Kia Seltos 2020 review

[@philips572]

Great review mate. Thanks for taking the time to talk about the lower grades and not just talk about the top spec model as some other reviewers do.

[@biancatraynor9410]

I picked up my new Kia Seltos Sport a few days ago. So far I am extremely happy with the car. It looks great in person, drives like a dream and the infotainment system is class-leading in my opinion.

[@RakibulIslam-cx5gj]

He never mentioned about the Bose speakers which are only available in the GT line trim. For some ppl, the speaker's audio quality is also very important.

[@harshpokar1186]

I booked this car in 1.5L Diesel in India here 2 months waiting period for this car it's very popular and highly demanded mid size SUV right now in India 🇮🇳

[@TheMichaelRN]

Gone are the days Kia giving you a ton of standard features on every trim options, if you want them you gotta pay for upper spec models.

[@supercooled]

So true and so sad. I suppose it was inevitable.

[@carsguide]

Yep, the brand has hit maturity! Cheers Matt

[@cashonly6117]

Well kinda, except this is an Australian spec. I have noticed that even in Canada they didn't or don't get the same perks as the US model Souls. But personally I don't like the new Soul at all. I have an original 2010 and driving it till the wheels fall off. Lol. I think most of the SUV's are overrated. They have bulky exteriors with no more room in them than what my Soul has.

[@nickc6882]

Two reasons for that: 1. The cars are much better and don’t need to compete on price now, 2. Korean economy got much stronger so exchange rates mean 1 Aussie dollar buys 30% fewer KRW than 10 years ago.

[@prabhakarbhat8999]

Suuuuper review !!!!! Detailed info, thank you lot.

[@jpch8814]

I am not Australian,but congrats on making a very informative,objective,well spoken review, the way you compared it to the Sportage is awesome as it helps us understand its dimensions.

[@carsguide]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@woggirl66]

Getting the Seltos sports plus 2wd at the end of the month. So excited.. test drove the base model on Monday. Love this car. I’ve had 2 Mazda’s and both have been exceptional.. so hopefully the Kia will not disappoint!

[@ztekz]

Tilly Cat, have you gotten this yet? Was wondering how it drives...

[@gretelkisseh1234]

Good for you 😁

[@dwaynewal-e8615]

I really love the design of this KIA Seltos. Excellent!

[@IkOAus]

Looks like mini Range Rover Evoque

[@initwiththina]

Yea, and the Evolution is my favorite car, I might settle for Seltos instead.

[@chuckmurray1825]

This is the best (most informative) online review I can find. Thanks for the good job. Will make my purchase choice in the U.S. much easier.

[@DonzLockz]

Just got a low klm, pristine 2020 Black GT-Line yesterday and absolutely love it.👍🤠🇦🇺

[@barryking7621]

Enjoyed the review just traded my Skoda in on the Sports Plus with CTV Seltos hopefully due in the next 3 weeks I hope the CTV is better and longlife compared to Skoda DSG

[@Mikjcal]

I was a Hyundai Kona fan, but the more I see the Seltos the more I love it. I’m assuming it’s the same size as a Kona but higher ride height...

[@flaviotaue4706]

I really dig those curbs in Australia. Scuffed wheels must be a rare thing there.

[@ridef0rlife]

The 90 degree curbs are a lot more common here still

[@charliemontero5217]

Excellent addition to the Kia family very spacious looks nice and a lot of options for ur budget Nice Matt

[@urmilasinghal493]

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE CAR

[@amberb3529]

Great review - the only thing I really wanted was insight into cabin noise on highways/ at high speed? Overseas models have has lots of negative feedback about this.

[@dumisanimajozi56]

I love this car, it's very nice!! Great commentary.

[@ChandanSharmaFamily]

Its making record in india... killing sales of hyundai and other rivals

[@WarriorOfTheSunset]

Hyundai isn't actually Kia's Rival... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Alan_065]

Actually hyundai owns kia

[@febatman]

English Talkies only 30%

[@huhabooha]

K

[@VaporyAbyss]

Why can't they just put a 6 or 8 speed regular auto in the turbo models? Getting sick of dcts in all these cars that will for 90% of ppl only be driven in the city.

[@AccuCat]

Right on 👍

[@MrBenHaynes]

It's the reason why I bought a Sport+ Cerato instead of the GT. DCT's are inherently flawed for a commuter application. I also avoided the SUV tax of the Seltos versus Cerato, $5K cheaper spec for spec (but I paid $7K less buying an "undriven demo").

[@VaporyAbyss]

@@MrBenHaynes I like the sport plus too but I don't know why they didn't put in the i30s 2l GDI engine, it makes more power and is more economical

[@MrBenHaynes]

@@VaporyAbyss MPi runs cleaner (head and valvetrain) than GDi long term. Similar economy/power/torque (Cerato v's i30)

[@VaporyAbyss]

@@MrBenHaynes I disagree, a 8kw advantage is not insignificant and will be noticeable as well as the improved response. Also for a car wearing the 'sport' badge the engine is anything but that.

[@siddheshgandhi7668]

We get a petrol with a CVT, a turbo-petrol with a 7DCT and a diesel with a 6AT in India. We can also equip each of the engines with a 6MT! Kia is launching in India with this car, and they have gone all out with the engines and equipment. We have a better equipment spread in India, a lot of variants come with the full LED setup. Also i think its reasonable to have hard touch plastics on the base model, i don't know why auto journalists keep harping on about soft touch plastics.

[@kshitijsharma6289]

The indian varient gets rear ac vent from the base model itself and full led from lights and fog lamps in all models except first 3 base models of ht line (5 models in ht line and 3 in gt line)

[@kshitijsharma6289]

Also the infotainment screen and instrument cluster are attached like in mercedes benz cars...

[@dalestarick]

Car aside, its good kia have brightened up the color palatte with the blue,orange and yellow on the seltos

[@mikeholbrook5084]

Can't wait for this to get to dealership in Boise, Idaho area. Just a bit more refined than the Kona which is now available but I think it will be worth the wait. Do you blokes know you're driving on the wrong side of the road...!!!

[@AccuCat]

Just some small issues for me (no car is perfect), but even despite that, I believe ”this is the best KIA ever made” - for the price and very specific sub-segment it competes in I mean. I'm not saying that it is a winner in that segment, but it certainly is a top contender and a step up for KIA in many ways. Yup, KIA's are no longer cheap, and they even have pretty good handling now. How's the noise/refinement on long distance highway cruises? Anyway, It should do very well in countries where KIA price and spec them right, do some local suspension (& other) tuning, and especially where they have a good after-sales history/perception among the public.

[@Russtyofoz]

I'm disappointed that you have to pay over 40k to get rear air vents and a HUD. They should be in the Sport+ as well. I'll wait for the CX30....

[@MrBenHaynes]

Rear air vents are in the Kia Cerato Sport+ , in addition to saving the $5K SUV tax.

[@goran2009]

There are lots of people who struggle financially in Australia, so yes, it will fit well !

[@techpappee]

It's odd that in the US you can get AWD with any model including the base for an additional $1500. Same powertrain options though. It would be easy for them to make an EV. Seltos is on the same platform as Kona. Personally I like it a lot. It's way more attractive than Kona IMO. I would go for the middle grade (sport) if in Australia. In the US I believe it's called LX but with AWD.

[@jericlamb2676]

I have an opportunity to test drive this car, very smooth and responsive no complain about it, i think this guy is honest, 2.0 non turbo with torsion beam fwd thats one i test driven

[@jianlim2636]

That huge gap in the price range

[@supercooled]

Scares me back to earth. 40k is a lot of money.

[@carsguide]

It is! But not unusual, as a few rivals have similar pricing layouts. Cheers Matt

[@rickbarry3355]

I just bought the Sports + 1.6 Turbo model. I liked the engine of the GT Line but thought the "features" I'm missing out on from the GT Line are not of any value to me, however I would have preferred to LED Daytime Running and Head lights and the 2 tone paint work - oh well!!

[@8bitcrypto887]

Hopefully the sorrento goes with this look as well. It's a tough toss up between the two, this one looks amazing and better price point but man the sorrento has some feature and room

[@gavinr1834]

Great looking car I have test drove the Seltos Sport and found it to be a great car. I'm in shock the Kia think the $15,000 between the base model and the GT is acceptable. $44,000 for the GT? I can buy the base RAV4 GX Hybrid AWD for $43,000 or the 2WD Hybrid GXL for $43,000. IMO Anyone thinking of buying the GT please do yourself a favour and have a look at the RAV4 better motor car in every way.

[@Peter-vn8ue]

It's a good looking SUV. I like the front all LED light assembly on the GT line and the chrome trim along the bottom of he side windows that goes to the rear panel. I also like the chrome looking trim on the rear bumper. The Neptune blue colour would be my choice if I was to by one in GT line trim.

[@scorpjoho]

A nice addition to the Kia range. I like the front wheel drive Sport plus.

[@empressg7236]

I love it . I wanted to buy a Range Rover evoke but couldn’t afford it. This was the next best thing. 💕

[@yetiboy01australia23]

Yes agree & you even get to drive the Seltos instead of waiting months for parts for the RR while it sits at the back of the workshop impatiently waiting for a parts.

[@phillipmarnik]

Good review. The missus is looking at the GT Line but I'll be steering her away as there is no reason a car of this type should have a DCT. The majority of drivers won't have any mechanical understanding nor sympathy.

[@carsguide]

Definitely understand where you're coming from. I'd choose the FWD every day of the week. Cheers Matt

[@markmcdonnell9208]

DJ Phil same you’ll be getting the limp 2L. Far better drivetrain options out there if that’s what your looking for, especially if you look past the sorta SUV trend

[@kshitijsharma6289]

Bought a manual transmission varient of this car in india... More fun to drive xD

[@peterdilkes3093]

CarsGui

[@anhonestreviewer7015]

It’s odd that Australia doesn’t even get a diesel option whereas little old Mauritius gets a 1.5 turbo diesel option.

[@Amanda100fuegos]

There is no digital speedometer on the lower three models according to Kia's brochure.

[@keepcarsfun]

42k gets you into better cars. Seems a good buy at entry spec

[@markmcdonnell9208]

iamDiao yes? And South Korea is far from a benchmark car manufacturer. As for Thailand, most of this countries best selling models come from there. The answer to your vague question is, yes.

[@gregandkaruna6674]

Could be worse NZ spec models are $42,990 plus ORC 2.0 limited and $46,990 plus ORC 1.6T limited AWD, that is top of the range Toyota Rav4 pricing! The 2.5 lt Rav4 AWD Adventure (Top spec) is just $2k more at $48,990 and much bigger better equipped including all around camera and electric hatch.

[@anilkumark5039]

what about the turbo GDI engine reliability? In general all GDI engines which is prone to carbon deposits on the engine valves..

[@djyoes]

I want the FWD, small engine, cloth seats, but all the technology, push-button start, driver-assist tech, bose sound, 10.25 touch screen.

[@Chas1160]

In my opinion, a winner for Kia. Great designers!

[@martinbowler9749]

Looks great and will do well but for my money it's still hard to beat the Peugeot 3008 especially the Allure level even though its only 2WD.

[@Rangananthan52]

Thank you very much Matt, very informative

[@techpappee]

It's the Kia Kona, well it uses the Kona underpinnings at least. I think it's a more attractive vehicle, Seltos that is. Same powertrains except Kona has a standard trans with the 2.0 (US)😉. I wouldn't at all be surprised if not only an electric but also a hybrid model would be released in the future. Kona has great range for a EV and a hybrid is slated for release soon. Kia/Hyundai could easily adapt those to the Seltos.

[@dmsnm]

Nah it's based on the Hyundai Creta which sits above the Venue and is produced in India and some Latin American market if I am right. Sells well too.

[@techpappee]

@@dmsnm you're not correct unless Creta is based upon Kona or other way around. I can point to several reviews all saying the same, it uses the same platform as Kona. Venue uses the Stonic platform, Kona shares some with even Veloster and I30/Elentra GT. See here: Asian Petrolhead (S Korean) specifically says he asked Kia and it is based upon Kona @ 3:30 mark, kzbin.info/www/bejne/anutgIVnlraUhsk Venue is *smaller and sets below* Kona BTW 😉.

[@sergeyyevtukh388]

Tech Pappee - well, if it’s based on Kona underpinnings, it would be great if Kia brought a plug in hybrid, coz imho full electric is too expensive and they can’t produce enough batteries, at least for reasonable price, and it could be a good competition to Toyota RAV4 prime in 2021...

[@techpappee]

@@sergeyyevtukh388 I agree, hybrid is the way to go until full EV gets more sustainable plus less expensive to produce and purchase. According to the video I linked above, Kia said it is based upon the Kona platform. He says he asked Kia this question directly.

[@riloh58]

@@techpappee - The Seltos does share the same underpinnings as the Kona but IMHO in no way are they comparable. The Seltos looks, feels and rides like a larger vehicle. Of course that takes nothing away from your point that the two vehicles are related. I wish Hyundai had pushed out the interior space on the Kona. Would make it way more practical. The back seat is basically unusable for passengers (again IMHO), certainly if I am driving. I’d love to see a Seltos EV. But maybe in a few years time when I have some budget to put towards one.

[@BadDriversOfTheIllawarra]

Rear sorta lets down the attractive front end imo Front looks unique but the rear is unbelievably generic.

[@supercooled]

Reminds me of the Chevy traverse or some nondescript GM product of the 2000s. Headlights also remind me of the Ford Explorer.

[@BadDriversOfTheIllawarra]

@@supercooled Yeah I totally agree. Although I kinda don't mind the Explorer-ish looks, I've always liked those.

[@bedantasvlog2650]

This car is having a Major sucesss in india And I'm happy to owe a seltos GTX plus 2020

[@FarukAhmed-zj5zf]

In india Kia launched it with ... Petrol and Disel .Both Manual & ... Automatic transmission. .16 variants .... are available 😁

[@MrBenHaynes]

Is Kia trying to wrest sales from the ever popular Suzuki in India?

[@destroyedsoul1791]

Ben Haynes no.even if it tries,Kia will fail in dethroning suzuki.becoz Suzuki sells lakhs of small low cost cars(Kia don't even have cars in those segments) & Kia have just entered Indian market & sells cars in premium segment in which Suzuki don't even a competitor.

[@juliusjulius5487]

Nice car. I found it better than Haval

[@raydavies3278]

Anybody know when the new sorento is coming ?.great review,thanks.

[@reiskaviipurista]

I would probably be happy with the base model although it has no satnav. Can you let me know what is the lowest price model that does have satnav?

[@tomtorpey7734]

It seems a bit pricey for what it offers. I would be a little unsure to buy because it is the first year out. No history of any problems.

[@DivinelyNancy]

Can you do a video on the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2021, no one has a video driving that car yet.

[@yiotamichaelidou5984]

Kia seltos or mitsubishi hrv??

[@minimumtrade]

A shame the drivetrain does not have a preferable setup of 1.6T, CVT, FWD, IRS.

[@akezionimuza8945]

Small evoque?

[@busancun]

Hate the position of the touch-pad and the design of the dashboard of this model

[@militanthd6484]

Soo where does the stonic fits now?

[@airforceone6523]

What engine sizes does it come in? 2.4 ltr petrol non turbo?

[@lilixia5710]

Any chance of reviewing base grades?

[@ariwibowo-qj1fw]

GT line model doesn't have sunroof?

[@TheAbdulrahman566]

I thought that was quite backward. For me sunroof is a must and the absence puts this vehicle off my list.

[@melissajohnston2656]

Only when buying 2 tone colors. STD colors have the Sunroof!

[@murraywilson1564]

Waiting on the EX model, test drive was good.

[@TheChanhn31]

KIA Seltos rear Aircon vent blowing warm air when Aircon temperature is set at 25 degree celsius and outside environmental temperature is above 34 degree celsius, their service work shop claimed that is normal. During the visit on 26 Apr 2021, inspection was carried out on the vehicle’s Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System; the values such as Ambient Temperature Sensor, Evaporator Temperature Sensor, photo sensor, In-car air temperature sensor and other related values that maintain the operation of the climatic air-conditioning system. We did not find any abnormalities in the values and all sensors and actuators are functioning normally and a diagnostic scan with the manufacturer’s diagnostic scanner did not report any diagnostic trouble codes. These data was also inspected and compared to 2 other similar vehicles and the performance was found to be similar and thus the vehicle’s air-conditioning system was judged to be operating normally. That's radiculous and sily.

[@rahul20061982]

Does this car have drive modes. In models below gt

[@chuckmurray1825]

I'm going to buy one here in the U.S. in a couple of months. I will not be buying the 1.6 Turbo with the Dual Clutch. I'm reading and seeing the problems with the DCT online in India and with the Hyundai version in the U.S. I'm told more variants will be available in the U.S. so I'm looking forward to it.

[@CMMMMMMMMM]

Do you know if we’re getting the Xceed in Australia?

[@bmkvmo4522]

Looks very good!! Nice car Seltos

[@melissawade2832]

I'd choose the sport plus also :)

[@kuldipsingh366]

I'm confused which one to get? Price is going to be the main driver. Under $30k is all you want to spend on this as a second car. Wheels look cheap on S and Sports variant. S plus is the right fit but over $30k.

[@kurtbaker1669]

Im pretty sure the sport and sport plus have the same wheels

[@callumfreebairn8082]

why that boxy bonnet?

[@harshpokar1186]

In which city do you drive? Because so beautiful 😀👌

[@mandeepjhajhria1]

Australia

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

Craigieburn Melbourne

[@wayneheyes4934]

So they release a car that’s literally just half a foot smaller than the sport age ?????

[@jaketuchel3543]

Sportage will grow

[@flameangel202]

End of this year, there will be no more shipping of Optima's, Rio's or Soul's in Oz, they will be discontinued here.

[@Evilwing12]

If this is based on the Australian dollar then if this was brought over to the US the GT line would be about 30K which is pretty even with the market.

[@kuldipsingh366]

Kia should release just the GT version around $30k and that would have been perfect but we pay higher taxes on cars in Australia.

[@miketurner4462]

I’d like to see you compare Haval H6 vs Sportage vs Holden equinox as I’m sure you’ll find Haval H6 quite a contender

[@techno6O5]

I just ordered a Seltos Sport Plus 2ltr yesterday... 😁

[@Excelsoft]

Congrats, and tell us your opinion.

[@techno6O5]

@@Excelsoft I've been driving it for two weeks now and i can honestly say i love it. I got the Mars Orange in colour.

[@techno6O5]

The CVT is excellent as well.

[@ivihari]

If this is small SUV...what about Kia sonet.

[@gregandkaruna6674]

Is it the GT line drawback being a more sporty suspension? In NZ we are not getting the GT line our top spec will be called limited. We do have GT line just not in the Seltos.

[@mrjackbilbo]

Yeah im exited for my one,. Hope i cam get one before labour weekend

[@Info-Med]

I love the look, but a cvt no THX

[@jmdds]

Why NOT ?? It look like you had a bad bad experience with Honda CVT who were crappy but this one is the best ever.I would rather a Kia CVT than the torque converter

[@GavinLim]

Curious... Thats such a nice neighborhood you're driving on. Where is that?

[@brandoni8748]

Kinda looks like the Gold coast

[@happyoldhippy]

Noosa area..

[@gregorymchutchison1878]

Just bought this exactly the same.

[@dennisatakent]

The trim level that is worth driving is apparently too pricey for it’s class.

[@CanYouDigIt34]

42K for GT?? That would be mid speck of Tiguan. Crazy.

[@honestunbox5490]

Ppl openion on hyundai ix25 (creta 2020)???

[@markadler2460]

Kia great value for money in USA. But resale and safe when I had them felt cheap

[@alexk6745]

I would chose only and only diesel with manual transmission and not anything else.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

It has the Cerato GT engine in it.

[@robertceroli3512]

Eng in the cerato gt Push's out 150 kW this one is 130kw

[@72saara]

That's my FUTURE CAR

[@madhardcorenick]

You can get a better car for similar or even less money, if your in the market for a small SUV. Sorry Kia it's a no from me

[@davevoo3637]

madhardcorenick like which one ? Toyota ?

[@moeanthony9308]

@@davevoo3637 CHR is a very good vehicle. Reliability would knock this flying.

[@dkk4169]

Anybody know which australian city was the backdrop for this video?

[@geoffarrowsmith2198]

North Coast around Noosa I'd say

[@happyoldhippy]

yep... Noosa..

[@Learnlaowithboy]

I wish this vehicle comes to Canada

[@levaranoia]

It is actually

[@moeanthony9308]

Spring 2020 for Canada

[@hsk8787]

Entry level you get a box with 4 wheels on it

[@yadsingh58]

expensive to say the least

[@swanblake]

There are way too many SUVs out. This has to be getting to a saturation point. So sick of them

[@EdgarRenje]

It will. A lot of them will disappear from the market, because people don't buy as many of every model as the manufacturers think.

[@jaketuchel3543]

Look away?

[@dmsnm]

Sick for you. More choices for some people 😉

[@ForgotMyOrange]

It's all I'm interested in

[@darrylsmith3102]

I'll Take Two! if they'll lower the price on ALL $600 Bucks.

[@moblem592]

음악이 뭔가요?

[@stevenlee7195]

What a let down. Looks great but it came with all the crap other manufacturers are ditching - DCT & CVT

[@EdgarRenje]

Sounds like a mineral water sold in Germany: "Selters". They probably won't sell it here.

[@gregburville3368]

CVT? I'm glad I just bought a Sportage.

[@gregburville3368]

@iamDiao CVT great for towing my Jayco Eagle. I think not.

[@gregburville3368]

@iamDiao and you drive?

[@worrywart1311]

So many people get quite silly about CVTs. Apparently they're not macho enough for them as they spend their days tootling around in stop/start traffic dreaming they are sophisticated racing drivers. I've had one for the past five years in my Subaru and find it fine; in fact smoother and quieter than the torque converter auto in my previous car.

[@peterjackson8406]

Way to expensive! 40K for LED Headlights? Even the base model Mitsubishi ASX gets alloys and LED headlights.