MG Hector Diesel Variants Explained Which One To Buy

What Are The Pros And Cons Of MG Hector Diesel?

The pros or advantages of Hector diesel are:

• A long list of luxurious features like powered and ventilated front seats, powered tailgate, etc.
• Very well priced Shine variant and reasonably loaded base variant too
• Large 587-litre boot space

The MG Hector diesel has the following shortcomings or problems:

• Auto AC is reserved for the top variant
• No automatic transmission with the diesel engine
• Diesel engine specs, while acceptable for the price and segment, pale in comparison to the XUV700’s power and torque numbers

What Is The Price Of MG Hector Diesel?

The MG Hector diesel is available in 4 variants - Style, Shine, Smart and Sharp. The prices range from Rs. 14.99 lakh to Rs. 19.21 lakh. Compared to the petrol manual, the diesel manual is between Rs. 81,000 and Rs. 1.51 lakh more expensive.

MG Hector Style Diesel - Base Model Features & Review

The base model of the MG Hector diesel costs Rs. 14.99 lakh. The Style variant has a decent functional and entertainment kit like front and rear armrests, cooled glovebox, all power windows, split rear seats, power mirrors, music system.

Even on the safety and style side, the Hector’s base, Style, variant is fairly well loaded with features like 17-inch wheels with wheel covers, traction control, rear defogger, rear washer wiper, LED DRLs, rear disc brakes and projector headlamps. However, we will still recommend you to skip this variant and consider the Shine variant.

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MG Hector Style vs Shine Variant - Price And Features Comparison

The price difference between the Hector Style and Shine diesel variants is Rs. 1.51 lakh and the Shine diesel manual costs Rs. 16.5 lakh (ex-showroom). 

For this additional Rs. 1.51 lakh, you get large touchscreen infotainment, steering-mounted control, cruise control, LED headlamps, 17-inch alloy wheels, and a sunroof. The Shine trim adds a lot of functional, style and functionality to the list for the asking price. So, we strongly suggest you buy the Shine variant if you can stretch your budget a bit. We wish this variant also had auto AC.

MG Hector Diesel Shine vs Smart Variant

The price difference between the Hector diesel Shine and Smart variant is Rs. 1.3 lakh and it costs Rs. 17.80 lakh (ex-showroom). For the additional Rs. 1.3 lakh, this variant adds front parking sensors, wireless phone charger, power-adjustable driver seat, swiping turn indicators, LED tail lights, side airbags, power-folding mirrors, auto-dimming IRVM, Infinity sound system with woofer and larger 18-inch machined alloy wheels. However, it misses out on the sunroof, which is available in the Shine trim.

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Considering the features it adds (and takes away), the Smart diesel manual doesn’t justify the upgrade over the Shine variant. The Smart variant doesn’t manage to beat the Shine in terms of value for money. Moreover, even the Smart variant doesn’t offer auto AC, which is a big miss as cars costing half of this also have this feature.

MG Hector Diesel Smart vs Sharp Variant

The price difference between the Hector Smart diesel and Sharp diesel variants is Rs. 1.41 lakh. The Hector Sharp diesel variant costs Rs. 19.2 lakh (ex-showroom).

The top model of the MG Hector, the Sharp variant, adds some nifty good-to-have features like a powered tailgate, auto headlamps, auto wipers, auto AC, ventilated front seats, power-adjustable front passenger seat, multi-colour ambient lighting, panoramic sunroof, 360-degree camera and colour screen instrument cluster.

For these luxurious features, you can consider buying the Sharp variant. On the value front also, this variant is completely justifiable.

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Which Variant Of The MG Hector Diesel Should You Buy?

The base model of the Hector diesel offers a decent number of features but we strongly suggest you stretch your budget for the Shine variant. It’s our top pick as it provides the best value for money. The Smart variant is not worth upgrading as we found it to be a little bit expensive over the lower variants. However, you can consider the top-spec Sharp variant if you want some luxurious features like a powered tailgate, power-adjustable and ventilate front seats, panoramic sunroof, etc.

What Are The Engine Specifications Of The MG Hector Diesel?

The Hector’s diesel engine makes the same power and torque as the Harrier. It’s specs are also better than the XUV700’s base diesel engine, but it can’t match the XUV700’s more powerful engine 185PS version, which has 15PS more power and 100Nm better torque than the Hector diesel. Moreover, MG Hector diesel is the only SUV in this segment that doesn’t have an automatic transmission option.

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What Are The Dimensions Of The MG Hector?

In terms of dimensions, the XUV700 has the upper hand as it’s the longest SUV in this segment. It’ll naturally have a stronger road presence than the Tata Harrier and MG Hector because of its size.

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What Are The Colour Options Of The MG Hector?

The Hector is available in the following 7 colour options:

• Silver
• White
• Black
• Grey
• Red
• Purple
• Blue

Note: Here is a quick look at our length-based segmentation of cars to give you an idea of how we are classifying cars based on their size.