Exclusive: Kia Seltos 2025 Model Year Updates (Variant & Feature Shuffling) | V3Cars

Jan 4, 2025, 09:00 AM IST
By Mahesh Yadav
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Kia are about to give the Seltos a 2025 update which will include addition and deletion of some variants and features. In this exclusive scoop, we’ll go through the changes coming for the 2025 Seltos.

Kia Seltos 2025 Features, Variants To Be Shuffled

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New 2025 Seltos Base Model

The Seltos will soon lose the HTE base variant and a new HTE (O) variant will become the 2025 Seltos base model. In addition the the features of the Seltos HTE, it will get the following extra features:

8-inch touchscreen
Wireless Android Auto
Wireless Apple Carplay
4x speakers
2x tweeters
Steering-mounted controls
Rear camera
Connected tail lamps
LED DRL/position lights
Auto headlamps

New HTK (O) Variant

The Seltos 2025 will also get a new HTK (O) variant, which will sit above the HTK trim. In addition to the HTK’s features, it’ll also get the following:

Panoramic sunroof
16-inch alloy wheels
Roof rails
Rear washer wiper
Rear defoggoer

The inclusion of panoramic sunroof in this variant will make it the most affordable car in its segment with this feature.

New HTK Plus (O) Variant

The HTK Plus (O) variant will get the following additional features over the HTK Plus:

Electronic parking brake (with CVT only)
LED headlamps
Sweeping indicators
17-inch alloy wheels
Rear parcel tray
LED fog lamps

HTX Variant New Features

The HTX variant will get the following feature changes:

Electronic parking brake (with CVT only)
17-inch machined alloy wheels
Wireless phone charger

The variant will also lose the following features:

Chrome on door handles
Auto-clutch manual transmission option

HTX (O) New Features

The new HTX (O) variant will get the following additional features over the vanilla HTX variant:

Power driver seat

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Variants To Be Discontinued

The Seltos will lose the following variants:

HTE (petrol and diesel)
HTK Plus (petrol and diesel; turbo petrol will continue to be on sale)
HTX (diesel auto-clutch manual)
HTX Plus (petrol and diesel)
GTX (diesel and turbo petrol)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mahesh Yadav

At V3Cars, Mahesh turns this lens into clear and engaging reports. He uncovers telling details, evaluates cars beyond the obvious and brings fresh angles to automotive conversations so readers learn to appreciate the charm of machines that deserve more attention. Over the years Mahesh has built a keen eye for spotting vehicles that punch above their weight. His appreciation for clever engineering, value-driven design and inventive thinking shapes how he evaluates products and helps him surface stories others miss. Mahesh wears the all-rounder hat at V3Cars, blending writing and motor vehicles — cars as well as motorcycles — into a single passion. He is drawn to compact, quirky and underrated machines that are full of character and a few lovable annoyances. It is no surprise that the Multix, Nano, Comet, Windsor and Navi rank high on his list of favourites.

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