Kia India is celebrating the completion of three years of its maiden product, Seltos this week. The Kia Seltos turned 3 on 22nd July 2022. Just before turning 3, Seltos crossed the 3 lakh sales milestone, becoming the fastest SUV to achieve the feat in the country. The Seltos’ popularity gained ground and it crossed the 1 lakh sales milestone in August 2020, i.e. just one year after it was launched in India.
Hardeep Singh Brar, Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing, Kia India said, “I have always said this – Seltos is, and will always be a special product for Kia India. With Seltos, we created a benchmark and redefined the expectations of customers in this segment. Seltos was a demonstration of our commitment to India and a showcase of our capabilities. It created high standards in design, technology and refinement and helped us gain a share of heart of Indian consumers. I can proudly say that the Seltos made a dream debut and has ensured our dream run continues against all odds.”
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Kia recently made 6 airbags standard across all the variants of the Seltos mid-size SUV. This move also resulted in the prices of the lower variants going up by ₹30000. Previously, only the HTX+, GTX(O), GTX+ and X-Line variants used to offer 6 airbags in the Seltos. However, now all the variants including HTE, HTK, HTK+, and HTX offer this safety feature. In April 2022, Kia updated the Seltos with 4 airbags as standard across all variants as it was offered only with dual airbags as standard before. Kia also made all-wheel disc brakes, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Brake Assist (BA), Hill Assist Control (HAC), and Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) as standard. The mid-spec HTK+ variant saw the deletion of the 1.5-liter diesel automatic option last year. Following this, the HTX variant now gets the 1.5-liter diesel automatic option which is one step above the HTK+. The HTX Diesel AT and HTX IVT get paddle shifters, selectable drive modes, and traction modes as well. The MY22 Seltos also saw the addition of a diesel IMT powertrain combo which is a first for any car in India. Like the petrol IMT variant, the diesel IMT will be available only in the mid-spec HTK+ variant. For reference, the diesel IMT comes powered by a 1.5-liter diesel engine that produces 115 hp and 250 nm of torque. The IMT gearbox is a 6-speed unit.