Hyundai Elantra Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

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

Hyundai Elantra

Hyundai Elantra Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

HYUNDAI ELANTRA PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES

EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (FEBRUARY 2022)

Variants

Petrol Prices

Difference

Diesel Prices

SX Manual

Rs. 17,86,100

Rs. 1,02,000

Rs. 18,88,100

SX (O) Automatic

Rs. 20,11,100

Rs. 1,02,000

Rs. 21,13,100

For the Elantra diesel, you’re paying Rs. 1.02 lakh more than Elantra petrol.

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Hyundai Elantra Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - February 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.

HYUNDAI ELANTRA

COST PER KM (FEBRUARY 2022)

 

Petrol

Difference

Diesel

Fuel Price Delhi

Rs. 95.45

Rs. 8.74

Rs. 86.71

Manual Mileage

14.6kmpl

8.1kmpl

22.7kmpl

Manual Cost Per KM

Rs. 6.54

Rs. 2.72

Rs. 3.82

Automatic Mileage

14.4kmpl

3.8kmpl

18.2kmpl

Automatic Cost Per KM

Rs. 6.63

Rs. 1.86

Rs. 4.76

At the current fuel prices, the Hyundai Elantra petrol manual will cost you Rs. 2.72 more than the Hyundai Elantra diesel manual for every kilometre you drive. With the automatic, the Hyundai Elantra diesel will save you Rs. 1.86 per kilometre compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Hyundai Elantra Diesel

HYUNDAI ELANTRA PETROL VS DIESEL

KM TO RECOVER (FEBRUARY 2022)

Variants

KM to Recover

SX Manual

37,530km

SX (O) Automatic

54,716km

You’ll have to cover 37,530 km with the Hyundai Elantra diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Elantra petrol. With the automatic, you’ll have to drive at least  km to justify buying the Elantra diesel over the petrol automatic.

Should You Buy Hyundai Elantra Petrol Or Diesel?

With the Elantra diesel manual, you can recover the upfront cost of the diesel engine in about 40,000km. This is down to the reasonable premium for the diesel engine and its significantly higher mileage figure. So, the Hyundai Elantra diesel is worth buying if you plan to cover 50,000km.

The Elantra diesel-automatic takes a big hit compared to the manual because of the fluid coupling of the torque converter automatic transmission. So, you’ll need to cover about 55,000km to break even despite the same price gap as the Elantra manual. So, we’ll suggest you to consider the Elantra diesel-automatic over the petrol-automatic if you plan to cover 75,000km or more to make it financially feasible.

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.

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