2021 Tata Nexon Petrol Variants Explained - Which One To Buy

What Are The Prices Of 2021 Tata Nexon Petrol?

The 2021 Tata Nexon petrol’s manual version has a starting price of Rs 7.10 lakh and goes upto Rs 10.70 lakh. The petrol automatic variants’ price ranges from Rs 8.60 lakh to Rs 11.30 lakh. In 2021, the base variant of the Nexon has received a price increase of Rs 10,000, while all the other variants’ prices have hiked up by Rs 15,000. 

You can check the price details of the 2021 Tata Nexon petrol manual and automatic variants in the table below:

What Are The Engine Specifications of 2021 Tata Nexon Petrol? 

The Nexon comes with a 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine that generates 120PS of maximum power and 170Nm of peak torque. In its own segment, the Nexon is amongst the best of all the turbo-petrol cars in terms of power and torque output, although the Venue’s power:weight ratio and the Magnite’s torque:weight ratio are the best in the segment. 

The Nexon gets equipped with a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed AMT option. Its fuel efficiency is only better than the XUV300 in the lot. 

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The Nexon lets you alter the characteristics of its petrol engine by using its 3 drive modes, namely - ECO, City and Sport. Among these driving modes, the Eco mode is tuned to offer the maximum fuel efficiency, while the Sports mode is tuned to offer the best performance.

The Tata Nexon’s turbo-petrol engine specs details and its comparison with rivals are given in the table below: 

Compared to naturally aspirated cars, which are all available with a 5-speed manual transmission only, the Nexon’s power:weight and torque:weight ratios are better. Its claimed fuel efficiency is comparable with such cars.

The following tables offers the Tata Nexon’s turbo-petrol engine specs and comparison with rivals that are equipped with naturally aspirated engines and 5-speed transmission:

What Are The Dimensions of 2021 Tata Nexon?

The Nexon is a B2 segment compact SUV, so its overall length is almost 4m. The Nexon is the second widest car in its own segment after the XUV300, and height-wise it is comparable with the WR-V and Venue. Its wheelbase is comparable with the Brezza, Sonet and Venue, but lesser than the XUV300, WR-V and EcoSport. The Nexon comes only with 16-inch wheels for all variants, and it offers the segment-best ground clearance of 209mm.

The following table offers you a look at the Tata Nexon’s dimension details and comparison with its rivals:

Tata Nexon Petrol Variant-wise Features

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XE Petrol Variant? 

The Nexon XE base variant is now tagged at Rs 7.10 lakh. It still comes with the 5-star NCAP safety rating and offers all the standard safety features. It also comes with features such as projector headlamps, electronic stability control, traction control, hill start assist and ISOFIX.

The XE base variant’s key functional features include - multi drive modes, front power windows and tilt steering. Nexon offers body coloured bumpers right from the base variant, but its ORVMs and door handles are black coloured. The Nexon also offers LED DRLs, flat-bottom steering and digital instrument cluster in all the variants. 

You can take a look at all the features that the Tata Nexon XE base variant offers:

The Nexon XE base variant lacks some basic must-have features such as - central locking, wheel covers, audio system w/ steering-mounted controls, rear power windows, body-coloured door handles, day/night IRVM, adjustable rear headrests and electrically-adjustable ORVMs. 

While you can retrofit some of these features, that is not the most suitable option for all buyers. Hence, we won’t recommend the XE variant.

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XM Petrol Variant?

The Nexon XM variant is almost Rs 90,000 more expensive than the XE base variant. 

For this additional price, the XM offers some extra features such as: Harman audio system w/ 4 speakers & USB input, rear power windows, electrically adjustable & foldable ORVMs, wheel covers and roof rails. 

You can see all the additional features of the Tata Nexon XM variant over the XE variant in the table below:

As per our internal data, the XM variants’ incremental cost of Rs 90,000 for its additional features is quite expensive. Thus, value-wise this variant is not a good option. 

According to us, this variant’s key missing features include - day/night IRVM, adjustable rear headrests, steering-mounted audio controls aur height adjustable driver seat. 

The XM variant is also available with an AMT type automatic transmission option, for which you’ll need to spend Rs 60,000 more. So, in terms of both value and features, we think that the XM variant is a compromise, and we suggest that you might as well avoid it. 

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XM(S) Petrol Variant?

The Nexon XM(S) variant has a price jump of Rs 52,000 over the XM, and this is true in both manual and AMT version’s case. 

In this variant there are 4 added features, namely - steering-mounted audio controls, auto headlamps, rain sensing wipers and sunroof.

The additional features of the Tata Nexon XM(S) variant are listed in the table below:

The missing features in this variant include day/night IRVM, adjustable rear headrests, height adjustable driver seat and rear defogger. Although there are some missing features in this variant, it adds some high-value features in relatively less incremental cost. Thus, according to us the XM(S) variant delivers value that is equivalent to an aggressively priced base variant. While we understand that the budget buyers won’t wish to spend to get features such as sunroof or auto headlamps, we can’t ignore the fact that these features will improve your overall ownership experience.

So, if you wish to buy only an affordable and value for money variant of the Nexon, and can compromise on some basic useful features, then XM(S) is the variant to buy. In case of the AMT version, we suggest that you should definitely choose the XM(S) variant over the XM variant. 

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XZ Petrol Variant?

The Nexon XZ comes for an incremental cost of Rs 48,000 over the XM(S) variant.

This variant sports an upmarket look and feel with a handful of features such as fog lamps, piano-black ORVMs, shark-fin antenna, touchscreen infotainment system and interior trim.

The XZ adds some more important features such as day/night IRVM, rear parking camera, cooled glovebox and rear AC vents. 

Here in the following table you can see all the additional features that the Tata Nexon XZ variant offers over the XM(S) variant: 

It is worth noting that the 3 features that the XM(S) variant gets, namely -- sunroof, auto headlamps and rain sensing wipers, are not available on the XZ variant.

According to us, the XZ variant is not a sensible choice over the XM(S) in terms of value. If you wish to get all the basic features in the Nexon along with some upmarket and feel-good features, then we would suggest that you consider some higher variant instead of the XZ. 

The XZ variant does not offer an automatic transmission and is only available with the manual transmission.

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XZ+ Petrol Variant?

The Nexon XZ+ is Rs 80,000 more expensive than the XZ variant. 

The XZ+ variant mostly adds-in a number of feel-good features, among which some noteworthy ones are - rear defogger, keyless entry w/ push-button start/stop, auto AC, height-adjustable driver seat, front & rear armrest, 60:40 split rear seat and alloy wheels.

You can check all the extra features of the Tata Nexon XZ+ variant over the XZ+ variant in the table below: 

For all the additional features of the XZ+, the added premium of Rs 80,000 over the XZ variant is justified. If you are looking to buy the Nexon petrol-manual variant, which offers a good number of modern-day features while not compromising on the value, then we recommend the XZ+ variant for you.

For those who would like to opt for the automatic transmission of the Nexon, over the XM(S) variant there’s a direct jump to the XZ+ variant. There’s a price difference of Rs 1.28 lakh between these 2 variants. In this case, the XZ+ variant’s price exceeds the Rs 10 lakh range, and hence it will also attract more tax than the XM(S) in many states. So, the actual price jump of the XZ+ over the XM(S) would be more than Rs 1.70 lakh. 

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It is also worth noting that while the XZ+ variant misses the features like sunroof, auto headlamps and rain sensing wipers that the XM(S) variant offers, in terms of a proper balance between must-have, good-to-have and feel-good features the XZ+ is actually better than the XM(S) variant.

If you are considering the XZ+ variant for the automatic transmission along with feel-good features, then we suggest that you also look into the XZ+(S) variant as well. This is because by spending some more money, you will be able to get more upmarket and high-value features. 

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XZ+(S) Petrol Variant? 

The Nexon XZ+(S) variant comes at a price increment of Rs 60,000 over the XZ+ variant. It is important to note that with the manual transmission the XZ+(S) variant costs more than the Rs 10 lakh price slab and thus, will attract more road tax in many states of the country. As a result, this variant will actually cost around Rs 1 lakh more than the XZ+ variant.

This variant adds in some more upmarket features such as - sunroof, tyre pressure monitoring system, auto headlamps, rain sensing wipers, cruise control and leather-wrapped steering wheel & gear knob. 

The following table lists all the extra features of the Tata Nexon of the XZ+(S) variant over the XZ+ variant:

This variant justifies its additional asking price of around Rs 1 lakh for these added premium features. So, choosing the XZ+(S) variant over the XZ+ is a value-wise sensible decision.

In case of automatic transmission also, the XZ+(S) variant justifies its incremental value. In fact, in case of the automatic transmission, we strongly recommend that you buy the XZ+(S) instead of XZ+, as the XZ+ variant also costs more than Rs 10 lakh. 

What Are The Features of Tata Nexon XZ+(O) Petrol Variant? 

The Nexon XZ+(O) costs Rs 30,000 more than the XZ+(S) variant.

For this added amount, this variant offers you the facilities of a connected car tech, meaning internet related features. These features include remote start, location tracking and diagnosing issues in the car. 

You can see all the added features of the Tata Nexon XZ+(O) over the XZ(S) variant: 

These smart features are for the specific requirement of some modern buyers, but are not useful for all regular buyers. Hence, it totally depends on your personal choice to go for this variant, and this is true in case of both manual and automatic transmissions.

Tata Nexon Petrol Variants - Which Variant To Buy?

In case of the Tata Nexon petrol-manual version, the base XE variant is aggressively priced, but we won’t recommend buying it, as it lacks some basic features.

If you are looking to buy only an entry-level and affordable variant, then we would recommend the XM(S) variant. The XM variant adds many must-have features, but it compromises on the value. However, if you spend just an additional amount of around Rs 60,000 more, then you get the value for money XM(S) variant that adds some feel-good features as well. Its pricing is rather attractive and its added features will enhance your ownership experience. So, for the buyers who are considering the XM variant, our recommendation is the XM(S) variant instead. 

If you are looking to buy an upmarket variant of the Nexon, then you can choose the XZ+ or the XZ+(S) variant. The XZ+ variant is for those who would not wish to spend extra for features like sunroof or cruise control.

For the buyers who wish to go for the automatic transmission option in a basic variant, the XMA(S) variant is our recommendation, for the same reason as in the case of the manual version. For those who are seeking a more upmarket feel in the Nexon along with an automatic transmission, the XZA+(S) is our best recommendation. 

What Are The Colour Options of Tata Nexon?

The Tata Nexon is available for sale in 6 exterior colour options, namely: Blue, Green, Red, White, Silver and Grey. Among these colours, the base XE variant is available only in White, Grey and Green exterior colour options. From the XZ+ variant onwards, the Nexon is also available in dual-tone exterior colour options, for which you need to spend an additional Rs 20,000.