MG Hector Plus Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

If you’re wondering whether you should buy the MG Hector Plus 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 Plus 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 Plus 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 Plus

MG Hector Plus Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

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

Variants

Petrol Prices

Difference

Diesel Prices

Style 7S Manual

Rs. 14,65,800

Rs. 1,49,000

Rs. 16,14,800

Super 7S Manual

Rs. 16,15,800

Rs. 1,04,000

Rs. 17,19,800

Sharp 6S Manual

Rs. 19,24,800

Rs. 1,50,000

Rs. 20,74,800

For the MG Hector Plus diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.04 lakh and Rs. 1.5 lakh more than the petrol variants.

MG Hector Plus Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - August 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 PLUS
COST PER KM (AUGUST 2022)

 

Petrol

Difference

Diesel

Fuel Price Delhi

Rs. 96.76

Rs. 7.1

Rs. 89.66

Manual Mileage

14.03kmpl

2.53kmpl

16.56kmpl

Manual Cost Per KM

Rs. 6.9

Rs. 1.48

Rs. 5.41

At the current fuel prices, the MG Hector Plus petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.48 more than the MG Hector Plus diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

Kilometres To Breakeven With MG Hector Plus Diesel

MG HECTOR PLUS PETROL VS DIESEL
KM TO RECOVER (AUGUST 2022)

Variants

KM to Recover

Style 7S Manual

1,00,513km

Super 7S Manual

70,157km

Sharp 6S Manual

1,01,187km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 70,157km to 1.01 lakh km with the MG Hector Plus diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Hector Plus petrol.

Should You Buy MG Hector Plus Petrol Or Diesel?

The price difference between the petrol and diesel variants isn’t consistent for the MG Hector Plus. The Super diesel is only Rs. 1.04 lakh more expensive while the Sharp diesel’s price is Rs. 1.50 lakh higher than petrol. 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 70,000km to recover the higher upfront costs. However, the Sharp variant buyers will have to drive it for one 1 lakh kilometres to break even. So, we will not recommend Sharp buyers to upgrade to the diesel engine unless you see yourself covering more than 1 lakh kilometres during your period of ownership.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how much 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.

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