Kia Seltos HTE
Smartstream G1.5 Petrol · 6-speed manual
Imperial Blue
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
Powertrain
Smooth and easygoing in town; pick it for ease and running costs rather than pace, with the IVT the relaxed choice
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 Petrol MT costs on the road
The price above is the sticker. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the HTE Petrol MT comes to ₹11,58,340 on the road in Itanagar and ₹13,33,910 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹1,75,570 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
Going all the way to the top X-Line(O) would buy you level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor, and 33 more.
₹11.00L ex-showroom Delhi makes this the cheapest Seltos there is, ₹1.42L below the next one up. It is also the cheapest of the 2 ways into HTE: the same kit as the HTE Diesel MT for ₹1.94L less. Stepping up to HTE(O) from here starts at ₹1.42L more and buys roof rails and electronic parking brake + auto hold among 7 additions.
More about the HTE trim
A base trim that keeps the good stuff: 6 airbags, 10.25in screen with wireless CarPlay, rear camera and cruise are all standard. You give up the split rear seat and the alloys, not the car.
Kia Seltos HTE: the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Kia Seltos HTE Petrol MT?
- ₹11.00L, ex-showroom Delhi. That makes it the cheapest of the 44 variants, ₹1.42L below the HTE(O) Petrol MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Kia Seltos HTE Petrol MT?
- Expect ₹11,58,340 in Itanagar and ₹13,33,910 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹1,75,570 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 Petrol MT have?
- The Petrol, 115 PS, with the 6-speed manual.
- What features does the Kia Seltos HTE Petrol MT get?
- The kit worth naming on this trim: Airbags (6), Electronic stability control, All-wheel disc brakes, ISOFIX child seat anchorages, Tyre pressure monitor and Rear parking camera.
- What does the Kia Seltos HTE Petrol MT miss out on?
- The HTE(O) above it adds roof rails, electronic parking brake + auto hold, rear centre armrest with cupholders, drive modes and 3 more, for ₹1.42L more.
- Is the HTE 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.