Kia has revealed the fuel efficiency figures of the recently launched Seltos facelift SUV. The Kia Seltos facelift was recently launched in India with a price range between Rs 10.89 lakh to Rs 19.99 lakh (ex-showroom). This newly launched Seltos facelift is available in 18 variants.
Kia now offers the SUV with idle start / stop tech, which is said to improve fuel economy. Now, the carmaker has revealed the fuel efficiency figures for each powertrain.
The Seltos comes with three engine options – 1.5-litre petrol, 1.5-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel.
Fuel efficiency figures
The newly introduced 1.5-litre, turbocharged, petrol engine makes 158bhp and 253Nm of peak torque. This powertrain comes paired with a 6-speed iMT unit or a 7-speed DCT gearbox.
The Kia Seltos SUV’s 1.5-litre, naturally-aspirated petrol engine variant produces 113bhp and 144Nm of peak torque. This engine comes with a 6-speed MT gearbox, and a CVT unit.
The 1.5-litre, turbocharged, diesel engine continues to be the most fuel-efficient option in the Seltos SUV. This powertrain produces 114bhp and 250Nm of torque, and can be paired with either a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic unit.
Kia revealed that the 1.5L Petrol MT and CVT variants have a fuel efficiency of 17.0 km/l and 17.7 km/l, respectively. The turbo-petrol engine, on the other hand, returns 17.7 km/l with the 6-speed iMT and 17.7 km/l with the 7-speed DCT version gets 17.9 km/l. The 1.5-litre diesel engine return 20.7 km/l and 19.1 km/l, with the 6-speed iMT and 6-speed automatic variants, respectively.
The diesel variant continues to be the most fuel-efficient. Meanwhile, the naturally-aspirated petrol variants are the least fuel-efficient among the powertrains.