Kia Seltos Gets 6 Airbags As Standard; Prices Up By Rs 30,000

As we’ve reported last week, Kia India has updated the Seltos SUV with standard 6 airbags, comprising dual-front airbags, front side airbags, and curtain airbags. Until now, the Seltos was equppied with four airbags from the base variant, whereas the curtain airbags were limited to the top-spec HTX+, GTX(O), GTX+, and X-Line variants. With this, the prices of Kia Seltos have also gone up by up to Rs 30,000. Here’s a look at its revised variant-wise price list: –

Kia Seltos	Old Price	New Price
Petrol Variants
HTE	Rs 10.19 lakh (MT)	Rs 10.49 lakh (MT)
HTK	Rs 11.25 lakh (MT)	Rs 11.55 lakh (MT)
HTK+	Rs 12.35 (MT), Rs 12.75 lakh (iMT)	Rs 12.65 lakh (MT), Rs 13.05 lakh (iMT)
HTX	Rs 14.15 lakh (MT), Rs 15.15 lakh (CVT)	Rs 14.45 lakh (MT), Rs 15.45 lakh (CVT)
GTX (O)	Rs 15.85 lakh (MT),	Rs 16.05 lakh (MT)
GTX+	Rs 16.95 lakh (MT), Rs 17.85 lakh (DCT)	Rs 16.99 lakh (MT), Rs 17.99 lakh (DCT)
X-Line	Rs 18.15 lakh (DCT)	Rs 18.29 lakh (DCT)
Diesel Variants
HTE	Rs 11.09 lakh (MT)	Rs 11.39 lakh (MT)
HTK	Rs 12.39 lakh (MT)	Rs 12.69 lakh (MT)
HTK+	Rs 12.49 lakh (MT), Rs 13.99 lakh (iMT)	Rs 13.79 lakh (MT), Rs 14.29 (iMT)
HTX	Rs 15.29 lakh (MT), Rs 16.29 lakh (AT)	Rs 15.59 lakh (MT), Rs 16.59 lakh (AT)
HTX+	Rs 16.39 lakh (MT)	Rs 16.59 lakh (MT)
GTX+	Rs 18.15 lakh (AT)	Rs 18.65 (AT)
X Line	Rs 18.45 lakh (AT)	Rs 18.65 lakh (AT)

Aside from the 6 airbags, the standard safety kit of Kia Seltos also includes all disc brakes, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), ABS with EBD, Brake Assist, rear parking sensors, HAC (Hill Assist Control), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) and Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).

No other changes have been made to its features list. The Kia Seltos will continue to come with a range of premium features like a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, connected car tech with remote functionality, auto climate control with rear AC vents, ventilated front seats, an in-built air purifier, ambient lighting, wireless smartphone charger, cruise control, 360-degree camera, and much more.

Also Read: Will Hyundai Launch Stargazer MPV In India? – Kia Carens Rival

Kia offers the Seltos with two petrol and one diesel engine options: 115PS/144Nm 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol (6-speed manual/CVT automatic), 140PS/242Nm 1.4-litre turbo-petrol (6-speed manual/7-speed DCT), and 115PS/250Nm 1.5-litre diesel (6-speed manual/torque converter automatic).

The Korean carmaker could also update its Sonet sub-4m SUV with similar sort of changes in the near future.

Author’s Take

Recently, we’ve seen that the Kia Caren, which is built on the same platform as the Kia Seltos and comes with standard 6 airbags, secured a 3-star safety rating in the crash test conducted by Global NCAP. So we don’t have much hope from the updated Kia Seltos. However, it will definitely provide more protection to the rear passengers than earlier. But it would have been better if the Kia had also worked on the structural rigidity of the car, which was rated as unstable when crash tested in November 2021.