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

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.

2022 Kia 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.

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