Kia Carens Vs Kia Seltos Price, Engine Specs, Dimensions Comparison

13 November 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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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.

Kia Carens Vs Kia Seltos Price Comparison

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

KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS PETROL-MANUAL PRICE COMPARISON (Ex-Showroom)
Kia Carens		Kia Seltos
Variant	Price	Variant	Price
Premium 7S 1.5L Normal	Rs. 10,44,900	HTE 1.5L Normal	Rs. 10,89,900
Prestige 7S 1.5L Normal	Rs. 11,74,900	HTK 1.5L Normal	Rs. 12,09,900
Premium 7S 1.5L Turbo	Rs. 11,99,900	HTK Plus 1.5L Normal	Rs. 13,49,900
Prestige 7S 1.5L Turbo	Rs. 13,34,900	HTX 1.5L Normal	Rs. 15,19,900
Prestige Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo	Rs. 14,84,900	HTK Plus 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 14,99,900
Luxury 7S 1.5L Turbo	Rs. 16,34,900	HTX Plus 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 18,29,900
Luxury Plus 6S 1.5L Turbo	Rs. 17,64,900
Luxury Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo	Rs. 17,69,900

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).

KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS PETROL-AUTO PRICE COMPARISON (Ex-Showroom)
Kia Carens		Kia Seltos
Variant	Price	Variant	Price
Prestige Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo DCT	Rs. 15,84,900	HTX 1.5L Normal CVT	Rs. 16,59,900
Luxury (O) 7S 1.5L Turbo DCT	Rs. 17,14,900
Luxury Plus 6S 1.5L Turbo DCT	Rs. 18,54,900
Luxury Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo DCT	Rs. 18,59,900
X-Line 1.5L Turbo DCT	Rs. 18,94,900

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).

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KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS DIESEL-MANUAL PRICE COMPARISON (Ex-Showroom)
Kia Carens		Kia Seltos
Variant	Price	Variant	Price
Premium 7S 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 12,64,900	HTE 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 11,99,900
Prestige 7S 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 13,94,900	HTK 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 13,59,900
Prestige Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 15,44,900	HTK Plus 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 14,99,900
Luxury 7S 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 16,94,900	HTX 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 16,69,900
Luxury Plus 6S 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 18,14,900	HTX Plus 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 18,29,900
Luxury Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo ACMT	Rs. 18,14,900

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).

KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS DIESEL-AUTO PRICE COMPARISON (Ex-Showroom)
Kia Carens		Kia Seltos
Variant	Price	Variant	Price
Luxury (O) 7S 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 17,84,900	HTX 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 18,19,900
Luxury Plus 7S 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 18,94,900	GTX Plus (S) 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 19,39,900
Luxury Plus 6S 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 19,04,900	X-Line (S) 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 19,59,900
X-Line 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 19,44,900	GTX Plus 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 19,99,900
		X-Line 1.5L Turbo TC	Rs. 20,29,900

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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Kia Carens Vs Kia Seltos Dimension Comparison

KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS DIMENSION COMPARISON
	Kia Carens	Kia Seltos
Length	4540mm	4315mm
Width	1800mm	1800mm
Height	1708mm	1645mm
Wheelbase	2780mm	2610mm
Ground Clearance	190mm	190mm
Boot Space	216L	433L
Fuel Tank Capacity	45L	50L
Wheel Size (Base)	195/65 R15	205/65 R16
Wheel Size (Top)	205/65 R16	215/60 R17

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.

Kia Carens Vs Kia Seltos Engine Spec Comparison

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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KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS PETROL ENGINE SPEC COMPARISON
	Kia Carens		Kia Seltos
Displacement	1497cc	1497cc	1497cc	1482cc
Engine Type	Normal	Turbo	Normal	Turbo
Cylinders	4	4	4	4
Power	115PS @ 6300rpm	160PS @ 5500rpm	115PS @ 6300rpm	160PS @ 6300rpm
Torque	144Nm @ 4500rpm	160Nm @ 5500rpm	144Nm @ 4500rpm	253Nm @ 1500 - 3500rpm
Manual	6-speed	6-speed ACMT	6-speed	6-speed ACMT
Automatic	-	7-speed	CVT	7-speed DCT
Manual Mileage	15.70kmpl	-	17.00kmpl	17.70kmpl
Auto Mileage	-	-	17.70kmpl	17.90kmpl

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.

KIA CARENS VS KIA SELTOS DIESEL ENGINE SPEC COMPARISON
	Kia Carens	Kia Seltos
Displacement	1956cc	1493cc
Engine Type	Turbo	Turbo
Cylinders	4	4
Power	115PS @ 4000rpm	115PS @ 4000rpm
Torque	250Nm @ 1500 - 2750rpm	250Nm @ 1500 - 2750rpm
Manual	6-speed ACMT	6-speed MT and ACMT
Automatic	6-speed TC	6-speed TC
Manual Mileage	21.30kmpl	20.99kmpl
Auto Mileage	18.40kmpl	18.00kmpl

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prathu Sharma

Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because, why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.