The Kia Seltos has been on sale in India since 2019, and its facelift is available globally from mid-2022. Kia is expected to launch the facelift in India by July 2023 and the midsize SUV gets a panoramic sunroof, which is not available on the current model.
The Seltos has only been available with a single-pane sunroof in India since launch, but now gets a panoramic sunroof. Notably, the Seltos’ cousin, the Hyundai Creta, came with a panoramic sunroof when the second generation was launched in 2020. Once launched, the Seltos will become the fifth mid-size SUV, after the Creta, Maruti Suzuki Grand, to offer a panoramic sunroof. Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyder and MG Astor.
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The upcoming Seltos facelift gets a redesigned grille and new headlamps. The LED daytime running lamps still run in the grille, but are now slightly lower than before. Not much has changed in the profile except for the new design of the alloy wheels.
However, the rear portion of the Seltos has received the most updates. It gets a new set of tail-lamps joined by an LED lightbar, which also houses the Kia badge. The tail-lamps of the current model are joined by a chrome strip. The tailgate has also been redesigned and now gets a bigger indentation for the number plate.
Along with the panoramic sunroof, the Seltos facelift will also get ADAS, making it the first Kia in India to get the safety system. The mid-size SUV will also get features like six airbags as standard, 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 conventional lever.
Under the hood, the Seltos facelift will carry forward the current 115hp, 144Nm, 1.5-litre petrol engine and the 116hp, 250Nm, 1.5-litre turbo-diesel engine. Kia is also expected to re-introduce the turbo-petrol engine in the Seltos, in 160hp, 253Nm, 1.5-litre guise instead of the 140hp, 242Nm, 1.4-litre mill. The new turbo-petrol engine could come mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox and a 6-speed iMT.