Kia Seltos HTX(A) vs GTX: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹40,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹18.72L for the GTX against ₹18.32L for the HTX(A).+₹40,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹40,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹18.72L for the GTX against ₹18.32L for the HTX(A).
For that you get driver seat memory and wheel size (18" against 17").
It is not all one way: the GTX gives up level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera, blind spot monitor and tri-screen cabin layout, and 1 more.
HTX(A) or GTX, and what each costs
Where you start
HTX(A)
From ₹17.02L to ₹19.94L ex-showroom Delhi
The safety trim: Level 2 ADAS with 21 functions, 360 camera and the full Trinity display with a 12.3in digital cluster.
The step up
GTX
From ₹18.72L to ₹20.00L ex-showroom Delhi
The GT-Line style trim: Ice Cube LED projectors, 18in alloys, 10-way memory driver seat. Note it skips the ADAS and 360 camera of the cheaper HTX(A).
Our take
Keeps ₹1.70L; driver seat memory is not worth that here
What HTX(A) to GTX costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹42,000 to ₹47,948 on the road, against the ₹40,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹40,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹5,948 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹5,948, and both be right.
What the GTX adds
- Wheel size17" → 18"
- Driver seat memory
And what it gives up
- 360° camera
- Blind spot monitor
- ADASLevel 2 (full suite)
- Driver displaySemi-digital → 10.25" digital
- Tri-screen cabin layout
The working behind our take
Keeps ₹1.70L; driver seat memory is not worth that here. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Trade-offSeltos GTXlevel 2 (full suite) ADAS360° camerablind spot monitor
The full story
The case for the Seltos GTX: it shifts itself while the other is a manual. But ₹1.70L is steep for that, and the Kia Seltos HTX(A) keeps the essentials and the difference in your pocket.
- Also on the Seltos GTX: driver seat memory, and some minor trim beyond that
- Going to the Seltos GTX, you give up level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, which the Seltos HTX(A) keeps
HTX(A) vs GTX: the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Seltos GTX worth ₹40,000 over the HTX(A)?
- For ₹40,000 you get driver seat memory and wheel size (18" against 17"). You would give up level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera, and 3 more.
- What does the Kia Seltos GTX have that the HTX(A) does not?
- It adds driver seat memory and wheel size (18" against 17").
- What does the Kia Seltos GTX give up against the HTX(A)?
- It gives up level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera, blind spot monitor, tri-screen cabin layout and driver display (10.25" digital against Semi-digital). Worth weighing against what it adds before deciding the dearer trim is simply the better car.
- How much is the Kia Seltos HTX(A)?
- From ₹17.02L for the HTX(A) Petrol MT to ₹19.94L for the HTX(A) Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 5 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Kia Seltos GTX?
- From ₹18.72L for the GTX Petrol AT to ₹20.00L for the GTX Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 3 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic HTX(A) or GTX?
- Both: the HTX(A) Petrol AT at ₹18.32L and the GTX Petrol AT at ₹18.72L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Seltos HTX(A) to the GTX cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹42,000 to ₹47,948 on the road, against the ₹40,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹40,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹5,948 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹5,948, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 5 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.