The Seltos might not be Kia’s flagship product in India but its contribution to the brand’s growth in the country is unparalleled. When the Seltos was first launched in 2019, it had to face stiff competition from other cars in its segment, especially the Creta. The Seltos successfully handled two tasks; first, establishing itself in the segment and second, establishing Kia in India. This is the reason why Seltos holds a special place in the brand’s stable and Kia keeps updating it on a regular basis. Now, after quite a few updates, Kia is ready with a major one for it; a facelift. The Kia Seltos facelift (with camouflage) was first spied in Korea. This way quite a few months back. However, Kia Korea just a few days back took the wraps off the new car, unveiling its interiors as well as exteriors. So, what new do we have for you today? Today, we bring to you real-life images of the Seltos facelift which were uploaded on the website which goes by the name ‘The Korean Car Blog’. The C-segment SUV was spotted in Korea without any camouflage. In this article, we discuss everything that the spy shots reveal along with what is this car’s future in India.

What do the spy shots reveal?

Seltos facelift spotted

This grey Kia Seltos facelift looks quite stunning in real-life as well. We clearly get to see the rear and front profiles. The car in picture seems to be the top variant since we get to see 360-degree camera module on ORVMs along with the new alloy wheels. We have attached some images across the story for you to checkout. Do let us know what do you think of the design in the comments. Now, let’s move on to discuss more details.

What do we know about the facelift so far?

Seltos facelift spotted

Kia has only revealed the exterior and interior design so far. The Seltos facelift comes with new headlamps and tail lamps which are more in line with other cars that Kia sells globally. The rear fascia looks similar to the Carens. As mentioned above, the facelift gets new alloy wheels. Along with that, new bumpers and more prominent faux skid plates are also present to accentuate the bold design of the Seltos. It also sees significant changes in the interior. The Seltos facelift will now get single-piece curved display integrating the infotainment system and the digital instrument cluster. The centre console also sees multiple changes with the SUV looking even more premium now. The biggest change that it will see is the replacement of the gear lever with a rotary knob. Other changes like new seating & upholstery is also expected.

Seltos facelift spotted

However, one abrupt thing to note is that the new car misses out on any sunroof, atleast that is what the official images hint. This is contrary to what everyone was expecting. Kia Seltos currently comes with a normal sunroof which was expected to be upgraded to a panoramic one in the facelift. What do you think of this? Should Kia offer a panoramic sunroof with the Seltos facelift? This facelift will offer ADAS as well, but will it make it to India is something that we will have to wait for.

Specifications & India launch

Seltos facelift spotted

As far as powertrains are concerned, we do not expect to see any major changes done to the engines. However, any re-tuning is welcomed since the Mahindra Scorpio-N and XUV700, which sit in its price segment to quite an extent offer lucrative power figures. Kia has only revealed the design changes until now but will soon be revealing all details during the Busan Motor Show 2022 set to commence from 15th July. As far as India launch is concerned, Kia is expected to bring this car here by the end of this year or sometime in Q1 of 2023.

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