X line is a top-end trim of Kia Seltos. Kia Seltos is the car that really stands Kia in the Indian market, Kia has sold so many Seltos in a short span of time and enhanced their market share. We can say Seltos is a triumph card for Kia in the Indian market.
Actually, Seltos is a great compact SUV with a competitive price and offers so many ultimate features. With all this Kia offers good service and regularly expands its network here. Let’s start the whole review of the new Kia Seltos X-line.
Kia Seltos x line exterior
The first thing you see on the front is the new Kia logo. You get Kia’s signature tiger-nose grille with the matte graphite paint job and the diamond cut designed surrounding the grille strip is glossy black. Here you get the crown jewel LED type headlamps with sweeping LED light bar and heartbeat LED DRLs. All these things together make this compact SUV a stylish product.
You also get greatly designed LED blinkers with Ice cube-shaped fog lamps. In this X-line variant, you get a piano black finish in the fog lamps housing. You get a piano black skid plate with a sun orange stripe.
The side profile also looks great with the new paint scheme and with 18 inches alloy wheels. You also get auto foldable and adjustable ORVMs with piano black finish these kinds of little touches give the car a more premium feel. In the rear you can also see the new Kia logo which really pops out on the black piano finish, previously the rear grille and logo both are given in chrome so that the logo was not grabbing much attention but this time Kia has done really well.
Here you also get heartbeat LED tail lamps and classic blinkers. On the bumper, you get dual muffler styling which adds to the sportiness of the car. You also get a piano black skid plate with an orange stripe. On the roof, you get Shark Fin Antenna.
Kia Seltos x line interior
The interior of this is very nice, If you get in the car once you don’t feel like coming out. You get an Indigo Perra colour scheme with grey and silver touches. Indigo Perra leatherette seats with Honeycomb pattern seriously look really amazing.
Here you get electric power D cut steering with tilt and telescopic function to give you the best posture to drive your Seltos. You also get a good-looking dashboard with a big and bright 10 inches infotainment system. All over they used soft-touch plastic and leather which make you feel premiumness in the car.
You get ambient mood lighting, automatic climate control, rear AC vents, a smart key with a push-button to start, and charging ports both front and rear.
Kia Seltos x line space
Kia Seltos offers you good space, In the front row you get good quality, well-cushioned seats with great room and thigh support. You get an 8-way power-adjustable driver seat. The driver and the co-passenger seats are ventilated.
In between both seats you get good space to keep your coffee mugs, some more space in the armrest storage box, and special space to keep your sunglasses safe. All door pockets have space to keep your water bottles.
The rear seats are very much comfortable you have good legroom, knee room, and headroom. The second row of Kia Seltos can easily accommodate 2 adults and 1 kid easily but you can manage with 3 adults also. You also get a rear centre armrest with a cup holder option. The rear seat can be reclined in two ways which make this car more comfortable than others, these seats can be split in 60:40.
You get ultimate boot space in this car of 433 litres. You can easily carry so much luggage in it. Now you can plan long weekend trips without any worry.
Kia Seltos x line drive experience
It’s a pleasure to drive the new Kia Seltos x line. Both petrol and diesel options are great, you don’t even feel any lag from the gearbox. If you want to know which one is better to drive petrol or diesel, I must say both are awesome but the petrol with DCT transmission is a bit ahead.
Kia’s suspensions are always tuned on the stiffer side but with these 18 inches of wheels, you can’t feel that stiffness prominently. The cabin of the Seltos is silent the NVH levels are so low, you will not get any road-noise, tyre noise and engine noise in the car.
Overall the driving experience is fantastic, the steering response is impressive.
Kia Seltos x line Infotainment system
Kia Seltos x line you get a 26.03 cm (10.25″) HD touchscreen which supports android auto and apple car play. You also get a GPS system with an AI voice system here.
The music system in the Seltos x line is of Bose with 8 speakers with dynamic speed compensation. Here you get 4 speakers, 2 tweeters, a central speaker and a subwoofer. you also get an advance 7 inches colour display as an instrument cluster with a heads up display.
Kia Seltos x line features
Kia Seltos x line packed with lots of features, these features makes this car more competitive at this price point. These features are:
- Indigo Perra Leatherette Seats
- Six Airbags
- Isofix Child Anchor
- BOSE premium 8 speaker system
- 360 degree camera with Blind view Monitor
- Paddle Shifter (AT/DCT only)
- Height adjustable front seatbelts
- front and rear parking sensors
- Auto Cruise control
- Rain sensing wipers
- Smartphone Wireless Charger
- Smart Pure Air purifier with Virus & Bacteria protection
Kia Seltos x line safety
You get lots of safety features in the Kia Seltos x line. These are:
- 6 airbags
- ABS with EBD
- 4 Disc brakes
- Vehicle stability control
- Traction control
- Vehicle stability management
Kia Seltos x line colour options
Kia Seltos x line variant comes only in Matte Graphite colour. This colour really looks amazing on the car. You don’t get this particular colour in any car of this segment or a segment above it.
Kia Seltos x line mileage
Kia Seltos x line with petrol variant in the city you get 11 to 12 kmpl and on the highway, you get around 15 to 16 kmpl but with diesel variant, you get around 12 to 14 kmpl in city and around 16 to 19 kmpl on highways.
Kia Seltos x line engine Option
Kia Seltos x line comes with two engine options. First is 1.4-litre turbo petrol which produces 140 ps of power and 242 nm of torque. The second is a 1.5-litre diesel engine with a 6-speed torque convertor which produces 115 ps of power and 250 nm of torque.
Kia Seltos x line transmission
Kia Seltos X-Line comes only in automatic transmissions not in any manual transmission, for petrol you get 7-speed DCT and for diesel you get 6 speed automatic.
Kia Seltos x line tyres
You get crystal cut matte graphite alloy wheels with 18 inches 215/55 R-18 apollo tyres with this all-new Kia Seltos x line. These new styles 18 inches alloy wheels change the whole looks of the car.
Kia Seltos x line Price
The Kia Seltos x line price of petrol variant is Rs 17.79 Lakhs ex-showroom and for the diesel variant, it is Rs 18.10 Lakhs ex-showroom.
Kia Seltos x line: Verdict
In my opinion, if you want a feature-packed good looking automatic car then this is for you. Here you get mostly everything. This is the car by which you commute and enjoy your weekend and long trips with great joy.