Toyota Innova Crysta Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

09 July 2022
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Toyota Innova petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Innova 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 Innova will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Toyota Innova Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

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

TOYOTA INNOVA PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES - EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (JULY 2022)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Diesel Prices
GX 7S Manual	Rs. 17,86,000	Rs. 2,08,000	Rs. 19,94,000
GX 8S Manual	Rs. 17,91,000	Rs. 2,08,000	Rs. 19,99,000
VX 7S Manual	Rs. 20,95,000	Rs. 2,16,000	Rs. 23,11,000
GX 7S Automatic	Rs. 19,02,000	Rs. 2,62,000	Rs. 21,64,000
GX 8S Automatic	Rs. 19,07,000	Rs. 2,62,000	Rs. 21,69,000
ZX 7S Automatic	Rs. 23,83,000	Rs. 2,71,000	Rs. 26,54,000

For the Toyota Innova diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 2.08 lakh and Rs. 2.16 lakh more than corresponding petrol variants.

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price for the Innova diesel is Rs. 2.62 lakh to Rs. 2.71 lakh higher than the petrol automatic.

Toyota Innova Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - July 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.

TOYOTA INNOVA COST PER KM (JULY 2022)
	Petrol	Difference	Diesel
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 7.1	Rs. 89.66
Manual Mileage	10.6kmpl	5kmpl	15.6kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 9.13/km	Rs. 3.38/km	Rs. 5.75/km
Automatic Mileage	10.5kmpl	5.4kmpl	15.9kmpl
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 9.22/km	Rs. 3.58/km	Rs. 5.64/km

At the current fuel prices, the Toyota Innova petrol manual will cost you Rs. 3.38 more than the Toyota Innova diesel manual for every kilometer you drive.

With the automatic, the Toyota Innova diesel will save you Rs. 3.58/km compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Toyota Innova Diesel

TOYOTA INNOVA PETROL VS DIESEL KM TO RECOVER (JULY 2022)
Variants	KM to Recover
GX 7S Manual	61,523km
GX 8S Manual	61,523km
VX 7S Manual	63,889km
GX 7S Automatic	73,261km
GX 8S Automatic	73,261km
ZX 7S Automatic	75,778km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover between 61,523km to 63,889 km with the Toyota Innova diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Innova petrol.

With the automatic, depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 73,261km to 75,778km with the Innova diesel to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Innova petrol.

Should You Buy Toyota Innova Petrol Or Diesel?

Because of the considerably lower mileage of the Innova petrol and the higher cost of the petrol fuel, the Innova diesel manages to recover the Rs. 2.0 lakh worth of upfront cost difference 61,000km to 76,000km. While the upfront cost of the diesel model of the Innova is quite high, since you can breakeven in less than 76,000km, we’ll suggest buying the Toyota Innova with the diesel engine over the petrol variants of the MPV.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how much a 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.