Kia Seltos: which powertrain?
The Kia Seltos is sold as 5 separate ranges. Pick a trim and this shows what each powertrain costs at that trim, and whether the gearbox brings any equipment with it.
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The 5 ranges
Petrol manual
6 trims · ₹11,24,900 to ₹17,01,900
- Engine
- 1.5L Smartstream Petrol
- Power / torque
- 113 bhp / 144 Nm
- Claimed efficiency
- 17 kmpl
Diesel manual
6 trims · ₹12,93,900 to ₹18,63,900
- Engine
- 1.5L CRDi VGT Diesel
- Power / torque
- 114 bhp / 250 Nm
- Claimed efficiency
- 20.7 kmpl
1.5 · Petrol IVT
7 trims · ₹13,71,900 to ₹19,81,900
- Engine
- 1.5L Smartstream Petrol
- Power / torque
- 113 bhp / 144 Nm
- Claimed efficiency
- 17.7 kmpl
Diesel automatic
8 trims · ₹15,32,400 to ₹21,81,900
- Engine
- 1.5L CRDi VGT Diesel
- Power / torque
- 114 bhp / 250 Nm
- Claimed efficiency
- 19.1 kmpl
1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT
6 trims · ₹16,61,900 to ₹21,56,900
- Engine
- 1.5L Smartstream T-GDi Turbo Petrol
- Power / torque
- 158 bhp / 253 Nm
- Claimed efficiency
- 17.9 kmpl
*Ex-showroom, Delhi · Prices checked Oct 2026
What it costs to run
Fuel only — change any figure to your ownPrices are Delhi's, read 2026-11-04. Fuel duty is set per state, so they are the state's figure rather than Delhi's.
| Variant | km/l | Fuel, a year |
|---|---|---|
| HTE 1.5 Petrol MT | ₹72,085 | |
| HTE 1.5 Diesel MT | ₹55,188 |
The diesel costs ₹1,69,000 more and saves ₹16,897 a year on fuel at these numbers, so it pays that back at about 1,20,021 km.
Fuel only. It does not price servicing, insurance, tyres or what the Kia Seltos is worth when you sell it — a diesel usually costs more to maintain, and we publish no figure for that rather than estimate one.
Across every car we track
- AMT vs CVT vs DCT vs Torque Converter: Price Gap in India — what the automatic costs over the manual, car by car.
Trim by trim
Each block is one trim level. The cheapest powertrain at that trim is the baseline; every other is shown as what it costs over it.
- Trim
Kia Seltos HTE
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change Petrol manual113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹11,24,900 — 17 kmpl Baseline Diesel manual114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹12,93,900 +₹1,69,000 20.7 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only - Trim
Kia Seltos HTE(O)
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change Petrol manual113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹12,41,900 — 17 kmpl Baseline 1.5 · Petrol IVT113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹13,71,900 +₹1,30,000 17.7 kmpl +Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹38,000) Diesel manual114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹14,03,900 +₹1,62,000 20.7 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only Diesel automatic114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹15,32,400 +₹2,90,500 19.1 kmpl +Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹38,000) - Trim
Kia Seltos HTK
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change Petrol manual113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹13,41,900 — 17 kmpl Baseline 1.5 · Petrol IVT113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹14,71,900 +₹1,30,000 17.7 kmpl +17-Inch Alloy Wheels+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold−Full Wheel Covers(+₹73,000) Diesel manual114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹15,03,900 +₹1,62,000 20.7 kmpl +17-Inch Alloy Wheels−Full Wheel Covers(+₹35,000) Diesel automatic114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹16,33,900 +₹2,92,000 19.1 kmpl +17-Inch Alloy Wheels+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold−Full Wheel Covers(+₹73,000) - Trim
Kia Seltos HTK(O)
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change Petrol manual113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹14,51,900 — 17 kmpl Baseline 1.5 · Petrol IVT113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹15,81,900 +₹1,30,000 17.7 kmpl +Front Ventilated Seats+8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹88,000) Diesel manual114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹16,13,900 +₹1,62,000 20.7 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT158 bhp / 253 Nm ₹16,61,900 +₹2,10,000 17.9 kmpl +Front Ventilated Seats+8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹88,000) Diesel automatic114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹17,43,900 +₹2,92,000 19.1 kmpl +Front Ventilated Seats+8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹88,000) - Trim
Kia Seltos HTX
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change Petrol manual113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹15,91,900 — 17 kmpl Baseline 1.5 · Petrol IVT113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹17,21,900 +₹1,30,000 17.7 kmpl +8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹60,000) Diesel manual114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹17,53,900 +₹1,62,000 20.7 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT158 bhp / 253 Nm ₹18,01,900 +₹2,10,000 17.9 kmpl +8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹60,000) Diesel automatic114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹18,83,900 +₹2,92,000 19.1 kmpl +8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹60,000) - Trim
Kia Seltos HTX(A)
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change Petrol manual · (A) trims113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹17,01,900 — 17 kmpl Baseline 1.5 · Petrol IVT · (A) trims113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹18,31,900 +₹1,30,000 17.7 kmpl +8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹60,000) Diesel manual · (A) trims114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹18,63,900 +₹1,62,000 20.7 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT · (A) trims158 bhp / 253 Nm ₹19,11,900 +₹2,10,000 17.9 kmpl +8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹60,000) Diesel automatic · (A) trims114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹19,93,900 +₹2,92,000 19.1 kmpl +8-Way Powered Driver Seat+Multi Drive & Traction Modes+Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters+Electronic Parking Brake with Auto Hold(+₹60,000) - Trim
Kia Seltos GTX
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change 1.5 · Petrol IVT113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹18,71,900 — 17.7 kmpl Baseline 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT158 bhp / 253 Nm ₹19,51,900 +₹80,000 17.9 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only Diesel automatic114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹19,99,900 +₹1,28,000 19.1 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only - Trim
Kia Seltos GTX(A)
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change 1.5 · Petrol IVT · (A) trims113 bhp / 144 Nm ₹19,81,900 — 17.7 kmpl Baseline 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT · (A) trims158 bhp / 253 Nm ₹19,99,900 +₹18,000 17.9 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only Diesel automatic · (A) trims114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹20,32,400 +₹50,500 19.1 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only - Trim
Kia Seltos GTX(O)
Powertrain Ex-showroom Vs cheapest Efficiency Equipment change 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT158 bhp / 253 Nm ₹21,56,900 — 17.9 kmpl Baseline Diesel automatic114 bhp / 250 Nm ₹21,81,900 +₹25,000 19.1 kmpl None — the difference is powertrain only
Kia Seltos powertrains: common questions
- How many powertrains is the Kia Seltos sold with?
- 5: Petrol manual, Diesel manual, 1.5 · Petrol IVT, Diesel automatic, 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT. The cheapest way into the range is the HTE 1.5 Petrol MT at ₹11,24,900 ex-showroom, and the dearest entry point is the HTK(O) 1.5 Turbo Petrol DCT at ₹16,61,900.
- On the Kia Seltos, does changing powertrain change the equipment?
- Not on the HTE, which is sold as both the HTE 1.5 Petrol MT and the HTE 1.5 Diesel MT with identical equipment. The ₹1,69,000 between them buys the powertrain and nothing else.
- What mileage does each Kia Seltos powertrain claim?
- Petrol manual: 17 kmpl; Diesel manual: 20.7 kmpl; 1.5 · Petrol IVT: 17.7 kmpl; Diesel automatic: 19.1 kmpl; 1.5 Turbo · Petrol DCT: 17.9 kmpl. These are the manufacturer's certified figures, not our own, and CNG is certified per kilogram rather than per litre — the two numbers are not comparable directly.
What this car's data leaves out
Left out: the X-Line trims, which Kia prices identically to the GTX they are styled from, and the GTX(O) IVT, which Kia marks but does not price.
Data notes — where these figures come from
1.5 petrol manual and IVT, 1.5 turbo-petrol 6iMT and 7DCT, and 1.5 CRDi diesel manual and automatic, on every trim from HTE to GTX(O) including the ADAS (A) trims, built from Kia's own compare-trims table. That table has one column per trim and does not qualify rows by gearbox, so it lists paddle shifters on trims sold with a manual; paddles are credited to the IVT, DCT and automatic variants only. It also lists drive and traction modes from HTE(O) without saying whether they follow the gearbox; Kia’s own brochure settles it, and they are credited to the automatics from HTE(O) up. Level 2 ADAS and the 360-degree camera come with the HTX(A), GTX(A) and GTX(O); the 12.3-inch digital cluster with the same three; memory for the powered driver seat from GTX. Rebuilding from Kia's table credited equipment the earlier data had missed: 17-inch alloys from HTK and 18-inch from GTX, the powered driver seat from HTK(O), and ventilated front seats from HTK(O) rather than HTX. Kia's page carries no row for front parking sensors, a rear defogger and wiper, or steering-wheel controls, so those keep the values we held and the new trims inherit HTX's. Kia marks an IVT on the GTX(O) but no price is published for one, so it is not modelled. Kia publishes certified efficiency only on its online spec page, which no longer shows the figures; all six powertrains now carry a figure sourced as described in priceSource. The GTX(O) adds a head-up display, a digital key, an air purifier, a front and rear dashcam, rain-sensing wipers and further ADAS functions over the GTX(A), none of which our registry prices yet, so that step shows little tracked equipment for its price. The X-Line trims, priced identically to the GTX they are styled from, are not modelled. Rebuilt against Kia's own brochure on 16 Sept 2026 while the entry-level features were added, which corrected three things the compare page had given us: the electronic parking brake, the front ventilated seats at HTK(O) and the 8-way powered driver's seat are all listed under "Automatic only", so the manuals and the 6iMT no longer carry them; the drive and traction modes that come with them were missing entirely and are now credited to the automatics from HTE(O) up; and the HTK on the 1.5 petrol manual keeps the R16 styled steel wheel rather than the R17 alloys. Downhill brake control and auto light control are in Kia's standard safety pack, so every trim carries them. PRICE CHECK 6 Oct 2026 against Kia's own published prices: 32 of 36 variants matched to the rupee and the HTE 1.5 petrol manual rose 25,000. WIRELESS ANDROID AUTO (9 Oct 2026): Kia's compare-trims page marks 'Wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay' on every trim, HTE to GTX(O), read after setting aside one column the page hides. DROPPED 12 Oct 2026: the 1.5 turbo iMT on HTE(O), HTK and HTK(O). Kia's own price list still names the three variant codes but returns no price for any of them. Their old comparison URLs redirect to the same trim on its nearest remaining powertrain (lib/retired-slugs.ts).