MG Hector Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

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

MG Hector

MG Hector Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

MG HECTOR PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES
EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (SEPTEMBER 2022)

Variants

Petrol Prices

Difference

Diesel Prices

Style Manual

Rs. 14,42,800

Rs. 1,53,200

Rs. 15,96,000

Shine Manual

Rs. 15,47,800

Rs. 2,00,000

Rs. 17,47,800

For the MG Hector diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.53 lakh and Rs. 2 lakh more than the petrol.

MG Hector Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - September 2022

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.

MG HECTOR
COST PER KM (SEPTEMBER 2022)

 

Petrol

Difference

Diesel

Fuel Price Delhi

Rs. 96.76

Rs. 7.10

Rs. 89.66

Manual Mileage

13.30kmpl

2.87kmpl

16.17kmpl

Manual Cost Per KM

Rs. 7.28

Rs. 1.73

Rs. 5.54

At the current fuel prices, the MG Hector petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.73 more than the MG Hector diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

Kilometres To Breakeven With MG Hector Diesel

MG HECTOR PETROL VS DIESEL
KM TO RECOVER (SEPTEMBER 2022)

Variants

KM to Recover

Style Manual

88,537km

Shine Manual

1,15,583km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 88,537km to 1.16 lakh kilometres with the MG Hector diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Hector petrol.

Should You Buy MG Hector Petrol Or Diesel?

The price difference between the petrol and diesel manual variants isn’t consistent for the MG Hector. The Super diesel is Rs. 1.53 lakh more expensive while the Shine diesel’s price is Rs. 2 lakh higher than the corresponding petrol variants. So, for Super variant buyers, the decision to jump to the diesel engine is straightforward as they will only need to drive the car for about 89,000km to recover the higher upfront costs. However, the Shine variant buyers will have to drive it for one 1.16 lakh kilometres to break even. So, we will not recommend Shine buyers to upgrade to the diesel engine unless you see yourself covering more than 1.16 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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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.

1 Comments

  1. n neeraj says:
    December 20 2022 19:15:38

    Nice calculation

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