the Astor lineup. MG Motor India further improved its appeal with the addition of an air purifier. This is not a dedicated air purifier in the car but a PM 2.5 filter added along with the AC filter, which works just as well without making its presence felt. MG also added the wheel arch and side cladding along with wheel covers. However, MG removed 2 USB charging ports, as the Astor now gets only 3 USB points instead of 5.

Despite the price increase, the Astor Style variant remains our top recommendation for most Astor buyers looking for a budget-friendly and value-for-money C-segment SUV. Apart from the base variant, MG Motor India didn’t make any changes to the remaining variants of the Astor.

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Take a look at the updated prices of the 2022 MG Astor range:

MG ASTOR 1.5L PETROL \| PRICES EX-SHOWROOM \| JUN 2022
VARIANT	1.5L Manual	Difference	1.5L Auto	Difference	1.4L Turbo Auto
Style	Rs. 10,28,000	-	-	-	-
Super	Rs. 11,95,800	Rs. 1,42,200	Rs. 13,38,000	-	-
Smart	Rs. 13,58,000	Rs. 1,20,000	Rs. 14,78,000	Rs. 1,70,000	Rs. 16,48,000
Sharp	Rs. 14,58,000	Rs. 1,00,000	Rs. 15,58,000	Rs. 1,81,800	Rs. 17,39,800
Sharp (O)	-	-	Rs. 16,49,800	Rs. 1,63,000	Rs. 18,12,800

The Astor’s Style variant only gets a 1.5L, 4-cylinder, normal petrol engine. It makes 110PS of power at 6000rpm and 144Nm of torque at 4400rpm. It comes with a 5-speed manual transmission whereas higher variants also offer an option of a CVT automatic transmission. The top 3 variants also have the option of a turbo petrol engine with 6-speed torque converter automatic.

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Take a look at the engine specs of the Astor 1.5L against its rivals:

MG ASTOR 1.5L BASE PETROL ENGINE SPEC COMPARISON
	Astor	Kushaq	Taigun	Creta	Seltos	S-Cross
Displacement	1.5L	1.0L Turbo	1.0L Turbo	1.5L	1.5L	1.5L Hybrid
Cylinder	4	3	3	4	4	4
Capacity	1498cc	999cc	999cc	1497 cc	1497 cc	1462cc
Maximum Power	110PS @ 6000rpm	115 @ 5000rpm	115PS @ 5000rpm	115PS @ 6300rpm	115PS @ 6300rpm	105PS @ 6000rpm
Peak Torque	144Nm @ 4400rpm	178Nm @ 1750 - 4500rpm	178Nm @ 1750 - 4500rpm	144Nm @ 4500rpm	144Nm @ 4500rpm	138Nm @ 4400rpm
Manual	5MT	6MT	6MT	6MT	6MT / 6ACMT	5MT
Manual FE	NA	17.88kmpl	18.10kmpl	16.8kmpl	16.5kmpl	18.55kmpl
Automatic	CVT	6TC	6TC	CVT	CVT	4TC
Auto FE	NA	15.78kmpl	16.44kmpl	16.9kmpl	16.8kmpl	18.43kmpl

Also Read: MG Astor Price Increased By Up To Rs. 46,000 — Latest June 2022 Price List Inside

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.