Hyundai Alcazar Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

Jun 25, 2024, 01:30 PM IST
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Hyundai Alcazar petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Alcazar 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 Alcazar will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Hyundai Alcazar Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

HYUNDAI ALCAZAR PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (JUNE 2024)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Diesel Prices
Prestige 7S Manual	Rs. 16,77,500	Rs. 1,00,700	Rs. 17,78,200
Platinum 7S Manual	Rs. 18,67,700	Rs. 1,01,100	Rs. 19,68,800
Platinum 7S Adventure Manual	Rs. 19,03,600	Rs. 1,01,100	Rs. 20,04,700
Platinum (O) 6S Automatic	Rs. 19,98,600	Rs. 82,700	Rs. 20,81,300
Platinum (O) 7S Automatic	Rs. 19,98,600	Rs. 82,700	Rs. 20,81,300
Signature (O) 6S Automatic	Rs. 20,27,700	Rs. 64,800	Rs. 20,92,500
Signature (O) 7S Automatic	Rs. 20,27,700	Rs. 64,800	Rs. 20,92,500
Signature (O) 6S Dual Tone Automatic	Rs. 20,32,600	Rs. 84,900	Rs. 21,17,500
Signature (O) 7S Adventure Dual Tone Automatic	Rs. 20,63,600	Rs. 64,800	Rs. 21,28,400
Signature (O) 7S Adventure Automatic	Rs. 20,63,600	Rs. 64,800	Rs. 21,28,400

For the Hyundai Alcazar diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.01 lakh and Rs. 1.01 lakh more than the petrol.

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the Alcazar diesel is Rs. 64,800 to Rs. 84,900 higher than the petrol.

Hyundai Alcazar Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - June 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.

HYUNDAI ALCAZAR COST PER KM (JUNE 2024)
	Petrol	Difference	Diesel
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 94.76	Rs. 7.1	Rs. 87.66
Manual Mileage	17.5kmpl	2.9km	20.4kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.41	Rs. 1.12	Rs. 4.3
Automatic Mileage	18kmpl	0.4km	18.4kmpl
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.26	Rs. 0.5	Rs. 4.76

At the current fuel prices, the Hyundai Alcazar petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.12 more than the Hyundai Alcazar diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

With the automatic, the Hyundai Alcazar diesel will save you Rs. 0.5 compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Hyundai Alcazar Diesel

HYUNDAI ALCAZAR PETROL VS DIESEL KM TO RECOVER (JUNE 2024)
Variants	KM to Recover
Prestige 7S Manual	90,088km
Platinum 7S Manual	90,446km
Platinum 7S Adventure Manual	90,446km
Platinum (O) 6S Automatic	1,65,296km
Platinum (O) 7S Automatic	1,65,296km
Signature (O) 6S Automatic	1,29,519km
Signature (O) 7S Automatic	1,29,519km
Signature (O) 6S Dual Tone Automatic	1,69,693km
Signature (O) 7S Adventure Dual Tone Automatic	1,29,519km
Signature (O) 7S Adventure Automatic	1,29,519km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 90,088 to 90,446 km with the Hyundai Alcazar diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Alcazar petrol.

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 1.3 lakh to 1.7 lakh km with the Alcazar diesel to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Alcazar petrol.

Should You Buy Hyundai Alcazar Petrol Or Diesel?

With the Hyundai Alcazar, choosing between the turbo petrol and turbo diesel variants may look simple at first. However, there are many factors to consider if you are in the market for the Hyundai Alcazar. With a kilometre-to-breakeven figure of over 90,000km, we would recommend the Alcazar turbo diesel only if you are considering long-term ownership and plan to drive the 3-row SUV for at least 1 lakh kilometres. If your requirements do not meet either of these conditions, then buy the Alcazar turbo petrol manual. However, it is important to note that the real world mileage of the turbo petrol manual powertrain will largely depend on your driving style as turbo petrol engines are sensitive to your right foot and traffic conditions.

If you are considering the Hyundai Alcazar with an automatic transmission, then we’d recommend the Alcazar turbo diesel automatic despite its greater kilometre-to-break even figure of 1.30 lakh to 1.70 lakh kilometres. DCT type of automatics, like the one found in the Alcazar turbo petrol automatic, are yet to establish themselves as long-term reliable workhorses in Indian climatic and driving conditions. Hence, we’d steer clear of the Alcazar turbo petrol automatic since both the 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine as well as the DCT transmission are relatively new in the market and are yet to prove themselves as reliable workhorses. On the other hand, the Alcazar turbo diesel combined with the TC automatic transmission has been around for years and this combination has proven itself to be reliable in Indian traffic conditions. That said, if you do not plan on owning the Hyundai Alcazar for a long term and want to experience the new turbo petrol-DCT combination, then by all means, go for the Hyundai Alcazar turbo petrol automatic.

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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7 Comments

A Ajay says:

April 21 2022 19:18:08

However, the resale value of Diesel car is much less compared to Petrol car. So if after 5 years of use you get resale value of Petrol Alcazar as Rs 8 lacs you will get only 6lacs for diesel
S Salman Khan says:

May 06 2023 10:45:21

Thank you so much for such a detailed and well written article, i was having trouble deciding between petrol and diesel Alcazar, it will great if you update this article comparing the new 1.5 litre turbo petrol engine vs diesel engine
S Salman Khan says:

May 06 2023 10:45:23

Thank you so much for such a detailed and well written article, i was having trouble deciding between petrol and diesel Alcazar, it will great if you update this article comparing the new 1.5 litre turbo petrol engine vs diesel engine
S Sabari says:

July 27 2023 21:58:00

Given that 2L petrol engine is replaced with 1.5 L turbo petrol, we would like to see a comparison between 1.5L petrol and diesel engines in Alcazar.
P Pramesh says:

December 25 2023 16:11:03

Thanks Parthu, for the nicr article. After months or research i have zeroed on to alcazar as second car for me. However the diesel one goes to 25 lakh on road and I am wondering if its worth it considering the discouragement of government on diesel cars. What are your thoughts ?
P Pramesh says:

December 25 2023 16:11:08

Thanks Parthu, for the nicr article. After months or research i have zeroed on to alcazar as second car for me. However the diesel one goes to 25 lakh on road and I am wondering if its worth it considering the discouragement of government on diesel cars. What are your thoughts ?
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