2023 Kia Seltos Facelift To Debut In India Today: Watch It Live Here [Video]

The 2023 Kia Seltos Facelift will be offered with some new-age features to grab a bigger pie in the mid-size SUV segment, and here's all about the upcoming SUV.

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The South Korean carmaker will unveil the updated 2023 Kia Seltos Facelift in India today. The Kia Seltos was the first-ever product launched by the automaker in India in August 2019 and will turn 4 on the day the new car is being unveiled in India. As seen in a new teaser video, the Kia Seltos facelift will come with a host of changes, including dual connected screen, panoramic sunroof, new paint options among other things to withstand the fierce competition in the mid-size SUV space. You can watch the live unveil of the 2023 Kia Seltos SUV here:

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift: Live Unveil

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift - Design

The 2023 Kia Seltos Facelift will include a larger radiator grille with an all-new bumper up front. Around the sides, changes will be limited to new designs for alloy wheels. The tail will feature Carens-inspired tail lamps with a connected treatment. As seen in the teaser pic, it will get horizontal LED DRL, which are bigger than before. 

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift - Cabin

The new Kia Seltos will come with a panoramic sunroof for the first time. As the competition like Hyundai Creta are offering panoramic sunroof, Kia Seltos will also get this feature. Apart from it, the teaser shows the new Kia Seltos facelift will get a connected dual all-digital 10.25-inch instrument cluster, along with a new infotainment system.

Another new feature that is taking the market by storm is ADAS. Folks at Kia India have decided to not keep this feature out of the equipment list of the new Seltos. The ADAS tech will include lane-keeping assist, collision avoidance system, rear cross-traffic alert and more.

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift - Engine

The Kia Seltos will come with a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine with 160 PS and 253 NM of output. This new engine will replace the older 1.4-litre turbo-petrol from the list. Other choices of engine - the 1.5-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel will be retained.

2023 Kia Seltos Facelift - Price & Competition

The Kia Seltos is expected to be priced Rs 10.50 lakh (Ex-showroom) for the base variant, making it immensely competitive in the segment that comprises cars like the Hyundai Creta, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Volkswagen Taigun among many others.