2024 Kia Seltos Electric Car New Cars
Overview
With its stylish look, spacious cabin, and fun-to-drive edge, the 2024 Seltos earns its place in Kia's lineup, which is full of other vehicles with similar values. The Seltos slots in between the smaller Soul and the larger Sportage, but its slightly-larger-than-subcompact size makes room for more cargo than rivals such as the Hyundai Kona and the Nissan Kicks. A styling refresh for 2024 makes the Seltos even more attractive than before and its interior has been updated with better infotainment technology too. A duo of four-cylinders is available, including a 195-hp turbocharged engine that provides good pep. Most models come standard with all-wheel drive, and even the base-model Seltos provides good value and utility, making it one of our favorite small SUVs.
What's New for 2024?
The Seltos has received a refresh for its exterior and interior styling for 2024. A restyled grille and updated lighting elements elevate the SUV's exterior along with new wheel designs and a rear light bar that connects the taillamps. The cabin receives an updated infotainment panel with two large screens and the current model's more traditional shift lever appears to have been replaced with a rotary controller. The Seltos's optional turbo 1.6-liter four-cylinder now makes 195 horsepower, up 20 horsepower from last year's model, and adds a new eight-speed automatic transmission to replace the previous seven-speed unit. A rugged-looking X-Line model also joins the lineup and features unique exterior styling.
Engine, Transmission, and Performance
Kia offers two different four-cylinder engines in the Seltos: a 2.0-liter that makes 147 horsepower or a turbocharged 1.6-liter that pumps out 195 horsepower. At our test track, the turbocharged Seltos scampered its way to 60 mph in 6.9 seconds. While the base engine is mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), the turbo comes with an eight-speed automatic. All-wheel drive comes standard on all but the S and EX trims. The Seltos offers a firm but mostly smooth ride, and handling is sharp for an SUV—it's far more entertaining and composed than rivals such as the Jeep Compass and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. When we get a chance to test the updated Seltos at our home base, we'll update this story with acceleration test results and more driving impressions.
Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG
The EPA estimates that the Seltos will deliver fairly efficient MPG figures. Highway fuel economy is estimated to be as high as 34 mpg for front-wheel-drive models with the 2.0-liter four-cylinder. On our 75-mph high way fuel-economy test route, an all-wheel-drive Seltos with the turbocharged 1.6-liter managed 32 mpg.
Interior, Comfort, and Cargo
Inside, the Seltos offers noticeably more space for people and cargo than the Hyundai Kona. The materials used throughout the cabin are refined enough to seem right at home in the showroom next to the brand's excellent Telluride SUV. Interior ambient lighting is standard on the upscale SX model and can be set to pulse along with the music like the system Kia offers in the smaller Soul SUV. During our test drive of the pre-facelift model, the cargo area easily swallowed our suitcases, backpacks, and photo bag; in our testing, we fit eight carry-on suitcases in the cargo hold and 20 with the rear seats folded.
With its stylish look, spacious cabin, and fun-to-drive edge, the 2024 Seltos earns its place in Kia's lineup, which is full of other vehicles with similar values. The Seltos slots in between the smaller Soul and the larger Sportage, but its slightly-larger-than-subcompact size makes room for more cargo than rivals such as the Hyundai Kona and the Nissan Kicks. A styling refresh for 2024 makes the Seltos even more attractive than before and its interior has been updated with better infotainment technology too. A duo of four-cylinders is available, including a 195-hp turbocharged engine that provides good pep. Most models come standard with all-wheel drive, and even the base-model Seltos provides good value and utility, making it one of our favorite small SUVs.
What's New for 2024?
The Seltos has received a refresh for its exterior and interior styling for 2024. A restyled grille and updated lighting elements elevate the SUV's exterior along with new wheel designs and a rear light bar that connects the taillamps. The cabin receives an updated infotainment panel with two large screens and the current model's more traditional shift lever appears to have been replaced with a rotary controller. The Seltos's optional turbo 1.6-liter four-cylinder now makes 195 horsepower, up 20 horsepower from last year's model, and adds a new eight-speed automatic transmission to replace the previous seven-speed unit. A rugged-looking X-Line model also joins the lineup and features unique exterior styling.
Engine, Transmission, and Performance
Kia offers two different four-cylinder engines in the Seltos: a 2.0-liter that makes 147 horsepower or a turbocharged 1.6-liter that pumps out 195 horsepower. At our test track, the turbocharged Seltos scampered its way to 60 mph in 6.9 seconds. While the base engine is mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), the turbo comes with an eight-speed automatic. All-wheel drive comes standard on all but the S and EX trims. The Seltos offers a firm but mostly smooth ride, and handling is sharp for an SUV—it's far more entertaining and composed than rivals such as the Jeep Compass and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. When we get a chance to test the updated Seltos at our home base, we'll update this story with acceleration test results and more driving impressions.
Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG
The EPA estimates that the Seltos will deliver fairly efficient MPG figures. Highway fuel economy is estimated to be as high as 34 mpg for front-wheel-drive models with the 2.0-liter four-cylinder. On our 75-mph high way fuel-economy test route, an all-wheel-drive Seltos with the turbocharged 1.6-liter managed 32 mpg.
Interior, Comfort, and Cargo
Inside, the Seltos offers noticeably more space for people and cargo than the Hyundai Kona. The materials used throughout the cabin are refined enough to seem right at home in the showroom next to the brand's excellent Telluride SUV. Interior ambient lighting is standard on the upscale SX model and can be set to pulse along with the music like the system Kia offers in the smaller Soul SUV. During our test drive of the pre-facelift model, the cargo area easily swallowed our suitcases, backpacks, and photo bag; in our testing, we fit eight carry-on suitcases in the cargo hold and 20 with the rear seats folded.