In a classic case of incumbent v/s underdog with the underdogs sweeping the game in their favour; new market entrant Kia nailed the game of its India debut with the launch of its compact SUV, the Seltos.

Similar to the stacked ice-cube like fog lamps on the Seltos, Kia had stacked up trick after trick under its sleeve, beginning with the radical design, and then going on to consolidate the popular opinion in its favour with the hugely successful media drives. And just like a good magician that doffs his hat with a phenomenal last performance, Kia has pulled off an amazing stunt with the extremely competitive pricing. So without further ado, let’s get into it.

The Kia Seltos is being made available in two trim levels, namely a Tech line (petrol and diesel options) and a GT line (petrol option only), which between them, have 16 variants. Here is a detailed pricing list of the same.

TECH LINE

1. PETROL (Smartstream G 1.5)

  • HTE – Rs. 9.69 lakh
  • HTK – Rs. 9.99 lakh
  • HTK Plus – Rs. 11.19 lakh
  • HTX – Rs. 12.79 lakh
  • HTX (IVT) – Rs. 13.79 lakh

 2. DIESEL (1.5 CRDi VGT)

  • HTE – Rs. 9.99 lakh
  • HTK – Rs. 11.19 lakh
  • HTK Plus – Rs. 12.19 lakh
  • HTK Plus (6 AT) – Rs. 13.19 lakh
  • HTX – Rs. 13.79 lakh
  • HTX Plus – Rs. 14.99 lakh
  • HTX Plus (6AT) – Rs. 15.99 lakh

GT LINE

PETROL (Smartstream 1.4T GDi)

  • GTE – Rs. 13.49 lakh
  • GTK – Rs. 14.49 lakh
  • GTK (7DCT) – Rs. 15.49 lakh
  • GTK Plus – Rs. 15.99 lakh

The Kia Seltos is feature-loaded with many segment-first options such as a smart air purifier with 3 fragrances, a 360-degree parking assistance camera with blind-spot monitoring, an 8-inch smart heads up display, various driving modes, ventilated seats and rear sunshade curtain, an 8-speaker Bose sound system and a connected car feature called UVO with over 30 built-in functions.

Pre-bookings for the Seltos has already commenced, and the fantastic price point follows the heels of an overwhelming booking response. How it fares in the Indian market is for time to tell.