Honda City Vs Kia Seltos Price, Engine Specs, Dimensions Comparison

Honda City Vs Kia Seltos Price Comparison

Let’s first look at the prices of both the cars for the petrol-manual powertrain.

With the petrol-manual powertrain, the Honda City’s prices start at Rs. 11.70 lakh and top out at Rs. 14.94 lakh(ex-showroom). The Kia Seltos’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 10.90 lakh and Rs. 18.30 lakh(ex-showroom).

The City petrol-automatic is available in 6 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 13.27 lakh to Rs. 19.90 lakh. The Seltos’s 3 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 15.65 lakh and Rs. 18.69 lakh.

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With the diesel-manual powertrain, the Honda City’s prices start at Rs. 13.17 lakh and top out at Rs. 15.52 lakh. The Kia Seltos diesel-manual is available in 6 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 11.89 lakh to Rs. 17.09 lakh.

Honda City is not available with diesel-automatic powertrain. The Seltos diesel-automatic is available in 3 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 17.09 lakh to Rs. 19.15 lakh.

Honda City Vs Kia Seltos Dimension Comparison

The Honda City is a sedan while the Kia Seltos is an SUV. The City is 4549mm long, 1748mm wide and 1489mm tall. The City’s wheelbase is 2600mm long. The Seltos measures 4315mm long, 1800mm wide and 1645mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2610mm. In terms of dimensions, the Honda City is considerably smaller than the Kia Seltos. So, the Seltos will offer a stronger road presence than the City.

The City has a ground clearance of 165mm while the Seltos has a ground clearance of 190mm. The 506-litre boot space of the City is 73 litres larger than that of the Seltos.

Honda City Vs Kia Seltos Engine Spec Comparison

The Honda City only gets a 1.5L normal petrol engine, which is available with a 6-speed manual and CVT automatic transmission. The City’s 1.5L normal petrol engine makes 121PS of power at 6600rpm and 145Nm of torque at 4300rpm.

The Kia Seltos is available with 2 petrol engines - a 1.5L normal petrol and a 1.4L turbo petrol engine. The 1.5L normal petrol engine gets a 6-speed manual, 6-speed ACMT and a CVT automatic transmission, while the 1.4L turbo petrol engine is available with a 6-speed manual and a 7-speed DCT automatic transmission. The 1.5L normal petrol engine of the Seltos makes 115PS of power at 6300rpm and 144Nm of torque at 4500rpm. The 1.4L turbo petrol engine in the Kia Seltos pushes out 140PS of power at 6000rpm and 242Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 3200rpm.

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The Honda City 5th Gen is only available with a 1.5L turbo diesel engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. This engine makes 100PS of power at 3600rpm and 200Nm of torque at 1750rpm.

The Kia Seltos only gets a 1.5L turbo diesel engine, which is available with a 6-speed manual, 6-speed ACMT and 6-speed TC automatic transmission. The Seltos’s turbo diesel engine makes 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm.

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