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Maruti Jimny against the Kia Seltos!

Which SUV should you buy? Should you buy an off-road SUV, Maruti Jimny, or Lifestyle SUV, Kia Seltos? Which SUV is worth buying? Why don’t we compare the two against each other to find that out!

Maruti Jimny vs Kia Seltos – Exterior and Interior

Maruti Jimny from the outside looks like box-shape SUV. It has round shape LED headlamps with five rectangular blocks on the grille and the logo in center. The Jimny has body cladding all over the body and small LED foglamps on the hard-plastic black body at the front. It has faux silver skid plate bumper at the front. Moving to the side, it has upright pillars, with square shape windows and the extended portion behind the rear door has a large vertical glass surrounded by thick pillars. Moving to the rear, it has spare wheel mounted on the door with exposed hinges, and the taillamps are on the bumpers. The Jimny rides on the 15-inch alloy wheels.

From the outside, the Kia Seltos has the Kia’s signature nose grille which is basically having hexagonal shape in the grille, quad-cube shape LED headlamps with curved L shaped indicators below the headlamps and the fog lamps are LED in cube-shape positioned vertically. The front nose of the Seltos is covered by the Chrome that contributes towards the front design of the SUV. The bumpers of the SUV are skid plate finished in white. The bumpers has cuts for the aggressive look. Moving to the side, it has thin wheel cladding for the 18-inch alloy wheels, roof rails on the top, chrome line on the bottom of the window lamp that extends till the D-pillar. From the rear, it has LED taillamps that a chrome bar with KIA logo at the center, roof spoiler and shark fin on top, and rear wipers on the rear windscreen.

From the inside, the Jimny has a 9-inch infotainment system with a rectangular shape AC vent below and round AC vents at the sides. On the dashboard it has a grab handle to either get in the Jimny or to hold onto it when off-roading. It has three-spoke multi-function steering wheel with Analog instrument cluster and a TFT display between the analog dials. Below the auto climate controls, there are buttons for hill descent control, traction control, window control for passenger and driver, and right next to the engine start/stop there is button called headlamp washer to sprinkle some water on the headlamps. Then there is the lever for the low range transfer, and just below that is the buttons for window controls for the rear passenger. The front passenger and driver seats can be fully reclined as well. The rear seats are split in 60:40 ratio and it has 4-speaker Arkamy’s sound system.

For the Seltos, it has the 10.25-inch infotainment system integrated with the Semi-Digital instrument cluster for one seamless display. The infotainment system is placed above the AC Vents and the AC Vents at the sides are positioned vertically. The Seltos doesn’t have the dual-tone dashboard theme option unfortunately. It has three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, single-pane sunroof, and metallic finish on the pedals. Tt has rotary dial for drive modes, buttons for ventilated seats, wireless charging pad, air purifier, two charging ports at the front and rear, and sun-blinds for all the windows. The rear seats are split in 60:40 ratio with recline option as well. It also has ambient lighting inside with 64 colors option. The Seltos has the 8-speaker Bose sound system.

So, from the outside and the inside, if you’re looking for off-road SUV, the Jimny looks good both from the outside and the inside. If not, then the Seltos looks much better from the outside and the inside.

Maruti Jimny vs Kia Seltos – Dimensions

Maruti JimnyKia Seltos
Length3985mm4315mm
Width1645mm1800mm
Height1720mm1645mm
Wheelbase2590mm2610mm
Ground Clearance210mm190mm
Boot Space208 Litres433 litres
Fuel Tank Capacity40 litres50 litres
Kerb Weight1,210 kg1,480 kg

When it comes to dimensions, the Jimny measures 3985mm in length, 1645mm in width, and 1720mm in height. The Seltos measures 4315mm in length which is longer by 330mm, the width of 1800mm which is 155mm wide, and height of 1645mm which is shorter by 125mm.  The Jimny has a wheelbase of 2590mm, and ground clearance of 210mm where as the Seltos has a wheelbase of 2610mm that is longer by 20mm, and ground clearance of 190mm which is 20mm lower. The Jimny has a boot space of 208 litres, fuel tank of 40 litres while the Seltos has a boot space of 433 litres which is bigger by 225 litres, and fuel tank of 50 litres that is bigger by 10 litres. The Jimny has a kerb weight of 1,210 kg which is lighter by 270 kg than the Seltos’s kerb weight of 1,480 kg.

So, in Dimensions, the Kia Seltos is bigger in every way which is a good thing as it’ll give people with much more space for storage and comfort than the Jimny.

Maruti Jimny vs Kia Seltos – Engine Options

Maruti JimnyKia Seltos
Engine1.5-litre K15B petrol1.5-litre NA petrol
Displacement1462ccc1497cc
Power103.39 bhp113.43 bhp
Torque134.2 Nm144 Nm
Transmission Options5-speed MT, 4-speed AT6-speed MT, IVT
Fuel Efficiency16.39 kmpl – MT
16.94 kmpl – AT
16.8 km/l

When it comes to Engine Options, the Jimny and the Seltos has a petrol engine on offer. The Jimny has the 1.5-litre K15B Petrol engine that puts out 103.39 bhp and 134.2 Nm of torque paired to a 5-speed Manual Gearbox with fuel efficiency of 16.39 kmpl and 4-speed Automatic Gearbox with 16.94 kmpl fuel efficiency. The Seltos has the 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine that puts out 113.43 bhp and 144 Nm of torque mated to a 6-speed Manual and IVT Gearbox with 16.8 km/l fuel efficiency.

Kia Seltos
Engine1.5-litre diesel
Displacement1493cc
Power113.48 bhp
Torque250 Nm
Transmission Options6-speed iMT, 6-speed AT
Fuel Efficiency21 kmpl – iMT
18 kmpl – AT

Other than the petrol engine, the Seltos has a diesel powertrain as well. The 1.5-litre diesel produces 113.48 bhp and 250 Nm of torque paired to a 6-speed iMT Gearbox with 21 kmpl fuel efficiency and 6-speed Automatic Gearbox with fuel efficiency of 18 kmpl.

Maruti Jimny vs Kia Seltos – Features

FeaturesMaruti JimnyKia Seltos
HeadlampsLEDLED Projector
TaillampsLEDLED
Headlamp WasherYes
Wheel Size & Type15-inch alloy wheels18-inch alloy wheels
SunroofSingle-Pane
Auto Power WindowAutoYes
Seat upholsteryFabricLeather
Powered SeatYes
Leather-wrapped steering wheelYesYes
Ambient LightYes
ACAutoAuto
Rear AC ventsYes
Ventilated SeatsYes
Instrument ClusterAnalogSemi-Digital
Infotainment System9-inch10.25-inch
Android Auto, Apple CarPlayWirelessWireless
Voice ControlYesYes
Heads-up Display (HUD)Yes
Sound System4-speaker Arkamy’s sound system8-speaker Bose Premium sound system
Cooled GloveboxYesYes
Auto-dimming IRVMYes
Height adjustable driver seatYesYes

When it comes to features to Jimny misses out on a lot of features such as Auto-Dimming IRVM, Ventilated Seats, Rear AC vents, Ambient Lighting, 8-speaker sound system, ambient lighting, powered seats, sunroof, Heads-up Display (HUD), bigger alloy wheels, and leather seats upholstery while the Seltos misses out on Headlamp Washer. The Jimny was bound to miss on these features as it’s an off-road focused SUV.

Safety FeaturesMaruti JimnyKia Seltos
AirbagsSix airbagsSix airbags
ABS with EBDYesYes
CameraReverse parking camera360-degree camera
Parking SensorsRearFront and Rear
Rain-Sensing WipersYes
TPMSYesYes
Auto HeadlampsYesYes
ESCYesYes
VSCYes
Cruise ControlYesYes
Traction ControlYesYes
Hill AssistYesYes
All 4 Disc BrakesFront DiscYes
ISOFIX anchoragesYesYes
Brake Limited Slip DifferentialYes

In Safety, the Jimny misses out on 360-degree camera, Rain-Sensing Wipers, Vehicle Stability Control System (VSC) while the Seltos misses out on Brake Limited Slip Differential.

Maruti Jimny vs Kia Seltos – Price and Warranty

ModelPrice (ex-showroom)
Maruti Suzuki JimnyExpected Rs. 10 lakh
Kia SeltosRs. 10.89 lakh – Rs. 19.65 lakh

The Kia Seltos starts at Rs. 10.89 lakh for the entry-level ‘HTE’ variant and goes up to Rs. 19.65 lakh for the top variant, ‘X-Line Automatic’ Diesel. 

As for the warranty, the Jimny has a warranty period of 2 years/40,000 km that can be extended to 5 years/1,00,000 km and Kia is offering 3 years/1,00,000 km warranty period for the Seltos and can be extended up to 5 years/1,00,000 km.

Maruti Jimny vs Kia Seltos – Verdict

In the end, the decision to buy which SUV depends totally on you, however if you want an SUV that can do off-roading, and for your off-road adventures, the Maruti Jimny is a better choice given the design from the outside just says to take it for off-roading, and is smaller than the Seltos and so the comfort is good but the space for storage is a bit less. Kia Seltos cannot do off-roading and is more of a lifestyle SUV that offers good mileage, space, features, and comfort. Therefore, if you have an off-road SUV requirement then you should opt for the Jimny otherwise the Seltos is a great SUV! Which one would you choose?

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