Renault Kwid On-Road Price in Hyderabad

Telangana sits in the higher tax bracket. At the Kwid's price you fall in the lowest state slab, around 13 percent, and there is also a 5,000 rupee road-safety cess on top. On a cheap car that flat cess is felt a little more. Budget both above ex-showroom.

For a daily run to HITEC City or Gachibowli, the Evolution AMT or Climber AMT takes the strain out of stop-start traffic. On the Outer Ring Road the little engine cruises happily at city speeds. The AMT is best if you crawl a lot. A manual suits mostly free-flowing drives.

The Climber is the safer pick by a clear margin. It carries six airbags, while the Evolution has only two. On fast flyovers and the ORR that extra cover counts. Both run the same engine and touchscreen, so your extra money buys the airbags, a rear camera, rear power windows and the rugged Climber styling.

We get why you ask, since Telangana tax and cess sting. But if you live in Hyderabad, the Kwid belongs on a Telangana plate. Register it in another state and after about a year here you must re-register and pay Telangana tax anyway. Then you chase a slow refund. Register at home.

The Kwid is cheap to feed. Renault's last published figures were 21.46 km/l for the manual and 22.3 km/l for the AMT, though the current brochure prints none. On a long daily Gachibowli or Kondapur commute, a car this light keeps the fuel bill low. Renault has service outlets across Hyderabad too.