Published : 13 November 2023
Read Time : 5 min
Author: Prathu Sharma
In this Kia Carens vs Kia Seltos comparison, we’ll look at the variant-wise prices, engine specs, and dimensions to help you decide which car you should buy.

Let’s first look at the prices of both the cars for the petrol-manual powertrain.
With the petrol-manual powertrain, the Kia Carens’s prices start at Rs. 10.45 lakh and top out at Rs. 17.7 lakh(ex-showroom). The Kia Seltos’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 10.89 lakh and Rs. 18.30 lakh(ex-showroom).
The Carens petrol-automatic is available in 5 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 15.85 lakh to Rs. 18.95 lakh(ex-showroom). The Seltos’s 1 petrol-automatic variant costs Rs. 16.60 lakh(ex-showroom).
The 6 diesel-manual variants of the Kia Carens start at Rs. 12.65 lakh and go up to Rs. 18.15 lakh(ex-showroom). The Seltos diesel-manual is available in 6 variants, with prices ranging from Rs. 12.00 lakh to Rs. 18.30 lakh(ex-showroom).
The 4 diesel-automatic variants of the Kia Carens start at Rs. 17.85 lakh and go up to Rs. 19.45 lakh(ex-showroom). The Seltos diesel-automatic is available in 3 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 18.20 lakh to Rs. 20.30 lakh(ex-showroom).
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The Kia Carens is an MPV while the Kia Seltos is an SUV. The Carens is 4540mm long, 1800mm wide and 1708mm tall. The Carens’s wheelbase is 2780mm long. The Seltos measures 4315mm long, 1800mm wide and 1645mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2610mm. In terms of dimensions, the Kia Carens is considerably larger than the Kia Seltos. So, the Carens will offer a stronger road presence than the Seltos.
Both cars have an identical ground clearance measuring 190mm. The 216-litre boot space of the Carens is 217 litres smaller than that of the Seltos.
The Kia Carens is available with 2 petrol engines - a 1.5L normal petrol and a 1.5L turbo petrol engine. The 1.5L normal petrol gets a 6-speed manual while the 1.5L turbo petrol is available with a 6-speed auto-clutch manual transmission and a 7-speed DCT automatic transmission.
The 1.5L normal petrol engine of the Carens makes 115PS of power at 6300rpm and 144Nm of torque at 4500rpm. The 1.5L turbo petrol engine in the Kia Carens pushes out 160PS of power at 5500rpm and 253Nm of torque between 1500 and 3500rpm.
The Kia Seltos is available with 1 petrol engine – a 1.5L normal petrol engine. The 1.5L normal petrol gets a 6-speed manual and a CVT automatic transmission. The 1.5L normal petrol engine of the Seltos makes 115PS of power at 6300rpm and 144Nm of torque at 4500rpm.
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The Kia Carens only gets a 1.5L turbo diesel engine, which is available with a 6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic TC transmission. The Carens’s turbo diesel engine makes 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500 and 2750rpm.
The Kia Seltos also gets a 1.5L turbo diesel engine, which is available with a 6-speed auto-clutch manual and 6-speed automatic torque converter transmission. The Seltos’ turbo diesel engine makes 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm.
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