Kia Seltos Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

Feb 11, 2024, 01:00 PM IST
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Kia Seltos petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Seltos and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol and diesel prices, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the car to recover the higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which engine option of the Seltos will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Kia Seltos Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison

Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Kia Seltos petrol and diesel to see what extra cost you’re paying for the Seltos diesel over the Seltos petrol.

KIA SELTOS PETROL VS DIESEL PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (FEBRUARY 2024)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	Diesel Prices
HTE Manual	Rs. 10,89,900	Rs. 1,10,000	Rs. 11,99,900
HTK Manual	Rs. 12,09,900	Rs. 1,50,000	Rs. 13,59,900
HTK Plus Manual	Rs. 13,49,990	Rs. 1,49,910	Rs. 14,99,900
HTX Automatic	Rs. 16,57,900	Rs. 1,62,000	Rs. 18,19,900

For the Kia Seltos diesel manual, you’re paying between Rs. 1.10 lakh and Rs. 1.50 lakh more than the petrol.

With the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price of the Seltos diesel is Rs. 1.62 lakh higher than the petrol.

Kia Seltos Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - February 2024

Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both the engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and the official mileage figures as a baseline.

KIA SELTOS COST PER KM (FEBRUARY 2024)
	Petrol	Difference	Diesel
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 7.10	Rs. 89.66
Manual Mileage	17.00kmpl	3.70km	20.70kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.69	Rs. 1.36	Rs. 4.33
Automatic Mileage	17.70kmpl	1.40km	19.10kmpl
Automatic Cost Per KM	Rs. 5.47	Rs. 0.77	Rs. 4.69

At the current fuel prices, the Kia Seltos petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.36 more than the Kia Seltos diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.

With the automatic, the Kia Seltos diesel will save you Rs. 0.77 compared to the petrol automatic.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Kia Seltos Diesel

KIA SELTOS PETROL VS DIESEL KM TO RECOVER (FEBRUARY 2024)
Variants	KM to Recover
HTE Manual	80,861km
HTK Manual	1,10,265km
HTK Plus Manual	1,10,198km
HTX Automatic	2,09,729km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 80,861 to 1.1 lakh km with the Kia Seltos diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Seltos petrol.

With the automatic, you’ll have to drive at least 2.1 lakh km to justify buying the Seltos diesel over the petrol automatic.

Should You Buy Kia Seltos Petrol Or Diesel?

The base model of the Seltos diesel carries a nominal price premium of Rs. 1.10 lakh over the petrol variant. Hence, it manages to recover the upfront cost in less than 81,000km. Therefore, if you are considering the base variant of the Seltos, the Seltos diesel is a good buy thanks to its small km-to-breakeven figure.

However, if you’re interested in buying other variants, then the km-to-breakeven figure is in the 1.10 lakh km to 2.09 lakh km range. So, for customers considering higher variants of the Seltos, the Seltos diesel only makes sense if you intend to drive the car for over 1 lakh kilometres.

Seltos diesel-automatic buyers should also see if the HTK Plus with auto-clutch manual meets their needs. If so, you can get similar convenience as that of the automatic with a smaller km-to-breakeven figure and a nominal price bump for the added convenience of 2-pedal driving in traffic.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how any petrol, diesel or CNG car will cost to run based on the latest fuel price in your city.

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6 Comments

R Rakesh Chandra Purohit says:

June 18 2022 15:42:53

But you have not taken into account the pleasure of the punch of driving a diesel ,
B Bijumon says:

June 26 2022 10:14:05

This article was very useful and interesting. Thanks for sharing.
P Palani says:

November 17 2022 15:55:24

What about maintenance cost ?
V Valavanur Natarajan Kumar says:

May 01 2023 18:41:55

In urban driving one cannot make a decision on just cost difference between diesel and petrol and saving based on usage .Diesel cars are always costlier because of higher technology involved and it brings Beyer driving dynamics into play and often mote features are offered on diesel variant being in higher end .Resale value if diesel.is also better .As long emission norms of BS6 is net my auto makers a diesel car will.make mote sense mote so in higher idling in signals that affects mileage .
V Valavanur Natarajan Kumar says:

May 01 2023 18:41:56

In urban driving one cannot make a decision on just cost difference between diesel and petrol and saving based on usage .Diesel cars are always costlier because of higher technology involved and it brings Beyer driving dynamics into play and often mote features are offered on diesel variant being in higher end .Resale value if diesel.is also better .As long emission norms of BS6 is net my auto makers a diesel car will.make mote sense mote so in higher idling in signals that affects mileage .
S Sundeep Madan says:

August 10 2023 03:27:46

Now with Kia Facelift the petrol and diesel engine price difference has gone. The GT and X line models (diesel or petrol) are similarly priced. Kindly draw the comparison now with these changed figures and help me choose the correct engine choice.