2023 Kia Seltos Facelift Review

Any one help me understand the about the adblue tank I saw in few reviews. Does this help to avoid DPF issues?

Excellent review as always!!

I currently own the top end GTX+ 7 DCT variant.

I had been to the showroom and noticed a couple of things.

The updated Seltos looks great from inside out but here are some things that I feel that KIA really needs to pay attention to.

• Structural safety is high priority. Although they say it has been improved to some extent in the SA manual, cannot rely on that until the NCAP test.
• Heads up display has now been removed from the GTX+ variant. Considering the price difference to be only 20K between X-Line and GT-Line, why would they not provide this in GT Line? Looks to me like cost cutting.
• Better color combination especially for the GT-Line interiors. All black is a big NO and the interiors looks like it is from a car below 10L segment. The interior roof too is made up of all black fabric. It looks so soiled. Very disgusting and disappointing. Black and beige is what brings more premium-ness to the cabin space in my opinion. I am not a fan of that sage green interiors either. Really don't know why KIA does not understand this.
• The interior mood lighting is pathetic like before. Earlier there was a dedicated switch to control the brightness, but now it has been removed.
• The BOSE speakers ? Looks like BOSE badging on ordinary speakers. The sound quality is just average. No improvement done here. The same old crap carried forward from the existing Seltos.
• The rear AC is just like how it is on my existing Seltos. It is not as powerful as it is in the front. No improvement what so ever.
• They missed adding the Electric tail gate feature which I think could have been included for the premium price tag of 25L for the top end.(Other brands like MG have it for almost the same price)
• More metallic colors for X-Line variant or consider adding HUD for GT Line. The matte finish is difficult to maintain and requires a full body PPF which pushes the cost by another lakh or more depending on the PPF brand.
• The video quality feed from the cameras all around the vehicle can also be improved.
• The parcel tray at the rear still rattles when the vehicle goes over bumps. Although I have not test driven the new vehicle, I can tell by just seeing that as there are no improvements done for that. These are the things that KIA should have really looked into.
• The panoramic sunroof screen or shade makes a lot of noise while opening. . Don't know if it is the same on other brands. I have no experience here.

Hoping to see Electric or Strong Hybrid in next Avatar of Seltos along with above improvements.

Out of Curiosity, I went ahead and checked it out for Verna. It's errily similar. Just feels like words like "Hyundai" and "Verna" have been Cut Pasted with "Kia" and "Seltos". I too feel considering one is a 4.6m sedan and the other is 4.35 m CSUV, the driving style should be somewhat different atleast.

Hope this is a one off incident, and we do see genuine inputs about the cars being driven and not just plain Cut Copy Paste.

I know the engines and gearboxes are similar, but from my experience, driving a Hyundai Venue and Kia Sonet, there are considerable differences in the way both drive. In this case one is a long sedan, while the other is a tall CSUV with good ground clearance.

10.25-inch HD touchscreen navigation is actually available in HTX. What it does not get is the Full Digital Cluster with 26.04 cm (10.25”) Color LCD MID. It gets only a 10.5 cm (4.2”) Color TFT MID.

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Seltos always was a good looking SUV but with this refresh it has absolutely become desirable and with all the features its packing, makes me want to reconsider and ignore the safety rating. Infact I know a friend who actually booked cause it ticked all other boxes perfectly.

Kudos to Kia for a very good refresh job. Engine options and performance at tap is another major ace up its sleeve.

What are the driving impressions for 1.5 Diesel AT? Is it same like previous version? What are economy figures we are looking at for city driving and highway runs with and with cruise control?

Hi, this is a great review! Very detailed and informative, as is expected from a Team-BHP review. I had a couple of questions:

1) There's an increase in 50mm of length, without any corresponding increase in wheelbase - where does the length see improvement? I was guessing it would be the boot capacity, but it appears to be the same as per your review.

2) How do you think the new suspension and engine (turbo petrol) duo keeps up with city stop and go traffic and pot hole ridden roads?

The increase in 50mm length is only on account of redesigned bumpers and not related to structural changes of length.

Did Kia improve the impact absorbing bar which is placed between the outer "plastic" bumper facia and the inner bumper beam? Did this cause increase in 50 mm length?

Or it could be due to extra space needed for rear radars placed in the GT and X line variants for ADAS.

I currently have the last gen Kia Carnival and sold off a Seltos GT Line for personal reasons a few months back. Currently awaiting delivery of the new Seltos GT Line. I am using the Carlinkit v 4 on the Carnival and was also using one in the Seltos without issues. I have two units of the same. Never had connectivity issues other than a few cable related issues with were sorted out by plugging out and plugging in the device. The iPhone connects super fast and there is minimal lag when using the console. Siri too works well.

Hope this helps.

Has anyone test-driven the iMT turbo petrol variant ? How are the shift speeds ? Because of my budget, I can only either get the iMT turbo petrols of the seltos or the Slavia/Virtus DSGs (Getting good discounts here). The Seltos DSGs are out of my budget, I am waiting for a test-drive of the imt Turbo

Excellant review!! I wish kia offered more colour options in X line (but looking at the feature difference to GTX+, Buyers won't be missing anything major in my opinion)

Get this car a 5 star GNCAP rating, and many will wonder why to buy any German Luxuries spending north of 60L when you can get all that in less than 25L. Wonderful product from Kia. Having said so, unless they prove a stable body structure, I will be hesitant to buy one of these.

1. The price quoted for insurance by the dealer is around 45% higher than that from external sources. Is there a scope for negotiation on it or any other component of the price list?

2. Should one go for an extended warranty(4-5th year) if car is sparingly used(2-3K KM per year)?

I talked to a mechanic who told me that the DCT gearbox has been facing issues lately. Owners have a failing gearbox even around 30k kms. Is this true?

Superb review. Thanks for all details.

Few things:
- The improvement in suspension seem to have more or less nullified by the 18inch wheels. This is a bummer for folks who are giving a premium for features at cost of harsher ride over lower variants
- Even if we want to change tyres right away, the JK ones may not provide much of buy back value leading to higher amount to be shelled for new tyres
- The max 5 year warranty is something that needs to be considered when going for the new 1.5 Turbo Petrol engine (as long term reliability is not known)
- I see that the Auto Engine off during idling might help this engine but this is something I always disable.
- Is the middle seat more uncomfortable that outgoing generation? The reviews talk about hard back (due to movable arm support) ?
- The panoramic sunroof does help for roomier cabin but lot of times you will keep the cover closed due to heat and which will make the cabin feel really dark on GTX line (black seats and black roofline)

Having booked GTX+, the suspension is something that is going to be critical (waiting for TD vehicle) before shelling close to 25L OTR Bangalore. Bangalore roads are known for bad potholes and comfort suspension becomes critical factor.