Kia Seltos HTE(O)
1.5L CRDi VGT Diesel · 6-speed torque-converter auto
Imperial Blue
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
Powertrain
The long-distance pick: relaxed cruising torque and the lowest running costs, with a proper torque-converter automatic on offer
Features
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- ✓
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ✓
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- ✓
- Tyre pressure monitor
- ✓
- Hill descent control
- -
- Rear parking camera
- ✓
- 360° camera
- -
- Front parking sensors
- -
- Blind spot monitor
- -
- ADAS
- -
- SOS call
- -
Exterior
- Headlamps
- LED projector
- Wheel size
- 16"
- Wheel type
- Steel
- LED fog lamps
- -
- Roof rails
- ✓
- Sequential indicators
- -
- Rear fog lamp
- -
- Puddle lamps
- -
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 10.25"
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- ✓
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- ✓
- Speakers
- 6
- Premium sound system
- -
- Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- -
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
- Connected car tech
- -
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- -
- Tri-screen cabin layout
- -
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- ✓
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- ✓
- Auto climate (single zone)
- -
- Dual-zone climate control
- -
- Sunroof
- -
- Auto headlamps
- -
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- -
- Rain-sensing wipers
- -
- Rear wiper & washer
- -
- Rear defogger
- -
- Rear window sunshades
- -
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- ✓
- Cooled glovebox
- -
- Ventilated front seats
- -
- Rear ventilated seats
- -
- Second-row captain seats
- -
- Third-row AC vents
- -
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- ✓
- Powered driver seat
- -
- Driver seat memory
- -
- Wireless phone charger
- -
- Head-up display
- -
- Ambient lighting
- -
- Boss mode (front seat fold)
- -
- Drive modes
- ✓
- Regenerative braking
- -
- Terrain modes
- ✓
- Frequency-selective dampers
- -
- Air purifier
- -
- Auto-dimming mirror
- -
- 60:40 split rear seat
- ✓
- Rear USB-C ports
- ✓
- Leatherette upholstery
- ✓
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Boot space
- 447 litres
- Seating
- 5 seats, 2 rows
What the HTE(O) Diesel AT costs on the road
The price above is the sticker. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the HTE(O) Diesel AT comes to ₹16,22,940 on the road in Itanagar and ₹18,51,748 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹2,28,808 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest and Karnataka highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Itanagar breakdown →The Bengaluru one →Kia Seltos on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹15.32L ex-showroom Delhi this is the 13th of 44 Seltos variants by price, ₹2,000 above the HTK(O) Turbo Petrol MT. The same HTE(O) kit starts at ₹2.90L less as the HTE(O) Petrol MT; the extra here buys the Diesel with the 6-speed torque-converter auto. Worth a hard look before you sign: the cheapest HTK actually costs ₹1.90L less than this variant and buys wheel size (17" against 16") and wheel type (Alloy against Steel) among 6 additions. That price is a different engine or gearbox though: keeping the Diesel with the 6-speed torque-converter auto, the HTK starts at ₹16.34L.
More about the HTE(O) trim
The livability step: semi-leatherette, 60:40 split rear seat with armrest, roof rails. Its automatics add drive and traction modes with an electronic parking brake.
Kia Seltos HTE(O): the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Kia Seltos HTE(O) Diesel AT?
- ₹15.32L, ex-showroom Delhi. That makes it 13th of 44 by price, ₹2,000 above the HTK(O) Turbo Petrol MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Kia Seltos HTE(O) Diesel AT?
- Expect ₹16,22,940 in Itanagar and ₹18,51,748 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹2,28,808 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the sticker plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Kia Seltos HTE(O) Diesel AT have?
- The Diesel, 116 PS, with the 6-speed torque-converter auto.
- What features does the Kia Seltos HTE(O) Diesel AT get?
- The kit worth naming on this trim: Drive modes, Terrain modes, Electronic parking brake + auto hold, 60:40 split rear seat, Roof rails and Rear centre armrest with cupholders.
- What does the Kia Seltos HTE(O) Diesel AT miss out on?
- The HTK above it adds wheel size (17" against 16"), wheel type (Alloy against Steel), auto-folding wing mirrors, rear wiper & washer and 2 more, for ₹1.90L less. That is the cheapest way into the HTK though, on a different engine or gearbox: keeping this one, it is ₹1.02L more.
- Is the HTE(O) the right Seltos to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Kia Seltos which-variant page. The short version: pay for a step only where the kit it adds is kit you would actually use.