2020 Kia Seltos vs Hyundai Venue - Price, Specs, Features, Mileage Comparison

Seltos 2020 vs Venue 2020 | Price Comparison - Which One Is Cheaper?

Kia Seltos prices start from Rs. 9.89 lakh and go up to Rs. 16.29 lakh for petrol manual powertrain. The Hyundai Venue turbo petrol manual prices start from Rs. 6.70 lakh and go up to Rs. 10.85 lakh.

For the petrol automatic powertrain, Kia Seltos prices start from Rs. 14.09 lakh and Hyundai Venue starts from Rs. 9.60 lakh.

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Kia Seltos prices start from Rs. 10.34 lakh and go up to Rs. 15.34 lakh for diesel manual powertrain. On the other hand, Hyundai Venue diesel manual prices start from Rs. 8.10 lakh and go up to Rs. 10.28 lakh.

Seltos 2020 vs Venue 2020 | Dimension Comparison - Which One Is Bigger?

Kia Seltos is 4315mm long, 1800mm wide and 1645mm tall and rides on a wheelbase measuring 2610mm. The Kia Seltos has a boot space of 433 litres. On the other hand, the Hyundai Venue measures 3995mm in length, 1770mm in width and 1605mm in height. The wheelbase of Hyundai Venue is 2500mm and it has a boot space of 350 litres.

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Dimension Review

• Seltos is longer than Venue by 320mm.
• Seltos is wider than the Venue by 30mm.
• Seltos is taller than Venue by 40mm.
• The Seltos is clearly one size larger than the Venue. So, it'll have better road presence than the Venue.
• Seltos has a longer wheelbase than Venue; by 110mm.
• Seltos has 83 litres more boot space than Venue.
• Seltos and Venue have identical ground clearance.

Seltos 2020 vs Venue 2020 | Engine Specs Comparison - Which One has Better Performance?

Creta Petrol vs Venue Petrol

The Kia Seltos gets a 1.4L 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine that makes 140PS of maximum power and 242Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 6-speed manual and a 7-speed DCT type automatic transmission. The Kia Seltos turbo petrol manual has a fuel-efficiency of 16.1kmpl while the automatic claims to return a figure of 16.2kmpl.

Kia Seltos also gets a 1.5L petrol 4-cylinder engine that makes 115PS of maximum power and 144Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 6-speed manual and a CVT type automatic transmission. The Kia Seltos petrol manual has a fuel-efficiency of 16.8kmpl while the automatic claims to return a figure of 16.8kmpl.

The Hyundai Venue gets a 1.2L 4-cylinder normal petrol engine that makes 83PS of maximum power and 114Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 5-speed manual transmission and returns a fuel-efficiency of 17.27kmpl. This engine is not available in higher variants and its performance is barely acceptable. So, you only get basic features if you buy the Venue with the 1.2-litre engine but it has a significant price advantage.

There’s also a 1.0L 3-cylinder turbo petrol engine that makes 120PS of maximum power and 172Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 6-speed manual and a 7-speed DCT type automatic transmission. The turbo petrol has an ARAI-certified fuel efficiency figure of 18.2kmpl with the manual and 18.15kmpl with the automatic.

Petrol Engine Review

• The Venue 1.0 turbo is more powerful than the Seltos 1.5.
• This turbo petrol engine produces more torque than Seltos's 1.5-litre normal petrol engine.
• Venue petrol is also more fuel-efficient than all of the Seltos’ petrol engine-transmission options.
• Only the Seltos turbo petrol engines offer good torque and better drivability than the Venue.

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Seltos 1.5L Diesel vs Venue 1.5L Diesel

Kia Seltos gets a 1.5L diesel 4-cylinder engine that makes 115PS of maximum power and 250Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed torque converter type automatic transmission. The Kia Seltos diesel manual has a fuel-efficiency of 20.8kmpl while the automatic claims to return a figure of 17.8kmpl.

Hyundai Venue gets a 1.5L diesel 4-cylinder engine that makes 100PS of maximum power and 240Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 6-speed manual transmission and returns a fuel-efficiency of 23.29kmpl.

Diesel Engine Review

• Seltos has a more powerful diesel engine than the Venue.
• Seltos diesel engine slightly better torque than Venue diesel. However, the Venue is lighter than the Seltos. So, the Venue has better torque-to-weight ratio and will have better drivability.
• The Venue diesel manual is more fuel-efficient than the Seltos manual.

Seltos 2020 vs Venue 2020 | Feature Comparison - Which Is Better?

Notable top features of Seltos 2020 are:

• LED Headlamp & LED DRL w/ LED Lightbar
• Auto-Dimming IRVM
• R17 Alloy Wheels
• 10.25-inch Touchscreen
• Automatic Headlamps
• Ambient Mood Lighting
• Cruise Control
• Smart Key w/ Push Start/Stop Button
• Auto AC
• Telescopic Steering
• Rear Door Sunshade Curtain
• 8-way power-adjustable driver seat
• Air purifier
• 6 airbags
• Front and rear armrests
• Tyre pressure monitoring system
• Internet-connected telematics features
• Rear Disc Brakes

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Notable top features of Venue 2020 are:

• Halogen projector headlamp w/ LED DRL
• Electric sunroof
• Smart Key w/ Push Start/Stop Button
• R16 alloy wheels
• Front and rear armrests
• 8-inch touchscreen w/ Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
• 6 airbags
• Automatic AC
• Cruise Control
• Internet-connected telematics features
• Wireless phone charger
• Tyre pressure monitoring system

Is the Kia Seltos Better than the Hyundai Venue?

Price of the base variant of Kia Seltos is Rs. 9.89 lakh and Hyundai Venue is Rs. 6.70 lakh (both ex-showroom). The Venue is much smaller than the Seltos and also a lot cheaper.

In terms of dimensions, Seltos is bigger and therefore it’ll have far better road presence than the Venue.

For petrol powertrain, Venue's turbo petrol engine offers more torque than the Seltos 1.5. So it will offer better driveability.

For diesel powertrain, Seltos's engine offers more torque but the Venue’s torque to weight ratio is much better. So, it will offer better driveability compared to Seltos diesel.

The Hyundai Venue just offers better fuel efficiency than the Seltos across the board. So, it’ll have lower fuel costs.