Kia Seltos- The Ultimate SUV is the highest selling SUV period in the Indian Automobile Market since its launch in August 2019. The carmaker has sold nearly 2,00,000+ units from the time of its introduction in the country till the end of August 2021.
Presently, Seltos SUV is available in Tech Line and GT Line trims, with variants HTE, HTK, HTK Plus, HTX, and HTX Plus in Tech line and GTK, GTX, and GTX Plus in GT line. Seltos is the first BS6 compliant vehicle in the SUV segment and was launched three engine options in the form of 1.4-litre Turbo GDI petrol with 140PS and 242Nm, 1.5-liter petrol with 115PS and 144Nm and 1.5-litre VGT diesel with 115PS and 250Nm. All three BS6-compliant comes with the standard 6-speed manual gearbox. The automatic transmissions available are 7-speed DCT with 1.4-litre Turbo GDI petrol, IVT with 1.5-liter petrol, and 6-speed AT with 1.5-litre VGT diesel.
The key highlights of Kia Seltos:
Performance
The Seltos is developed with third-generation BS-VI compliant powertrain of Kia for high efficiency and powerful performance. The Seltos comes with BS-VI diesel and petrol engines, which shows Kia Motors’ commitment towards offering cleaner mobility solution to the world. Seltos comes in petrol, turbo-petrol, and diesel guise and will be offered in three automatic transmission options – IVT, (Intelligent continuously variable transmission) 7DCT, 6AT and, along with 6 Speed Manual transmission – giving users options to choose the combo that conforms to their driving style.
Network
Standing firm on its commitment to offer the highest number of touchpoints Kia is live with a vast 265 authorized touchpoints across 160 cities in India. The widespread network of Kia Motors across India will enable the company to offer seamless support to all its Indian customers.
Design
The Kia design is intricately woven into the brand’s DNA. The Seltos design is from Kia’s global design center that did extensive research on the current and upcoming trends in car design around the world and then tailored it for the Indian market use.
Exterior
Kia’s very first product Seltos for India flaunts a bold, distinctive and dynamic design. Seltos comes with a wide Tiger nose grille, one of the most unique design elements of Kia Motors’ world-class design philosophy.
Safety:
Kia has paid utmost attention to ensuring that every drive in the Seltos is safe and relaxing. The full range of safety offerings includes active, passive, health safety, security, and maintenance. The Seltos comes with 6 airbags, ABS with EBD, ESC, HAC, VSM, and is built on a robust structure, which has high usage of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) that fortifies the Sestos’s core and keeps the occupants safe in an event of a crash.