These Are The Top 10 Cars That Got The Biggest First Price Hike This Year
Modified On Jan 25, 2022 01:24 PM By Tarun for Mahindra XUV700
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Two cars in this list have gotten costlier by over a lakh
A new year in the automotive industry starts with manufacturers hiking up the prices of its offerings. These price hikes are usually done due to the increasing input or production costs. However, over the years, the price hikes have soared significantly, now crossing the lakh mark.
So, here are the top 10 cars that saw the biggest price hikes this year:
MG Gloster
| Variant |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Turbo Diesel |
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| Super 7-seater |
Rs 29.98 lakh |
Rs 31 lakh |
Rs 1.02 lakh |
| Smart 6-seater |
Rs 32.78 lakh |
Rs 34 lakh |
Rs 1.22 lakh |
| Twin-Turbo Diesel |
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| Sharp 6-/ 7-seater |
Rs 36.18 lakh |
Rs 37.43 lakh |
Rs 1.25 lakh |
| Savvy 6-/ 7-seater |
Rs 37.68 lakh |
Rs 39 lakh |
Rs 1.32 lakh |
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The Gloster’s base variant gets costlier by Rs 1.02 lakh, which now puts its starting price above the 30 lakh-mark.
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The top-end variant inches closer to the 40 lakh-mark.
Toyota Fortuner
| Variants |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Petrol |
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| 4x2 MT |
Rs 30.73 lakh |
Rs 31.39 lakh |
Rs 66,000 |
| 4x2 AT |
Rs 32.32 lakh |
Rs 32.98 lakh |
Rs 66,000 |
| Diesel |
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| 4x2 MT |
Rs 33.23 lakh |
Rs 33.89 lakh |
Rs 66,000 |
| 4x2 AT |
Rs 35.51 lakh |
Rs 36.17 lakh |
Rs 66,000 |
| 4x4 MT |
Rs 35.89 lakh |
Rs 36.99 lakh |
Rs 1.1 lakh |
| 4x4 AT |
Rs 38.18 lakh |
Rs 39.28 lakh |
Rs 1.1 lakh |
| Legender 4x2 AT |
Rs 38.61 lakh |
Rs 39.71 lakh |
Rs 1.1 lakh |
| Legender 4x4 AT |
Rs 42.33 lakh |
Rs 43.43 lakh |
Rs 1.1 lakh |
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The Fortuner’s 4X2 variants (both petrol and diesel) get costlier by Rs 66,000.
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The Legender and 4X4 variants see a price hike of Rs 1.1 lakh, which makes the top-spec Legender 4X4 AT closer to the 45 lakh-mark.
Citroen C5 Aircross
| Variant |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Feel |
Rs 31.3 lakh |
Rs 32.24 lakh |
Rs 94,000 |
| Feel Dual Tone |
Rs 31.8 lakh |
Rs 32.74 lakh |
Rs 94,000 |
| Shine |
Rs 32.8 lakh |
Rs 33.78 lakh |
Rs 98,000 |
| Shine Dual Tone |
Rs 32.8 lakh |
Rs 33.78 lakh |
Rs 98,000 |
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While the base-spec Feel trim gets costlier by Rs 94,000, the Shine variant observes a hike of Rs 98,000.
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The C5 Aircross’ single-tone and dual-tone variants are priced the same.
Mahindra XUV700
| Petrol Variants |
Old price |
New Price |
Difference |
| MX |
Rs 12.49 lakh |
Rs 12.96 lakh |
Rs 47,000 |
| AX3 |
Rs 14.48 lakh |
Rs 15.02 lakh |
Rs 54,000 |
| AX5 |
Rs 15.49 lakh |
Rs 16.05 lakh |
Rs 56,000 |
| AX3 AT |
Rs 15.99 lakh |
Rs 16.57 lakh |
Rs 58,000 |
| AX5 7-seater |
Rs 16.09 lakh |
Rs 16.67 lakh |
Rs 58,000 |
| AX5 AT |
Rs 17.08 lakh |
Rs 17.71 lakh |
Rs 63,000 |
| AX7 |
Rs 17.99 lakh |
Rs 18.63 lakh |
Rs 64,000 |
| AX7 AT |
Rs 19.58 lakh |
Rs 20.29 lakh |
Rs 71,000 |
| AX7 AT L |
Rs 21.29 lakh |
RS 22.04 lakh |
Rs 75,000 |
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The XUV700 gets its second price hike after launch.
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Its base MX petrol variant still manages to stay under the 13 lakh-mark.
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Buyers will have to pay the prices applicable at the time of their deliveries. However, the new prices will be applicable for all those who have booked it after October 8, 2021.
| Diesel Variants |
Old price |
New Price |
Difference |
| MX |
Rs 12.99 lakh |
Rs 13.47 lakh |
Rs 48,000 |
| AX3 |
Rs 14.99 lakh |
Rs 15.54 lakh |
Rs 55,000 |
| AX3 7-seater |
Rs 15.68 lakh |
Rs 16.26 lakh |
Rs 58,000 |
| AX5 |
Rs 16.08 lakh |
Rs 16.67 lakh |
Rs 59,000 |
| AX5 7-seater |
Rs 16.68 lakh |
Rs 17.29 lakh |
Rs 61,000 |
| AX3 AT |
Rs 16.69 lakh |
Rs 17.29 lakh |
Rs 60,000 |
| AX5 AT |
Rs 17.69 lakh |
Rs 18.32 lakh |
Rs 63,000 |
| AX5 AT 7-seater |
Rs 18.29 lakh |
Rs 18.94 lakh |
Rs 65,000 |
| AX7 |
Rs 18.59 lakh |
Rs 19.25 lakh |
Rs 66,000 |
| AX7 AT |
Rs 20.19 lakh |
Rs 20.91 lakh |
Rs 72,000 |
| AX7 L |
Rs 20.28 lakh |
Rs 21.01 lakh |
Rs 73,000 |
| AX7 AT AWD |
Rs 21.49 lakh |
Rs 22.25 lakh |
Rs 76,000 |
| AX7 L AT |
Rs 21.88 lakh |
Rs 22.66 lakh |
Rs 78,000 |
| AX7 L AT AWD |
Rs 22.99 lakh |
Rs 23.80 lakh |
Rs 81,000 |
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The top-spec AX7 L AT AWD variant sees the highest hike of Rs 81,000.
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The AX7 trim continues to start from under the 20 lakh-mark.
Jeep Compass
| Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
|
| Petrol |
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| Sport (Manual) |
Rs 17.29 lakh |
Rs 17.79 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Sport DCT |
Rs 19.79 lakh |
Rs 20.37 lakh |
Rs 58,000 |
| Longitude (O) DCT |
Rs 21.59 lakh |
Rs 22.09 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Limited (O) DCT |
Rs 23.69 lakh |
Rs 24.19 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Limited 80th Anniversary DCT |
Rs 24.16 lakh |
Rs 24.66 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Model S DCT |
Rs 25.84 lakh |
Rs 26.34 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Diesel Manual |
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| Sport |
Rs 18.99 lakh |
Rs 19.49 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Longitude (O) |
Rs 20.79 lakh |
Rs 21.29 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Limited (O) |
Rs 22.89 lakh |
Rs 23.39 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Limited 80th Anniversary |
Rs 23.36 lakh |
Rs 23.86 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Model S |
Rs 25.04 lakh |
Rs 25.54 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Diesel Automatic |
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| Limited (O) |
Rs 26.69 lakh |
Rs 27.19 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Limited 80th Anniversary |
Rs 27.16 lakh |
Rs 27.66 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Model S |
Rs 28.84 lakh |
Rs 29.34 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
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The Compass’ price hike for 2022 was announced in December 2021 itself.
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The base-spec Sport DCT variant sees the maximum price increase, of Rs 58,000.
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All the other variants see a uniform hike of Rs 50,000.
MG Hector/Hector Plus
| Hector |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Petrol |
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| Style |
Rs 13.5 lakh |
Rs 13.95 lakh |
Rs 45,000 |
| Shine |
Rs 14.52 lakh |
Rs 15 lakh |
Rs 48,000 |
| Shine CVT |
Rs 15.72 lakh |
Rs 16.2 lakh |
Rs 48,000 |
| Smart MT Hybrid |
Rs 16.45 lakh |
Rs 17 lakh |
Rs 55,000 |
| Smart CVT |
Rs 17.08 lakh |
Rs 17.6 lakh |
Rs 52,000 |
| Sharp MT Hybrid |
Rs 17.83 lakh |
Rs 18.35 lakh |
Rs 52,000 |
| Sharp CVT |
Rs 18.83 lakh |
Rs 19.33 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Diesel |
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| Style |
Rs 14.99 lakh |
Rs 15.49 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Shine |
Rs 16.5 lakh |
Rs 17 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Smart |
Rs 17.95 lakh |
Rs 18.45 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Sharp |
Rs 19.35 lakh |
Rs 19.91 lakh |
Rs 56,000 |
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The Hector’s top-spec Sharp diesel variant sees the maximum hike of Rs 56,000.
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Its starting price continues to be under Rs 14 lakh.
| Hector Plus |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Petrol (6-seater) |
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| Smart CVT |
Rs 17.92 lakh |
Rs 18.45 lakh |
Rs 53,000 |
| Sharp CVT |
Rs 19.58 lakh |
Rs 20 lakh |
Rs 42,000 |
| Sharp MT Hybrid |
Rs 18.55 lakh |
Rs 19 lakh |
Rs 45,000 |
| Diesel (6-seater) |
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| Smart |
Rs 18.6 lakh |
Rs 19.1 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Sharp |
Rs 20 lakh |
Rs 20.5 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Petrol (7-seater) |
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| Super |
Rs 15.47 lakh |
Rs 15.96 lakh |
Rs 49,000 |
| Diesel (7-seater) |
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| Style |
Rs 15.39 lakh |
Rs 15.95 lakh |
Rs 56,000 |
| Super |
Rs 16.49 lakh |
Rs 17 lakh |
Rs 51,000 |
| Smart |
Rs 18.5 lakh |
Rs 19 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Select |
Rs 19.36 lakh |
Rs 19.9 lakh |
Rs 54,000 |
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The base-spec Style diesel variant now demands Rs 56,000 more.
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The Sharp diesel (6-seater) variant of the Hector Plus crosses the 20 lakh-mark.
Kia Carnival
| Variant |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Premium 7-seater |
Rs 24.95 lakh |
Rs 25.49 lakh |
Rs 54,000 |
| Premium 8-seater |
Rs 25.15 lakh |
Discontinued |
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| Prestige 6-seater |
Rs 28.95 lakh |
Rs 29.49 lakh |
Rs 54,000 |
| Prestige 7-seater |
Rs 29.49 lakh |
Rs 29.99 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Prestige 9-seater |
Rs 29.95 lakh |
Discontinued |
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| Limousine 7-seater |
Rs 31.99 lakh |
Rs 32.49 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Limousine Plus 7-seater |
Rs 33.99 lakh |
Rs 34.49 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
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The Premium 8-seater and Prestige 9-seater variants have been discontinued.
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The Carnival's base-spec Premium variant sees a price hike of Rs 54,000.
Mahindra Scorpio
| Variant |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| S3+ |
Rs 12.77 lakh |
Rs 13.18 lakh |
Rs 41,000 |
| S5 |
Rs 13.48 lakh |
Rs 13.9 lakh |
Rs 42,000 |
| S7 |
Rs 15.74 lakh |
Rs 16.22 lakh |
Rs 48,000 |
| S9 |
Rs 16.35 lakh |
Rs 16.85 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| S11 |
Rs 17.62 lakh |
Rs 18.15 lakh |
Rs 53,000 |
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The top-end S11 variant of the Scorpio receives a price hike of Rs 53,000.
MG ZS EV
| Variant |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Excite |
Rs 21 lakh |
Rs 21.5 lakh |
Rs 50,000 |
| Exclusive |
Rs 24.69 lakh |
Rs 25.18 lakh |
Rs 49,000 |
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The ZS EV's base-spec Excite variants see the maximum price increase of Rs 50,000.
Volkswagen Taigun
| Variants |
Old Price |
New Price |
Difference |
| Comfortline 1.0 TSI |
Rs 10.54 lakh |
Rs 11 lakh |
Rs 46,000 |
| Highline 1.0 TSI |
Rs 12.84 lakh |
Rs 13 lakh |
Rs 16,000 |
| Highline AT 1.0 TSI |
Rs 14.14 lakh |
Rs 14.40 lakh |
Rs 26,000 |
| Topline 1.0 TSI |
14.61 lakh |
Rs 15 lakh |
Rs 39,000 |
| Topline 1.0 TSI AT |
Rs 15.95 lakh |
Rs 16.40 lakh |
Rs 45,000 |
| GT 1.5 TSI |
Rs 15.04 lakh |
Rs 15.40 lakh |
Rs 36,000 |
| GT Plus 1.5 TSI DSG |
Rs 17.54 lakh |
Rs 18 lakh |
Rs 46,000 |
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The base-spec Comfortline and top-spec GT Plus variants see the highest hike of Rs 46,000.
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The Taigun has now reached the 18 lakh-mark.
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