The Kia Seltos quickly rose to popularity in India. So what were the main factors behind this? The first is its design and the second, features. Kia also entered the market with a variety of trim and engine options for the customers to choose from. This gave a lot of buyers to pick a Seltos variant according to their budget limits and preferences. Now, out of so many variants available, which turns out to be the most value for money option? If you ask us, mid variants like the HTK and HTK+ of the Kia Seltos offer great value for money to a buyer. How so? This is exactly what we will discuss in today’s article.

Kia Seltos HTK+ – Design

Kia Seltos HTK+

The HTK+ has all the design elements that make the Seltos such a good looking car. It gets Kia’s tiger-nose grille with LED DRLs. Does this variant get LED headlamps? No, this variant gets projector headlamps. It is necessarily not a bad thing as these headlamps offer good illumination. The rear also is identical to other variants. It also gets alloy wheels that enhance the exterior appeal of this car.

Interior design & features

Kia Seltos HTK+

Kia Seltos garnered praise for its premium looking interiors, and it’s no different on the HTK+ variant. It gets a white and black interior layout. The dashboard has a gloss element with an 8.0-inch infotainment system in the middle. What about the music system? It gets an Arkamys sound system with four speakers and two tweeters. Some of the highlight features include an electric sunroof (iMT only), auto light controls, a reverse camera, and a fully automatic AC. What about safety features? It gets safety features like all-disc brakes, HAC, ESC, brake assist, TPMS and four airbags. 

Specifications

The HTK+ comes with all the engine options available on the Seltos lineup. So it comes with a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated engine capable of producing 113bhp & 144Nm of torque. It also gets a powerful 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine capable of producing 138bhp & 242Nm of torque. What about a diesel engine? The Seltos get a 1.5-litre diesel engine capable of producing 113bhp & 250Nm of torque. All the engines come with a wide variety of automatic gearbox options.

Kia Seltos HTK+ – Price

Kia Seltos HTK+

The pricing of the Seltos starts from Rs 12.06 lakh and goes to Rs 22.08 lakh (on-road, Mumbai). But what about the HTK+ variant? The pricing of the HTK+ variant starts from Rs 14.57 lakh and goes 17.36 lakh (on-road, Mumbai). 

So should you buy it?

Kia Seltos HTK+

The Seltos HTK+ variant does offer a lot in this price range. You get lots of features and numerous engine options. But the major downside of the Seltos is its poor safety ratings in GNCAP. Other than this, the Seltos HTK+ is quite a good package.

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