auto news desk,Kia Seltos is being sold in India from 2019 and its facelift version is being sold in the global market from mid-2022. Kia may launch its facelift version in India by July 2023. The facelift version gets a panoramic sunroof, which is not available on the current model sold in India. Currently, the car is only available with a single-pane sunroof in India, but it will now get a panoramic sunroof.
2023 Kia Seltos Facelift Design
The upcoming Seltos facelift will get a redesigned grille and new headlamps. The LED daytime running lamps are still placed slightly lower in the grille than before. The side profile remains unchanged except for the new alloy wheels.
2023 Kia Seltos Facelift Interior & Features
Talking about its interior, it will get major updates like ADAS with panoramic sunroof. It will be the first Kia car in India to come with this safety system. This mid-size SUV will get standard features like six airbags, hill assist control, vehicle stability management, parking sensors and camera. The Seltos facelift will also get two 10.25-inch displays, one for the instrument cluster and the other for the infotainment system. The automatic gearbox equipped version of the Seltos facelift is also expected to get a rotary drive selector instead of the gear lever.
powertrain
The Seltos facelift will now get a new 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine instead of the 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine available with the 1.5-litre petrol engine (115hp/144Nm) and 1.5-litre turbo-diesel engine (116hp/250Nm). Its current model. It is believed. The new turbo-petrol engine could come mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox and a 6-speed iMT.
who will compete
The new Seltos facelift will compete with cars like Hyundai Creta, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyrider, MG Aster, Volkswagen Tigun and Skoda Kushaq. The Hyundai Creta shares the same engines with the Seltos except for the turbo petrol engine. Soon its facelift version is also going to come in the market.