KIA Seltos is a mid-size SUV launched in India on 22 August 2019. Kia Seltos is the first car to be launched by this automaker in India. It has great interior, fine finishing, sporty design, sleek styling body curves, tiger-nose grille and split lamp arrangement. At start, Kia took a limited number of pre-booking which got filled quicker than they thought so had to stop the bookings for a while. Kia Seltos comes in 8-trims, 3-Engine options and 4-Transmission options totalling to a 24-Variants with ex-showroom price ranging from Rs. 9.9-17.55 lakhs. Upon Successful year, Kia released a Anniversary Edition of the car with CVT-Transmission Option.
Engines options:
- 1.5 Litre 4-cylinder Smartstream G1.5 Petrol engine generating 113bhp power and 144 Nm torque.
- 1.4 Litre Smartstream 1.4 T-GDI 4-cylinder Petrol engine generating 138bhp Power and 242 Nm torque.
- 1.5 Litre 4-cylinder CRDi VGT Diesel engine generating 113bhp power and 250 Nm torque.
Transmission options:
- MT – Manual Transmission with 5-Gears.
- Torque Converter – on with 6- Gears.
- DCT – Automatic Dual Clutch Transmission with 7-Gears.
- CVT- Automatic Continuous Variable Transmission.
Variants:
- HTE, HTK, HTK PLUS, HTX, HTX PLUS, Anniversary Edition, GTX, GTX PLUS.
Kia Seltos Dimensions:
| Kia Seltos | Length | Width | Height | Wheelbase | Fuel Tank(Litre) | Weight (kg) |
| Dimensions(in mm) | 4315 | 1800 | 1645 | 2610 | 45 | 1221 |
Key Specifications:
| Seltos Variants | HTE | GTX PLUS |
| Engine | 1.5L Petrol/1.5L diesel | 1.4L Petrol/1.5L Petrol/1.5L diesel |
| Price (ex-showroom, Delhi) | Starting Rs.9.9 lakhs | Starting Rs. 16.4 lakhs |
| Airbags | 2 | 6 |
| Transmission | MT | MT/DCT/Torque Converter |
| Mileage | 16.5 kmpl | 18.0 kmpl |
| ABS/EBD | Yes | Yes |
| Cruise control | No | Yes |
| Automatic headlamps | No | Yes |
| DRL | No | LED |
| Fog lamps | No | Yes |
| Rear wiper/defogger | No | Yes |
| Infotainment | 2-Din | 10 inch Bluelink connectivity |
| Android Auto/car play | No | Yes |
| Steering mounted controls | No | Yes |
| Climate control | Manual | Automatic Climate control |
| Power windows | Front and Rear | Front and rear |
| Parking sensor | Rear only | Front and rear with 360-degree camera |
| ORVM | Manual | Electric |
| Central locking | Keyless | Keyless |
| Driver’s seat height adjust | Yes | Yes |
| Rims | Steel | Alloy |
| Tyres | 205/65 R16 | 215/60 R17 |