Kia Carens Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Kia Carens petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Carens 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 Carens will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Kia Carens

Kia Carens Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

KIA CARENS PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES

EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (NOVEMBER 2023)

Variants

Petrol Prices

Difference

Diesel Prices

Premium 7S Manual

Rs. 10,44,900

Rs. 2,20,000

Rs. 12,64,900

Prestige 7S Manual

Rs. 11,74,900

Rs. 2,20,000

Rs. 13,94,900

For the Carens diesel manual, you’re paying Rs. 2.2 lakh more than the Carens normal petrol.

Kia Carens Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - November 2023

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.

KIA CARENS

COST PER KM (NOVEMBER 2023)

 

Petrol

Difference

Diesel

Fuel Price Delhi

Rs. 96.76

Rs. 7.1

Rs. 89.66

Manual Mileage

15.7kmpl

5.6km

21.3kmpl

Manual Cost Per KM

Rs. 6.16

Rs. 1.95

Rs. 4.21

At the current fuel prices, the Kia Carens petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.95 more than the Kia Carens diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Kia Carens Diesel

KIA CARENS PETROL VS DIESEL

KM TO RECOVER (NOVEMBER 2023)

Variants

KM to Recover

Premium 7S Manual

1,12,609km

Prestige 7S Manual

1,12,609km

You’ll have to cover 1.13 lakh km with the Kia Carens diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Carens petrol.

Should You Buy Kia Carens Petrol Or Diesel?

Between the 1.5L normal petrol and the turbo diesel, the choice isn’t as straightforward as the km-to-breakeven figure might suggest. It looks like the diesel engine is too expensive and requires over 1 lakh kilometres of driving to recover the higher upfront costs. However, the Carens diesel offers a far better torque output, which will certainly help when hauling a full load of 7 occupants.

Considering the better performance of the diesel engine, we believe that you can buy the Carens diesel even if you intend to drive the car for more than 60,000km. While the cost breakeven will only happen at over 1,00,000km, the performance advantage will pay itself off on a daily basis.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prathu Sharma

Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because, why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.

13 Comments

  1. A Akshay Indulkar says:
    February 19 2022 19:25:35

    Hi, Do you think Carens 1.5 Petrol engine, Prestige model would be enough with 6 passenger ? For 300km once a while travel.(2 / yr). This drive would be not be more frequent And if you could suggest converting to CNG later stages, will still be performing good. Will it have any NCAP rating ?

  2. B Bhole says:
    February 21 2022 10:27:50

    I have decided to buy prestige plus. I am confused between 1.4 turbo petrol and the diesel engine. Ex-showroom price is same. There is an on-road price difference of 28-30 thousand only. Can you please guide? I am planning to keep the vehicle for 10+ years. Average running of my previous car is about 400km/month. Occasionally need to carry 5-6 passengers. Please guide

  3. D Durga Padhy says:
    February 22 2022 07:30:31

    Hi, I also have the same confusion between prestige plus petrol vs diesel. My running will be around 1000 km p.m. Apart from the high annual maintenance cost in diesel, is there any other cost in diesel car over 10 years?

  4. G Ganikhan says:
    February 24 2022 16:44:33

    Post

  5. G Gajanan says:
    March 03 2022 09:27:15

    I have decided to buy prestige plus. I am confused between 1.4 turbo petrol and the diesel engine. Ex-showroom price is same. There is an on-road price difference of 28-30 thousand only. Can you please guide? I am planning to keep the vehicle for 10+ years. Average running of my previous car is about 400km/month. Occasionally need to carry 5-6 passengers. Please guide

  6. v vinayak Kulkarni says:
    March 08 2022 08:32:24

    I have booked kia carens 1.5 prestige petrol model....can I installed CNG kit after purchase the car??

  7. S Sekar says:
    April 16 2022 08:41:10

    Guide me can I buy dct petrol usage of car will be 5000 km per year I will keep the car more than 10 years

  8. G Gurdeep Singh says:
    April 23 2022 17:19:35

    which one is better whether petrol 1.4 turbo vs diesel my running is 600 km per mth i need to have long time iwnt low mantainance & total expenditure on fuel.

  9. G Gurdeep Singh says:
    April 23 2022 17:20:24

    pl...... guide me

  10. P Puneet says:
    April 26 2022 09:36:16

    I have decided to buy prestige plus. I am confused between 1.4 turbo petrol and the diesel engine. Ex-showroom price is same. There is an on-road price difference of 28-30 thousand only. Can you please guide? I am planning to keep the vehicle for 10+ years. Average running of my previous car is about 400km/month. Occasionally need to carry 5-6 passengers. Please guide

  11. M Manish says:
    May 02 2022 12:11:46

    One should post a comparison of turbo petrol prestige plus and diesel. That will be a true comparison.

  12. S Stiju says:
    November 05 2023 17:20:20

    Comparing base variant 1.5P NA vs Diesel dont make much sense. 1.5 P NA comes with not much features, not much power on a heavy vechile. if petrol is choice i will go with ertiga than carens.

  13. P Pravin says:
    June 02 2024 19:34:35

    I am very confused to buy disel or petrol kia carens, My running is 1500 Km per month but its not confirmed daily somtimes vehicle is in parking area only and sometimes continously running more than 1000 km Please suggest me I booked the vehicle first in petrol then disel but till not deciddd yet And disel vehicle discontinued after 2027 then whats happened?? Please reply fast

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