• Multiple safety features, including side airbags making 4 airbags standard across all lower variants
• First-in-India Intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) technology paired with diesel engine introduced on the refreshed Kia Seltos
• Paddle Shifters, along with multi-drive and traction modes, extended to all the automatic variants of refreshed Kia Seltos
• Two new colours to the line-up – Imperial Blue and Sparkling Silver

Kia India, the country’s fastest-growing carmaker, today announced the launch of refreshed versions of two of its most popular products, Kia Seltos and Kia Sonet. These refreshed versions now come with multiple updates and additional features that further enhance the value propositions of both these products. In addition, many existing features from higher variants are now being extended to lower variants. With an enhanced focus on safety, Kia India will now offer 4 airbags, standard across all lower variants, by adding side airbags to refreshed Seltos and refreshed Sonet. Kia India has also announced that it will introduce two new colours, ‘Imperial Blue’ and ‘Sparkling Silver’, on these refreshed versions of Kia Seltos and Kia Sonet. The vehicles come equipped with the completely revamped Kia Connect app to offer advanced connectivity to its customers. The company has also introduced first-in-India Intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) technology paired with a diesel engine on the refreshed Kia Seltos.

Kia India has launched the refreshed Seltos and Sonet at a starting price of INR 10.19 Lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India) and INR 7.15 Lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India), respectively.

Myung-sik Sohn, Chief Sales Officer, Kia India said, “We are extremely pleased to continue our positive momentum in the competitive Indian auto market. Our valued customers’ continued trust in our products is a testament to our “customer-centric” product strategy, which has propelled us to achieve numerous milestones in a short period of time. Our focus on the safety of the occupants is reflected in the refreshed Seltos and Sonet, with 4 airbags standard across all lower variants. Additionally, various convenience and styling changes have also been incorporated to recreate newer benchmarks in their respective segments. Until now, we have sold almost 2.67 Lakh units of Seltos and nearly 1.25 Lakh units of Sonet in the Indian market. We are confident that the refreshed Seltos and Sonet will be greeted with the same enthusiasm and commitment that our customers have shown towards us from the beginning of our journey in India.”

REFRESHED SELTOS

The refreshed Kia Seltos has been updated with 13 new enhancements. The company has introduced the first-in-India Intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) technology with the 1.5 Diesel engine on the Kia Seltos HTK+ variant. The vehicle also comes in a new variant HTX AT powered by Diesel 1.5 powertrain.

Kia India also has extended paddle shifters along with multi-drive and traction modes for all automatic variants of the refreshed Kia Seltos for a sportier and more responsive driving experience. Multiple other safety features such as Side Airbag, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Brake Assist (BA), Hill Assist Control (HAC), Highline Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (Highline TPMS) and All-Wheel Disc brakes are also offered as standard on the refreshed Kia Seltos. Furthermore, The HTX+ variant of the vehicle also boasts curtain airbags. Further, design changes have been made in the Seltos logo design on the D-cut steering wheel, SUS scuff plate and tailgate to further enhance its appeal. In the case of Seltos X Line, it will now be offered with the X Line Logo on Indigo Pera Seats.

REFRESHED SONET

The refreshed Kia Sonet has been updated with 09 new enhancements. It will now be equipped with Side Airbag and Highline Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (Highline TPMS) as standard across variants to further enhance safety. The company will also offer key safety features like Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)  , Brake Assist (BA), Hill Assist Control (HAC) as standard on the iMT trims. Further, curtain airbags will now be offered from HTX+ variant onwards. Customers of the newly launched Kia Sonet will get the Advanced 10.67 cm (4.2”) Colour Instrument Cluster  from the HTX variant itself, so that they can get detailed car information and feel always in charge.  The Semi Leatherette seat will now be offered from the HTE variant itself. Similar to the refreshed Seltos, the newly launched refreshed Sonet will also get design changes in the Sonet logo on the D-cut steering wheel and tailgate.

REFRESHED SELTOS
New Variants
Sr. No.	Model	Variants
1	Seltos	HTK+ iMT (1.5 Diesel) HTX AT (1.5 Diesel)
New Brand Identity
1	New Seltos Logo	Standard across all variants
2	New Kia Connect Logo	HTX/HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+/X Line
New Features
Sr. No.	Features	Variants
1	iMT Transmission with diesel (1st in India)	1.5 Diesel HTK+ iMT
2	New body colour – Imperial Blue	HTK/HTK+/HTX/HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+
3	New body colour – Sparkling Silver	HTE/HTK/HTK+/HTX/HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+
4	New Dual Tone Colour – Gravity Grey + Aurora Black Pearl	HTX+, GTX+
5	X Line Logo on Indigo Pera Seats	X Line
6	Logo colour change on 16” Wheel Cover	HTE, HTK
Existing Features extended to lower variants
Sr. No.	Features	Availability in older Seltos variants	Refreshed Variants for features
1	Side airbags	GTX+/X Line	Standard across all variants
2	ESC,VSM,BA,HAC	HTX/HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+/X Line
3	All Wheel Disc Brake	HTX/HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+/X Line (HTE/HTK/HTK+ in 1.5 Diesel only)
4	Highline Tyre Pressure Monitoring System	HTX/HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+/X Line
5	Curtain airbags	GTX+/X Line	HTX+/GTX(O)/GTX+/X Line
6	Paddle shifters	GTX+ AT & DCT / X Line AT & DCT	HTX IVT & AT/ GTX+ AT & DCT / X Line AT & DCT
7	Multi drive and Traction mode	GTX+ AT & DCT / X Line AT & DCT	HTX IVT & AT/ GTX+ AT & DCT / X Line AT & DCT

REFRESHED SONET
New Features
Sr. No.	Features	Variants
1	New body colour – Imperial Blue	HTK+/HTX/HTX+/GTX+
2	New body colour – Sparkling Silver	HTE/HTK/HTK+/HTX/HTX+/GTX+
New Brand Identity
1	New Sonet Logo	Standard across all variants
2	New Kia Connect Logo	HTX+/GTX+
Existing Features extended to lower variants
Sr. No.	Features	Availability in older Sonet variants	Refreshed Variants for features
1	Side airbags	GTX+	Standard across all variants
2	Highline Tyre Pressure Monitoring System	HTX+/GTX+
3	Curtain airbags	GTX+	HTX+/GTX+
4	ESC,VSM,BA,HAC	HTX/ HTX+/GTX+	HTK+iMT/ HTX/ HTX+/GTX+
5	Advanced 10.67 cm (4.2”) Colour Instrument Cluster	HTX+/GTX+	HTX/HTX+/GTX+
6	Semi leatherette seats with white stitching	HTK/HTK+	HTE/HTK/HTK+
7	Rear seat back folding knob	HTX+/GTX+	Standard across all variants

Refreshed Seltos and Sonet Ex-showroom prices (in INR)

The refreshed Seltos will be available across 19 variants and the refreshed Sonet will be available across 21 variants, the ex-showroom prices of which are as follows

REFRESHED SELTOS
Engine	Variant	All India Price (Ex Showroom Prices in Lacs)
Smartstream Petrol 1.5	HTE  6MT	10.19
HTK  6MT	11.25
HTK+ 6MT	12.35
HTK+ 6iMT	12.75
HTX  6MT	14.15
HTX IVT	15.15
Smartstream Petrol 1.4T-GDI	GTX(O) 6MT	15.85
GTX+ 6MT	16.95
GTX+ 7DCT	17.85
X Line 7DCT	18.15
Diesel1.5 CRDi VGT	HTE 6MT	11.09
HTK 6MT	12.39
HTK+ 6MT	13.49
HTK+ 6iMT	13.99
HTX 6MT	15.29
HTX 6AT	16.29
HTX+ 6MT	16.39
GTX+ 6AT	18.15
X Line 6AT	18.45
REFRESHED SONET
Engine	Variant	All India Price (Ex Showroom Prices in Lacs)
Smartstream Petrol 1.2	HTE  5MT	7.15
HTK  5MT	8.15
HTK+ 5MT	9.05
G1.0T-GDI	HTK+ 6iMT	9.99
HTX 6iMT	10.79
HTX AE 6iMT	11.19
HTX 7DCT	11.39
HTX AE 7DCT	11.79
HTX+ 6iMT	12.09
GTX+ 6iMT	12.45
GTX+ 7DCT	13.09
Diesel1.5 CRDi WGT	HTE 6MT	8.89
HTK 6MT	9.69
HTK+ 6MT	10.35
HTX 6MT	11.19
HTX AE 6MT	11.59
HTX+ 6MT	12.49
GTX+ 6MT	12.85
Diesel1.5 CRDi VGT	HTX 6AT	11.99
HTX AE 6AT	12.39
GTX+ 6AT	13.69