Kia Seltos
Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual
Variant
₹18.64 lakhEx-showroom, November 2026
On-road in₹21.96 lakh
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Gearbox
- Manual
- Engine
- 1493 cc
- Mileage
- Not published
HTX (A) against the trims either side
The trim belowHTX₹17.54 lakh · ₹1.10 lakh lessWhat the HTX (A) adds over it
- Side parking sensors (2 per side)
- ADAS level: Level 2 (21 features)
- Forward collision warning (FCW)
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: car, pedestrian, cyclist (FCA)
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: direct oncoming (FCA-DO)
Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual specifications and features
Variant
Engine & transmission
Engine & performance
- Engine
- 1.5-litre CRDi VGT diesel
- Fuel system
- CRDi (common-rail direct injection)
- Engine displacement
- 1,493 cc
- Max power
- 85 kW (116 PS) @ 4,000 rpm
- Max torque
- 250 Nm @ 1,500–2,750 rpm
Transmission & drivetrain
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Drive type
- Two-wheel drive (2WD)
- Gear shift indicator
- Yes
Fuel & performance
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Turbocharger
- Yes, variable geometry (VGT)
- 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
- 215/60 R17
- Spare wheel
- 205/65 R16 steel
Comfort & convenience
AC & climate control
- Air conditioning
- Dual-zone automatic climate control with 5-inch (12.7 cm) touch panel
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Cup holder with premium sliding cover
- No
- Keyless entry
- Smart key with push-button start, motion sensor and proximity unlock
- Digital key
- No
- Centre console with armrest & cup holders
- Yes
- USB Type-C chargers (front x2, rear x2)
- Yes
- Wireless phone charger
- Yes
- Electric parking brake with auto hold
- No
- Dual-shell horn
- Yes
Driver assistance
- Rollover sensor
- Yes
- Rear parking sensors (x4)
- Yes
- Front parking sensors (x4)
- Yes
- Side parking sensors (2 per side)
- Yes
- Rear view camera with dynamic guidelines
- Yes
- Cruise control with manual speed limit assist
- Yes
- Drive modes (Eco, Normal, Sport)
- No
- Paddle shifters
- No
Interior
Interior & cabin
- Interior theme
- Premium brown & grey two-tone with neon green accents
- Seat upholstery
- Leatherette, premium brown & grey
- Steering wheel trim
- Dual-tone leatherette
- Leatherette dashboard centre garnish
- Yes
- Leatherette front door trims
- Yes
- LED room & map lamps
- Yes
- Sunglass holder
- Yes
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Yes
- Rear parcel shelf
- Yes
Instrument cluster
- Head-up display (windshield projection)
- No
- Driver display
- 12.3-inch (31.24 cm) HD digital cluster
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
- Yes
- LED reverse lamps
- No
- Integrated rear spoiler with LED high-mount stop lamp
- Yes
- Rear defogger
- Yes
- Ambient lighting
- 64-colour ambient mood lighting
- LED personal lamps
- Yes
Sunroof & windows
- Rear door sunshade curtains
- Yes
- Sunroof
- Dual-pane panoramic
- Power windows (all doors) with switch illumination
- Yes
- One-touch up/down windows with safety
- Driver window
- Trinity panoramic display panel
- Yes
Doors, mirrors & wipers
- Side door garnish
- Silver metallic accents
- Outside door handles
- Streamline, automatic
- Outside mirrors
- Glossy black
- Hidden rear wiper
- Yes
- 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, with auto fold
- Auto-reverse outside mirrors
- No
- Inside rear-view mirror
- Auto anti-glare, with Kia Connect controls
Design & styling
- Wheels
- 17-inch (43.66 cm) crystal-cut alloys
- Grille
- Kia Digital Tiger Face, black high-gloss
- Front & rear skid plates
- Satin 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
- Yes
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)
- No
Security & locking
- Speed-sensing auto door lock
- Yes
Warnings & alerts
- Rear occupant alert
- Yes
ADAS
- ADAS level
- Level 2 (21 features)
- Forward collision warning (FCW)
- Yes
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: car, pedestrian, cyclist (FCA)
- Yes
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: direct oncoming (FCA-DO)
- Yes
- Forward collision-avoidance assist: junction turning (FCA-JT)
- Yes
- 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)
- Yes
- Lane keeping assist (LKA)
- Yes
- Lane following assist (LFA)
- Yes
- High beam assist (HBA)
- Yes
- Driver attention warning (DAW)
- Yes
- Leading vehicle departure alert (LVDA)
- Yes
- Blind-spot collision warning (BCW)
- Yes
- Blind-spot collision-avoidance assist (BCA)
- Yes
- Rear cross-traffic collision warning (RCCW)
- Yes
- Rear cross-traffic collision-avoidance assist (RCCA)
- Yes
- Safe exit warning (SEW)
- Yes
- 360-degree camera
- Yes
- Blind-spot view monitor in cluster
- Yes
- 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
- 12.3-inch (31.24 cm) HD touchscreen
- Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
- Yes
- Sound system
- Bose premium sound, 8 speakers
- Bluetooth with steering-mounted controls
- Yes
Connected car
- Smart dashcam with front & rear cameras (mobile app)
- No
- Kia Connect 2.0 connected car
- Yes
- Over-the-air (OTA) software updates with Kia remote diagnostics
- Yes
Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual on-road price
Every city →- New Delhi₹21.96 lakh
- Mumbai₹22.29 lakh
- Bengaluru₹23.15 lakh
- Chennai₹22.98 lakh
- Kolkata₹21.49 lakh
- Bhopal₹21.87 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
₹31,316 a month
On ₹18.64 lakh ex-showroom, 20% down (₹3.73 lakh), 5 years at 9.5%. Total interest ₹3.88 lakh.
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Some colours are offered on certain variants only; the showroom confirms which come with the HTX (A).
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Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual FAQ
What is the price of the Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual?
The Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual costs ₹18.64 lakh ex-showroom, or about ₹21.96 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 HTX (A) Diesel Manual have?
The Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual has a 1493 cc diesel engine and a manual gearbox.
What features does the Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual get?
Its main features include level 2 ADAS (21 functions), 360-degree camera, 12.3-inch digital instruments and blind-view monitor.
Is the Kia Seltos HTX (A) Diesel Manual the top variant?
It is the top variant with this fuel and gearbox. It costs ₹1.10 lakh more than the HTX.
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