The Seltos, Kia’s most popular offering in the Indian market, has finally received its first-generation update since its market debut in 2019. The SUV brings a fresh styling, significantly improved cabin, updated tech, and a more advanced feature package.
Bookings, Price Announcement and Deliveries
Bookings for the new Seltos will start from midnight today, while deliveries and price announcement will take place in January 2026.
A Complete New Design
- The new-gen Kia Seltos looks very upmarket and squared-off compared to the outgoing model.
- It now has a wider stance and a cleaner body profile; however, it retains its bold road presence, for which it’s known.
- Upfront, it gets a more upright digital tiger face grille with intricate detailing finish in gloss black.
- The grille is flanked by sleeer LED headlamps and updated ice-cube-shaped signature LED DRLs that give it a more premium appearance.
- The bumper design is more sculpted now, with larger air inlets and a more pronounced skid plate, adding to its robust SUV character.
- Towards the sides, the Seltos retains its strong shoulder lines, but gets newly designed aero-optimised alloys with neon green callipers and cleaner surfacing thanks to the smart flush-fitting door handles.
- At the rear, the upgraded SUV features a completely new Star Map LED taillights connected via an LED light bar.
- The tailgate structure and rear bumper have also been changed, giving it a wider and more planted appearance.
Dimensions
| Old Seltos | New Seltos | |
| Length | 4365mm | 4460mm |
| Width | 1800mm | 1830mm |
| Height | 1645mm | 1635mm |
| Wheelbase | 2610mm | 2690mm |
| Boot | 433 litres | 447 litres |
- The new Seltos is 95mm longer and 30mm wider than before. With this, the boot of the SUV has gone up by 14 litres (rated at 447L).
- At 2690mm, its wheelbase has also been increased by 80mm.
2026 Kia Seltos Interior: More Upmarket and More Techy
- Inside, the cabin of the new Seltos looks more premium and modern, thanks to the all-black dashboard and multiple cabin themes based on the variant.
- Having said that, the Tech Line gets Black & Grey and Brown & Grey options, the X-Line gets a Black & Hunter Green, while the GT Line comes with a sporty Black & White finish.
- The dashboard layout will remind you of the Kia Syros, featuring a trinity panoramic display panel, which includes two 12.3-inch displays (one for the infotainment and the other for the driver’s display), and a 5-inch unit for climate control.
- There are also the physical buttons for the infotainment and climate control, similar to the Syros.
- The AC vents have a slim, rectangular shape, positioned below the soft-touch element that spans the width of the dash.
- It also gets a new three-spoke flat-bottom steering wheel as seen in the Kia EV6.
- Since the dimensions of the SUV have gone up, the space is also expected to be better than before.
New Features
Regarding features, the next-gen Seltos gets a host of new amenities, including
- Dynamic welcome function for headlamps
- 10-way powered driver seat with power lumbar support adjustment (8-way powered seat in the previous iteration)
- Memory function for the driver’s seat and side mirrors, with a welcome function
- Relaxation power driver seat (one-touch with memory function)
- Auto reverse ORVM
- 64-colour ambient lighting
- Front, side and rear parking sensors (Earlier model had front & rear parking sensors)
- Parking assistance (Kia DriveWise Technology)
- Improved connected car tech with 91 features
- 4 new features in the level-2 ADAS suite
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2026 Kia Seltos: Colour Options
Kia offers the 2026 Seltos in 2 dual-tone and 9 monotone colour options, including four new shades.
| Monotone Colours | Dual-tone Colours |
| – Morning Haze (NEW) – Magma Red (NEW) – Frost Blue (NEW) – Ivory Silver Gloss (NEW) – Pewter Olive – Imperial Blue – Gravity Grey – Aurora Black – Pearl Glacier White – Xclusive Matte Graphite (for X-Line variant) | – Glacier White Pearl with Aurora Black – Magma Red with Aurora Black Pearl |
Engine Options
The engine and transmission options remain the same as the outgoing model, details of which are mentioned below: –
| Specification | 1.5-litre N.A. Petrol | 1.5-litre Turbo-petrol | 1.5-litre Diesel |
| Max Power | 115 PS | 160 PS | 116 PS |
| Peak Torque | 144 Nm | 253 Nm | 250 Nm |
| Transmission | 6-speed MT/ CVT | 6-speed iMT/ 7-speed DCT | 6-speed MT/ 6-speed AT |
| Drivetrain | Front-wheel drive (FWD) | ||
Competition Check
With the generational update, the Kia Seltos has become a stronger competitor to the Hyundai Creta, Maruti Victoris and Grand Vitara, Honda Elevate, Toyota Hyryder, Volkswagen Taigun, MG Astor, Skoda Kushaq and the recently launched Tata Sierra.
