Mahindra XUV300 Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

01 November 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Mahindra XUV300 petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the XUV300 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 XUV300 will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Mahindra XUV300 Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Mahindra XUV300 petrol and diesel to see what extra cost you’re paying for the XUV300 diesel over the XUV300 petrol.

MAHINDRA XUV300 PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (NOVEMBER 2023)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Diesel Prices
W6 Manual	Rs. 9,99,996	Rs. 1,00,504	Rs. 11,00,500
W8 Manual	Rs. 11,50,501	Rs. 1,49,999	Rs. 13,00,500
W8 Dual Tone Manual	Rs. 11,65,501	Rs. 1,50,000	Rs. 13,15,501
W8 (O) Manual	Rs. 12,60,502	Rs. 1,31,998	Rs. 13,92,500
W8 (O) Dual Tone Manual	Rs. 12,75,502	Rs. 1,31,999	Rs. 14,07,501
W6 Automatic	Rs. 10,70,501	Rs. 1,59,999	Rs. 12,30,500
W8 (O) Automatic	Rs. 13,30,501	Rs. 1,30,000	Rs. 14,60,501
W8 (O) Dual Tone Automatic	Rs. 13,45,501	Rs. 1,28,999	Rs. 14,74,500

For the Mahindra XUV300 diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.01 lakh and Rs. 1.5 lakh more than the petrol.

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the XUV300 diesel is Rs. 1.29 lakh to Rs. 1.6 lakh higher than the petrol.

Mahindra XUV300 Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - November 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.

MAHINDRA XUV300 COST PER KM (NOVEMBER 2023)
	Petrol	Difference	Diesel
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 7.10	Rs. 89.66
Manual Mileage	16.82kmpl	3.18km	20.00kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.75	Rs. 1.27	Rs. 4.48
Automatic Mileage	17.00kmpl	2.70km	19.70kmpl
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.69	Rs. 1.14	Rs. 4.55

At the current fuel prices, the Mahindra XUV300 petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.27 more than the Mahindra XUV300 diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

With the automatic, the Mahindra XUV300 diesel will save you Rs. 1.14 compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Mahindra XUV300 Diesel

MAHINDRA XUV300 PETROL VS DIESEL KM TO RECOVER (NOVEMBER 2023)
Variants	KM to Recover
W6 Manual	79,157km
W8 Manual	1,18,140km
W8 Dual Tone Manual	1,18,140km
W8 (O) Manual	1,03,962km
W8 (O) Dual Tone Manual	1,03,963km
W6 Automatic	1,40,289km
W8 (O) Automatic	1,13,986km
W8 (O) Dual Tone Automatic	1,13,108km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 79,157 to 1.18 lakh km with the Mahindra XUV300 diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the XUV300 petrol.

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 1.13 lakh to 1.4 lakh km with the XUV300 diesel to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the XUV300 petrol.

Should You Buy a Mahindra XUV300 Petrol Or Diesel?

Considering the significantly higher torque output of the XUV300 diesel, we’d say that you can buy the XUV300 diesel even if you intend to cover 40,000 - 50,000km during the ownership. If you find the petrol performance adequate for your use and don’t need the higher performance all that much, then you should consider upgrading to the diesel engine only if you plan to drive the car for more than 70,000km.

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3 Comments

D Dheeraj says:

October 12 2022 15:14:49

But you have not considered service costs
S Srikanth says:

November 21 2022 13:25:11

Hi, The mileage figures that you have considered are not realistic, in reality the mileage figures are much lower when it comes to city driving. So you please clarify if you have considered highway driving or city driving conditions?
S S k Reddy says:

May 14 2023 06:14:39

XUV 3oo diesel engine or petrol price