New Delhi: Kia Seltos is now all set to enter the market with its latest avatar. The second-generation version of the popular mid-size SUV will be launched in India in the first half of December 2025. The first-generation model was introduced in August 2019. The Seltos ensured that Kia became the fastest-growing original equipment manufacturer in the Indian automotive space. The Seltos hit the right note in several aspects; its design appealed to urban SUV customers. It has several segment-first and segment-best features. Availability of petrol, turbo petrol and diesel engines with manual and automatic transmission options helped it reach a broad audience.
The mid-size SUV segment contributed 25.76% to the overall SUV volumes in the domestic market in FY25. Of the 23,66,274 units of SUVs sold in India during the fiscal year, 6,09,516 units were of mid-size SUVs. The Seltos contributed with the 72,618 units. In FY26, the Seltos is at 41,085 units, with the latest model arriving; expectations are that the volumes of the Seltos will improve. The Seltos is already a loaded SUV, it comes with the bells and whistles like 18-inch alloy wheels, 10.25-inch HD touchscreen navigation with 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, front ventilated seats with 8-way powered driver’s seat adjustment, 360-degree with blind view monitor in instrument cluster, dual-zone automatic climate control, 8-inch HUD, panoramic sunroof and ADAS with 19 features.
The second-generation Seltos is expected to get the powertrain options from the outgoing model. The old Seltos has three internal combustion engine choices: 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5-litre turbo petrol and 1.5-litre diesel. There are multiple transmission options such as 6-speed MT, 6-speed iMT, IVT, 7-speed DCT and 6-speed AT. In terms of pricing, the outgoing model is available from Rs 10,79,276 to Rs 19,80,529 ex-showroom. Users can expect the latest Seltos price to be in the range of Rs 11 lakh to Rs 20 lakh ex-showroom.
