Kia Seltos Becomes The First C-segment SUV To Offer 6 Airbags As Standard | V3Cars

02 August 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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Kia India have updated the current Seltos compact SUV with 6 airbags as standard across all variants. The Seltos now becomes the first compact SUV in India to offer 6 airbags as standard. With the feature revision, the lower variants of the new Seltos now cost Rs. 30,000 more than before. Kia have also increased the prices of mid and top variants by up to Rs. 30,000.

Take a look at the updated price list of the Kia Seltos:

KIA SELTOS 2022 PRICE LIST
VARIANTS	OLD PRICE	DIFFERENCE	NEW PRICE
1.5L Petrol HTE	Rs. 10.19 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs.10.49 lakh
1.5L Petrol HTK	Rs. 11.25 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 11.55 lakh
1.5L Petrol HTK Plus	Rs. 12.35 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs.12.65 lakh
1.5L Petrol HTK Plus ACMT	Rs. 12.75 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 13.05 lakh
1.5L Petrol HTX	Rs. 14.15 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 14.45 lakh
1.5L Petrol HTX AT	Rs. 15.15 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 15.45 lakh
1.4L Petrol GTX (O)	Rs.15.85 lakh	Rs. 20,000	Rs. 16.05 lakh
1.4L Petrol GTX Plus	Rs. 16.95 lakh	Rs. 4,000	Rs. 16.99 lakh
1.4L Petrol GTX Plus AT	Rs. 17.85 lakh	Rs. 14,000	Rs. 17.99 lakh
1.4L Petrol X Line AT	Rs. 18.15 lakh	Rs. 14,000	Rs. 18.29 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTE	Rs. 11.09 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 11.39 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTK	Rs. 12.39 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 12.69 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTK Plus	Rs. 13.49 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 13.79 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTK Plus ACMT	Rs. 13.99 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs.14.29 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTX	Rs. 15.29 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs. 15.59 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTX AT	Rs. 16.29 lakh	Rs. 30,000	Rs.16.59 lakh
1.5L Diesel HTX Plus	Rs. 16.39 lakh	Rs. 20,000	Rs. 16.59 lakh
1.5L Diesel GTX Plus AT	Rs. 18.15 lakh	Rs. 20,000	Rs. 18.35 lakh
1.5L Diesel X Line AT	Rs. 18.45 lakh	Rs. 20,000	Rs. 18.65 lakh

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The Carens is the only other car in Kia’s India portfolio with 6 airbags as standard. Even the premium Kia Carnival gets only 2 airbags in its lower variants. It is worth noting that the Carnival is long due for a generation change in the Indian market. Kia had recently removed the details of Seltos petrol and diesel-ACMT powertrains from the website. However, with this price revision, the auto-clutch manual transmission is back.

Also Read: Kia Remove Auto Clutch Manual Transmission Option From Seltos Range

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With the new safety norms coming into effect from October 2022, all the new cars launching after October 2022 will have mandatory 6 airbags in all the variants. The deadline of the same for the ongoing cars will come into effect at a later date. However, Kia India have taken the lead to offer 6 airbags as standard in two of their offerings. A few months ago, Kia also updated the Sonet and started offering front side thorax airbags, tyre pressure sensors and a few other safety features as standard. You can read more about that in detail by clicking on the link below.

Also Read: 2022 Kia Sonet Launched – Gets Better Safety And New Colours

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.