2022 Kia Seltos Launched In India – Gets Diesel-iMT Combo And Better Safety Features | V3Cars

08 April 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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Kia have launched the 2022 Seltos in the Indian market. The prices of the 2022 Seltos now start from Rs. 10.19 lakh and go up to Rs. 18.45 lakh ex-showroom. The 2022 Kia Seltos gets more safety features as standard as well as new colour options. Kia have also added a new powertrain option for the 2022 Seltos.

Speaking of the changes, the 2022 Seltos comes with enhanced safety features. Now, safety features such as front and side airbags, electronic stability control (ESC), vehicle stability management (VSM), brake assist (BA) hill start assist, high-line tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and all-wheel disc brakes are standard across all variants of the Seltos.

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Take a look at the prices of the 2022 Seltos below:

Engine	Variant	All India Price (Ex-Showroom Prices in Lakhs)
Smartstream Petrol 1.5	HTE 6MT	10.19
	HTK 6MT	11.25
	HTK+ 6MT	12.35
	HTK+ 6iMT	12.75
	HTX 6MT	14.15
	HTX IVT	15.15
Smartstream Petrol 1.4T-GDI	GTX(O) 6MT	15.85
	GTX+ 6MT	16.95
	GTX+ 7DCT	17.85
	X Line 7DCT	18.15
Diesel1.5 CRDi VGT	HTE 6MT	11.09
	HTK 6MT	12.39
	HTK+ 6MT	13.49
	HTK+ 6iMT	13.99
	HTX 6MT	15.29
	HTX 6AT	16.29
	HTX+ 6MT	16.39
	GTX+ 6AT	18.15
	X Line 6AT	18.45

Kia India now offer paddle shifters and drive/traction modes as standard across all the automatic variants of the 2022 Seltos. The 2022 Seltos also gains curtain airbags from HTX+ variant onwards. Kia India now offer the auto-clutch manual transmission (ACMT) with the 1.5L turbo-diesel engine in the HTK+ variant. The 1.5L diesel automatic is now also available in a new HTX variant.

Kia haven’t made given the 2022 Seltos any visual changes, save for the new Seltos logo which can be seen on the steering wheel, scuff plates and tailgate. Kia have also added two new colour options to the 2022 Seltos range – blue and silver. Other than the aforementioned changes, the 2022 Seltos remains mechanically similar to the current model. The 2022 Seltos comes with three engine options – 1.5L normal petrol, 1.5L turbo diesel and 1.4L turbo petrol.

2022 Seltos

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Take a look at the engine specs of the 2022 Seltos:

2022 KIA SETLOS ENGINE SPECS
	1.5L Normal Petrol	1.5L Turbo Diesel	1.4L Turbo Petrol
Displacement	1497cc	1493cc	1353cc
Power	115PS @ 6300rpm	115PS @ 4000rpm	140PS @ 6000rpm
Torque	144Nm @ 4500rpm	250Nm @ 1500 -2750rpm	242Nm @ 1500 - 3200rpm
Transmission	6-speed MT/ACMT/ CVT	6-speed MT/ACMT/AT	6-speed MT/7-speed DCT

The 1.5L normal petrol produces 115PS of power and 144Nm of torque, mated to a 6-speed manual, 6-speed ACMT and CVT. The 1.5L turbo-diesel engine produces 115PS of power and 250Nm of torque, mated to a 6-speed manual, 6-speed ACMT and 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. The 1.4L turbo petrol engine produces 140PS of power and 242Nm of torque, mated to a 6-speed manual and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.