Kia Seltos - The One To Beat? | First Drive Review | Autocar India
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- After much buzz and anticipation, we've finally got behind the wheel of the Kia Seltos. This Hyundai Creta rival debuts the Kia brand in India and so it's got a big statement to make. expected to launch at a price Rs11.5 - 16.5 lakh, can it impress us? Hormazd Sorabjee drives it on a stormy day in Goa to find out.
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It's finally here - our review of the #Kia #Seltos! What do you think of this new SUV? Would you pick it over the rest? Leave your answer in the replies! #TeamAutocar
Ford is dead
I think I would go with hector.
The equipment list is too long for the price. Who will go to the other cars if they consider this. Also as Kia and Hyundai share platforms there will be a lot of user-friendliness too!
Mg: Oh we are best in India market
KIA: Cough cough😂
Definitely a big yes will choose this over the competition. Kia 🔥💯✔
I'm a student, belong to poor family, but I hope someday I would be able to buy this car,which is my favourite car in this segment.
God bless you bro. May your dreams comes with a pleasure. I specially appreciate those who passion for cars.
God bless you
Dream big, start small.
Bhai ,Apna tym ayega
Definitely you will buy bro....God bless you...for your future
I've been waiting for this for Soo long!! Thanks a lot!
Mee too...
It is one of the best looking cars in the segment.Nice work kia
yes. But Ground clearance seems low. That is the only concern.
@@ravikantreddy1 No it's not less I have personal visited the showroom it's quiet high, best suited for Indian roads
We like it too!
But it lacks the masculinity of harrier😢
poor mileage
Waiting for Jio Car...100 km/ litre
With jio fuel
lol
Got you! Wat a brilliant question hahaha
Hola! Will introduce soon and you will see all jio fuel pump building up everywhere..😁
No lol
in my opinion, the problem with having a car which is available at so MANY price points is that the person who wants to buy the top of the line trim would feel deterred because *seemingly* the same car is available at a lower price point. like, the person spending 18 Lakh and the person spending 11 Lakh get the "same" car.
Kia will kill the competition. ❤️ Loved every bit of this vehicle.
The competition is sweating right now 😁🔥
True I wish Mazda was present in Indian market they make far better car than Kia. We don't have an affordable driver's car in india
Pretty sure the competition is dead. The cooled seats, quality interiors, sun roof, connectivity, automatic options, good driving dynamics, pricing and mileage. The competition is DEAD.
yes it is
@@adityathakoor4922 not really let's be honest, many indian ppl want the "big car look" and unfortunately seltos doesn't really look big so harrier and Hector will sell
Want: Kia, MG
Affordable: vitara brezza
AUTOCAR make a video on SELTOS vs MG HECTOR
Both are on different segments.Not fair to compare those.
Obviously Kia will win...
Seltos is much better and winner in all sense at the end of the day. Do not rely on Chinese brands in my opinion.
And tata harrier
Seltos anyday
Almost everyone will fall in love with such a advanced features. Great work by KIA
Everything. Seriously Everything. Yes, Everything! Blew my mind.
Damn it's going to be a hot cake in the city. What a practical thought out car interior..nice review
Kudos for the Review !!
Best as usual & now we require
1. The Comparison video with rival cars &
2. The Variant to buy guide with micro level analysis
"Rarely have we seen a car that is so complete, so well-rounded and so versatile.."
TATA Harrier vs KIA Seltos vs MG Hector.... Wow a great triangular competition 😍😍
Where is jeep compass
It's incomparable with harrier or hector. Kia is more crossover hatchback n sedan and not even like a compact SUV.
@One hector is not n same segment either. Seltos is comparable to tuv s cross.
Where is XUV 300 OR 500
@@vedantpatil1369 who gives a damn about XUV here
Amazing car electronic featurewise, but no room for security. 3 stars NCAP ratings and not even rollover mitigation installed. Since my preference is security I will never buy Hyundia or Kia product.
Why do manufacturers not provide a true top end version in automatic! Just frustrating... 😡
Arunkumar Venugopalan there is automatic in the top end model with all the features in petrol. It was announced just a week back!
Agree. I wanted to buy 1.4 DCT but had to book manual instead.
Might be they are scared of the price range, I have a Hexa Automatic but again it misses a lot of features which the Top End Hexa manual has 😏
Its there in Nexon.. XZA+ variant..
What's missing bro...
this will make other orthodox car companies to thing hard on their features but right now they would be like “kia ye tune kya kiya” ❤️ i was thinking about to purchase creta but kia just saved me and now i definitely go for this beauty for sure
naveen Bhati orthodox 😂 yeah the only one tin can
6:56 , if you cut off the below portion of the headlight , it would look like range rover velar headlight !
People laugh at logo. But nobody can easily laugh at its design. KIA is doing great job nowadays
Looks great in white colour👍👌
imagine it with matte black.
Yes!
Cliches
Yes my car looks so beautiful in white color, 😍❤️
Omg I never would have thought that KIA ei bring such a banger!!! Near perfect the car is.
Yeah with two airbags right crappy electronics by compromising on safety
Come on Kia.. 2 airbags?? These things are sold with at-least 6+ airbags overseas
2 with with the cheapest model, there are options with 6 airbags
Pretty sure it has 6 airbags...
Pretty sure it has 6 airbags...
6 airbags only for the GT line
Subjected to price
kia logo on the bonnet instead of grille is causing ocd :3
Kia has knocked it out of the park. Honda should take some lessons from them.
ALL HONDA KNOWS IS HOW TO OVERPRICE THEIR NOT SO NICE PRODUCTS.
@@LokeshKaushik17 and make their cars look like cheap shitbags
Well, Honda CAN learn from the stinger (not to be confused with the seltos) and get the new ns-x restyled....
It seems a bit ugly at the front and just minor tweaks will set it right
23,000 pre launch bookings..Ladies & Gentlemen..May we proudly present the new king of the segment "Kia Seltos"..Superb Review
What's the expected price ?!
@@rajeshchaudhari436 estimated price range 11-17 L....Let's wait till August 22
@@bairavann8490 estimated price range 11L-17 L...Launch date August 22 nd
@warlike tiger lack of service centres a major concern..Official launch scheduled on Aug 22nd ...
I was craving for the review of this car. You guys nailed it👍👍👌👌
What if someone is driving your car and you stop the engine from your UVO app😂😂😂
🤣
You can able to start and stop only in park mode and also you can't move the vehicle this feature only start and stop ignition
Devs are not stupid. You can stop the engine only when car is not moving. Where have you come from? stone age?
That's a good one .
U can actually do that in a Volvo.
the most head turning thing in this car is the front look....it really looks awesome
One of the most complete cars in the market just now for the mid range SUV’s.
Only if it had the Panaromic Sunroof, it would have captured the whole market comfortably and left nothing to Hyundai Cretai, Brezza, Hector and Harrier!
Yet I feel it is going to be the top selling car in 2020 for the mid range SUV’s.
Great Job KIA!!
They say. Dct will also come in top gt line trim as well
Yes exactly
its available now..
My dad is a huge fan of this car and was going to buy it but right now circumstances are so bad that we need all money to save my house hope one day i will buy it for him 🙏
Sorabjee sir, I am following you still school! I used to read your reviews in The Telegraph & to this date your reviews are the best. Your witty comments are even better!!!
Indian market has less knowledge about KIA but let me assure you, its better than Hyundai in many cases. From Nepal.
Acha
Thanks for your free advice.
Hyundai owns KIA 😅😅
Dear Hyundai is the owner of this brand ok
@@shubhamkiduniyaskd1317 right 👍👍 but is baar bete ne baap ko piche chod diya
what more can you want in a car....pretty handsome inside /out ..kia scores full marks on practicality ....wished for more space at the rear seats plus panaromic sunroof with slightly more ground clearance and a awd option which is available in korea.....rest all is great....
I think I saw you on the bambolim high way , never thought I'd find this on RUclips lmao
You are giving review of which variant , since herein it reflect of 2 airbags but some gave guys gave statement like it have six airbags
My reservations :
1. Diesel top model despite 21.8kmpl mileage which is very good has no features at all. Just 2 airbags, no crystal cut alloys instead cheap brezza type alloys, no first in segment heads up display (HUD).
2. GT line top model GTX+ has all you need, 6 airbags, crystal cut alloys, HUD but MILEAGE is 16.8 kmpl and in cities it is just 11 or 12kmpl and unjustified cost 19 odd lakhs on road.
All this is told to me by showroom official.
Just connected feature and BS 6 engine. Otherwise Creta still rocks!
Creta is Overpriced shit.
If why I said is true in terms of pricing...it kills my joy and love for Kia 🙂🙂🙂😗😙
U expect more than 16 from a 1.4 turbo petrol? Do you know how much punto abarth average is?
What a video really enjoyed it a lot...now waiting for comparison between harrier Vs hector Vs seltos👍
Well.. straight away Kia got a winner here. And The segment is heating up with more vehicles to come from different brands.
Anilbabu Swarna are u talking about Ford Kuga, Maruti Vitara, Honda HR-V ?
I want to tell u that Honda HR- V won’t work
What Anilji
The only thing missing in this segment is a hybrid car. If Kia would have got that too people wouldn't even go MG and Tata showrooms to see their cars. The seltos would be blind choice. Though even now it's a blind choice compared to what the others offer
@@ankur23891 kuga is not launching in india anytime soon
@@ankur23891 The HR-V has been rumoured to be a CBU. In classic Honda tradition of overpricing, that's unsurprising. Ford is no longer developing products for Indian market. All R&D stuff will be from the Mahindra JV.
This car proved Love at first sight exist 🔥
Kia could have given 6 airbags in the diesel top end version.
Yes. Maybe as an option
I hope our opinions are taken into account. KIA feels diesel customers dont require 6 airbags. Wonder how they came to that decision
@@sabuaugustine3818 Now that the price is announced, I get the reason. They want the price tag to end at 16 lakhs ex-showroom when announcing price. GTX 1.4 DCT itself costs 15.99 lakhs. That's why there's no GTX+ DCT as of now. Same could be the reason for diesel. Diesel top model ends at 15.99 lakhs. They did it to keep it all within 16 lakhs.
The Diesel top-end model doesn't get top notch features such as 6 airbags,driving modes,terrain modes and bold appearance as compared to the GT line.KIA should have offered Diesel engine in the GT line or may put the missing features in top end Tech trim's of the diesel variant...this is just disappointing for a Diesel top model customer!!!
Diesel cars are on the way out... may be 5 to 10 years... so may he you shud start loving the petrol
Moving to petrol models is definitely a good option,but many Indian car buyers in this segment prefer diesel models due to their high fuel efficiency as compared to that of the petrol models!!😀😀
No, htx plus model also get six air air bags
Please prepair a comparison video of "Tata Harrier" Vs "Kia Seltos"
Good review. Is this car an upgraded Creta? Will all the tech they put in the car make it last? More electronics more problems.
The sun blind on the roof being manual is a bit disappointing
Whats the use of sun roof in india ? Does anyone in india really use it apart from site seeing
even if sunroof is there it should be panoramic...
But I think the space is little bit congested inside.. While compared to harrier and hector
Both are different segment, compare seltos to creta.
Kia worked with Right Engine options, Gear Box, Design, Technology. This has raised customers expectations. Competition sellers will have hard time to sell their products. With 16 variants customers get great choice. Great review sir. Connectivity options will be compulsion.
No Kia car disappoints...very much value for money
The freer our market is, the best products we get. We need to make India is a true free-market with less central government regulations- that way we can see more and more awesome products like this. Thank you Kia for launching this awesome car.
Technology -10, privacy-0😂😂
So if it's your dad's car you better be careful
Yup, that's what I was thinking. Can't take this car to the college and then hangout with your friends at a party place 😅
LOL. Dad will check location and find out it's parked in a bar. 😂😂
Vw dsg gearbox just awesome
my first reaction after watching Harrier on RUclips was hohum.. my first reaction when I watched in in person was wow.. exactly the opposite when I looked at the Seltos almost a week back being driven by a guy with 2 kids on the back seat (how the heck did he get it before it's launch?).. I was not impressed with Hector but when I looked at it in full 3D glory, I kinda liked it although it could have been a little wider to match the height.. so there you go
Gonna buy this in coming march🤩 as waitlist for this car is long enough in bhubaneshwar
Nice
Congratulations suman, i am getting my seltos by 15th of this month
Are bhai kabhi force trax cruiser ka bhi Review Karlo please
happy to see AP 03 even though it's a temporary registration
Enth prahasanam aado saji?? Plant is in Ananthpur.. So AP registration 😂
@@mathewkoshy451 adipoli 😅malayali ivdem 😂
Both Kia Seltos The Car of The Year and Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 The Bike of The Year were shot on a rainy day.
Everything depends on the price. Diesel is clearly below segment standard.
Creta too will get these engines soon. I love it when Hyundai digs their own grave
Is the steering feedback very vague?
How bad is the turbo dct mileage?
Is the interior plastic quality similar to that of the wagon r
Now the md question is should the owners of / recently brought harriar, Jeep Compass, xuv 500 and specially Hyundai creta be jealous of this car 😁
Australia doesn't get the diesel engine at all and if I understood this, India doesn't get any AWD options (which Australia does)
We are going to buy this car ...kia...😍
Kyu kia ?
Congratulations
Sir, but the million dollar question is should I go for dct transmission considering its overheating problem during b to b traffic n uphill driving...😖
Thank you for making this video
Kia has just thrown a Knock out punch 👊 in the segment.
Seltos has set the sales charts on fire !!
I saw this car in person in anjuna goa, and I gotta say there is a lot of presence driving this car, and it looks even bigger if we see in person
Lovely car , nice Orange colour especially the front looks are tough & attractive . There will be a tough competition between Harrier & Seltos. BTW very nice review
Hyundai creta or This please ans
Most of the people's asking to do comparison with harrier. Tata comes with 2L diesel unit and seltos has 1.5L diesel. There is no point to compare this two.
Please provide your review on 1.5 ltr petrol engine, also compare with 1.4ltr turbocharged engine
Best ride & handling "korean suv" i've driven yet😂😂😂
Creta ki bejyati 😂😂😂
Jai ho
@@3018gaurav Hyundai owns Kia btw.
😂😂
Hyndai n Kia sibling brands
Overall performance and safety tell me. Seltos, or nexon or harrier or hexa or creta or anyother ?
Harrier
10 46 to 10 52... when the car was started his reaction was pretty awesome.
Loved the review... Actually I'm waiting for the review.
Need more detailed review soon.
Amazing way of showcasing the car...love the anchor than the car..hahah
6 airbags should and must be given in top end!!
That's a great car! But this connected car feature is a bit scary... Is there a way you can opt out of it?
Korean,Chinese all fail when it comes to Jeep Compass. But we indians will go for mileage
Hammad Khan Jeep Compass is the most unreliable car in usa
Jeep compass is a segment higher but Indians won't understand. Actually compass harrier belongs to the tiguan class.
What year are you from? 1995?
Btw the the Compass is nothing but a FIAT on stilts. Yeah, totally reliable.
I personally do not like the integrated infotainment slab!! Stretching across instrument cluster, it ruins the dash looks. Otherwise it's a good looking car👌👌👌
Waiting for
HARRIER vs. SELTOS vs. HECTOR
video.
Keep waiting numbnut 1 car here doesn't even belong to the same segment
Debaditya Saha which one exactly?
Just imagine the level of competition in this segment with H-RV, karoq and t-roc yet to arrive!!😍😍
Kia sportage younger brother kia seltos......
Kia seltos mein paranomic sunroof hona chaiye tha jaisa HG Hector m hain
Do comparison with Hector
Finally....I've been waiting for a long time....and it is made even better by the fact that it is Mr. Sorabjee reviewing it
Who still like Tata Harrier?
My vote to Tata Harrier, the real suv.
Kia can make ESP & Traction control standard on all its forthcoming vehicles.
Its long since standard for all Cars in EU, US, CA etc. Lets have it on all Cars in India making our roads safer, save lakhs of accidents & life. It will also lower car insurance in the long run.
Just wait for Kia Optima! Stunning sedan
Bit of Jeep compass as well
Horman at his best..what a review..!!!
Lovely car undoubtedly.
Finally a competition for creta.....and that too by it's sister company....superb car.....gona be a hit for kia and will make it's first impression in India as a great company
Amazing review by autocar india and man that suv is just dope
Do we have an option to choose between beige or all black interior? Or is it fixed for a variant?
all they need a good name and logo, rest is 💯
I have a totally different question out of the topic in this video...what's the name of the track in the background in the beginning?
When you say, must to have sunroof? Do we really need cars with sunroof in India considering our tropical climate, let alone pollution. Just wondering about the marketing strategy automobile companies are using to fool us.
Yes I enjoy an open sunroof when the weather permits. (kerala). It's a nice feature to have.
Do we need sunroof in this part of the world? - is the same category of questions like 'Do we need cruise control and all!'. Yes we do need cruise control!
Whats the On road kia seltos diesel manual mileage ?
Its Amazing to grow with KIA SELTOS
And the Cool thing is Hormazd sir is reviewing the car.