Hyundai Verna Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

Hyundai Verna Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

For the Hyundai Verna diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.24 lakh and Rs. 1.29 lakh more than the petrol.

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price of the Verna diesel is Rs. 1.19 lakh higher than the petrol.

Hyundai Verna Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - September 2022

Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and the official mileage figures as a baseline.

At the current fuel prices, the Hyundai Verna petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.97 more than the Hyundai Verna diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

With the automatic, the Hyundai Verna diesel will save you Rs. 1.04/km compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Hyundai Verna Diesel

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 62,800 to 65,332 km with the Hyundai Verna diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Verna petrol.

With the automatic, you’ll have to drive at least 1.15 lakh km to justify buying the Verna diesel over the petrol automatic.

Should You Buy Hyundai Verna Petrol Or Diesel?

A Verna diesel-manual buyer will need to cover over 60,000km to recover the higher upfront cost for the diesel engine over the petrol engine. This is a reasonable figure. So, we’ll recommend the Verna diesel manual to buyers who plan to drive the car for 75,000km to 1 lakh km during their period of ownership.

With the automatic transmission, the km-to-breakeven figure suffers because of the fluid coupling of the torque converter automatic which is notoriously inefficient, to say the least, in the diesel model. You will need to cover more than 1 lakh kilometres with the Verna diesel automatic just to recover the higher upfront ex-showroom cost of the diesel engine. So, for Verna automatic buyers, the petrol model will do better because even most long-term buyers typically only do about 1 lakh kilometres before upgrading to a newer car. Only mile-munchers who drive so much that they can cover even 2 lakh kilometres during their period of ownership should consider the Verna diesel automatic to make it a profitable decision.

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