Kia Seltos vs MG Hector vs Tata Harrier vs Nissan Kicks: What Do The Prices Say?

The Kia Seltos has been launched at a competitive starting price of Rs 9.69 lakh, making it a threat to stalwarts like the Creta, Hector and Harrier. But does it really better them on the price chart?

Update: If you were waiting to know the Kia Seltos’ GTX+ petrol and diesel AT variant prices, the wait is over. Here’s how much you’ll have to shell out for the true range-topping automatic Seltos.

Kia has entered the Indian market with a bang as it launched the Seltos at competitive prices ranging between Rs 9.69 lakh and Rs 15.99 lakh. This puts it in the firing line of SUVs like the Hyundai Creta, MG Hector, Tata Harrier along with the base variants of the Jeep Compass. This how they stack up on the price chart.

Petrol

• With a sub-Rs 10 lakh starting price, the entry point to the Kia Seltos is one of the most affordable in the whole pool of cars after the Kicks and Captur. But the newcomer gets slightly better kit than the other two. 

• Despite being a BS6-compliant offering, the Kia Seltos is priced on par or undercuts most of its rivals. 

• While the Seltos’ starting price is a lot more enticing, you’ll have to stretch upto Rs 13.79 lakh for a petrol-auto version. That makes it just Rs 2,000 more expensive than the cheapest petrol-auto in this segment, the Creta SX Auto.

• The Kia Seltos is the only SUV that spoils you with a choice of two BS6-compliant petrol engines and automatic options.

• The top-spec Seltos GTX+ is obviously the more feature-rich as well as more powerful when compared to the top-spec Creta Executive. However, it is more expensive by Rs 1.80 lakh.  

• The MG Hector has the most affordable petrol-DCT in this company, but its top of the line Sharp automatic variant is Rs 79,000 pricier than the Seltos for now. 

• The Tata Harrier misses out on a petrol powertrain altogether. 

• The Jeep Compass’s starting price is just a shade under the premium you have to pay for the Seltos GTX DCT. It is the only petrol option with prices going past the Rs 20 lakh mark. 

• The MG Hector is the only offering with a 48V mild-hybrid supplementing its petrol engine. 

• The Renault Captur and Nissan Kicks are diesel-centric models and offer just two petrol variants.

• The price of the Kia Seltos’ top-spec GTX+ variant with a DCT is unavailable right now but dealers are accepting bookings for the same. Expect it to be available in the coming months. 

• The Jeep Compass is priced between Rs 15.60 lakh and Rs 21.67 lakh. 

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Diesel

• Even if it’s a diesel-powered Kia Seltos, the starting price is one of the lowest. At Rs 10 lakh it is closely matched by the Nissa Kicks and Hyundai Creta. 

• If you are eyeing a diesel-auto, then the Kia Seltos is the most affordable of the three cars that offer this combination. It undercuts the Hyundai Creta S Auto by Rs 17,000. 

• A fully-loaded diesel-AT Seltos will be launched in the near future. The Hyundai Creta misses out on such a variant. 

• The Jeep Compass is the only SUV with a 4x4 drivetrain on offer, but its prices go way beyond the Rs 20 lakh mark, ending up at around Rs 28 lakh. 

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

• Only the Seltos and the Jeep’s range-topping Compass Trailhawk variant get a BS6-compliant diesel engine. 

• The Renault Captur and Nissan Kicks are available in two and four variants, respectively. However, both miss out on a diesel-auto combo like the Harrier and Hector. 

Note: All prices, ex-showroom Delhi

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