Kia recently launched its much-awaited car, the Seltos, with price tags between Rs 9.69 lakh and 15.99 lakh (ex-showroom India). It takes on the Hyundai Creta, MG Hector, Tata Harrier, and the base variants of the Jeep Compass. Here’s how they stand in terms of pricing:




  • With a sub-Rs 10 lakh starting price, the Seltos has an advantage over the entire bunch except the Nissan Kicks and Renault Captur. It also offers better equipment than the other two.

  • The Seltos is priced on par or undercuts most rivals despite featuring BS6 engines.

  • If you wish to buy a petrol-automatic, you will have to extend your budget up to Rs 13.79 lakh. However, it is just Rs 2,000 more expensive than the Creta SX Auto, the cheapest petrol-auto in this segment.

  • Kia Seltos is the only offering that gets a choice of two BS6-compliant petrol engines and automatic options.

  • In comparison to the top-spec Creta Executive, the top-spec Seltos GTX+ offers more features and power but costs Rs 1.80 lakh more.

  • The most affordable petrol-DCT in this array of cars is available in the Hector, though its top-spec Sharp-DCT variant costs Rs 79,000 more than the Seltos for now.

  • The Harrier is not available with any petrol powertrain option.

  • The Jeep Compass’ prices start just below the pricing of Seltos GTX DCT and goes beyond the Rs 20 lakh mark.

  • Hector is the only offering with a 48V unit supporting its petrol engine.

  • The Nissan Kicks and Renault Captur are diesel-oriented models and thus offer only two petrol options.

  • Kia Seltos’ top-spec GTX+ DCT pricing is unavailable but is expected soon as the dealers are already accepting bookings for the same.

  • The Jeep Compass is priced in the range of Rs 15.60 lakh to Rs 21.67 lakh.




  • Seltos’ diesel lineup pricing is one of the lowest when compared to other models in this segment, but is closely matched by the Hyundai Creta and Nissan Kicks.

  • The most value for money diesel-auto on offer is the Seltos, which costs Rs 17,000 less than the Creta S Auto.

  • Not only this, Kia also plans to launch a fully-loaded diesel AT variant of the Seltos in the near future. The Hyundai Creta misses out on a top-spec diesel AT.

  • Only the Jeep Compass offers a 4X4 drivetrain but prices start at a hefty Rs 20 lakh going till around Rs 28 lakh.

  • The Hyundai Creta’s lower variants (E+, EX, S MT) get a diesel 1.4-litre engine (90PS/220Nm) which makes less power than the Seltos’s 1.5-litre unit (115PS/250Nm).

  • Of all the cars, the Seltos and the Compass Trailhawk are the only ones with BS6-compliant engines.

  • Both the Renault Captur and Nissan Kicks are not available with a diesel-auto combination like Hector and the Harrier.


Note: All prices are ex-showroom, Delhi.