Kia Seltos Facelift Fuel Efficiency Figures Revealed | V3Cars

26 July 2023
By Amit Saraswat
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Kia India launched the Seltos facelift on July 21, 2023 and deliveries of the C1-segment SUV have commenced. Kia have now revealed the fuel efficiency figures of the updated Seltos’ normal petrol, turbo petrol and turbo diesel engines. Take a look at the ARAI-claimed fuel efficiency figures of the Kia Seltos facelift to make a more informed purchase decision.

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift Fuel Efficiency

Take a look at the fuel efficiency of all Seltos powertrains:

KIA SELTOS FACELIFT FUEL EFFICIENCY
1.5L Normal Petrol		1.5L Turbo Petrol		1.5L Turbo diesel
6MT	CVT	6ACMT	DCT	6ACMT	6AT
17kmpl	17.7kmpl	17.7kmpl	17.9kmpl	20.7kmpl	19.1kmpl

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The 1.5L turbo diesel engine with the 6-speed ACMT is the most fuel efficient out of all the powertrains options available. Furthermore, despite producing more power and torque, Kia claim the 1.5L turbo petrol engine is more fuel efficient than the discontinued 1.35L turbo petrol engine. The 1.5L turbo DCT offers 17.9kmpl, which is more than the 1.35L turbo DCT’s fuel efficiency figure of 16.5kmpl.

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift Powertrain Specs

Take a look at the powertrain specifications of the Kia Seltos facelift:

KIA SELTOS FACELIFT ENGINE SPECS
Engine	1.5L Normal Petrol	1.5L Turbo Petrol	1.5L Turbo Diesel
Displacement	1497cc	1482cc	1493cc
Cylinder	4	4	4
Power	115PS @ 6300rpm	160PS @ 5500rpm	116PS @ 4000rpm
Power:Weight	94.19PS/t	124.13PS/t	86.37PS/t
Torque	144Nm @ 4500rpm	253Nm @ 1500 - 3500rpm	250Nm @ 1500 - 2750rpm
Torque:Weight	117.94Nm/t	196.28Nm/t	186.15Nm/t
Manual	6-speed MT	6-speed ACMT	6-speed ACMT
Automatic	CVT	7-speed DCT	6-speed TC

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The Kia Seltos facelift is currently the most powerful turbo petrol SUV in its segment. Its 1.5L turbo petrol engine produces 160PS of power and 253Nm of torque, which is more than that of the Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun’s 1.5L turbo petrol engine. It is worth mentioning that the Seltos turbo petrol and turbo diesel no longer offer the choice of a conventional manual transmission and are now only with a 6-speed auto-clutch manual transmission.

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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.