Kia Seltos Facelift vs Rivals – Is the Seltos Facelift any Good Than It’s Rivals?

Kia has finally launched the Indian-Spec Seltos Facelift after being spied numerous testing in India. The Seltos Facelift comes with lots of new features and styling updates which it’s rivals didn’t see coming; it has 7 rivals in this segment – Maruti Grand Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, MG Astor, Hyundai Creta, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun, and Honda Elevate. Well, why don’t we compare the new Seltos against it’s rivals to find out what’s really different between Seltos and it’s rivals!

Kia Seltos Facelift vs Rivals – Dimensions

	Kia Seltos Facelift	Hyundai Creta	Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder	Maruti Grand Vitara
Length	4315mm	4300mm	4365mm	4345mm
Width	1800mm	1790mm	1795mm	1795mm
Height	1645mm	1635mm	1645mm	1645mm
Wheelbase	2610mm	2610mm	2600mm	2600mm
Ground Clearance	190mm	190mm	208mm	208mm
Turning Radius	5.3 meters	5.3 meters	5.4 meters	5.4 meters

When it comes to Dimensions, the Seltos, Hyryder, and Grand Vitara has the same height of 1645mm, the Seltos and Creta has the same wheelbase of 2610mm, ground clearance of 190mm, and Turning Radius of 5.3 meters. The Hyryder, and Grand Vitara has the same width of 1795mm, wheelbase of 2600mm, ground clearance of 208mm, and turning radius of 5.4 meters. The Taigun and Kushaq has the same width of 1760mm, height of 1612mm, wheelbase of 2651mm, ground clearance of 188mm, and turning radius of 5.05 meters.

	Kia Seltos Facelift	Honda Elevate	MG Astor	Volkswagen Taigun	Skoda Kushaq
Length	4315mm	4312mm	4323mm	4221mm	4225mm
Width	1800mm	1790mm	1809mm	1760mm	1760mm
Height	1645mm	1650mm	1650mm	1612mm	1612mm
Wheelbase	2610mm	2650mm	2585mm	2651mm	2651mm
Ground Clearance	190mm	220mm	205mm	188mm	188mm
Turning Radius	5.3 meters	5.2 meters	5.6 meters	5.05 meters	5.05 meters

The Elevate and the Astor has the same same height of 1650mm. The Seltos’s got a length of 4315mm which is 50mm shorter than the longest SUV, Toyota Hyryder with 4365mm length. The Elevate has the highest ground clearance of 220mm in the segment which is 30mm more than Seltos, and lowest turning radius in this segment is by the Taigun/Kushaq of 5.05 meters.

Kia Seltos Facelift vs Rivals – Powertrains

	Kia Seltos Facelift	Hyundai Creta	Volkswagen Taigun/ Skoda Kushaq		Maruti Grand Vitara/ Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder
Engine	1.5-litre NA petrol	1.5-litre petrol	1.5-litre NA petrol	1.0-litre petrol	1.5-litre K Series petrol engine
Displacement	1497cc	1498cc	1498cc	999cc	1462cc
Power	113.43 bhp	113 bhp	147.51 bhp	113.98 bhp	101.64 bhp
Torque	144 Nm	144 Nm	250 Nm	141 Nm	136.8 Nm
Transmission Type	6-speed MT, IVT	6-speed MT, IVT (or CVT)	6-speed MT, 7-speed DSG	6-speed MT, 6-speed AT	5-speed MT, 6-speed AT

When it comes to Engine Options, the Seltos Facelift 5 rivals have normal 1.5-litre petrol engine except the Taigun/Kushaq has additional 1.0-litre petrol engine. The Seltos Facelift is powered by the 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine producing 113.43 bhp and 144 Nm of torque mated to 6-speed Manual and IVT Gearbox. The Hyundai Creta has a 1.5-litre petrol engine produces 113 bhp and 144 Nm of torque paired to a 6-speed Manual and IVT Gearbox.

The Volkswagen Taigun/Skoda Kushaq has the 1.5-litre TSI petrol engine that pumps out 147.51 bhp and 250 Nm of torque with 6-speed Manual and 7-speed DSG Gearbox. Another powertrain is the 1.0-litre petrol engine produces 113.98 bhp and 141 Nm of torque paired to a 6-speed Manual and 6-speed Automatic Gearbox. The Toyota Hyryder/Maruti Grand Vitara is powered by the 1.5-litre K Series petrol engine produces 101.64 bhp and 136.8 Nm of torque paired to a 5-speed Manual and 6-speed Automatic Gearbox.

	Kia Seltos Facelift	MG Astor	Honda Elevate
Engine	1.5-litre NA petrol	1.5-litre petrol	1.5-litre petrol
Displacement	1497cc	1498cc	1498cc
Power	113.43 bhp	108.49 bhp	119.34 bhp
Torque	144 Nm	144 Nm	145 Nm
Transmission Type	6-speed MT, IVT	5-speed MT, 8-speed CVT	6-speed MT, CVT

Continuing, the MG Astor is powered by the 1.5-litre petrol engine that puts out 108.49 bhp and 144 Nm of torque mated to 5-speed Manual and 8-speed CVT Gearbox. Lastly, the Honda Elevate has the 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine that pumps out 119.34 bhp and 145 Nm of torque paired to 6-speed Manual Gearbox and an Advanced CVT Gearbox.

	Kia Seltos Facelift	Hyundai Creta
Engine	1.5-litre turbo diesel	1.5-litre diesel
Displacement	1493cc	1493cc
Power	113.48 bhp	113 bhp
Torque	250 Nm	250 Nm
Transmission Type	6-speed iMT, 6-speed AT	6-speed MT, 6-speed AT

The Seltos Facelift doesn’t come with a normal Diesel engine, but instead it’s got a 1.5-litre turbo diesel engine producing 113.43 bhp and 250 Nm of torque paired to a 6-speed iMT and 6-speed Automatic Gearbox. The Creta doesn’t have a turbo diesel engine instead it’s got a normal diesel engine producing 113 bhp and 250 Nm of torque mated to 6-speed Manual and 6-speed Automatic Gearbox.

	Kia Seltos Facelift	MG Astor
Engine	1.5-litre turbo petrol	1.5-litre turbo petrol
Displacement	1497cc	1349cc
Power	157 bhp	138.08 bhp
Torque	253 Nm	220 Nm
Transmission Type	6-speed iMT, 7-speed DCT	6-speed AT

Last but not the least, the Seltos facelift will be getting the new 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine producing 157 bhp and 253 Nm of torque paired to 6-speed iMT and 7-speed DCT Gearbox while the MG Astor comes with the 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine producing 138.08 bhp and 220 Nm of torque mated to 6-speed Automatic Gearbox.

Kia Seltos Facelift vs Rivals – Price

Model	Price (ex-showroom)
Maruti Grand Vitara	Rs. 10.70 lakh – Rs. 19.79 lakh
Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder	Rs. 10.73 lakh – Rs. 19.74 lakh
MG Astor	Rs. 10.82 lakh – Rs. 18.69 lakh
Hyundai Creta	Rs. 10.87 lakh – Rs. 19.20 lakh
Kia Seltos Facelift	Expected Rs. 11 lakh
Skoda Kushaq	Rs. 11.59 lakh – Rs. 19.69 lakh
Volkswagen Taigun	Rs. 11.62 lakh – Rs. 19.06 lakh
Honda Elevate	Expected Rs. 12 lakh

As for the pricing, the lowest price in SUV is the Maruti Grand Vitara that starts at Rs. 10.70 lakh for the entry-level variant and the highest price is the Maruti Grand Vitara of Rs. 19.79 lakh for the petrol-hybrid variant. Kia is expected to price the Seltos facelift at Rs. 11 lakh slotting it between the Hyundai Creta (Rs. 10.87 lakh), and Skoda Kushaq (Rs. 11.59 lakh) but still offers way more features and performance than the other SUVs in this segment.

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