Honda City vs Kia Seltos Detailed Comparison

Honda City has been eating the sales of all its rivals as well as the cars falling in the same price territory while Kia Seltos has been unstoppable. Here is a detailed comparison between the two.

Honda City 2020 vs Kia Seltos Dimensions Comparison – Which one is bigger?

Honda City measures 4,549 mm long, 1,748 mm wide, 1,489 mm tall with a boot space of 506-litres while the Kia Seltos has length of 4,315 mm, width of 1,800 mm and height of 1,645 mm. Boot space of Seltos is 433 L

Dimensions	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Length	4549 mm	4315 mm
Width	1748 mm	1800 mm
Height	1489 mm	1645 mm
Wheelbase	2600 mm	2610 mm
Ground Clearance	165 mm	190 mm
Turning Radius	5.4 m	5.3 m
Boot Space	506 L	433 L
Fuel Tank Capacity	40 L	50 L
Wheel Size	185 / 55 R16	215 / 60 R17

Dimensions Review

• Honda City is 234 mm longer than Seltos and due to this, it has a longer turning circle of 5.4 metres.
• Kia Seltos is wider by 52 mm and taller by 156 mm than the Honda City.
• Wheelbase of Kia Seltos is 10 mm more than City.
• Being a SUV, Kia Seltos has more ground clearance than Honda city, to be exact, 25 mm.
• Boot Space of sedans have always been more with City having a massive 506 L of space, although a 4 litres shrink from previous gen.
• Kia Seltos has 10-litre more fuel capacity than the compared sedan.
• Kia Seltos has got 17-inch alloys while Honda has restricted City to 16-inch wheels.

Honda City vs Kia Seltos Engine Options Comparison

Kia Seltos comes with 1.4 L turbo petrol, 1.5 petrol as well as 1.5-litre diesel unit while City missing out on RS 1.0 has got 1.5 litre petrol as well as Diesel engine.

Powertrain	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Petrol	1.5 L	1.5 L
Turbo Petrol	–	1.4 L
Diesel	1.5 L	1.5 L

Honda City 1.5 Petrol vs Kia Seltos 1.5 Petrol – Which Engine is more Powerful / Fuel Efficient?

Honda City and Kia Seltos gets powered by 1.5 litre units with different output and mileage figures but similar transmission choices. Honda City I-VTEC engine puts out 119 BHP and 145 NM of torque.

While the Kia Seltos MPI units belts out 113 BHP and 144 NM. Claimed mileage is between 16.5 kmpl and 16.8 kmpl.

Specifications	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Engine	1.5 L I-VTEC	1.5 L MPI
No. Of Cylinders	4	4
Drivetrain	FWD	FWD
Power	119 BHP	113 BHP
Torque	145 NM	144 NM
Transmission	6 Speed MT / 7 Speed CVT	6 Speed MT / 7 Speed CVT
Fuel Efficiency	17.8 kmpl / 18.4 kmpl	16.8 kmpl / 16.5 kmpl
Paddle Shifters	Yes (CVT only)	–

*We havent put to comparison the turbocharged 1.4-litre GDI unit since its doesn’t have a direct engine rival in Honda City.

Petrol Engine Review

• Kia Seltos is 6 BHP and 1 NM less powerful than Honda City.
• Also the fuel efficiency of City petrol manual is 1 kmpl and CVT is 2.1 kmpl more than that of Kia Seltos.
• Paddle shifters are available in City Petrol CVT which Kia has not in the Seltos automatic range.

Honda City 1.5 Diesel vs Kia Seltos 1.5 Diesel – Which Engine is more Powerful / Fuel Efficient?

Honda City is powered by trusted 1.5-litre unit which offers great drivability and 99 BHP and 200 NM of torque is belted out by this engine. Only 6 speed manual is on offer which delivers ARAI Mileage of 24.1 kmpl.

Hyundai Creta Diesel engine is a 1493 cc unit with mileage between 21.4 kmpl for 6 speed manual and 18.5 kmpl for 6 speed torque converter automatic. It generated 113 BHP and 250 NM of maximum torque.

Specifications	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Engine	1.5 L I-DTEC	1.5 L U2 CRDi
No. Of Cylinders	4	4
Drivetrain	FWD	FWD
Power	99 BHP	113 BHP
Torque	200 NM	250 NM
Transmission	6 Speed MT	6 speed manual / 6 Speed AT
Fuel Efficiency	24.1 kmpl	18 kmpl / 20 kmpl

Diesel Engine Review

• Kia Seltos betters the City both in terms of power as well as torque aspects.
• Kia Seltos has diesel-automatic combo which City doesn’t have.
• Honda City diesel is way more fuel efficient than city, to be precise, 6.1 kmpl, which is a lot of difference between the manual diesel option.

Honda City vs Kia Seltos – Which is better in terms of features?

Features	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Headlamps	LED	LED
Tail Lamps	LED	LED
Tyre Size	16-inch	17-inch
Interior Theme	Dual Tone	Dual Tone / Single Tone
Seat Upholstery	Leather	Leather
Steering Wheel	Leather	Leather
Infotainment System	8-inch	10.25-inch
Instrument Cluster	Analog	Analog
Air Conditioner	Automatic + Rear AC Vents	Automatic + Rear AC Vents
Push Button Start with Keyless Entry	Yes	Yes
Connected Car Technology	Yes	Yes
Electric Sunroof	Yes	Yes
Ambient Lighting	Yes	Yes
Manual Sunshade	Rear Windscreen	Rear Window
Outside door handles	Body Coloured	Chrome
Cruise Control	Yes	Yes
Armrest	Front & Rear	Front & Rear
Ventilated Seats	–	Front
Steering wheel adjustment	Tilt & Telescopic	Tilt & Telescopic
Air Purifier	–	Yes
Wireless charging	–	Yes
Driver Seat Adjustment	Manual	Electric
Heads Up display	–	Yes

• Kia Seltos offers multiple features over City like air purifier, electric driver seat adjustment, heads up display, ventilated front two seats, chrome outer door handles and a bigger infotainment system.
• Connected Car technology is available in Seltos as well as Honda City but the UVO connect of the former is much more feature rich.
• Honda city has sunshade for rear windscreen while Seltos has got manually operable sunshade for the rear side windows.
• Chrome door handles on the outside are available in Seltos while they get body colour paint in City.

Honda City vs Kia Seltos – Which has more safety features on offer?

Safety Features	Honda City	Kia Seltos
No. of Airbags	6	6
Parking Sensors	Rear	Front & Rear
Park Assist	Reverse Parking Camera	360 degree camera
Blind spot monitor	Yes	Yes
Hill Start Assist	Yes	Yes
Vehicle Stability Control	Yes	Yes
TPMS	Yes	Yes
Auto Dimming IRVM	Yes	Yes
Auto Headlamps	Yes	Yes
Rain Sensing Wipers	Yes	Yes
Anti pinch guard power window	All	Driver side only

• Kia Seltos has parking sensors on the front and rear with 360 degree surround view camera while City has got rear parking sensors and camera with dynamic guidelines.
• Auto Up/Down and anti pinch guard for power window is available for all windows in City and for Seltos, it is limited to just driver side.

Honda City vs Kia Seltos – Which has better build quality?

Honda City gets underpinned by ACE body structure with which the sedan got full marks in the ASEAN NCAP while Seltos has also a 5 star in the Australian NCAP. It shares platform with the Creta suV.

	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Platform	ACE Body Structure	Advanced K2 Platform
Airbags	6	6
NCAP	5 stars (ASEAN)	5 stars (ANCAP)

Honda City vs Kia Seltos – Which is the most popular choice?

Kia Seltos is amongst the most preferred choice of the customers in this price bracket and with whopping average of 13,000 sales per month, it beats the average monthly sales of 2,500 units of Honda City.

	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Sales (in units)	2,500	13,000

Honda City vs Kia Seltos – Which offers better warranty package?

Both Honda City as well as Hyundai Creta comes with upto 3 years and unlimited kilometres of warranty package.

	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Warranty	3 years / unlimited kms	3 years / unlimited kms

Honda City vs Kia Seltos – Which is more affordable?

Honda City price starts at Rs. 10 Lakhs and goes upto Rs. 16 Lakhs for the top end diesel manual trim while Kia Seltos has a lower starting price of Rs. 9.89 Lakhs with top end diesel automatic costing Rs. 17.34 Lakhs (Ex Showroom).

	Honda City	Kia Seltos
Price (Ex Showroom)	10 Lakhs – 16 Lakhs	9.89 Lakhs – 17.34 Lakhs

Why Honda City is better than Kia Seltos?

1. Drivability – Honda’s engine including i-VTEC and I-DTEC are known to offer unmatchable drivability, steering feedback although certain engines of Kia Seltos are better in the aspect of output figures.
2. More space inside the cabin – Honda City is way more longer than Kia Seltos and the space on the inside has always been best in class and with an increase in overall length, it has now got stadium like space.

2020 Honda City Video

Why Kia Seltos is better than Honda City?

1. Highly Feature Rich – Kia Seltos has on offer 360 degree camera, ventilated front seats, heads up display, air purifier, wireless front charging which Honda doesn’t offer in 5th gen City.
2. Engine & Gearbox options – Kia Seltos comes with two petrol engine (one being a turbo unit) and a Diesel engine, and whats more interesting is that, all of them are available with manual & automatic transmission.
3. Better off roader – Kia Seltos stands high from ground clearance and can easy tackles rough and rural area roads and go off roading as well
4. Better suited for tall passengers – Since Seltos is a SUV, it is taller and wider than the sedans, and due to better dimensions, the 6-feeter person will find himself comfortable in Kia Seltos.

Kia Seltos Video Review