Kia Seltos
Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT
Variant
₹13.72 lakhEx-showroom, November 2026
On-road in₹15.86 lakh
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Gearbox
- IVT
- Engine
- 1497 cc
- Mileage
- Not published
HTE (O) against the trims either side
The trim aboveHTK₹14.72 lakh · ₹1.00 lakh moreWhat the HTK adds
- Wheels: 17-inch (43.66 cm) crystal-cut alloys
- Outside door handles: Streamline, automatic
- Hidden rear wiper
- Rear defogger
- Tilt & telescopic steering
Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT specifications and features
Variant
Engine & transmission
Engine & performance
- Engine
- Smartstream G1.5 petrol
- Fuel system
- MPi (multi-point injection)
- Engine displacement
- 1,497 cc
- Max power
- 84.4 kW (115 PS) @ 6,300 rpm
- Max torque
- 144 Nm @ 4,500 rpm
Transmission & drivetrain
- Gearbox
- Intelligent variable transmission (IVT)
- Drive type
- Two-wheel drive (2WD)
- Gear shift indicator
- No
Fuel & performance
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Turbocharger
- No
- Fuel tank capacity
- 47 litres
Suspension, steering & brakes
- Front suspension
- McPherson strut with coil spring
- Rear suspension
- Coupled torsion beam axle (CTBA) with coil spring
- Front brakes
- Disc
- Rear brakes
- Disc
Dimensions & capacity
- Length
- 4,460 mm
- Width
- 1,830 mm
- Height
- 1,635 mm (with 18-inch alloys and roof rails)
- Wheelbase
- 2,690 mm
- Seating capacity
- 5 seats
- Boot space
- 447 litres (VDA)
- Ground clearance
- 200 mm
Wheels & tyres
- Tyre size
- 205/65 R16
- Spare wheel
- 205/65 R16 steel
Comfort & convenience
AC & climate control
- Air conditioning
- Manual
- Rear AC vents
- Yes
- Smart air purifier with AQI display
- No
Seating & comfort
- Driver seat adjustment
- Manual, with height adjust
- Driver seat welcome retract function
- No
- Front ventilated seats
- No
- Front headrests
- Adjustable
- Rear adjustable headrests (x3)
- Yes
- 60:40 split rear seats with recline
- Yes
- Driver & passenger seatback pockets
- Yes
Convenience & storage
- Rear centre armrest with cup holders
- Yes
- Tilt & telescopic steering
- No
- Cup holder with premium sliding cover
- Yes
- Keyless entry
- Remote keyless entry with central locking
- Digital key
- No
- Centre console with armrest & cup holders
- Yes
- USB Type-C chargers (front x2, rear x2)
- Yes
- Wireless phone charger
- No
- Electric parking brake with auto hold
- Yes
- Dual-shell horn
- Yes
Driver assistance
- Rollover sensor
- Yes
- Rear parking sensors (x4)
- Yes
- Front parking sensors (x4)
- No
- Side parking sensors (2 per side)
- No
- Rear view camera with dynamic guidelines
- Yes
- Cruise control with manual speed limit assist
- Yes
- Drive modes (Eco, Normal, Sport)
- Yes
- Paddle shifters
- Yes
Interior
Interior & cabin
- Interior theme
- Smoky black & grey two-tone
- Seat upholstery
- Semi-leatherette
- Steering wheel trim
- No
- Leatherette dashboard centre garnish
- No
- Leatherette front door trims
- No
- LED room & map lamps
- Yes
- Sunglass holder
- Yes
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Yes
- Rear parcel shelf
- No
Instrument cluster
- Head-up display (windshield projection)
- No
- Driver display
- 12-inch (30.48 cm) full-segment LCD cluster with 4.2-inch (10.5 cm) colour TFT MID
Exterior
Lighting
- Auto light control with headlamp escort
- Yes
- Headlamps
- Ice Cube MFR LED
- LED daytime running lamps
- Star Map LED DRLs
- Tail lamps
- Star Map LED, connected
- LED front fog lamps
- No
- LED reverse lamps
- No
- Integrated rear spoiler with LED high-mount stop lamp
- Yes
- Rear defogger
- No
- Ambient lighting
- No
- LED personal lamps
- No
Sunroof & windows
- Rear door sunshade curtains
- No
- Sunroof
- No
- Power windows (all doors) with switch illumination
- Yes
- One-touch up/down windows with safety
- Driver window
- Trinity panoramic display panel
- No
Doors, mirrors & wipers
- Side door garnish
- No
- Outside door handles
- Streamline, manual
- Outside mirrors
- Body colour
- Hidden rear wiper
- No
- Aero-type wiper blades
- Yes
- Rain-sensing wipers
- No
- Driver seat and outside mirror memory
- No
- Metallic inside door handles
- Yes
- Outside mirror adjustment
- Electric
- Auto-reverse outside mirrors
- No
- Inside rear-view mirror
- Day & night
Design & styling
- Wheels
- 16-inch (40.56 cm) style steel
- Grille
- Kia Digital Tiger Face
- Front & rear skid plates
- Silver finish
- Glossy black front bumper and cladding
- No
- GT-Line front & rear body styling with body-colour bumper inserts
- No
- Neon brake calipers
- No
- Mud flaps (front & rear)
- No
- Roof rails
- Black high-gloss
- Shark fin antenna
- Yes
- Easy-lift front hood
- Yes
- Sporty black roof lining
- No
- Sporty alloy pedals
- No
Safety
Airbags & passive safety
- Airbags
- 6 (dual front, front seat side, curtain)
- Front dual airbags
- Yes
- Front seat side airbags
- Yes
- Side curtain airbags
- Yes
- Front passenger airbag on/off switch with indicator
- Yes
- Downhill brake control (DBC)
- Yes
- Emergency stop signal (ESS)
- Yes
- Impact-sensing auto door unlock
- Yes
- Child lock
- Yes
- 3-point seat belts with reminder (all seats)
- Yes
- ISOFIX child seat anchors (rear)
- Yes
Brakes & stability
- Tyre pressure monitor (highline TPMS)
- Yes
- ABS (anti-lock braking system)
- Yes
- Brake assist (BAS)
- Yes
- Electronic stability control (ESC)
- Yes
- Vehicle stability management (VSM)
- Yes
- Hill-start assist control (HAC)
- Yes
- All-wheel disc brakes
- Yes
- Traction modes (Sand, Mud, Snow)
- Yes
Security & locking
- Speed-sensing auto door lock
- Yes
Warnings & alerts
- Rear occupant alert
- Yes
ADAS
- ADAS level
- No
- Forward collision warning (FCW)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: car, pedestrian, cyclist (FCA)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: direct oncoming (FCA-DO)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: junction turning (FCA-JT)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: junction crossing (FCA-JC)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: lane-change oncoming (FCA-LO)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: lane-change side (FCA-LS)
- No
- Forward collision-avoidance assist with evasive steering assist (FCA-W/ESA)
- No
- Lane departure warning (LDW)
- No
- Lane keeping assist (LKA)
- No
- Lane following assist (LFA)
- No
- High beam assist (HBA)
- No
- Driver attention warning (DAW)
- No
- Leading vehicle departure alert (LVDA)
- No
- Blind-spot collision warning (BCW)
- No
- Blind-spot collision-avoidance assist (BCA)
- No
- Rear cross-traffic collision warning (RCCW)
- No
- Rear cross-traffic collision-avoidance assist (RCCA)
- No
- Safe exit warning (SEW)
- No
- 360-degree camera
- No
- Blind-spot view monitor in cluster
- No
- Parking collision-avoidance assist, reverse (PCA-R)
- No
- Smart cruise control with stop & go (SCC)
- No
- Navigation-based smart cruise control: zone (NSCC-Z)
- No
- Navigation-based smart cruise control: curve (NSCC-C)
- No
- Highway driving assist (HDA)
- No
Entertainment & communication
- Double D-cut steering wheel with audio controls
- Yes
- Touchscreen
- 10.25-inch (26.04 cm) HD touchscreen
- Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
- Yes
- Sound system
- 6 speakers
- Bluetooth with steering-mounted controls
- Yes
Connected car
- Smart dashcam with front & rear cameras (mobile app)
- No
- Kia Connect 2.0 connected car
- No
- Over-the-air (OTA) software updates with Kia remote diagnostics
- No
Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT on-road price
Every city →- New Delhi₹15.86 lakh
- Mumbai₹16.17 lakh
- Bengaluru₹17.08 lakh
- Chennai₹16.96 lakh
- Kolkata₹15.86 lakh
- Bhopal₹15.86 lakh
Estimated: ex-showroom plus road tax, registration, FASTag and insurance. Own-damage insurance varies by insurer.
Work out the exact figure for your city →Seltos EMI
₹23,050 a month
On ₹13.72 lakh ex-showroom, 20% down (₹2.74 lakh), 5 years at 9.5%. Total interest ₹2.85 lakh.
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- HTX Diesel Manual₹17.54 lakh
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- GTX (A) Petrol DCT₹20.00 lakh
- GTX Diesel Automatic₹20.00 lakh
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Seltos colours
Some colours are offered on certain variants only; the showroom confirms which come with the HTE (O).
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Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT FAQ
What is the price of the Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT?
The Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT costs ₹13.72 lakh ex-showroom, or about ₹15.86 lakh on the road in Delhi. Road tax and registration depend on your state, so the on-road price differs from city to city.
Which engine and gearbox does the Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT have?
The Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT has a 1497 cc petrol engine and a ivt gearbox.
What features does the Kia Seltos HTE (O) Petrol IVT get?
Its main features include IVT automatic, paddle shifters, electric parking brake with auto hold, traction modes and 60:40 split rear seat.
Should I buy the HTE (O) or the HTK?
The HTK costs ₹1.00 lakh more ex-showroom. Whether that is worth it depends on which of its extra features you will use. A 15-minute call with Smart4Wheels will tell you which variant is right for you.
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