2023 Kia Seltos receives over 50,000 bookings in 2 months
The new Kia Seltos 2023 has reached the 50,000 booking mark. According to Kia India, the mid-size SUV receives 806 new bookings per day, with 77 percent of orders going to the top trims, starting with the HTX. Furthermore, Kia India sold 4 lakh units in the domestic market this month. Furthermore, Kia India has sold a total of 5.47 lakh Seltos SUVs in the country (including exports) since its inception.
Notably, over half of all bookings were for setups that included enhanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), demonstrating the rising customer preference for enhanced safety features and cutting-edge technology.
Commenting on Seltos' success, Myung-sik Sohn, Chief Sales & Business Officer, Kia India, said, ​"Seltos has become one of the most trusted and comfortable driving experience for new-age customers. The design and technology flaunt factor combined with the car's value proposition is hard to achieve and is a big reason behind its mega success. In response to the overwhelming demand, we have also optimised our production to keep the waiting period at a minimum so that our customers don't have to wait to get their hands on their favourite SUV."
The Seltos facelift is available in six variants: HTE, HTK Plus, HTX, HTX Plus, GTX Plus, and X Line, categorized under three primary trims: Tech Line, GT Line, and X Line. Kia offers the model with eight single-tone and two dual-tone colour options, including Sparkling Silver, Intense Red, Pewter Olive, Imperial Blue, Gravity Grey, Clear White, Glacier White, and Aurora Black Pearl. Additionally, the Matte Graphite paint option is exclusively available for the X Line variant.
The Kia Seltos facelift is powered by a new 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine producing 160PS and 253Nm of torque. The SUV also retains the 1.5-litre inline four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine generating 115PS and 143.8Nm, as well as the 1.5-litre inline four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine with outputs of 116PS and 250Nm. Kia offers a range of transmission choices including a six-speed iMT, dual-clutch automatic, torque-convertor automatic, six-speed manual, and CVT automatic.
The Kia Seltos competes with the Hyundai Creta, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun, MG Astor and the newly launched Honda Elevate among others, and is priced between Rs 10,89,900 and Rs 19,99,900 (ex-showroom).
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