Tata Altroz Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

15 February 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Tata Altroz petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Altroz 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 Altroz will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Tata Altroz Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

TATA ALTROZ PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (FEBRUARY 2023)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Diesel Prices
XE Plus Manual	Rs. 6,64,900	Rs. 1,35,000	Rs. 7,99,900
XM Plus Manual	Rs. 7,39,900	Rs. 1,30,000	Rs. 8,69,900
XT Manual	Rs. 7,89,900	Rs. 1,30,000	Rs. 9,19,900
XZ Manual	Rs. 8,39,900	Rs. 1,30,000	Rs. 9,69,900
XZ Plus Manual	Rs. 8,89,900	Rs. 1,30,000	Rs. 10,19,900

For the Tata Altroz diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.3 lakh and Rs. 1.35 lakh more than the petrol.

Tata Altroz Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - February 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.

TATA ALTROZ COST PER KM (FEBRUARY 2023)
	Petrol	Difference	Diesel
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.72	Rs. 7.06	Rs. 89.66
Manual Mileage	18.53kmpl	4.5km	23.03kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.22	Rs. 1.33	Rs. 3.89

At the current fuel prices, the Tata Altroz petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.33 more than the Tata Altroz diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Tata Altroz Diesel

TATA ALTROZ PETROL VS DIESEL KM TO RECOVER (FEBRUARY 2023)
Variants	KM to Recover
XE Plus Manual	1,01,775km
XM Plus Manual	98,005km
XT Manual	98,005km
XZ Manual	98,005km
XZ Plus Manual	98,005km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 98,005 to 1.02 lakh km with the Tata Altroz diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Altroz petrol.

Should You Buy Tata Altroz Petrol Or Diesel?

Compared to the Altroz normal petrol, the turbo diesel models cost Rs. 1.30 lakh to Rs. 1.35 lakh more. You can recover this higher amount in about 98,000km to 1 lakh 2 thousand kilometres. So, you should buy the Altroz diesel instead of the Altroz 1.2L normal petrol model if you can drive the car for at least 1 lakh kilometres during the 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.